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General Inception, a micro venture capital fund that describes itself as the first-ever “igniter” investment company, launched today with an aim to build companies from inception through scale-up and growth. As an igniter, General Inception says that it is not an accelerator or …
Acceldata teams with Snowflake for improved visibility in modern data environments
Data observability startup Acceldata Inc. today announced that Snowflake Inc. now powers its Data Observability Cloud to provide joint customers with improved visibility and reliability in monitoring and analyzing the performance and configuration of modern data environments. With the new Snowflake integration, joint customers can …
New Illumio Endpoint prevents breaches caused by hybrid work
Zero-trust security startup Illumio Inc. today announced a new endpoint solution designed to prevent breaches from spreading to clouds and data centers from laptops. The new Illumio Endpoint tackles the issue wherein hybrid work has expanded the attack surface and introduced new threats that make …
DocuSign to cut 9% of workforce to support growth and profitability objectives
Electronic signature and agreement cloud company DocuSign Inc. today announced it’s laying off about 9% of its workforce to support its growth and profitability objectives and to improve its operating margin. CNBC reported that as of January, DocuSign had 7,651 employees. The cuts …
FTX reportedly considering bid for Celsius Network assets
Fresh from winning an auction to acquire the assets of now-defunct crypto brokerage firm Voyager Digital Ltd., the U.S. arm of FTX Trading Ltd. is reportedly considering bidding for the assets of bankrupt cryptocurrency lending platform provider Celsius Network LLC. The claim comes from Bloomberg, which …
Google finds culture, not tech, is the biggest predictor of DevOps security outcomes
A new report from Google Cloud has surprisingly found that the biggest predictor of an organization’s application-development security processes is cultural, not technical, among other findings on application security. The 8th Annual State of DevOps report released today by Google Cloud’s DevOps Research …
Intel Project Amber pilot opens up with Leidos and Accenture onboard
Intel Corp. today announced it’s opening up its “Project Amber” pilot program and already has two companies signed up: professional services firm Leidos Holdings Inc. and consulting giant Accenture plc. Project Amber was announced in May and provides organizations with remote verification …
Akamai detects 79M malicious domain names in first half of the year
New research from Akamai Technologies Inc. has found that about 20% of all new domain names registered, some 79 million, were registered for malicious purposes in the first half of the year. The research was based on queries through Akamai CacheServer instances …
Lyft freezes hiring amid uncertain economic conditions and rising inflation
Ride-hailing company Lyft Inc. said today it’s freezing all hiring in the U.S. through the end of the year amid uncertain economic conditions and rising inflation. Reuters reported that the company, which cut 60 jobs in its rental division in July, has been …
Blackberry shares drop on mixed earnings report
Shares in BlackBerry Ltd. dropped in after-hours trading today after the company reported mixed results in its latest quarter. For its second quarter ended Aug. 31, BlackBerry reported a loss before costs such as stock compensation of $29 million, or five cents …