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Over the years, the relationship between Box Inc. and Microsoft Corp. has evolved beyond pure rivalry to include a measure of cooperation as well. They still compete with one another in file-sharing, but at the same time they provide product integrations to support joint …
Cloudflare launches an app store for websites, plus a $100M developer fund
Cloudflare Inc. is increasingly looking beyond the content delivery market for growth opportunities. The provider today pulled back the curtains on Cloudflare Apps, a new marketplace where customers of its platform can access third-party services for enhancing their sites. It’s based on …
Auth0 raises $30M to help developers better manage application access
A year and more than 1,200 customer wins after its last funding round, Auth0 Inc. has nabbed an additional $30 million from a consortium led by Meritech Capital Partners to keep the momentum going. The Bellevue, Washington-based startup competes in identity management …
Amazon reportedly plans to launch an AI translation service
It appears that Amazon.com Inc. is preparing to add yet another artificial intelligence service to its public cloud. According to CNBC, the company will soon launch a commercial version of a machine translation system that is used internally to make product details …
Cybersecurity giant Trend Micro launches $100M fund to invest in startups
Many of the world’s leading tech firms operate venture funds to support startups that are developing technology relevant to their competitive plans. The newest member of the club is Trend Micro Inc., which today launched a $100 million investment arm to invest in …
Boeing joins $32.5M funding of AI startup SparkCognition
It’s not just tech giants such as IBM Corp. and Alphabet Inc. that are investing in artificial intelligence startups. The list of corporate heavyweights betting on the technology also includes Boeing Co., which today teamed up with Verizon Communications Inc. to pour …
Google’s secretive AI fund makes first public investment in Algorithmia
In May, word leaked that Google Inc. has set up a venture capital fund run by engineers rather than professional investors and focused exclusively on backing artificial intelligence startups. The existence of the fund received official confirmation today after it was named as the …
IBM launches new platform for building apps using software containers
IBM Corp. is ramping up its efforts to address the rapid adoption of containers, which allow applications to run on multiple operating systems and computers, in the development community. As part of the push, the company today unveiled a platform called Microservice …
Growbots secures $2.5M for its AI-powered outbound sales platform
When salespeople are not on the phone or in a meeting, they spend a good portion of their time scouring the web for new leads. It’s an incredibly tedious task that Growbots Inc. has set out to automate. The three-year-old startup’s mission is supported …
AMD’s new Epyc server chips challenge Intel’s data center dominance
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.’s latest attempt to establish a serious presence in the Intel Corp.-dominated server market is looking to be one of the most promising yet. At a Tuesday event in Austin, Texas, AMD Chief Executive Lisa Su (pictured) introduced a new …