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Sony is hiring more engineers to expand its image sensor chip business
Sony Corp. is planning to grow its engineering teams as it looks for new business opportunities in growth markets such as the automotive and “internet of things” sectors, Reuters reported Wednesday. The Japanese firm will allocate some 40 percent of its new engineering hires to its struggling computer chip manufacturing business, which includes its all-important image ...
Dropbox stock falls 8 percent as investors dump on poor guidance
Updated: Shares of file-sharing company Dropbox Inc. went into free-fall late today, plummeting by almost 10 percent in extended trading after providing guidance that left shareholders sorely disappointed. The stock drop comes despite what was a positive fourth quarter for the company, which posted earnings and revenue that beat Wall Street’s expectations. For the fourth quarter, ...
Google makes its Speech-to-Text and Text-to-Speech services more accurate and accessible
Google LLC is pushing its popular Cloud Speech-to-Text and Text-to-Speech machine learning services harder, adding new features to both and making the former more accessible to large enterprises. Google Cloud Speech-to-Text is essentially an advanced transcription service that relies on machine learning and other artificial intelligence technologies to improve its accuracy. This reliance on AI ...
SWIM.AI open-sources its edge computing platform
Edge computing company SWIM Inc., also known as SWIM.AI, today revealed plants to open-source much of its technology and tools. SWIM came to attention last year when it raised a $10 million funding round to build out its software stack for “internet of things” and other edge devices. The platform combines local data processing and ...
Ericsson and Juniper add network slicing features to joint 5G transport network
Swedish telecoms firm Ericsson AB is expanding its partnership with Juniper Networks Inc. on a joint “5G transport network” offering that caters to service providers looking to deploy 5G networks with higher bandwidths. The companies announced the initiative in September, offering a package that includes routers made by both companies, along with management, orchestration and security ...
Operational AI firm Splice Machine lands $16M funding round
Self-described “operational artificial intelligence” firm Splice Machine Inc. has just added $16 million to its kitty following a round of funding led by GreatPoint Ventures. Accenture Ventures and individual investor and SunBridge Group Chief Executive Officer Allen Miner also participated in the Series B round, bringing the company’s total funding to $58 million to date. ...
Netskope extends its cloud security tools to Google’s cloud
Cloud security company Netskope Inc. is extending its security assessment and monitoring capabilities to Google LLC’s public cloud infrastructure. The Netskope for Google Cloud Platform offering is designed for enterprises that need to monitor assets deployed on Google’s cloud. Netskope already has similar products for Google’s cloud rivals Amazon Web Services Inc. and Microsoft Corp. ...
Pure Storage wants to replace tape with cloud and flash for data backup and recovery
Making good on an acquisition from last year, data storage specialist Pure Storage Inc. today launched ObjectEngine, a data protection and recovery system for cloud and flash environments. ObjectEngine was built with technology that Pure Storage acquired when it bought StorReduce Inc., which was a maker of data deduplication and cloud migration software. The new product is ...
Microsoft’s M12 venture capital arm backs Israeli fintech firm nsKnox
Microsoft Corp. today said it has invested in an Israel- and Boston-based startup called nsKnox Technologies Inc. that sells software designed to secure corporate payments. The investment was made via Microsoft’s M12 venture capital arm, which led a $15 million Series A round of funding in the startup. Viola Ventures and Discount Capital, the investment arm of ...
Mysteriously, analytics firm Splunk says it’s pulling out of Russia
Big data analytics firm Splunk Inc. says it’s pulling out of Russia. The company, which also sells cybersecurity tools, didn’t provide any reason for its decision, beyond that it’s “continually evaluating” where it invests and focuses its resources. “As part of this ongoing evaluation, we have decided Splunk will no longer be selling software and ...