Salesforce.com Inc. is reportedly working on plans to release a cloud service for nonfungible tokens. CNBC, referencing people familiar with the matter, reported today that Salesforce co-Chief Executives Marc Benioff and Bret Taylor both discussed the strategy at an online employee event. Should it come to fruition, the service would allow artists to create content and ...

Smart data capture startup Scandit AG announced today it has raised $150 million in new funding to expand its global footprint and team with a particular focus on the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan, Singapore and South Korea. Warburg Pincus led the Series D round with Atomico, Forestay Capital, G2VP, GV, Kreos, NGP Capital, Schneider Electric, Sony Innovation ...

Shares in Uber Technologies Inc. rose in after-hours trading after the company reported strong quarterly results. For the quarter ended Dec. 31, Uber reported adjusted earnings per share of 44 cents, reversing a loss of 54 cents per share in the same quarter of last year. Revenue jumped 83%, to $5.82 billion. Analysts had been ...

App cybersecurity startup Canonic Security launched out of stealth mode today with $6 million in new funding to accelerate its go-to-market and development initiatives. Investors in the seed round included First Round Capital, Elron Ventures, SV Angel and Operator Partners. Led by cybersecurity industry veterans Boris Gorin, a former senior director at enterprise security company Proofpoint Inc., and ...

Cloud visibility and analytics company Gigamon Inc. today announced a new release of its network detection and response solution. The latest release of ThreatINSIGHT Guided-SaaS NDR offers teams visibility into historical network data and the tools to use that data to identify adversary activity across the MITRE ATT&CK framework. Gigamon noted that the average adversary ...

Palo Alto Networks Inc. today announced Nebula, the latest upgrade of its PAN-OS software that finds evasive new attacks that can cripple organizations and stop them in their tracks. Nebula, PAN-OS version 10.2, is pitched as a new shift in network security. The product detects so-called zero-day or unknown threats that have grown and evolved ...

The U.S. Department of Justice today said it has arrested a New York couple and seized more than $3.6 billion in bitcoin linked to the 2016 hack of Bitfinex. The couple, Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife Heather Morgan, are alleged to have conspired to launder the proceeds of 119,754 bitcoin stolen from Bitfinex after a hacker ...

Shares in Lyft Inc. dropped in after-hours trading after the ride-hailing company reported a lower-than-expected outlook. Lyft reported adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $74.7 million or nine cents per share in the quarter ended Dec. 31, up from a loss of $150 million in the same quarter in 2020 and adjusted ...

Shares in Mandiant Inc. surged today after a report that Microsoft Corp. is in talks to acquire the company, as the cybersecurity company Mandiant reported stronger-than-expected earnings. Bloomberg, referencing people familiar with the matter, reported that the private talks may not result in an offer but would bolster Microsoft’s efforts to protect customers from hacks ...

Operational technology cybersecurity startup Shift5 Inc. announced today it has raised $50 million in new funding to make significant investments in product development and new talent across all its teams to keep pace with demand across transportation and national defense industries. Insight Partners led the Series B round. The new funding follows Shift5 raising $20 ...