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Google announces ClusterFuzzLite open-source solution for detecting bugs using ‘fuzzing’
Google LLC today announced the release of ClusterFuzzLite with an aim to make it easy to integrate fuzzing – a technique for finding bugs in software using random or invalid data – into software development workflows. Fuzzing, also called fuzz testing, has become a fundamental part of discovering software bugs and vulnerabilities. It can catch bugs that ...
Meta announces next-gen networking hardware at Open Compute Global Summit
Meta Platforms Inc. today announced two new milestones for open infrastructure and datacenter networking hardware during the 2021 Open Compute Global Summit conference. Those milestones included expanding Meta’s portfolio of next-generation of hardware for network switch fabric developed with multiple manufacturers and migrating data center network software to open standards. They include new Wedge 400 ...
Neon Labs raises $40M for Ethereum virtual machine capability on Solana
Neon Labs, a startup bringing Ethereum virtual machine functionality to the Solana blockchain, today announced it has raised $40 million in new funding in a private token sale. The round was led by Jump Capital, with additional investments from Solana Capital, Rockaway Blockchain Fund, Three Arrows Capital, Ethereal Ventures, IDEO CoLab Ventures and others. This ...
Teamflow 2.0 brings new features to enhance connectivity for hybrid work
Virtual office meeting and collaboration startup Teamflow today unveiled Teamflow 2.0 with a number of new features focused on providing users with a better experience for remote and hybrid work. Teamflow provides a 2D “virtual office” where workers can join one another in an informal space to meet and collaborate. The virtual spaces can be ...
Niantic opens up the real-world metaverse with the Lightship AR platform
Augmented reality company Niantic Inc. today announced the general availability of the first set of AR tools from the Niantic Lightship platform, which will enable developers from around the world to build the real-world metaverse. Niantic also announced the formation of Niantic Ventures to invest in and partner with companies that will build the future ...
Solana, Lightspeed and FTX announce $100M investment focused on blockchain gaming
Solana Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and cryptocurrency exchange FTX today announced a new $100 million investment initiative focused on investing in blockchain gaming studios, tech and projects. The intersection of gaming and blockchain technology has permitted developers to allow gamers to own their own virtual items using nonfungible tokens, which are a type of cryptographic ...
Niantic will shut down its ‘Wizard’s Unite’ AR game next year
Niantic Inc., developer of the extremely popular “Pokemon Go” augmented reality game, announced Tuesday that its “Harry Potter: Wizard’s Unite” AR game would be shutting down on Jan. 31, 2022. The company announced in a blog post and FAQ that it would be pulling the game from the App Store, Google Play and the Galaxy Store ...
Microsoft introduces Loop to empower collaborative remote work
Microsoft Corp. today unveiled Loop, a new collaborative “flexible canvas” app added to Microsoft 365 that allows remote teams to synchronize their work across applications. Built on Microsoft’s Fluid Framework, Loop enables teams to synchronize their work across multiple applications into one pane and remain in contact easily without the need to context switch. They ...
The Linux Foundation announces new initiatives for AI, IoT and cloud computing
The Linux Foundation, a nonprofit technology consortium that enables innovation through open-source software, today announced the launch of two new initiatives: the NextArch Foundation and Project OpenBytes. The NextArch Foundation will serve as a neutral home for open-source developers and contributors to build next-generation architecture and support compatibility between an increasing array of microservices. These ...
Facebook rebrands itself Meta and outlines its vision for the metaverse
Facebook Inc. has officially rebranded itself to Meta, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced today during the company’s annual Connect conference. In line with the new brand, the company is putting a lot more focus on virtual reality and augmented reality with its new attention toward the metaverse, a shared set of immersive virtual environments which ...