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Chipmaker GlobalFoundries files to go public on US Nasdaq exchange
Semiconductor maker GlobalFoundries Inc. today confirmed it’s heading for an initial public offering of stock. The company said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it plans to list its shares on the Nasdaq exchange. Its current owner, Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Co., will still have “substantial control” over ...
With Google Cloud’s Speaker ID, callers can now use their voice for authentication
Companies that rely on Google LLC’s Contact Center AI service to automate their call center operations can now enable Speaker ID, a machine learning-based voice identification feature that allows callers to authenticate themselves easily by saying a few words. Google Cloud launched Contact Center AI in November 2019. The service uses Google’s Dialogflow CX conversational ...
Google-backed program will pay developers for open-source software security improvements
Few companies are as devoted to the cause of open-source software as Google LLC, and as if to underline that point, the company said today it’s sponsoring the Linux Foundation’s new Secure Open Source Pilot Program. The SOS program is an initiative that’s promising to reward developers financially for enhancing the security of what are ...
Amazon simplifies cloud service management with AWS Cloud Control API
Life just got a little bit easier for developers who rely on Amazon Web Services Inc.’s cloud services, thanks to the availability of its new AWS Cloud Control API. The new tool is a set of common application programming interfaces that the company says will make it much easier for developers to manage AWS services ...
Quantum computing startup IonQ to make its stock market debut
IonQ Inc. is all set to become the first publicly traded company that’s solely focused on quantum computing. Having finalized its merger this week with dMY Technology Group Inc. III, a special-purpose acquisition company, it will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 1. SPACs such as dMY are created with the intention of ...
Buoyant brings zero-trust network policies to the heart of Linkerd service mesh
Buoyant Inc. said today it has added new security features to the open-source Linkerd service mesh, as well as Bouyant Cloud, a software-as-a-service platform that bundles additional features with Linkerd. The Linkerd service mesh is a software layer that provides connectivity for microservices, which are the components of modern, container-based applications. Containerized apps are popular ...
Big-data processing chip startup Speedata exits stealth with $55M
Speedata, a startup that’s developing a specialized computer processor for data analytics workloads, exited stealth mode today as it closed on a $55 million funding round that brings its total amount raised to $70 million. Walden Catalyst Ventures, 83North and Koch Disruptive Technologies led the Series A round, together with participation from existing investors Pitango ...
Amazon debuts fully managed, Prometheus-based container monitoring service
Amazon Web Services Inc. announced an important new cloud service today to help customers to keep a better eye on the performance of their Kubernetes-managed container software deployments. The company said Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus is generally available starting today, giving customers an easier way to monitor modern applications. The service is based on ...
Satellogic taps Amazon’s cloud to create a searchable, near-real-time view of Earth
High-resolution satellite imagery provider Satellogic Inc. is tapping Amazon Web Services Inc.’s cloud to scale up its operations and eventually provide a live and extremely detailed catalog of the Earth’s surface that will be updated on a daily basis. The company provides its high-resolution images of the Earth to decision makers in areas such as ...
With newest switch, Juniper extends reach of intent-based network automation
Juniper Networks Inc. claims to be “future-proofing” enterprises data centers with the launch of its latest QFX5700 Series networking switch. It’s billed as the most flexible midsized switch of its kind available, with the ability to mix and match line cards with a range of interface options ranging from 10-gigabit Ethernet to 400G to support ...