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Healthcare technology startup Prenuvo Inc. said today it has raised $70 million in an early-stage funding round that will go some way toward helping it achieve its goal of reinventing the traditional physical health check and bringing preventive care to more people. …
Tableau Software updates focus on helping new users and building better dashboards
Salesforce Inc.’s data visualization platform Tableau Software is introducing a major update that promises to help customers unlock more data insights, build better dashboards and make more accurate predictions using artificial intelligence. The new updates were announced today with the Tableau 2022.3 …
Microsoft drops Office branding in favor of Microsoft 365
Microsoft Corp. is dropping the iconic Office branding for its suite of productivity tools after more than 30 years, renaming it Microsoft 365. The change doesn’t mean applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint will disappear, but they will instead be …
AWS partners with BMW on cloud-based vehicle data platform to power a new generation of connected cars
Amazon Web Services Inc. is looking to play an expanded role in the development of connected vehicles. The company said today it has partnered with BMW Group to create an entirely new and customizable cloud software offering that helps to simplify the …
Matillion unveils new Data Productivity Cloud with low-code user interface
The well-funded British data integration startup Matillion Ltd. today announced the launch of a new, low-code platform that comes complete with its own ecosystem of third-party tools to help enterprises get critical information ready for business in rapid time. Matillion hit the headlines …
At Ignite 2022, DevOps and ransomware protection are the focus of Microsoft’s security updates
As always, security was at the forefront for Microsoft Corp. today at Ignite 2022, with its extensive range of product updates coming alongside multiple new capabilities aimed at helping companies to provide better safeguards for their data and applications. The main focus …
Microsoft’s Edge browser gains shared tabs and more security features
Google Chrome remains far and away the most dominant web browser in use today, but that hasn’t stopped Microsoft Corp. from doing everything possible to persuade more people to try its Edge browser instead. In fact, Microsoft continues to add new features …
Microsoft adds OpenAI’s DALL-E 2 image generation tool to Azure Cognitive Services
Microsoft Corp. is pushing to become a more important player in artificial intelligence development, leveraging its partnerships and expertise to offer customers tools for building more advanced models. One of the most impressive new offerings comes from Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service. Falling …
Microsoft to offer premium Teams features with more personalization and intelligent feedback
Microsoft Corp. is betting that enterprise users will be willing to pay extra to enjoy a more personalized, intelligent and secure experience within its Teams collaboration software suite. The new Microsoft Teams Premium add-on will provide greater benefits and functionality for webinars, …
Microsoft boosts Azure’s big-data cred with flurry of database-related enhancements
Microsoft Corp.’s Azure cloud is getting boosted with an array of data-focused updates, with expanded capabilities for its Intelligent Data Platform and new functions in its main database offerings leading the way. One of the most important new announcements at Microsoft Ignite …