Maria Deutscher, Author at SiliconANGLE

Policy

US implements new rules to restrict Huawei’s access to chip technology

By Maria Deutscher May 15, 2020

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…

Infra

Microsoft acquires 5G software maker Metaswitch to draw more carriers to Azure

By Maria Deutscher May 14, 2020

Microsoft Corp. hopes to make its Azure cloud platform more attractive for telecommunications companies through the newly announced acquisition of Metaswitch Networks Ltd., a veteran provider of network management software. Yousef Khalidi, corporate vice…

Security

More cybersecurity consolidation: Venafi acquires Kubernetes startup Jetstack

By Maria Deutscher May 14, 2020

Venafi Inc., a major player in the so-called machine identity protection segment of the cybersecurity market, is acquiring Jetstack Inc., a small startup focused on Kubernetes security. The concept behind machine identify protection is…

Infra

Intel’s new vPro chips for business PCs pack AI-powered threat detection

By Maria Deutscher May 14, 2020

Intel Corp. has refreshed its vPro line of central processing units for business laptops, desktops and workstations with new chips that offer better performance as well as built-in threat detection features powered by machine…

Cloud

AWS open sources cloud development kit to make Kubernetes easier to use

By Maria Deutscher May 13, 2020

Amazon Web Services Inc. today launched Cloud Development Kit for Kubernetes, or cdk8s, an open-source development toolkit designed to make Kubernetes clusters easier to build and maintain. Kubernetes has emerged as the go-to framework…

Security

CyberArk shells out $70M for access management provider Idaptive

By Maria Deutscher May 13, 2020

Publicly traded cybersecurity provider CyberArk Software Ltd. is shelling out $70 million to buy Idaptive LLC, a firm that offers a platform for managing access to enterprise systems. CyberArk announced the deal this morning before…

Cloud

VMware acquires Accel-backed Kubernetes security startup Octarine

By Maria Deutscher May 13, 2020

VMware Inc. today announced plans to acquire Octarine Inc., an Accel-backed startup that develops cybersecurity software for protecting Kubernetes clusters from hacking. Financial terms were not disclosed. Octarine, based in Sunnyvale, California, has raised…

Emerging Tech

Waymo raises $750M more to advance its autonomous vehicle roadmap

By Maria Deutscher May 12, 2020

Waymo LLC, the Alphabet Inc. subsidiary developing self-driving taxis and trucks, today revealed that it has raised an additional $750 million in funding to support its efforts. The financing comes as an extension to…

Apps

Report: Uber is in talks to acquire food delivery rival Grubhub

By Maria Deutscher May 12, 2020

Hot on the heels of Uber Technologies Inc.’s investment in LimeBike Inc., a new report claims that the ride-sharing giant has set its sights on another rival: Grubhub Inc. The Wall Street Journal today…

Cloud

Atlassian acquires help desk startup Halp to go after Slack users

By Maria Deutscher May 12, 2020

Atlassian Corp. PLC has acquired Halp Inc., a venture-backed startup with a cloud service that allows enterprise help desk teams to answer employee support requests inside Slack. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.…

Maria Deutscher

US implements new rules to restrict Huawei’s access to chip technology

Microsoft acquires 5G software maker Metaswitch to draw more carriers to Azure

More cybersecurity consolidation: Venafi acquires Kubernetes startup Jetstack

Intel’s new vPro chips for business PCs pack AI-powered threat detection

CyberArk shells out $70M for access management provider Idaptive

VMware acquires Accel-backed Kubernetes security startup Octarine

Waymo raises $750M more to advance its autonomous vehicle roadmap

Report: Uber is in talks to acquire food delivery rival Grubhub

Atlassian acquires help desk startup Halp to go after Slack users

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