Qualcomm Technologies Inc. today unveiled a new platform designed to empower developers and enterprises to harness real-time information and data insights so they can accelerate their digital transformation programs. The Qualcomm Aware Platform seeks to address the issue wherein ecosystem fragmentation and system design complexity often prevents “internet of things” deployments from meeting their full potential. ...

Governance, risk and compliance platform startup Scrut Automation today announced that it has raised $7.5 million in new funding to simplify risk management and infosecurity compliance, deepen its risk observability and management capabilities and expand its presence in the U.S. market. Including the new funding, the company has raised $10.5 million to date, according to data from ...

Meta Platforms Inc. plans to offer a new paid subscription program that will allow users of Meta’s services to verify their accounts and obtain other services, in what appears to be the company’s response to Twitter Inc.’s Twitter Blue. Announced today by Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook, Meta Verified allows users to verify ...

The City of Oakland, California, has declared a state of emergency after a ransomware attack on Feb. 8 knocked some of its information technology systems offline. The state of emergency was declared “due to the ongoing impacts of the network outages resulting from the ransomware attack” and allows the city to “expedite the procurement of ...

Snap Inc. revealed today that it has surpassed over 750 million monthly active users and is on track to be only the fourth social networking tool to surpass 1 billion users. The user figures were released at the company’s annual investor day, with Snap walking through a variety of growth statistics. The 750 million MAU ...

Enterprises security startup CommandK Inc. today announced that it has raised $3 million in new funding to assist companies in achieving higher security standards with little to no change management at their end. Lightspeed Ventures Partners LLC led the round, with several angel investors also participating. Founded in 2022, CommandK is building tools that bridge ...

Enterprise software provider OpenText Corp. today announced Cloud Editions 23.1, the latest technology innovation on its Project Titanium roadmap. The new release, pitched as the company’s next-generation cloud platform, is designed to assist customers in accelerating their cloud-based digital transformation and adopting future artificial intelligence-based applications. With CE 23.1, businesses can connect and collaborate seamlessly with ...

Software security startup Vulcan Cyber Ltd. today announced the launch of the Voyager18, a new research team focused exclusively on cyber risk mitigation and vulnerability remediation intelligence. Extending on Vulcan Cyber’s ability to orchestrate risk mitigation across the entire vulnerability lifecycle, Voyager18 will provide vulnerability mitigation intelligence as a service to Vulcan Cyber customers and the cyber ...

Funding platform startup Hum Capital today announced the launch of SmartRaise, a service that provides growth-stage companies with quick financing terms based on the financial performance data they provide Hum. An expansion of the Intelligent Capital Market service provided by Hum, which is incorporated at Capital Technology Solutions Inc., SmartRaise gives founders the option to receive ...

Managed detection and response firm Deepwatch Inc. today announced that it has raised $180 million in new funding to accelerate platform innovation and product development while expanding its partner ecosystem. The funding included new equity investments and strategic financing from Springcoast Capital Partners LLC, Splunk Ventures LLC and Vista Credit Partners LLC. Including the new funding, Deepwatch has ...