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Behavior-tracking software provider Amplitude Inc. said today it’s getting into the customer data platform game with the launch of a new product called Amplitude CDP. Billed as the industry’s first insights-driven customer data platform, Amplitude CDP does away with the need to …
Cockroach Labs adds command-line tool and more automation in latest database release
Cockroach Labs Inc., maker of the distributed and extremely resilient CockroachDB database, today announced a major update to that platform. The company said today the new version, CockroachDB 22.1, will enable application updates across the entire development lifecycle. According to the company, that …
Big tech stocks slump in wake of Snap profit warning
Tech stocks took a big tumble Tuesday as investors bailed from dozens of companies that had rallied at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index fell amid investor fears of a slowdown in the digital advertising sector, following …
Microsoft announces new Azure capabilities around cloud-native apps, data analytics and hybrid cloud operations
Microsoft Corp. unveiled a slew of updates to the Azure cloud platform at its online Build 2022 developer conference today, with new capabilities for cloud-native applications, big data, hybrid cloud and Azure migration among the highlights. Developers of cloud-native apps in particular …
AI development on Microsoft Azure gets beefed up with access to OpenAI models
Microsoft Corp. is expanding its long-running relationship with the artificial intelligence research outfit OpenAI Inc. as it launched a new service today for Azure Cognitive Services. The service provides developers with access to a range of OpenAI’s AI models, including the GPT-3 base series, …
Microsoft extends Teams’ unique collaborative features to outside apps
Collaboration came to the fore at Microsoft Corp.’s Build 2022 conference today as the company unveiled a host of new developer-focused tooling and features for Microsoft Teams. One of the most exciting updates is the new Live Share experience that makes it …
Big data reliability platform provider Monte Carlo raises $135M in late-stage round
Self-styled data reliability firm Monte Carlo Inc. announced today that it has closed on a $135 million late-stage funding round led by IVP that brings its total amount raised to date to $236 million. Accel, GGV Capital, Redpoint Ventures, ICONIQ Growth and GIC …
Cribl raises $150M in late-stage funding round as it launches new data search tool
Open observability firm Cribl Inc. said today it has closed on a late-stage $150 million funding round that brings its total amount raised to $400 million to date. Tiger Global Management led the Series D round and was joined by existing backers …
Updated: Broadcom in talks to acquire virtualization software giant VMware for $60B
Updated: Computer chipmaker Broadcom Inc. is negotiating to buy the virtualization software giant VMware Inc., according to a report by Bloomberg. The report, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter, said the negotiations are ongoing and that a deal is not imminent. …
Stripe’s new Data Pipeline tool aims to ease syncing transaction data with Amazon Redshift and Snowflake
Payments processing firm Stripe Inc. is getting into the infrastructure business today with the launch of a new product called Data Pipeline that customers can use to synchronize their transaction data with information stored in Amazon Redshift and Snowflake data warehouses. Stripe …