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Google LLC’s Android team today announced the long-awaited public beta release of Android 11, after postponing its launch several times. Android is the popular open-source mobile operating system developed by Google that powers more than 2.5 billion active devices. It’s based on …
Cloud compliance startup Concourse Labs exits stealth with $15.2M round
Automated cloud compliance startup Concourse Labs exited stealth mode today after securing a $15.2 million round of funding. The Series A round was led by ForgePoint Capital and also included 83North and Capri Ventures. Concourse Labs said it plans to use the money to expand …
DataRobot partners with Boston Consulting and buys its AI platform
Machine learning company DataRobot Inc. today made another acquisition, buying Boston Consulting Group’s artificial intelligence technology platform. The companies also announced they’re entering into a strategic partnership that will combine DataRobot’s intellectual property with Boston’s consulting services. DataRobot is a well-funded startup that …
JSonar raises $50M to secure every kind of database
Database security startup jSonar today said it has gotten itself some serious backing: Goldman Sachs, which has just invested $50 million as part of the company’s first institutional round of funding. The Waltham, Massachusetts-based startup sells a security platform that helps to protect …
MongoDB’s new release helps unify distributed data sources
Document-oriented database company MongoDB Inc. today announced a raft of updates to its product portfolio today, including a new release of its namesake database software. The company is also adding more features to MongoDB Atlas, the cloud-specific version of its database, and launching …
Yugabyte raises $30M for its cloud-native distributed SQL database
Open-source relational database company Yugabyte Inc. is in the mood for expansion after landing a new $30 million funding round announced today. The oversubscribed Series B funding round was led by 8VC. Wipro Ventures and existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners and Dell …
IBM to stop selling facial recognition technology
IBM Corp. Chief Executive Officer Arvind Krishna is withdrawing his company from the general-purpose facial recognition market over concerns that the technology is being used to promote discrimination and racial injustice. In a letter addressed to the U.S. Congress today, Krishna said …
Amazon sues to limit former AWS marketing VP Brian Hall’s new job at Google Cloud
Amazon.com Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Brian Hall, a former vice president of product marketing at Amazon Web Services Inc., alleging that he has violated the terms of a noncompete agreement after taking up a new role at Google Cloud, one …
VMware buys Lastline to improve malware threat detection
Virtualization software giant VMware Inc. said today it has agreed to buy an anti-malware research startup called Lastline Inc. to help it better detect sophisticated network threats. VMware said the acquisition of Lastline, which is expected to close at the end of …
MongoDB beats earnings expectations but its guidance comes up short
MongoDB Inc. blew past Wall Street’s expectations today as it reported its first-quarter financial results, but the database software company’s stock fell in after-hours trading after it warned of a wider second-quarter loss than analysts were expecting. The company, which sells an …