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A startup called Memfault Inc. is exiting stealth mode today armed with $8.5 million in early-stage funding for its cloud-based observability platform for “internet of things” devices. The Series A round was led by Partech and also included the participation of existing …
Micron’s stock jumps on strong earnings and bullish forecast
Semiconductor firm Micron Technology Inc. delighted Wall Street once again today with strong second-quarter revenue and profit that was in line with a revised forecast it provided earlier this month. The company also posted a strong outlook for the next quarter that …
Report: Micron and Western Digital are competing to buy flash memory supplier Kioxia
Micron Technology Inc. and Western Digital Corp. are both reportedly interested in buying the Japanese flash memory maker Kioxia Holdings Corp. The Wall Street Journal cited people familiar with the matter as saying that Micron and Western Digital are both exploring possible deals …
Microsoft wins potential $22B contract to supply HoloLens AR headsets to US Army
Microsoft Corp. has won a multibillion-dollar contract to supply customized HoloLens augmented reality headsets to the U.S. Army. The contract, announced by the Army today, could be worth as much as $21.88 billion and will see Microsoft supply more than 120,000 headsets …
Cisco wants to foster employee well-being with Personal Insights in Webex
Cisco Systems Inc. said today it’s bringing more insights to its Webex communications and collaboration platform that it believes will help people work smarter and combat burnout. The networking giant announced People Insights on the second day of its virtual Cisco Live digital …
Linux Foundation hosts RareCamp open-source platform to democratize gene therapy
The OpenTreatments Foundation said today that its open-source RareCamp software will be hosted by the Linux Foundation, as part of its effort to make that platform available to anyone to kickstart the creation of new gene therapies for rare genetic diseases. The …
Oracle announces Cloud Lift migration service for moving workloads to its cloud
Oracle Corp. signaled that its cloud infrastructure is ready for prime time today with launch of a new migration service for its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure platform. The new service will provide access to technical tools and cloud engineering resources that are meant to …
Lenovo announces new advisory services and updates to its HCI stack
Lenovo Group Ltd. today announced a slate of new advisory services for customers that need help with their digital transformations. The new services were introduced alongside a number of updates to the company’s hyperconverged infrastructure platforms. Among the consulting services are Principal …
Arm unveils Armv9 architecture for its next generation of processor chips
The British chip designer Arm Holdings Ltd. introduced a roadmap for its next-generation central processing unit architecture today. Its new breed of chips will be optimized for specialized workloads such as artificial intelligence and digital signal processing and come with greater security …
Cloud data backup and recovery firm HYCU lands big Series A funding round
The previously self-funded multicloud data backup and recovery-as-a-service provider HYCU Inc. has gotten its first dose of venture capital, and it’s a hefty amount for a Series A funding round, coming in at $87.5 million. Today’s round was led by Bain Capital …