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Amazon.com Inc.’s space ambitions got a big boost today with the news that it acquired more than a dozen satellite internet experts from rival Facebook Inc. The talent acquisition was completed in April but only reported today by The Information. That report …
SAS Institute decides against selling itself to Broadcom after all, reports say
Data analytics firm SAS Institute Inc. has reportedly backed out of talks with Broadcom Inc. over a possible sale, following a change of heart by its owners. SAS Institute’s valuation has been a topic of intense discussion in the tech industry following …
Zoho announces new business intelligence and data preparation tools
Software-as-a-service business tools provider Zoho Corp. today announced a new business intelligence platform that combines its new data preparation application with an enhanced version of its analytics application to help companies gain better real-time insights to inform their business strategy. Zoho is a …
MongoDB 5.0 release adds time-series data and serverless instances into the mix
MongoDB Inc. is updating its namesake document-oriented database, adding key enhancements such as time series support and a preview of serverless database in the cloud version of its platform. In addition to the MongoDB 5.0 release, the company announced some major enhancements …
Cloud video surveillance platform startup Cloudastructure raises $28M
Cloud-based video surveillance infrastructure provider Cloudastructure Inc. said today it has secured $28 million in funding through the somewhat unusual route of a Regulation A+ offering. The company also said it has secured $21 million in exercisable warrants, bringing its total funding …
Amperity gets $100M later-stage funding to grow its customer data management platform
Customer data management company Amperity Inc. has joined the unicorn startup club after raising $100 million in a late-stage funding round that takes its market value to more than $1 billion. HighSage Ventures led today’s Series D round, with participation from existing …
Impact, which helps companies manage partnerships with influencers and affiliates, raises $150M
Global partnership management platform provider Impact Tech Inc. is looking to expand after raising $150 million in funding. Today’s private equity funding round was led by Qatar Investment Authority and Providence Public, bringing Impact’s valuation to $1.5 billion. Impact says its Partnership …
Arctic Wolf raises $150M for its security operations platform that blends software with human experts
Security operations startup Arctic Wolf Networks Inc. has raised an additional $150 million in a late-stage funding round that takes its value to $4.3 billion. Viking Global Investors and Owl Rock, a division of Blue Owl Capital, led today’s Series F round, …
Dialpad integrates Meetings with its main app for more consistent, unified communications
Business communications-as-a-service provider Dialpad Inc. has revamped its voice-over-internet-protocol-based UberConference videoconferencing product. The new Dialpad Meetings product announced today adds new features and is meant to serve as a unified communications platform for companies that helps to simplify business collaboration and eliminate …
PC market braces for a decline as pandemic-driven sales boost fizzles out
Demand for personal computers appears to be running out of steam, with analysts saying today they predict a steady decline in shipments for the rest of the year. The PC market got a huge kick from the COVID-19 pandemic. That led to …