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Docker beefs up its enterprise platform with new tools for developers
Docker Inc. has unveiled a refreshed version of its flagship enterprise offering with a raft of new features for developers. Debuted at an event in San Francisco today, Docker Enterprise is a commercial version of the startup’s open-source software container toolkit. Containers enable companies to build efficient, portable applications that can run on many different types ...
Samsung’s operating profit plummets 60% amid slow chip and display sales
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. had a rough first quarter, with the company reporting today that its operating profit fell a massive 60% in the three months ended March. The size of the drop is stark, but not a surprise. The South Korean technology behemoth warned shareholders to expect declines in the preliminary earnings report it ...
Hire by Google gets new AI and enterprise features
Google LLC originally built its Hire by Google recruiting platform with small and midsized businesses in mind. But in the two years since the service launched, the search giant has made a number of enhancements to extend its appeal to large organizations. The latest batch of enterprise features for Hire by Google is being released ...
In landmark move, VMware brings its virtualization software to Microsoft’s Azure
Dell Technologies Inc. subsidiary VMware Inc. is partnering with Microsoft Corp. to bring its infrastructure management software to Azure. The deal, which was announced today at Dell’s annual customer conference, confirms the partnership rumors that emerged earlier this year. VMware and Microsoft are launching a joint software bundle dubbed Azure VMware Solutions that will make ...
Tray.io, automation provider to tech giants, picks up $37M in funding
Tray.io Inc., a startup helping companies automate their day-to-day business operations, today announced that it has closed a $37 million funding round led by Spark Capital. The venture capital firm was joined by early Facebook Inc. backer Meritech Capital Partners, GGV Capital, True Ventures and Mosaic Ventures. Their investment brings Tray.io’s total outside funding to ...
Magic Leap raises $280M more for its augmented reality headset
Heavily funded augmented reality startup Magic Leap Inc. has raised yet another round of financing, this time a $280 million investment from NTT Docomo Inc., Japan’s largest mobile carrier. The companies said in the funding announcement today that they plan to establish a broad partnership focused on the Japanese market. As part of the deal, NTT ...
Slack files to go public via direct listing, revealing finances for the first time
After months of leaks and speculation, Slack Technologies Inc. today officially filed to go public. The team chat provider plans to start trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “SK.” Slack won’t pursue an initial public offering but will instead sell shares through a direct listing, an unconventional approach that can ...
Coursera raises $103M round at reported unicorn valuation
Coursera Inc., a leading player in the competitive online education market, has secured a fresh $103 million round of funding to expand its learning platform. The startup announced the investment this morning, roughly two years after its previous $64 million raise. Coursera said the total number of people who have taken lessons on its platform jumped from ...
Canada accuses Facebook of breaking privacy laws as Irish regulators open probe
Adding to the pressure on Facebook Inc., Canada’s federal privacy watchdog said today that it plans to take the social network to court over the 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal. Cambridge Analytica, a now-defunct political consulting firm, abused Facebook’s lax data policies to collect information on as many as 87 million users. Among the affected were ...
Alphabet’s Loon raises $125M from SoftBank subsidiary
Alphabet Inc.’s Loon LLC unit announced on Wednesday night that it has raised $125 million from SoftBank Group Corp. to support its plans for a stratospheric internet network. The Japanese carrier is making the investment through HAPSMobile, an aerospace venture in which it owns a 90 percent stake. SoftBank launched the group in 2017 as ...