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Cloud

Keynote analysis: AWS Startup Showcase on the future-ready tech gaining enterprise traction

By Mark Albertson Jun 16, 2021

Startups considering which future technology trends to track and build on for the businesses of tomorrow might be wise to take note of research coming out of the University of California at Berkeley. The…

Emerging Tech

Alphabet’s Waymo raises massive $2.5B round to develop autonomous vehicles

By Maria Deutscher Jun 16, 2021

Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo LLC unit today disclosed that it has raised $2.5 billion in funding from its parent company and a dozen outside investors to continue its efforts to deploy autonomous vehicles on public…

Infra

In potential succession plan, Dell names Chuck Whitten as co-COO

By Maria Deutscher Jun 16, 2021

Dell Technologies Inc. today announced that Chuck Whitten, a partner at venerable management consultancy Bain & Co., will join the company in the role of co-chief operating officer. Whitten (pictured) is taking up the…

Apps

BrowserStack raises $200M in funding to scale cross-browser DevOps testing platform

By Kyt Dotson Jun 16, 2021

BrowserStack, a startup that does website testing for DevOps teams, said today that it raised $200 million in new funding at a $4 billion valuation. The Series B round was led by Bond Capital, Mary…

AI

Facebook reverse-engineers deepfakes to detect the AI models used to create them

By Mike Wheatley Jun 16, 2021

Facebook Inc.’s artificial intelligence research unit has teamed up with Michigan State University on what the company says is a new and extremely accurate tool that can not only detect deepfakes but also understand…

Big Data

Real-time analytics database startup Imply raises $70M in Series C funding

By Mike Wheatley Jun 16, 2021

Self-styled “analytics-in-motion” database startup Imply Inc. has money to spend after securing a hefty $70 million in a new round of funding. Bessemer Venture Partners led the Series C round, which included the participation…

Apps

Meister launches collaborative note-taking platform MeisterNote public beta

By Kyt Dotson Jun 16, 2021

Meister, a provider of online collaboration and creativity tools, is expanding its suite of tools with the public beta launch of its note-taking and documentation management software MeisterNote today. MeisterNote is an intuitive note-taking…

Policy

White House names big tech critic Lina Khan as chair of FTC

By James Farrell Jun 15, 2021

Lina Khan, an antitrust researcher and longtime critic of big tech’s market dominance, was sworn in today as the new chair of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. President Biden’s choice comes a day after…

Apps

Home management platform provider Thumbtack raises $275M on $3.2B valuation

By Duncan Riley Jun 15, 2021

Home management platform provider Thumbtack Inc. today revealed it has raised $275 million in a new late-stage round of funding. Qatar Investment Authority led the Series G round. Other investors included Blackstone Alternative Asset Management,…

Apps

Social planning app startup IRL raises $170M on unicorn valuation of $1.17B

By Duncan Riley Jun 15, 2021

Social planning application startup IRL announced today it has raised $170 million in new funding to expand its user base internationally. The Series C round in IRL, which stands for “in real life,” was led…

the latest

Alphabet’s Waymo raises massive $2.5B round to develop autonomous vehicles

In potential succession plan, Dell names Chuck Whitten as co-COO

BrowserStack raises $200M in funding to scale cross-browser DevOps testing platform

Facebook reverse-engineers deepfakes to detect the AI models used to create them

Real-time analytics database startup Imply raises $70M in Series C funding

Meister launches collaborative note-taking platform MeisterNote public beta

White House names big tech critic Lina Khan as chair of FTC

Home management platform provider Thumbtack raises $275M on $3.2B valuation

Social planning app startup IRL raises $170M on unicorn valuation of $1.17B

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