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Palo Alto Networks inks $173M deal to acquire cloud security startup RedLock
Palo Alto Networks Inc. today announced that it has agreed to buy RedLock Inc., a competitor focused on securing cloud environments, in an all-cash deal worth $173 million. The purchase is the latest in a series of nine-figure acquisitions that the network protection giant has made this year. In April, Palo Alto Networks shelled out ...
Under pressure, Amazon will introduce $15 minimum wage for 350,000 US workers
Following criticism over its treatment of workers, Amazon.com Inc. today announced plans to hike the minimum wage of U.S. workers to $15 an hour starting next month. The move is set to affect more than 350,000 workers. That includes over 250,000 full-time and part-time employees, plus the 100,000 seasonal staff Amazon will hire for the holiday season this year. ...
With new $200M round, high-flying cybersecurity startup Tanium valued at $6.5B
Tanium Inc., a startup that provides cybersecurity software to over half the Fortune 100, today announced that it has raised $200 million in fresh funding at a hefty $6.5 billion valuation. The round was led by Wellington Management Co., a major investment firm that manages over $1 trillion in assets. It was joined by fellow ...
With major new platform release, Splunk doubles down on AI and containers
Splunk Inc. kicked off its .conf 2018 conference today with the introduction of numerous new features, plus a few upcoming ones, that aim to bring analytics projects into the age of artificial intelligence and software containers. The capabilities are rolling out for the company’s flagship machine data processing platform. They’ll become available in both the on-premises Splunk Enterprise and the ...
Adobe beefs up Acrobat DC with new mobile and AI features
Two and a half decades after its release, more than 100 million people use Adobe Systems Inc.’s Acrobat DC family of PDF tools every day. The company today released new capabilities for the suite to make all those users’ work go more smoothly. The enhancement that will likely be felt the most is the suite’s expanded mobile ...
Google launches interactive YouTube ads that support downloads and e-commerce
In a push to attract more brands to its YouTube video site, Google LLC is launching new ad formats that will let users engage interactive content and even make purchases without leaving the platform. The company introduced the offerings at an advertising conference in New York today. They build on YouTube’s flagship TrueView ad format, which ...
Amid PC chip shortage, Intel pledges $1B to upgrade fabrication facilities
Amid a global shortage of processors for personal computers, Intel Corp. today pledged to spend $1 billion on additional fabrication equipment in a bid to boost production. The investment will be distributed among chip fabrication facilities in the U.S., Ireland and Israel. It puts Intel on track to close 2018 with total capital expenditures of ...
Microsoft wins landmark cloud deal with Volkswagen to power its connected cars
Microsoft Corp. has struck a broad cloud computing deal with Volkswagen AG to build a joint software platform on Azure that will eventually power all the automaker’s connected car services. Volkswagen detailed the collaboration in an announcement today. The company, which holds the title of the world’s largest car manufacturer, said services delivered via the planned ...
Slack reportedly planning early 2019 IPO at valuation ‘well in excess’ of $7B
Slack Technologies Inc. could file for an initial public offering in as little as a few months’ time. That’s according to report published in the Wall Street Journal this morning, which cited anonymous sources saying the team chat juggernaut is “actively preparing” for a stock market debut. Slack is said to be looking to go public in the ...
Alphabet’s Chronicle launches a malware hunting service for enterprises
Chronicle Inc., the cybersecurity outfit that Alphabet Inc. spun off in January, today introduced a new platform for tracking down malware inside corporate networks. Dubbed VirusTotal Enterprise, the offering is based on the search giant’s widely used threat scanning tool of the same name. Alphabet acquired VirusTotal in 2012 from the Spanish security firm that ...