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Google lands multicloud cybersecurity project with the DOD
Google LLC today said that it has won a contract to build a “secure cloud management solution” for protecting the U.S. Defense Department’s cloud infrastructure. The deal is valued in the seven figures, the search giant told Axios. Google is taking on the project for the DOD’s Digital Innovation Unit, which is in charge of ...
Strapi raises $10M for its ‘headless’ CMS after winning over IBM and NASA
Strapi Solutions SAS, a France- and San Francisco-based startup taking on WordPress in the content management system market, today announced that it has raised a $10 million round of funding led by Index Ventures. The round follows a $4 million seed investment last October that saw the participation of Docker creator Solomon Hykes. In the ...
Google announces virtual Cloud Next OnAir event for July 14
Google LLC’s annual cloud event is going digital with a new name, a new date and an expanded format that will span no less than nine weeks. Google Cloud Next OnAir will run from July 14 to Sept. 8 with more than 200 sessions covering various topics, the search giant announced today. Google in previous ...
Microsoft acquires RPA provider Softomotive to boost Power Automate
Microsoft Corp. today said that it’s acquiring Softomotive Ltd., a veteran maker of robotic process automation software with more than 9,000 customers worldwide. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition is at least the third for Microsoft since March, coming on the heels of its purchase of telecommunications software makers Affirmed Networks Inc. and Metaswitch ...
Microsoft helps Sony power the world’s first AI image sensor with Azure
Microsoft Corp. on Monday afternoon announced an agreement with Sony Corp. to supply technology for the IMX500, a new image sensor touted as first in the world with the ability to run artificial intelligence models. Sony is the top image sensor supplier to the smartphone industry and has a presence in other segments as well. ...
Uber lets 3,000 more employees go in bid to preserve its ‘very future’
After seeing ride-hailing demand plummet because of the coronavirus pandemic, Uber Technologies Inc. is laying off 3,000 more employees on top of the 3,700 personnel who were let go earlier this month. Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi announced the cuts in an internal email today. The email, which was obtained by the Wall Street Journal, also revealed ...
Report: TSMC stops taking new chip orders from Huawei after US restrictions
TSMC Co. Ltd., the world’s largest contract chipmaker, has reportedly stopped taking new semiconductor orders from Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. The move follows the U.S. Commerce Department’s introduction of new export rules on Friday to restrict Huawei’s access to chips that use U.S. technology. Quoting a source, Nikkei reported late Sunday that Taiwan-based TSMC, which ...
Microsoft wins multiyear cloud and AI deal with FedEx to improve package deliveries
Microsoft Corp. and FedEx Corp. today unveiled a multiyear partnership under which the logistics giant will use Microsoft’s Azure cloud service to build a machine learning-powered platform for predicting package delivery delays. The planned platform, FedEx Surround, is expected to be the first of several new offerings that will emerge from the collaboration. The companies ...
Facebook is acquiring Giphy for a reported $400M to boost its social platforms
Facebook Inc. today revealed that it’s acquiring Giphy Inc., the startup behind the GIF animated image sharing platform of the same name, in a deal an Axios report pegged at $400 million. Giphy was founded in 2013 and has raised around $150 million from investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners. The startup was reportedly valued at about $600 ...
US implements new rules to restrict Huawei’s access to chip technology
The U.S. Commerce Department today announced measures designed to prevent China’s Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. from acquiring chips that use American technology. In May 2019, the Trump administration implemented a rule requiring U.S. companies to obtain a license before exporting products to Huawei. As part of the move, the Commerce Department placed the Chinese technology ...