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Bugcrowd raises $26M for its crowdsourced cybersecurity platform
Bugcrowd Inc., a startup that works with Fortune 500 companies such as MasterCard Inc. to find vulnerabilities in their infrastructure before hackers do, today announced that it has raised $26 million from investors to expand operations. Bugcrowd offers a service for running so-called bug bounty programs. The platform allows enterprises to engage the global security community ...
Dropbox teams up with Google to bring G Suite into its platform
Less than a week after its long-rumored plan to go public was confirmed, Dropbox Inc. this morning announced a landmark partnership with Google LLC to integrate their respective productivity services. The collaboration is set to see the companies build out features to let users keep G Suite documents in the cloud storage provider’s platform. Workers will gain the ...
Google belatedly launches Hangouts Chat, its alternative to Slack and Microsoft Teams
After nearly a year of private beta testing, Google LLC is finally launching its business chat service to take on Slack Inc. and the other players in the competitive team messaging market. Hangouts Chat sports a spacious interface that should be familiar to users of rival services. The dashboard consists of a prominent chat window that takes ...
In healthcare push, Microsoft launches genomics service on Azure cloud
Microsoft Corp. hopes to establish a stronger presence in the healthcare sector with a new genomic analysis platform that will provide scientists with an environment for carrying out large-scale medical research. The service, which is launching under the name Microsoft Genomics, is one of several healthcare offerings that the company introduced today for its Azure cloud ...
Ford’s autonomous vehicles to hit the roads in Miami
As Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo division and other players from the tech industry expand their autonomous vehicle operations, the traditional automakers in the self-driving car race are revving up their efforts as well. In the latest development, Ford Motor Co. today revealed plans to deploy not one but two self-driving fleets in the Miami metropolitan area. The ...
Apple is launching its own medical clinics to care for employees and test devices
Apple Inc.’s healthcare ambitions appear to be far broader than previously thought. Citing multiple sources familiar with the matter, CNBC reported late Monday that the iPhone maker will soon launch a network of medical clinics to provide care for employees and their families. The insiders added that Apple also plans to use the centers as a testing ...
Splunk to acquire startup Phantom Cyber for $350M
Machine data analytics giant Splunk Inc. today announced that it will acquire Phantom Cyber Inc., a rising star in the security industry, for $350 million. The deal is set to provide a handsome return for the startup’s investors. Phantom has raised $22.7 million from a group that included Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and In-Q-Tel, a ...
Co-working startup Industrious wins $80M funding to take on WeWork
Industrious LLC, one of WeWork Inc.’s top competitors in the co-working market, today announced that it has raised an $80 million round to boost its efforts to challenge the company’s market dominance.
Facebook bolsters Messenger’s off-platform capabilities to court businesses
Facebook Inc.’s strategy for widening the use of its platform among businesses isn’t limited to the services and content found directly on the social network. The company is also targeting organizations’ external websites, a push that its latest update to Messenger Platform aims to advance. Messenger Platform is a development toolkit that Facebook has created to help brands ...
Microsoft supercharges its quantum simulator, adds Mac and Linux support
Microsoft Corp. and other top tech firms are currently working to develop quantum computers that they hope will one day outperform even the most powerful conventional machines, at least on certain challenging computing jobs. Harnessing all this processing power will require an entirely new development approach, a priority that the software giant is already addressing ...