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Arm unveils new Neoverse chips for data centers and 5G networks
Arm Ltd. today pulled back the curtains on two new seven-nanometer chip designs, including what the company describes as its first server-grade product capable of competing with Intel Corp.’s market-leading data center processors. Arm already has a significant presence in the data center. The company’s chip designs, which it licenses to other semiconductor makers, are mostly ...
GV, Salesforce back $50M round into network intelligence startup ThousandEyes
Last year, a pair of damaged fiber optic cables caused a nationwide internet disruption that left millions of Americans temporarily unable to access parts of the web. Such large-scale outages are rare, but more localized connectivity hiccups occur quite frequently and represent a serious issue for corporate information technology departments. San Francisco-based ThousandEyes Inc. is working to ...
Qualcomm debuts new 5G modem chip to supercharge mobile connections
The first 5G-compatible smartphones are still weeks from launching, but Qualcomm Inc. is already looking to the second generation of devices. The company today debuted a new modem chip designed to provide ultrafast connectivity for tomorrow’s handsets. The Snapdragon X55 (pictured) is a follow-up to Qualcomm’s original 5G modem, the X50, which is expected to power practically ...
Continuing acquisition streak, Palo Alto Networks shells out $560M for Demisto
Network protection giant Palo Alto Networks Inc. is acquiring Demisto Inc., a startup that uses chatbots and machine learning to help cybersecurity teams work more efficiently. The deal, announced today, is worth $560 million. Palo Alto Networks expects to complete the acquisition by the end of April and plans to continue offering Demisto’s software on ...
Redis Labs bags $60M from Dell-backed group for its hugely popular database
Redis Labs Inc., the primary maintainer of the popular Redis open-source database, today said that it has secured $60 million in new funding to expand its operations. Technology-focused private equity firm Francisco Partners led the investment. It was joined by existing backers Goldman Sachs Group, Bain Capital Ventures, Viola Ventures and Dell Technologies Capital. The ...
Report: Apple planning iPhone with 3 rear cameras, redesigned MacBook Pro for 2019
Apple Inc. is reportedly planning to release upgraded versions of nearly all its devices this year, including an iPhone with three rear cameras and the largest MacBook Pro since 2012. The information comes via a note released Sunday night by influential analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo, who accurately predicted the specifications of the 2018 iPhone lineup, ...
Uber logs record fourth-quarter bookings, but growth is slowing
With its initial public offering fast approaching, Uber Technologies Inc. today posted fourt- quarter results that show strong end-of-year momentum but indicate the company’s growth may be slowing. The ride-hailing giant, which currently shares only limited earnings information, generated $3 billion in revenue during the last three months of 2018. That’s up 2 percent from the ...
Amazon leads $700M investment into electric truck startup Rivian
Amazon.com Inc. isn’t placing as big a focus on autonomous driving as certain other tech giants, but it’s nonetheless starting to build up a substantial presence in the auto market. The company today was named as the main backer of a $700 million funding round into Rivian Automotive Inc., a Michigan-based electric truck startup. The news comes ...
Amazon scraps plans for controversial $2.5B campus in New York
Amazon.com Inc. today said that it’s dropping plans to establish a $2.5 billion corporate campus in New York following intense pushback from some local leaders. The project started coming under fire even before it was formally announced in November. Critics, among them politicians and union leaders, took issue with the generous subsidies that officials had promised Amazon in return ...
EU advances new rules to increase regulation of tech giants, online platforms
The European Union’s three lawmaking institutions have agreed on new rules aimed at increasing regulation of online platform operators such as Amazon.com Inc., Facebook Inc. and Google LLC. The approval, announced today, comes 10 months after the legislation was first submitted. The draft can now advance to a vote before EU member states and the ...