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Linux operating system developer Canonical Ltd. today announced the general availability of Real-time Ubuntu, a new and specialized version of its operating system designed for time-bound workloads and applications. The newly developed real-time kernel within Ubuntu is better able to serve extreme …
Akamai expands into cloud infrastructure services with Connected Cloud platform
Content delivery network and cloud services provider Akamai Technologies Inc. said today it’s launching a massively distributed edge and cloud platform called Akamai Connected Cloud. It’s designed to enable cloud computing, content delivery and security that brings applications and experiences closer to …
Uber goes multicloud, announcing big deals with Oracle and Google
Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc. today unveiled its multicloud strategy, announcing a new seven-year strategic cloud partnership with Oracle Corp. that will see it move the bulk of its most critical workloads to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. At the same time, Uber revealed …
Arista Networks grows profit and revenue as it easily beats Wall Street’s targets
Arista Networks Inc. comfortably beat expectations today as it delivered its fourth-quarter financial results, showing impressive revenue growth and offering a strong forecast for the current quarter. Arista’s stock initially gained 3.5% in extended trading before pulling back slightly for a 1% …
Faced with possible delisting, Rigetti Computing lays off staff and updates technology roadmap
Quantum computing firm Rigetti Computing Inc. today said it will lay off 28% of its staff after replacing its chief technology and financial officers. The publicly traded company is facing the possibility of a delisting from the Nasdaq exchange due to the …
Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites get launch approval from the FCC
Amazon.com Inc.’s Kuiper Systems LLC satellite division was granted permission to go ahead with its first launches, according to a ruling by the Federal Communications Commission today. The FCC’s International Bureau provided its stamp of approval on an orbital debris mitigation plan …
Alteryx’s stock jumps on rapid revenue growth and confident outlook
Shares of the big-data firm Alteryx Inc. rose more than 9% in extended trading today after it revealed that its revenue grew by 73% in the fourth quarter. It also offered solid guidance for the next quarter and full year, boosting investor’s …
Google launches Immersive Stream for XR to power extended reality experiences from the cloud
Google Cloud is looking to power high-quality photorealistic augmented reality experiences for millions of mobile devices with the general availability of its Immersive Stream for XR service. Announced today, Immersive Stream for XR is a cloud-hosted graphics rendering service powered by Google …
Cloud networking startup Arrcus raises $50M funding round
Hyperscale networking software startup Arrcus Inc. today announced it has closed on a $50 million late-stage round of funding led by Prosperity7. Existing investors, including Clear Ventures, General Catalyst, Liberty Global and Lightspeed, also participated in the Series D round, as did …
Former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor to launch new AI startup with Google veteran Clay Bavor
Former Salesforce Inc. co-Chief Executive Officer Bret Taylor (pictured) is teaming up with outgoing Google LLC Vice President Clay Bavor to create a new artificial intelligence startup. The unnamed company will seek to apply AI to “some of the most important problems …