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AWS appoints head of space policy as Amazon cloud giant eyes aerospace opportunities
Amazon Web Services Inc. has appointed former White House official Peter Marquez as its first director of space policy, the latest sign of how big a focus the space sector is becoming for the cloud giant. The news was first reported by CNBC this morning. Teresa Carlson, the vice president of AWS’ worldwide public sector ...
Unpatched Bluetooth vulnerability allows hackers to connect to nearby devices
Update: The Bluetooth SIG on Friday issued a statement (below) saying that the vulnerability is less severe than originally believed. A newly disclosed vulnerability in the ubiquitous Bluetooth wireless standard could enable hackers to connect to devices remotely in a given area and access users’ applications. The vulnerability, dubbed Blurtooth, was detailed on Wednesday by the Bluetooth ...
Zoho upgrades its Workplace productivity suite to take on Microsoft and Google
Zoho Corp. today debuted an upgraded release of its Zoho Workplace productivity suite with several new productivity features designed to make it more competitive with Microsoft Corp.’s Office and Google LLC’s G Suite. Despite never raising funding over its 24-year history, Zoho has emerged as a major player in the business software market. The Austin, ...
Nearing $400M in revenue, Sprinklr raises funding at $2.7B valuation
Sprinklr Inc., a maker of cloud services that large enterprises use to manage their interactions with customers, has closed a $200 million funding round at a $2.7 billion valuation. Sprinklr disclosed the investment this morning. The news crossed the wire within hours of another startup, cybersecurity specialist Snyk Inc., announcing its own $200 million raise ...
Commvault launches disaster recovery service to shield workloads against outages
Commvault Systems Inc. today introduced a disaster recovery service that companies can use to restore cloud and on-premises applications in the event of an outage. Publicly traded Commvault sells data protection products that enable organizations to keep workloads and business records available even when their technology infrastructure encounters technical issues. The company posted revenues of $173 million last ...
Code security unicorn Snyk bags $200M funding at $2.6B+ valuation
Snyk Ltd., a Boston startup that helps developers write more hacker-resistant code, today divulged that it has raised $200 million at a valuation exceeding $2.6 billion. The investment follows a string of major funding rounds in both the cybersecurity and developer productivity segments. Snyk, which stands at the intersection of the two areas, has found ...
B2B-focused venture capital firm DNX Ventures raises $315M for third fund
DNX Ventures, a San Mateo, California-based venture capital firm that backs business-to-business technology startups in the U.S. and Japan, has closed a $315 million third fund to make more investments. DNX Ventures said in the announcement today that it plans to write checks ranging from $1 million to $5 million to early-stage B2B startups. The ...
Apple announces Sept. 15 virtual event expected to feature new devices
Apple Inc. today announced plans to hold a virtual event on Sept. 15 that’s widely expected by company observers to include the introduction of new devices. Exactly what devices may make their debut next week remains up for debate. Apple’s event announcement, which was posted to its website, doesn’t contain any specifics, but an emailed ...
Lidar startup Ouster raises $42M as new use cases lift sensor demand
Ouster Inc., a startup building lidar sensors out of laser-emitting chips, today said that it has closed a $42 million funding round to expand sales and product development activities. San Francisco-based Ouster claims the investment follows a third quarter in which bookings jumped 209% year-over-year, though it didn’t provide absolute numbers. It works with customers such ...
Samsung wins mammoth $6.65B 5G infrastructure deal with Verizon
In a big win for its networking business, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has inked a $6.65 billion contract with Verizon Communications Inc. to supply the carrier with 5G infrastructure and related technology. Bloomberg reported on the deal Sunday evening, citing a regulatory filing submitted in South Korea. The deal is one of the largest network infrastructure contracts ...