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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Adobe and Microsoft deepen their cloud integrations to ease document editing
Adobe Systems Inc. is making its enterprise-friendly document management tools more easily accessible for Microsoft Corp. customers. This expanded interoperability is the result of new integrations that the company debuted early this morning. Born from a cloud partnership that Adobe struck with Microsoft last …
Microsoft veterans launch new startup to change how infrastructure is managed
Pulumi Corp., a startup founded by three Microsoft Corp. veterans, this morning exited stealth mode with $5 million in funding and an open-source platform designed to change how enterprises manage their infrastructure. Today’s leading infrastructure automation platforms require administrators to learn highly specialized …