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Amazon.com Inc.’s highly publicized plan to build a $2.5 billion corporate campus in New York may be at risk of cancellation, according to a new report. The Washington Post today cited sources saying the company is considering relocating the project because of a backlash from …
With ClusterFuzz, Google aims to help developers catch application vulnerabilities
The complexity of modern applications makes finding security issues and other flaws tricky even for large tech firms with plenty of engineering know-how. To simplify this task for its developers, Google LLC has created ClusterFuzz, an automated bug detection tool that it …
Fresh off a funding round, food delivery startup Postmates files for IPO
Postmates Inc., one of the major players in the multibillion-dollar food delivery segment, is going public. The company today disclosed that it has filed for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing itself is confidential, with Postmates …
Amazon backs mammoth $530M round for autonomous driving startup Aurora
Aurora Innovation Inc., an autonomous driving startup that exited stealth just over a year ago, today revealed that it has secured a mammoth $530 million funding round from a who’s who of technology investors. Famed venture capital firm Sequoia Capital led the …
Germany bans Facebook from merging user data across services without consent
Germany’s antitrust agency today issued a ruling that seeks to limit what Facebook Inc. can do with user data from its services and the broader web. The order follows a lengthy investigation that the agency, known as the Bundeskartellamt, launched in March 2016. At …
As electric scooters and bikes take over cities, Lime bags $310M at $2.4B valuation
LimeBike Inc., one of the startups driving the proliferation of on-demand scooters and bikes in major cities, today announced that it has closed a $310 million funding round at a $2.4 billion valuation. The investment has been a long time coming. Rumors about Lime raising more …
Seeking new source of growth, Spotify acquires podcast startups Gimlet and Anchor
Spotify Technology SA is looking to tap into the rapid growth of the podcast industry as part of an effort to boost revenues and attract new users. The music streaming provider today announced that it has picked up Gimlet Media Inc. and Anchor FM …
VMware acquires partner AetherPal to sharpen its IoT focus
VMware Inc. is expanding its product portfolio with the acquisition of partner AetherPal Inc., which develops software that helps companies support employee endpoints and “internet of things” devices. Shankar Iyer, the vice president of end-user computing at VMware, wrote today that the deal, whose …
With new security tools, Google looks to reduce the impact of data breaches
Google LLC wants to make the web a little safer by alerting consumers if one of their online accounts is compromised in a data breach. The core component of the company’s plan is Password Checkup, a free extension for Chrome that it …
Benchmark and Altimeter bet $31M on AI-based security startup Blue Hexagon
Blue Hexagon Inc., a network protection startup led by Qualcomm Inc. veterans, today announced that it has secured $31 million in funding from venture capital heavyweights Benchmark and Altimeter Capital. The round follows a $5 million investment that Blue Hexagon closed in …