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Server startup Bamboo Systems Ltd. today debuted its new B1000N flagship system, which runs on Arm Ltd. processors and is described as needing up to 75% less power than machines that use Intel Corp. silicon. The vast majority of servers today ship with …
Nvidia unveils new GPU accelerator and Selene, a homegrown supercomputer
Nvidia Corp. early today announced a new accelerator card for servers and unveiled Selene, a supercomputer it recently added to its internal research cluster that ranks as the seventh most powerful system in the world. The announcements were made during the virtual …
HashiCorp launches new multicloud automation platform after $5.1B valuation
HashiCorp Inc., the infrastructure automation startup that received a $5.1 billion valuation in March, early today launched a new flagship product designed to make it more practical for enterprises to build multicloud environments. San Francisco-based HashiCorp provides a set of open-source tools …
Palantir raises $500M amid IPO filing reports
Palantir Technologies Inc., the controversial big data company co-founded by Peter Thiel, has raised $500 million amid reports that it’s readying to file for an initial public offering. The entirety of the funding was provided by Tokyo-based insurer Sompo Holdings Inc. As …
Apple stands by controversial rejection of Hey email app update
Apple Inc. has stood by its controversial decision to reject an update to the Hey email app, citing App Store rules around in-app purchases. Hey is a new email service launched earlier this week on iOS by Basecamp Development Ltd. The firm …
Microsoft acquires data model maker ADRM Software
Continuing an acquisition streak that has seen it buy at least three companies so far this year, Microsoft Corp. today announced the purchase of ADRM Software Inc., a firm focused on helping large enterprises manage their data. North Carolina-based ADRM has been …
Report: RPA firm UiPath is in talks to raise capital at possible $10B+ valuation
Robotic process automation provider UiPath Inc. is reportedly holding talks with prospective investors about raising new financing. Bloomberg, which reported on the negotiations Wednesday, cited sources as saying that the potential funding round could value UiPath at more than $10 billion. The company was …
Intel debuts new AI-optimized Cooper Lake and Stratix chips
Intel Corp. today unveiled its latest generation central processing units for large, high-socket count servers, as well as a new accelerator chip that packs an artificial intelligence module developed together with Microsoft Corp. Cooper Lake is the codename for the new server CPUs. …
In reversal, Zoom will release end-to-end encryption feature for free users
Zoom Video Communications Inc. today said that it will make end-to-end encryption available for free users of its service, after previously stating only paid accounts would receive access to the upcoming feature. Zoom in April launched an effort to improve cybersecurity practices …
DOJ, senators propose reducing tech giants’ Section 230 legal shield
The U.S. Department of Justice and senator Josh Hawley today introduced legislative proposals that aim to restrict the legal protections afforded to tech giants under Section 230. Section 230 is a statute in the Communications Decency Act, a piece of legislation dating …