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Just weeks after landing a share of a multibillion-dollar cloud computing contract for the U.S. Department of Defense, Amazon Web Services Inc. has struck another major deal with the U.S. Navy. Under the five-year contract, AWS provide a range of cloud services …
AI-powered recruitment platform Perfect raises $13M in seed funding
Human resources technology startup Talent Fabric Ltd., which does business as Perfect, announced today that it has closed on a $13 million seed funding round as it looks to take on established platforms such as LinkedIn Corp. in talent recruitment. Today’s round …
Workday hires Sequoia Capital’s Carl Eschenbach as its new co-CEO, replacing Chano Fernandez
Workday Inc. sprung a surprise today when it announced that co-Chief Executive Officer Chano Fernandez will step down from the role immediately and leave the company, to be replaced by Sequoia Capital’s Carl Eschenbach. Eschenbach, who is a former executive of VMware …
SwXtch.io integrates with Timebeat to deliver precise clock synchronization across multicloud networks
IEX Group Inc. subsidiary swXtch.io, a provider of cloud-native network infrastructure, said today it has completed its integration with Timebeat.app Ltd.’s Precision Time Protocol to enable extremely accurate “clock synchronization” across multicloud network deployments. SwXtch.io is the creator of cloudSwXtch, a virtual …
AI-powered pharmaceutical drug testing startup Quris Technologies raises $9M in funding
Israeli pharmaceutical artificial intelligence startup Quris Technologies Ltd. said today it has secured an additional $9 million in seed funding, bringing its total amount raised to $37 million. The latest investment was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and included participation from …
Google adds client-side encryption for some Gmail users
Google LLC said last week that it has added beta support for client-side encryption in Gmail for some of its Google Workspace customers. CSE in Gmail has been added for customers who subscribe to the Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus and …
Intel delays construction of $18B German chip fab as it angles for more government funding
Intel Corp. is reportedly going to delay construction of a planned new semiconductor fabrication plant in Magdeburg, Germany, that it was set to break ground on early next year. The chipmaker is said to be seeking additional government subsidies to help fund …
CyberCube raises $50M to grow its insurance industry-focused risk analytics platform
Cyber risk analytics startup CyberCube Analytics Inc. said today it has raised $50 million in additional growth capital, bringing its total amount raised to more than $100 million to date. The round was led by investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Tactical …
LogRhythm and SentinelOne collaborate to streamline enterprise cybersecurity prevention and response
Cybersecurity intelligence firm LogRhythm Inc. said today it’s partnering with the extended detection and response platform provider SentinelOne Inc. on a combined offering aimed at helping companies streamline their security operations and cut through the noise to gain more precise insights into …
You.com creates an app store-based search experience to take on Google
SuSea Inc., a startup that’s backed by more than $45 million in venture capital funding, said today it’s opening up its alternative search engine platform to third-party developers in order to create a more compelling rival to Google Search. SuSea is the …