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Amazon reportedly acquires Israeli data center startup E8 Storage
Amazon.com Inc. has quietly acquired Israeli data center startup E8 Storage Inc., it was reported today. People close to the matter separately leaked the news to Reuters and Israeli business journal Globes. Sources in the industry who spoke to Globes estimated that the deal could be worth between $50 million and $60 million, but Reuters’ tipster ...
New Galaxy Tab S6 is Samsung’s thinner, faster answer to the iPad Pro
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has a new challenger to Apple Inc.’s iPad Pro. Unveiled today, the Galaxy Tab S6 (pictured) is the handset maker’s newest entry into the high-end tablet category. The device provides a 10.5-inch display in a compact 5.7-millimeter-thick case that is about 20% thinner than its predecessor, the Tab S4. Embedded inside the display ...
Recogni emerges from stealth to build better AI hardware for self-driving cars
Recogni Inc., a startup developing artificial intelligence hardware for self-driving cars, today exited stealth mode with backing from a Who’s Who of auto industry players. Toyota AI Ventures, BMW i Ventures and Faurecia SA, one of the world’s largest auto parts suppliers, participated in a $25 million round into the startup prior to the launch. ...
Google researchers discover six remotely exploitable iOS vulnerabilities
Security researchers at Google LLC have found a set of flaws in Apple Inc.’s iOS operating system that could enable hackers to compromise users’ devices remotely and steal their data. The vulnerabilities, which number six in total, were detailed today by ZDNet. Google disclosed their existence to the publication following Apple’s release of an iOS patch last week that mitigated the flaws. However, the update fully ...
Project management startup Monday.com now a unicorn after raising $150M
The number of organizations using Monday.com Ltd.’s project management service has ballooned from 35,000 last year to 80,000 today, and it didn’t go unnoticed by the venture capital community. The Israeli startup today announced that it has nabbed a $150 million funding round led by Sapphire Ventures. Hamilton Lane, HarbourVest Partners, ION Crossover Partners and Vintage ...
Microsoft scoops up data governance startup BlueTalon
In the enterprise, security teams must strike a balance between protecting business records and providing employees with easy access to the data they need for their work. Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has acquired data governance startup BlueTalon Inc. to simplify the task for companies using its Azure cloud platform. The terms of the ...
Just Eat and Takeaway to merge into $11B food delivery juggernaut
Uber Technologies Inc. and Amazon.com Inc.-backed Deliveroo could soon face tougher competition in the rapidly growing European food delivery market. Takeaway.com NV, a publicly traded food delivery provider based in the Netherlands, today announced plans to acquire British rival Just Eat Plc. The companies said they’ve reached an agreement in principle and are currently hammering ...
Gartner: Cloud infra market tops $32B in 2018 as the big get bigger
The cloud infrastructure-as-a-service market continued its rapid growth in 2018, according to new research released by Gartner Inc. today, as spending reached $32.4 billion globally. This figure represents a 31.3% increase over 2017. By Gartner’s estimate, more than three-quarters of the spending went to the IaaS market’s five biggest players, up about four percentage points ...
Uber is planning to launch a grocery delivery service in Europe
Uber Technologies Inc. is holding talks with several European supermarket chains to add a grocery delivery service to its platform. Bloomberg broke the news today and Uber confirmed the report in a statement. A spokesperson for the ride-hailing giant said that “we’re currently speaking with a number of major supermarkets around Europe” but stopped short ...
DOJ clears T-Mobile’s takeover of Sprint after companies agree to sell assets
T-Mobile US Inc.’s $26 billion takeover of rival Sprint Corp. cleared a key hurdle today after the Justice Department put its seal of approval on the deal. The decision, which comes over a year after the companies set the transaction in motion, was delayed because of concerns over its market impact. Critics have argued that ...