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Microsoft announces plan to lay off 10,000 employees, 5% of workforce

By Maria Deutscher Jan 18, 2023

Microsoft Corp. will let go 10,000 employees, or about 5% of its workforce, as part of an effort to reduce costs. Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella announced the move in an internal memo…

Cloud

Oracle collaborates with Azure on blueprinting the mission-critical supercloud

By Victor Dabrinze Jan 18, 2023

In the time since the inaugural Supercloud22 event last year, many industry insiders have pointed to improved collaboration between the big hyperscale cloud players as the key to supercloud flourishing. During this year’s Supercloud…

Blockchain

Blue emerges from stealth with $3.2M in funding for DeFi protocol identity verification

By Kyt Dotson Jan 18, 2023

Blue, a company that offers identity verification services for decentralized-finance traders to assist with “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering compliance, launched from stealth mode today with $3.2 million in funding. The funds were raised…

Big Data

Head of data at Saks on what’s needed when ‘every company is a data company’

By Ryan Stevens Jan 18, 2023

Data mesh has emerged as a new paradigm for data management in recent years, allowing for inclusivity no matter the technology, should it be a data lake, data hub, data warehouse or Amazon Web Services…

Security

Styra Repo Scan provides near-instant scanning of configuration files in GitHub

By Duncan Riley Jan 18, 2023

Cloud-native authorization startup Styra Inc., the founders of Open Policy Agent, an open-source engine for unifying policy enforcement across the software stack, today announced Repo Scan, a service that provides near-instant scanning of configuration files in GitHub.…

Cloud

Modern commerce platform startup Chord raises $15M for expansion

By Duncan Riley Jan 18, 2023

Modern commerce platform startup Chord Commerce Inc. today announced that it has raised $15 million in new funding to expand its data capabilities and support availability for larger customers. Bright Pixel Capital and Eclipse…

Cloud

Data management startup Cloudian raises $60M and hires new chairman

By Mike Wheatley Jan 18, 2023

Hybrid cloud data management firm Cloudian Inc. said today it has closed on a $60 million round of funding that brings its total amount raised to $233 million. The round was led by Digital…

Cloud

Gartner halves forecast of IT spending growth to 2.4% in 2023

By Paul Gillin Jan 18, 2023

Gartner Inc. expects worldwide information technology spending to grow 2.4% in 2023, to $4.5 trillion, down from its previous forecast of 5.1% growth, according to a new report released today. However, the downward revision…

Policy

Meta’s Oversight Board pushes for new nudity rules after accusing company of trans discrimination

By James Farrell Jan 17, 2023

Meta Platforms Inc.’s Oversight Board said today that it believes it’s time for Meta to change the rules regarding its adult nudity and sexual content policies. It’s not the first time the board, which…

Security

Nissan North America data breach caused by third-party provider

By Duncan Riley Jan 17, 2023

Nissan North America Inc. has disclosed a data breach caused by an outside provider that affected nearly 18,000 customers. The breach was disclosed via a notification to the Office of the Maine Attorney General…

all stories

Microsoft announces plan to lay off 10,000 employees, 5% of workforce

Oracle collaborates with Azure on blueprinting the mission-critical supercloud

Blue emerges from stealth with $3.2M in funding for DeFi protocol identity verification

Styra Repo Scan provides near-instant scanning of configuration files in GitHub

Gartner halves forecast of IT spending growth to 2.4% in 2023

Meta’s Oversight Board pushes for new nudity rules after accusing company of trans discrimination

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