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In the manufacturing world, the discussion around analytics focuses mainly on how sensory measurements from the factory floor can help streamline production. But it’s only one of several areas where modern data-crunching tools are proving useful. Another is supply chain management, which …
Oracle picks up Dutch development automation startup Wercker
Three months after buying application connectivity specalist Apiary Inc., Oracle Corp. is bolstering its development automation lineup with another acquisition. The database giant today announced that it has purchased Wercker B.V, an Amsterdam-based startup focused on easing the task of turning raw code …
Uber reveals its numbers: Bookings reached $20B in 2016 but losses mounted
Despite a series of high-profile missteps, Uber Technologies Inc. is rapidly growing its global ride-hailing empire, but at the expense of multibillion-dollar losses. That’s the main highlight of the company’s first public financial disclosure, which was shared with Bloomberg Friday. Under generally accepted …
Apple receives license to test self-driving cars in California
If there was any remaining doubt about whether Apple Inc. is truly looking to enter the auto market, it was all but dispelled last week. Word came out on Friday that the technology giant has received regulatory permission to test self-driving vehicles …
Baidu buys computer vision startup founded by Magic Leap veterans
Like Google Inc., Chinese search giant Baidu Inc. is investing heavily in building out its artificial intelligence capabilities. The company announced on Thursday that it has acquired a U.S.-based startup called xPerception Technology Inc. as part of the effort. Founded by two …
Armed with $36M, LiDAR startup Luminar takes on the self-driving car market
Competition in the emerging self-driving car segment focuses in large part on the sensory equipment that allows vehicles to understand their surroundings. One of the newest contenders is Luminar Technologies Inc., a startup led by 22-year-old physicist Austin Russell that has raised …
GoTenna raises $7.5M for its off-grid communications devices
Carriers are constantly working to improve the range and quality of their wireless coverage, but many areas still lack reliable network access. In such locations, there’s a need for alternative communications options that a Brooklyn-based startup called goTenna Inc. is working to address. …
Mark Shuttleworth to retake the helm at Canonical amid reported layoffs
Seven years after stepping down as chief executive of Canonical Ltd., founder Mark Shuttleworth is returning to the helm. He’s taking over the reins from Jane Silber, who has been with the Linux software distributor through practically its entire its 13-year history …
Microsoft debuts tools aimed at luring companies to its public cloud
Amazon.com Inc. isn’t the only cloud provider that is working on making it easier for companies to switch from competing products to its platform. Microsoft Corp., the firm’s top rival in the base-level infrastructure-as-a-service segment of cloud computing, today introduced new resources …
VMware buys Sequoia-backed monitoring startup Wavefront
Less than a year after acquiring a partner called Arkin Net Inc. to bolster its network monitoring capabilities, VMware Inc. has made another strategic purchase in infrastructure tracking. The virtualization giant today announced that it’s buying Wavefront Inc., a four-year-old startup that …