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Microsoft Corp. today expanded its augmented reality platform to Android and iOS as part of an expansion of its cloud-based business and customer management service platform Dynamics 365. The push, dubbed Dynamics 365 Mixed-Reality, starts with an app named Remote Assist that is designed for …
Report: Pinterest confidentially files paperwork for a June IPO
Pinterest Inc. has confidentially filed its initial public offering paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to an unconfirmed report published today. The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, said today the company is looking at a float …
Tesla chief Elon Musk calls bitcoin ‘quite brilliant’
Tesla Inc. and SpaceX Inc. Founder and Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk (pictured) is a big bitcoin fan, praising the cryptocurrency on a podcast with investment firm ARK Invest Tuesday. In the interview, which primarily focused on Musk’s companies, the interviewer asked …
Flaws in leading password managers can expose data
In an age of constant data breaches and hacking, many security experts encourage the use of online password managers. But as it turns out, the password managers themselves have vulnerabilities that can expose data on devices. A disturbing report Tuesday from Independent Security Evaluators …
On-demand goods storage startup Clutter raises $200M to expand into new markets
On-demand goods storage startup Clutter Inc. today said it has raised $200 million in new funding to allow it to expand into new markets. The Series D round was led by SoftBank Vision Fund and included Sequoia Capital, Atomico, GV, Fifth Wall and Four Rivers. Founded in …
Reports: Lyft IPO could come as soon as the end of March
Lyft Inc. is heading toward its initial public offering possibly as soon as the end of March, according to multiple reports today. The Wall Street Journal claimed that Lyft is preparing to list its shares on Nasdaq around the end of March, but Reuters said it’s planning to …
Report: Bitmain booked a $500M quarterly loss as bitcoin price dropped
Leading Chinese cryptocurrency hardware maker and miner Bitmain Technologies Inc. reported a $500 million loss in the third quarter as the price of bitcoin continued to drop. The figure comes from Coindesk, which claimed today that the loss was confidentially reported in an update of …
Amazon tops smart home speaker market as sales surge over the holiday season
Amazon.com Inc. maintained its lead in the smart home speaker market in the fourth quarter as sales of the devices hit record highs over the holiday season. The numbers come from a new report out today from Strategy Analytics, which found that in …
Uber and Cruise open-source their visualization software
Both Uber Technologies Inc. and Cruise, the autonomous vehicle division of General Motors Co. have open-sourced their visualization software as both attempt to make the technologies a standard. Uber has open-sourced its Autonomous Visualization System, a standard for describing and visualizing autonomous vehicle …
Coinbase acquires blockchain tracking startup Neutrino to expand intelligence services
Coinbase Inc. has acquired blockchain tracking startup Neutrino srl for an undisclosed price to expand its blockchain intelligence services. Founded in 2016, Neutrino offers a platform for analyzing, tracking and investigating blockchain and other virtual currencies. The company pitches its products to law …