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VMware snaps up Bitnami to broaden its multicloud strategy
VMware Inc.’s latest acquisition is Bitnami Inc., a prominent name in the developer ecosystem that provides ready-to-use versions of popular open-source applications. The terms of the deal, which was announced this morning, were not disclosed. San Francisco-based Bitnami is profitable and has raised just $1.1 million in outside funding from a group of investors that ...
Targeting next-gen VR headsets, Arm debuts Mali-D77 display processor
Arm Holdings Ltd. today pulled back the curtains on the Mali-D77, a specialized chip for virtual reality headsets that promises to boost the performance and graphic fidelity of immersive applications. The Mali-D77 is what’s known as a display processor. It takes over some of the heavy lifting involved in overlaying visuals onto a VR headset’s lens ...
Researchers discover new security flaws in most Intel processors released since 2011
Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc. and other tech companies are rolling out security updates for their products to neutralize four newly disclosed vulnerabilities in Intel Corp. chips. The flaws, which were made public today, affect the vast majority of the processors that the company has released since 2011. The exception is a handful of models that launched last month. According ...
Newly revealed WhatsApp exploit allowed attackers to infect users with spyware
A newly discovered vulnerability in WhatsApp has enabled attackers to use the Facebook Inc.-owned messaging service to spread spyware. The social network said today that it had first become aware of the so-called zero-day exploit earlier this month and issued a server-side fix within 10 days of the discovery. Facebook also rolled out an update ...
Sisense to merge with Periscope Data, forming analytics powerhouse
Sisense Inc. and Periscope Data Inc., two prominent analytics startups that have raised a combined $207 million in funding, today announced plans to merge into a single company. The move will create a firm with more than 2,000 customers representing north of $100 million in annual revenue. With this expanded market reach, the new company ...
Nvidia, Qualcomm back $31.7M funding round for storage startup WekaIO
Storage software startup WekaIO Inc. today revealed that it has raised $31.7 million in funding from a who’s who of the technology industry, including among others Nvidia Corp., Qualcomm Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. and Western Digital Corp. The investment brings the startup’s total raised to over $66 million. WekaIO will use the capital to widen ...
ServiceNow picks up mobile app analytics startup Appsee
ServiceNow Inc. today announced that it has acquired Appsee Ltd., an analytics startup focused on helping developers understand how users interact with their mobile apps. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. ServiceNow expects to complete the acquisition by the end of the quarter, at which point Appsee’s two co-founders and engineering team ...
Ruling against Apple, Supreme Court allows App Store antitrust lawsuit to go ahead
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that a long-running antitrust lawsuit against Apple Inc. can proceed, setting the stage for what will likely be the tech industry’s most closely watched legal battle in recent memory. The justices decided 5-4 to reject the company’s appeal to have the case, known as Apple v. Pepper, thrown out. ...
Report: India’s antitrust watchdog is investigating Google over Android licensing
Google LLC is said to be facing fresh regulatory scrutiny over the way it licenses Android to handset makers. Citing two sources, Reuters reported today that India’s antitrust watchdog has opened a probe to determine if the search giant abused the dominant position of its mobile operating system in the country. An estimated 99 percent ...
Cisco opens up its MindMeld voice AI platform
Back in 2017, Cisco Systems Inc. shelled out $125 million to acquire MindMeld Inc., an early-stage startup that had created a platform for building voice assistants. The offering was one of the first development tools focused specifically on conversational artificial intelligence. Cisco announced Wednesday that it’s releasing MindMeld under an open-source Apache 2.0 license. The move is ...