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Cisco’s new machine learning tech can spot threats lurking in encrypted traffic
Security-conscious enterprises and consumers aren’t the only ones who rely on encryption to protect their information from prying eyes. Hackers are increasingly applying cryptography as well to conceal malicious traffic, a threat that Cisco Systems Inc. is taking on. The networking giant on Wednesday released a new technology that it says can spot attack attempts ...
With new in-memory analytics engine, Tableau looks to supercharge data visualization
Tableau Software Inc. said today it has managed to jack up the speed at which enterprises can visualize important data for decision-makers. This morning the company launched a new release of its namesake business intelligence platform that processes information as much as five times faster than the previous release. The performance gains can potentially be even bigger ...
Bugsnag picks up $9M to help companies develop more reliable applications
Bugsnag Inc., a San Francisco-based startup tackling application errors, today announced that it has landed a $9 million funding round backed by Alphabet Inc.’s GV investment arm. Returning investors Benchmark Capital and Matrix Partners contributed as well. Bugsnag has won the support of such prominent investors by coming up with a more efficient way for companies ...
Cloud security startup Arctic Wolf reels in $16M from investors
Many of today’s cybersecurity startups are using technologies such as artificial intelligence to help companies automate how they handle threats and reduce the need for manual input from operations staff. Arctic Wolf Networks Inc., in contrast, has made human intuition a key part of its value proposition. The Sunnyvale, California-based threat detection provider today announced the ...
Microsoft recruits Qualcomm to help it catch up in the voice assistant market
Voice assistants such as Amazon.com Inc.’s Alexa are taking on an increasingly central role in the tech market. In a bid to catch up with the competition, Microsoft Corp. today announced several new alliances meant to widen the adoption of its rivaling Cortana bot. The company is counting on the partnerships to achieve that by ...
Salesforce acquires decentralized database maker Attic Labs
While most of the tech industry’s attention was focused on the Consumer Electronics Show Monday, a startup called Attic Labs Inc. quietly made a big announcement: It has been bought by Salesforce.com Inc. in the cloud giant’s first acquisition of the year. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. However, it’s reasonable to assume ...
Iconiq Capital co-leads $58M round into data governance provider Collibra
Collibra Corp.’s effort to streamline the way enterprises manage their vast troves of information has received a big boost from the venture capital community. The data governance provider today announced the completion of a $58 million investment, its fourth round so far, led by Battery Ventures and Iconiq Capital. The latter fund is notable for managing money on behalf of ...
Nvidia unveils new self-driving car tech, Uber partnership at CES
As the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show kicked off late Sunday, Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Jensen Huang (pictured) took the stage to announce a slew of updates from the chipmaker’s autonomous vehicle group. The main highlight was the introduction of two new software platforms designed to help automakers provide a richer user experience inside self-driving cars. ...
IBM and Comcast to back a new blockchain startup fund
IBM Corp. and Comcast Corp. may hail from two vastly different parts of the technology world, but they apparently share a common interest in blockchain software. Bloomberg reported today that the two companies will become the biggest backers of a new fund focused on early-stage blockchain startups. The investment firm, MState, is led by venture ...
With new developer tools, Amazon is bringing Alexa to wearables
Amazon.com Inc. this morning announced a new set of development tools aimed at paving the way for Alexa to be brought to yet another major product category: wearables. Called the Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit, the bundle is a lightweight alternative to the Device Software Development Kit that the online retailer introduced last year. Amazon said it can ...