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Financial markets data provider Refinitiv Ltd. said today it’s making its Tick History dataset available on the Google Cloud Platform. It’s a significant move because it means customers will be able to query and analyze the extensive Refinitiv dataset using Google’s BigQuery …
Snowflake is now valued at $12.4B after landing $479M funding round
Cloud data warehouse company Snowflake Computing Inc. is now said to be worth a whopping $12.4 billion following a $479 million late-stage funding round led by Dragoneer Investment Group and Salesforce.com Inc.’s venture capital arm. In addition to the Series G funding …
Visual effects powered by Nvidia set for Oscars recognition
Nvidia Corp.’s artificial intelligence technology is shaping up to be Hollywood’s next big star, with two of the biggest movies from last year nominated for Oscars in the 2020 Academy Awards’ visual effects category this weekend. Netflix Inc.’s “The Irishman” and Marvel …
Intercontinental Exchange says it won’t buy eBay after all
New York Stock Exchange operator Intercontinental Exchange Inc. said today it’s giving up its short-lived pursuit of eCommerce company eBay Inc. after several of its investors voiced opposition to the move. Rumors emerged Tuesday that ICE was considering a multibillion-dollar bid to …
Fortinet beats the Street with strong financial results, Forescout misses
Shares in cybersecurity firm Fortinet Inc. stayed flat late today despite the company reporting fourth-quarter financial results that comfortably beat Wall Street’s expectations. The company, which sells tools that simplify operations for organizations with a large number of breach prevention systems, reported a …
Twilio beats earnings forecasts but its stock falls on lower guidance
Cloud communications services provider Twilio Inc. surpassed the $1 billion annual revenue mark for the first time as it delivered its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results today, but the achievement was overshadowed by disappointing guidance. The company easily beat Wall Street’s projections, …
Qualcomm beats earnings targets but 5G transition may take time to get in gear
Smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm Inc.’s stock is down slightly today despite beating expectations on both earnings and revenue in its fiscal first quarter. The company reported earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of 99 cents per share on revenue of $5.05 …
CIA reportedly seeking to hire multiple providers for new cloud computing contracts
The Central Intelligence Agency is planning to adopt a multicloud strategy to hire multiple cloud infrastructure providers under a new project called the Commercial Cloud Enterprise initiative. The initiative is meant to help the CIA expand the cloud computing capabilities it gained …
Google Glass Enterprise 2 headset now available for direct purchase
Google LLC said today that developers and businesses can now buy its Glass Enterprise Edition 2 headset directly from its partners. Up to now, the only for businesses to get their hands on a pair of Google’s tech specs was to work …
New Relic stock tanks on lower-than-expected earnings
Application and DevOps monitoring company New Relic Inc.’s stock lost more than 12% of its value today after reporting third-quarter financial results that left investors feeling decidedly underwhelmed. The company reported earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of 9 cents …