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Palo Alto Networks Inc. will pay about $800 million to acquire Expanse Inc., a well-funded startup with a software platform that enables enterprises to find internal systems exposed to the internet. The deal was announced today. Palo Alto’s $800 million proposed offer breaks …
Google, Andreessen Horowitz lead $29M round for Linux kernel networking startup Isovalent
Google LLC and Andreessen Horowitz have jointly led a $29 million funding round into Isovalent Inc., a startup with a Linux-based networking platform that enterprises can use to manage the flow of data in their Kubernetes environments. Cisco Systems Inc. also participated …
IBM mixes more deep learning into its Cloud Paks
IBM Corp. today introduced new versions of its Cloud Pak for Data and Cloud Pak for Automation products that will enable enterprises to harness deep learning models in their operations more easily. The Cloud Pak product family is a set of software solutions designed to …
In preliminary antitrust findings, EU says Amazon broke competition law
Amazon.com Inc.’s e-commerce business has breached European Union competition law, according to the preliminary findings of an antitrust investigation published today. The investigation was conducted by the European Commission, the EU’s executive branch and top competition authority. It focused on Amazon’s relationship with third-party …
AWS adds intelligent data movement features
Amazon Web Services Inc. today rolled out a raft of enhancements to its data storage services aimed at reducing cloud costs for enterprises and easing administrators’ work. The updates are headlined by a new version of S3 Intelligent-Tiering. S3 is AWS’ object …
Nuro raises $500M more for self-driving delivery vehicles
Nuro Inc., one of the better-funded startups in the autonomous driving market, today disclosed that it has added $500 million to its war chest through a new funding round led by T. Rowe Price Associates. Fidelity Management & Research, Baillie Gifford and …
Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee’s startup launches data privacy platform
Inrupt Inc., a startup co-founded by worldwide web inventor Tim Berners-Lee, today launched a software platform that enterprises can use to build more privacy-friendly applications. Inrupt was established in 2018 by Berners-Lee together with John Bruce, who had previously led a cybersecurity …
Autonomous driving startup Pony.ai picks up $267M at $5.3B+ valuation
Pony.ai, a Chinese startup developing autonomous driving technology for cars and trucks, said late Thursday that it has secured $267 million in additional funding. The investment comes less than a year after the startup raised a hefty $462 million round led by …
IBM targets 5G revenue opportunities with new carrier platform
IBM Corp. is sharpening its focus on the telecommunications sector with the introduction of IBM Cloud for Telecommunications, a new platform designed to ease carriers’ shift to 5G. IBM Cloud for Telecommunications was announced on Thursday. Wireless carriers are spending billions of dollars …
AI startup Ushur bags $25M to automate customer interactions
Santa Clara, California-based Ushur Inc. has secured $25 million in fresh funding to help enterprises automate how they manage support requests and other customer interactions. The investment, announced today, was led by Third Point Ventures with participation from 8VC. Ushur provides a …