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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 …
Microsoft buys video learning startup Flipgrid for an edge in the classroom
Microsoft Corp. is hoping to gain a new software edge over rivals such as Google LLC in the highly competitive education market. The technology giant today announced the acquisition of Flipgrid Inc., the startup behind a video learning platform with more than …
Volvo taps LiDAR startup Luminar to provide tech for its self-driving cars
Volvo Car Corp.’s role in the autonomous vehicle segment is not limited to supplying tech firms with cars for their self-driving fleets. The Swedish automaker, like most of its top competitors, is also working on homegrown autonomous driving capabilities in a bid to …
Report: Microsoft is moving to challenge Amazon’s automated grocery stores
A team of engineers at Microsoft Corp. is reportedly pursuing an initiative to develop technology for a new generation of automated, cashier-free stores. The effort, which was revealed by Reuters this morning, appears to be a direct counter to Amazon.com Inc.’s Go …
With new platform release, Sysdig looks to make containerized apps more secure
Sysdig Inc. debuted a new version of its software container security platform at the DockerCon conference today, with features to prevent code vulnerabilities from making their way into enterprise applications. Many factors can lead to a security weakness slipping through the cracks. …