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Skype co-founder’s fund leads $10M round into industrial analytics startup Oden
Industrial analytics startup Oden Technologies Inc. today announced that it has landed a $10 million funding round to tackle inefficiencies in the manufacturing industry. The lead investor was Atomico, a venture fund led by billionaire Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström. Existing Oden backers EQT Ventures and Inbox Capital participated in the round as well. The startup ...
Linux giant SUSE set to change hands in $2.5B private equity deal
Linux giant SUSE is changing ownership. Parent company Micro Focus International PLC today announced plans to sell the group to private equity firm EQT Partners AB for $2.535 billion. The deal comes four years after Micro Focus took control of SUSE through its $1.2 billion acquisition of software maker Attachmate Group Inc., which also included ...
Apple is rebuilding Apple Maps with satellite data and LIDAR vans
Apple Inc. is preparing to launch a drastically overhauled version of its mapping service that will rely on data from satellites, iPhones and vans equipped with cutting-edge sensors. TechCrunch, which was briefed by the company about the plan, reported today that the upgrade will start rolling out in the coming weeks. The new Apple Maps will initially ...
Data breach at Adidas may have exposed millions of consumers
Adidas AG divulged late Thursday that an “unauthorized party” appears to have gained access to its systems and stolen the account details of online shoppers. The sportswear company told the Wall Street Journal that a few million customers are believed to be affected. Adidas shared more details in a statement, saying that a preliminary investigation ...
With Microsoft AI, LinkedIn now offers translation for posts in 60-plus languages
LinkedIn is rolling out a new platformwide translation tool for its social network that uses artificial intelligence technology from parent company Microsoft Corp. Announced this morning, the feature takes the form of a new “See Translation” option that will now appear at the bottom of every foreign-language post. When a user clicks the button, LinkedIn will ...
Expanding healthcare push, Amazon inks deal to buy pharmacy startup PillPack
Amazon.com Inc. today announced plans to acquire PillPack Inc., a startup that provides an online alternative to traditional pharmacies, in a move to capture a bigger slice of the healthcare market. The acquisition triggered an immediate reaction from Wall Street. Drug store giants CVS Health Corp., Rite Aid Corp. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. saw ...
Lyft’s valuation hits $15.1B following new $600M round
Lyft Inc. today announced that it has secured a $600 million round of funding from Fidelity Investments Inc., the world’s fourth-largest asset manager, and hedge fund Senator Investment Group LP. The investment values the ride-hailing company at a massive $15.1 billion. It comes just six months after Lyft received a $500 million cash infusion that also saw the ...
Microsoft targets new Azure features at IoT and Chinese market
Microsoft Corp. today introduced new capabilities for its Azure public cloud computing service that target two increasingly important markets: the “internet of things” and China. The first update the company announced is the release of Azure IoT Edge into general availability. The service, which provides tools that enable organizations to analyze data from their sensors ...
Google retools its ad services with new branding and tools
Google LLC today renamed the advertising services that underpin its vast digital empire and debuted new tools intended to help marketers better engage online audiences. The search giant has organized the core products in the lineup into three distinct brands. AdWords, the service that allows marketers to serve up promotions in search results, YouTube and other ...
Kubernetes 1.11 launches with new management controls and modules
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation today rolled out a new version of Kubernetes with a raft of enhancements, some of which have been in the works for more than a year. Kubernetes is among the most important open-source projects to have been released in recent years. It’s the go-to system for managing workloads that use ...