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With new Anthos features, Google aims to simplify hybrid cloud services
Google LLC today announced updates to its hybrid cloud management platform Anthos to bring more enterprise-ready capabilities aimed at enhancing security for microservices and governing workloads across the cloud. The tech giant launched Anthos as a rebranding of its Cloud Services Platform in April. The platform is described as a modern application management environment designed to ...
Warner Music joins $11M round in CryptoKitties creator for new blockchain tech
Music and media giant Warner Music Group reportedly joined in an $11.2 million investment in Dapper Labs, the creator behind the virally popular distributed ledger blockchain game CryptoKitties. According to a report from Forbes today, the funding round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and joined by Digital Currency Group, Union Square Ventures, Venrock and others. ...
Energy Web Foundation joins Thailand power companies on renewables blockchain
Thailand-based multinational energy conglomerate PTT Plc. and global energy blockchain nonprofit Energy Web Foundation announced today the development of a new renewable energy trading platform based on blockchain distributed ledger technology. According to PTT, there is a strong corporate demand by companies in Thailand, Japan and other southeast Asian countries. The demand is for renewable ...
Apple announces iPhone 11, new iPad, Watch Series 5 and more
No surprise here: Topping a flurry of announcements at Apple Inc.’s closely watched annual fall press event this morning was the new iPhone 11. There are three new members of Apple’s long-running series of smartphones, featuring “Super Retina XDR” displays of 5.8 and 6.5 inches with extra-tough glass and multiple speakers for a virtualized experience ...
DappRadar raises $2.3M to track 2,500+ blockchain decentralized apps
DappRadar, a company that assists in the discovery and analysis of decentralized applications run on distributed ledger blockchain platforms, announced today it has raised $2.33 million in seed funding. The investment in DappRadar announced today was led by Naspers, a global internet group, with the participation of Blockchain.com Ventures and Angel Invest Berlin. Blockchains operate ...
Indian firm Tech Mahindra builds enterprise financial management blockchain
New Delhi-based digital transformation services firm Tech Mahindra Ltd. and financial technology services company Adjoint Inc. announced a joint project Monday to build a distributed ledger blockchain financial and insurance management solution for enterprise users. The two companies claim the new blockchain network is one of the first that will secure enterprise financial management and ...
Ario Technologies raises $2M seed funding to expand industrial AR platform
Industrial augmented reality platform company Ario Technologies Inc. announced Monday that it has closed a $2 million funding round led by Richmond, Virginia-based NRV. Ario has also been granted a grant for $1.5 million from the United States Air Force, bringing the total raised by the company to $3.5 million in new funding. Ario produces ...
Kadena launches free blockchain-as-a-service on Microsoft Azure Marketplace
Hybrid distributed ledger blockchain company Kadena LLC today announced the launch of a free blockchain-as-a-service enterprise solution on Microsoft Corp.’s Azure cloud marketplace. The new service, Kadena Scalable Permissioned Blockchain, builds on the company’s free community edition released for Amazon Web Services in January. With this release, Kadena seeks to build its portfolio in the blockchain ...
Coinbase brings blockchain dapps to desktop browsers with WalletLink
Cryptocurrency wallet and exchange service Coinbase Inc. announced Thursday that the company is making it easier for users to access distributed ledger blockchain applications, or dapps, from web browsers with WalletLink. To operate, dapps use cryptocurrency tokens in order to execute decentralized transactions on a blockchain. Coinbase Wallet acts as a secure storage for these ...
Terra Virtua augmented reality app links up with WAX blockchain
Immersive virtual and augmented reality entertainment platform Terra Virtua today announced a partnership with WAX Worldwide Asset Exchange, a blockchain distributed ledger capable of recording the trades of virtual assets. The integration of the WAX blockchain with Terra Virtua will allow developers for the platform to provide customers with the ability to view, buy, sell ...