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Second Life founder returns to bolster its metaverse expansion

By Kyt Dotson Jan 13, 2022

Philip Rosedale, the founder of Second Life, is returning as a strategic adviser to its parent company Linden Lab to breathe new life into the veteran social virtual world game and guide its metaverse…

Cloud

Virtana bags $73M to build its hybrid cloud observability business

By Paul Gillin Jan 13, 2022

Virtana today said it raised $73 million in an unspecified funding round to grow its hybrid cloud operations management business. The company, officially Virtual Instruments Inc., sells tools based on machine learning that help…

Big Data

Databricks kicks off vertical push with analytics platform for retailers

By Paul Gillin Jan 13, 2022

Distributed data analytics and machine learning software provider Databricks Inc. is making its first foray into vertical markets today with the announcement of the Databricks Lakehouse for Retail. The announcement is, at least in…

IoT

Cloud video surveillance firm Cloudastructure buys smart parking startup Visionful

By Mike Wheatley Jan 13, 2022

Artificial intelligence-powered cloud video surveillance firm Cloudastructure Inc. announced today it has agreed a deal to acquire the smart parking startup Visionful Inc. for an undisclosed fee. The acquisition, expected to close by the…

Big Data

Data collaboration startup Observable raises $35.6M funding round

By Maria Deutscher Jan 13, 2022

Observable Inc., the developer of a cloud-based platform for visualizing and analyzing data, today announced that it has raised a $35.6 million funding round led by Menlo Ventures. The investment also included the participation…

Big Data

WorkStep raises $25M to help businesses improve frontline employee retention

By Paul Gillin Jan 13, 2022

Technology firms that target so-called “deskless” workers continue to reel in investment dollars. San Francisco-based WorkStep Inc., which has a database of more than 1 million frontline workers and software that matches them with…

Security

Iranian state-sponsored hacking group exploiting Apache Log4j vulnerabilities

By Duncan Riley Jan 12, 2022

An Iranian state-sponsored hacking group has been found to be actively exploiting vulnerabilities in Apache Log4j to distribute a new modular PowerShell toolkit for nefarious purposes. Detailed Tuesday by researchers at Check Point Software Technologies…

AI

Distributed machine learning startup Boosted.ai raises $35M

By Duncan Riley Jan 12, 2022

Distributed machine learning startup Boosted.ai revealed today it has raised $35 million in new funding to scale up its web-based platform that brings explainable machine learning tools to investment managers. Ten Cove Capital and Spark Capital led…

Policy

Fact-checking organizations say YouTube is a major spreader of misinformation

By James Farrell Jan 12, 2022

A letter signed today by more than 80 global fact-checking groups said Google LLC-owned YouTube is one of the “major conduits of online disinformation and misinformation worldwide.” The letter, addressed to YouTube Chief Executive…

Security

Flashpoint acquires data breach intelligence company Risk Based Security

By Duncan Riley Jan 12, 2022

Business risk intelligence startup Flashpoint said today it has acquired vulnerability and data breach intelligence company Risk Based Security Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2011, RBS identifies risks to an organization’s most valuable assets through…

the latest

Second Life founder returns to bolster its metaverse expansion

Virtana bags $73M to build its hybrid cloud observability business

Databricks kicks off vertical push with analytics platform for retailers

WorkStep raises $25M to help businesses improve frontline employee retention

Iranian state-sponsored hacking group exploiting Apache Log4j vulnerabilities

Distributed machine learning startup Boosted.ai raises $35M

Fact-checking organizations say YouTube is a major spreader of misinformation

Flashpoint acquires data breach intelligence company Risk Based Security

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