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Facebook Inc. and Google LLC signed an agreement to cooperate with one another to fend off potential antitrust action targeting their businesses, according to a Wall Street Journal report published today. The report attributes the information to a draft copy of a …
StepZen raises $8M round to simplify application data workflows
StepZen Inc., a new developer tooling startup, today launched with $8 million in initial funding and a platform that it says can enable software teams to build applications more quickly. The startup is led by former executives from Apigee, a provider of …
IBM to acquire Nordcloud for its public cloud know-how
IBM Corp. today disclosed that it’s buying Nordcloud Ltd., a Finland-based professional services provider that assists enterprises with their cloud projects. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. If everything goes according to plan, the transaction will wrap up in …
Google Cloud details plans for three new international cloud regions
Google LLC today announced plans to build three new international cloud regions, or data center clusters, to meet the infrastructure requirements of customers more effectively. The new cloud regions will be launched in Chile, Germany and Saudi Arabia. The regions set to …
OneTrust raises mammoth $300M round for its enterprise privacy platform
OneTrust LLC, an Atlanta-based developer of privacy tools for enterprises, today announced that it has secured a $300 million funding round at a valuation of $5.1 billion. The round bumps OneTrust’s total raised over the past 18 months over $700 million. OneTrust, …
Verizon debuts On Site LTE to let enterprises build on-prem 4G networks
Verizon Communications Inc. today introduced On Site LTE, a hardware-software bundle that can be used to set up a miniature 4G network in locations such as factories. Enterprises are deploying a growing number of so-called “internet of things” devices to make their …
Alphabet’s Verily life sciences unit raises $700M more
Verily, the Google LLC sister company focused on life sciences, has raised an additional $700 million from parent Alphabet Inc. and external investors. Announced Thursday, the raise follows a $1 billion round in 2019. Verily plans to use the new funds to …
Morpheus Data eases hybrid cloud security and management with new release
Hybrid cloud management provider Morpheus Data LLC has released new tools for finding software vulnerabilities in enterprise networks and automating common maintenance tasks. The additions are rolling with version 5.2 of the company’s namesake software platform, which made its debut today. Morpheus …
38 attorneys general sue Google for alleged anticompetitive practices
A bipartisan coalition of attorneys general representing 38 U.S. states and territories is suing Google LLC for allegedly using anticompetitive business practices to boost its search business. The company, the coalition wrote in a lawsuit filed today, has been pursuing a strategy aimed …
Google Cloud powers IT modernization projects for Highmark and Tapestry
Google LLC today said that its cloud business is working with nonprofit healthcare organization Highmark Health and Tapestry Inc., a publicly traded fashion company, to support their information technology modernization efforts. Pittsburgh-based Highmark is a major regional health insurer and hospital operator. …