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Cyberattack simulation startup SafeBreach lands $15M in funding
SafeBreach Inc. takes a vastly different approach to network protection than most cybersecurity providers. The Sunnyvale, California-based startup sells software that enables companies to probe their systems for weak points using the same tactics an attacker might employ as part of a hacking campaign. SafeBreach today announced that its unusual approach has attracted $15 million ...
Microsoft’s new Brainwave Project provides high-speed AI chips in the cloud
Microsoft Corp. unveiled an array of new cloud services at its Build developer conference today aimed at enabling organizations to apply artificial intelligence more effectively. The lineup is headlined by an experimental offering called the Brainwave Project. It provides access to specialized chips within Microsoft’s cloud data centers that have been configured for the sole ...
Notable’s new voice assistant seeks to make doctors more productive
Notable Health Inc., a startup backed by a group of institutional investors that includes Greylock Partners, today launched a specialized voice assistant aimed at allowing physicians to spend more time with their patients. The service does so by automating the administrative chores involved in day-to-day medical work. One recent survey showed that most doctors spend ...
Alibaba beats revenue expectations as its cloud business soars
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s empire of e-commerce marketplaces and assorted digital services continued its strong growth in the fourth quarter, handily beating Wall Street’s expectations. The Chinese web giant today reported revenues of 61.9 billion yuan, or $9.9 billion, for the period, a 61 percent jump from a year ago. Analysts had predicted a 53 ...
Google lands deal to host Twitter’s 300-petabyte Hadoop big-data clusters on its cloud
Google LLC’s cloud business just marked what is perhaps one of its highest-profile customer wins in recent memory. In a blog post published this afternoon, Twitter Inc. Chief Technology Officer Parag Agrawal revealed that the social network plans to migrate parts of its infrastructure to the Google Cloud Platform. According to the executive, the move is ...
Microsoft launches a new AI-powered ad network to chip away at Google
Microsoft Corp. has found a new use for the vast troves of audience data that it obtained through the acquisition of LinkedIn: display advertising. The company today introduced the Microsoft Audience Network, an advertising platform that uses profile information from the social network to put promotions in front of the right users. The artificial intelligence ...
SoundHound takes in $100M to challenge Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant
A surprisingly large proportion of voice-activated devices out there don’t rely on Alexa, Google Assistant or Siri to power their conversational interfaces. Many hardware makers are instead opting to use technology from a startup called SoundHound Inc., which today announced it has raised $100 million in funding to capitalize on the demand. The company’s software ...
Google’s latest weapon against Alexa is a new startup investment program
Google Inc. is turning to the startup ecosystem for an edge in the virtual assistant market. The company today announced a new investment program meant to support early-stage teams working to extend the capabilities of Google Assistant. According to an official blog post, the initiative will seek to foster software and hardware startups alike. In ...
ARM’s new tamper-resistant chip aims to secure the ‘internet of things’
ARM Holdings plc today unveiled a new chip with specialized antitampering features designed for situations where hackers gain direct physical access to a device. The Cortex-M35P, as it’s called, is based in part on technology from the company’s SecurCore processors. They’re built for use in biometric credit cards and other so-called smart cards that contain highly sensitive ...
DigitalOcean launches a new Kubernetes service to match cloud rivals
DigitalOcean Inc. unveiled a new Kubernetes service at KubeCon Europe today that’s intended to make it easier for companies to run software containers on its cloud platform. The move to add support for the Google Inc.-developed open-source technology may help the provider level the playing field against its bigger rivals. Amazon Web Services Inc. already ...