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The research activities that NASA’s Curiosity rover conducts on Mars are directed from its Jet Propulsion Lab in California, but many navigational decisions are instead relegated to an artificial intelligence that the space agency brought online in 2013. The space agency’s efforts …
Seven European banks build blockchain for international transactions
Besides storing medical data and handling stock transactions, blockchain technology may soon support international business deals if a group of European banks have their way. HSBC Bank plc, Deutsche Bank AG and the five other members of the consortium today signed an agreement …
AI-based fraud detection startup Fraugster lands $5M in funding
Besides the constant threat of hacking, companies in industries such as banking and e-commerce also need to fend off scammers who are employing increasingly sophisticated methods to avoid detection. Germany’s Fraugster Ltd. argues that artificial intelligence is the answer. The startup has …
Microsoft’s new StaffHub aims to take Office 365 beyond knowledge work
After nearly 30 years of developing productivity tools for business users, Microsoft Corp. is expanding its focus to the rest of the workforce. The technology giant today added a service called StaffHub to Office 365 that aims to improve the productivity of …
IoT specialist Roambee raises $4.1M to help companies track assets
Detecting when a particular piece of equipment is underused or a shipping container ends up somewhere it’s not supposed to be can be difficult for large companies. Santa Clara, California-based Roambee Corp. is working to ease the task. The startup today closed …
FDA taps IBM to explore blockchain technology for medical data
Blockchain technology is emerging as a major force for change in the financial world, but some argue that its true potential may lie in managing medical data. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has commissioned IBM Corp. to find out. Under a …
Google launches a new managed encryption service for its public cloud
Companies may not have to physically maintain the infrastructure that they rent from the cloud, but they still share much of the responsibility for protecting their deployments from hacking. To ease the task, Google is adding a new key management service to …
Flash array startup Kaminario raises $75M in oversubscribed round
With International Data Corp. ranking all-flash systems as the fastest growing segment of the enterprise storage market, it’s no wonder that Kaminario Inc. has attracted investors’ attention. The array maker announced today that it has secured a hefty $75 million funding round …
Matrix Partners leads $32M round for hybrid cloud storage developer Panzura
Infrastructure-as-a-service providers aren’t the only group that is capitalizing on the rapid adoption of cloud storage in the enterprise. The trend is also lifting the sails of management providers such as Panzura Inc. that focus on easing the transition from private data …
Microsoft and Qualcomm invest in Israeli startup foundry Team8
Major tech firms regularly fund startups with technology relevant to their market or strategic goals, but it’s much rarer to see an investment in a venture capital firm. As a result, Israeli security incubator Team8 attracted quite a bit of attention today …