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Facebook is developing a new tool to help users curb their social media habits
Facebook Inc. appears to be working on a new tool that will allow users to keep track of how much time they spend on its platform and set usage limits for themselves. According to a TechCrunch report from this morning, Boston-based engineer Jane Manchun Wong uncovered the feature after digging into Facebook’s Android app. The ...
GitLab 11 launches to unify software projects under a single toolchain
Following GitHub Inc.’s high-profile acquisition by Microsoft Corp. earlier this month, the pressure is on for GitLab Inc., its biggest rival, to address the changed competitive landscape. The startup’s latest product update could be a step in the right direction. GitLab today launched a new release of its namesake code management platform that brings a set of automation ...
Microsoft launches an online research hub for sharing AI and science datasets
In a bid to foster scientific collaboration, Microsoft Corp. today launched an online hub that will provide a place for researchers to share the datasets they produce as part of their work. The company is leading by example. On launch, the Microsoft Research Open Data portal features dozens of datasets that have been produced by ...
Intel joins $25M round into customer engagement startup Urban Airship
A group of prominent investors that include Intel Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc. has decided to bet $25 million on Urban Airship Inc., a fast-growing customer engagement provider based out of Portland, Oregon. The startup announced the new funding this morning. The investment represents Urban Airship’s sixth round to date and will go toward widening ...
Microsoft to acquire industrial AI startup Bonsai
Microsoft Corp. today announced that it will buy Bonsai AI Inc., a Berkeley, Calif.-based maker of artificial intelligence development software. The deal represents something of a return to roots for the startup’s two co-founders. Bonsai Chief Executive Officer Mark Hammond and Vice President of Product Keen Browne are both former Microsoft engineers. Moreover, the technology ...
HPE will invest $4B in edge computing over the next four years
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. will invest $4 billion over the next four years into a new initiative focused on addressing the rise of edge computing. HPE Chief Executive Officer Antonio Neri (pictured), who took the helm last year, announced the plan at the company’s Discover conference on Tuesday afternoon. Edge computing, or Intelligent Edge as HPE refers to ...
AI-powered recruiting startup Hired nabs $30M Series D round
Hired Inc. today announced that it has raised $30 million in funding to support the growth of its artificial intelligence-powered job marketplace, where tech giants such as WeWork Cos. Inc. and Dropbox Inc. hunt for technical talent. The round was led by the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario. It brings Hired’s total outside capital to $130 ...
Tricentis and QASymphony are merging to form a software testing powerhouse
Tricentis GmbH and QASymphony Inc., two of the industry’s top providers of tools for performing software testing, today announced plans to merge in a move that will turn up the heat on competitors. The deal is expected to close within 90 days. The combined company will assume Tricentis’ brand and is set to operate under the leadership ...
Cisco to acquire cloud-based WiFi analytics provider July Systems
Cisco Systems Inc. wants to turn companies’ wireless networking gear into a customer analytics tool. To that end, the company today announced plans to acquire July Systems Inc., a Burlingame, California-based cloud computing specialist. The firm offers a platform called Proximity MX that can shed light on visitor behavior in indoor locations such as stores, ...
New $200M round gives cybersecurity startup CrowdStrike a $3B valuation
CrowdStrike Inc., a cybersecurity startup whose software helps protect a fifth of the Fortune 500, today revealed that it has raised $200 million in new funding on a valuation of more than $3 billion. The round was jointly led by Accel, IVP and General Atlantic with participation from March Capital and CapitalG, Alphabet Inc.’s late-stage ...