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Cloud

Cisco reportedly made $20B+ bid to acquire Splunk, but talks not active

By Robert Hof Feb 11, 2022

Cisco Systems Inc. has reportedly made a takeover offer for Splunk Inc. worth more than $20 billion. The Wall Street Journal reported late Friday, however, that the companies “aren’t currently in active talks,” according…

Blockchain

Intel details plan to launch blockchain accelerator chip

By Maria Deutscher Feb 11, 2022

Intel Corp. today announced plans to launch a blockchain accelerator chip later this year that will be capable of running an algorithm commonly used for bitcoin mining. The chip was created by a business…

Cloud

Google Cloud launches new AMD-based instances for high-performance workloads

By Maria Deutscher Feb 11, 2022

Google LLC’s cloud business on Thursday announced the general availability of the C2D instance series, which is based on Advanced Micro Devices Inc.’s newest Epyc server processors. The C2D instances target performance-intensive workloads such…

Blockchain

YouTube sees ‘new opportunities’ in NFTs and web3 for content creators

By Kyt Dotson Feb 11, 2022

Google LLC-owned video sharing giant YouTube said Thursday it’s considering web3 technologies such as nonfungible tokens and blockchain to help enhance the relationships between creators and their fans and develop new experiences. Web3, also…

Policy

French watchdog says Google Analytics breaches GDPR rules and could be banned

By James Farrell Feb 10, 2022

Google LLC’s Analytics service, the largest of its kind in the world, could be handing French people’s data to U.S. intelligence services, France’s watchdog CNIL said today. CNIL said Google Analytics breaches article 44…

Blockchain

Binance invests $200M into Forbes ahead of SPAC merger

By Duncan Riley Feb 10, 2022

In one of the more weird investments in recent times, Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, today announced that it’s investing $200 million into legacy media company Forbes Media LLC, the publisher of Forbes…

Apps

After tweeting part of its earnings early, Affirm sees shares plunge

By Duncan Riley Feb 10, 2022

Typically a company will release a quarterly earnings report at the close or sometimes the beginning of the stock market trading day. But today, Affirm Holdings Inc. accidentally released its earnings in the middle…

Big Data

Confluent posts strong results that beat expectations but its stock falls anyway

By Mike Wheatley Feb 10, 2022

Big-data company Confluent Inc. must be wondering where it went wrong today after reporting a solid fourth-quarter earnings beat, impressive revenue growth and strong guidance for the next three months, only to see its…

Cloud

Zendesk rises on revenue beat after rejecting private equity takeover

By Mike Wheatley Feb 10, 2022

Customer service and sales software provider Zendesk Inc. saw its share rise slightly in extended trading today after posting fourth-quarter results that beat expectations on revenue. The company also offered a strong outlook for the…

Cloud

Freshworks shares drop despite slightly better-than-expected revenue and outlook

By Duncan Riley Feb 10, 2022

Shares of Freshworks Inc. dropped in after-hours trading today despite the customer service and support software firm reporting slightly better-than-expected revenue and outlook in its latest earnings report. For the quarter ended Dec. 31, Freshworks reported…

all stories

Cisco reportedly made $20B+ bid to acquire Splunk, but talks not active

Intel details plan to launch blockchain accelerator chip

YouTube sees ‘new opportunities’ in NFTs and web3 for content creators

Binance invests $200M into Forbes ahead of SPAC merger

After tweeting part of its earnings early, Affirm sees shares plunge

Zendesk rises on revenue beat after rejecting private equity takeover

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