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Policy

Government agencies probe GameStop pump over potential illegal manipulation

By Duncan Riley Feb 11, 2021

U.S. government agencies have launched federal investigations into whether the social-media-driven activity around GameStop Corp.’s share price rise in January constituted illegal market manipulation. According to a report today in The Wall Street Journal, both the…

Security

Proofpoint sues Facebook over lookalike domain names used in security training

By Duncan Riley Feb 11, 2021

Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Facebook Inc. to allow it to keep a number of domain names that imitate Facebook and Instagram used in security training programs. The drama began in…

Cloud

Datadog acquires Timber and Sqreen, reports lower-than-expected guidance

By Duncan Riley Feb 11, 2021

Shares in Datadog Inc. dropped in after-hours trading today after the data monitoring and analytics provider’s 2021 earnings guidance came in lower than expected and the company announced the acquisition of two startups. For the quarter ended…

AI

Labelbox raises $40M to automate data labeling in AI model development

By Paul Gillin Feb 11, 2021

Labelbox Inc., which makes software that speeds the labeling of training data in machine and deep learning applications, today said it closed a $40 million Series C funding round, bringing its total funding to…

Cloud

Apptio acquires Targetprocess to help enterprises plan IT investments

By Maria Deutscher Feb 11, 2021

Information technology cost optimization specialist Apptio Inc. today announced that it has acquired Targetprocess, the maker of a software platform that helps companies plan and carry out business investments using agile methodology. The deal’s financial…

Apps

Report: Microsoft recently sought to acquire Pinterest

By Maria Deutscher Feb 11, 2021

Microsoft Corp. at one point considered acquiring the social network Pinterest Inc., according to a report today in the Financial Times. Pinterest had a market capitalization of about $51 billion prior to the publication…

Emerging Tech

HPE goes to space with NASA partnership to launch edge computer into orbit

By Maria Deutscher Feb 11, 2021

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. will send a specialized edge computing system to the International Space Station this month to give astronauts access to more processing power for research projects. The initiative, a collaboration among…

AI

Facebook report reveals how it uses AI to fight harassment, hate speech

By Kyt Dotson Feb 11, 2021

Facebook Inc. today outlined its escalating efforts, partly using improved artificial intelligence techniques, to prevent hate speech, bullying, harassment, and violent and graphic content on its platform. The social network giant this morning released…

Big Data

Healthcare providers back Truveta to form anonymized data platform for research

By Mike Wheatley Feb 11, 2021

A new health data platform led by former longtime Microsoft Corp. executive Terry Myerson and backed by 14 leading healthcare providers is exiting stealth mode today with the goal of accelerating medical research. Truveta…

Security

API security startup Traceable partners with Silicon Valley CISO Investments

By Duncan Riley Feb 11, 2021

Application programming interface security startup Traceable Inc. today announced a strategic partnership with Silicon Valley CISO Investments, an angel syndicate of 55 practicing chief information security officers. The amount of the funding, about $250,000 is less…

the latest

Proofpoint sues Facebook over lookalike domain names used in security training

Datadog acquires Timber and Sqreen, reports lower-than-expected guidance

Labelbox raises $40M to automate data labeling in AI model development

Apptio acquires Targetprocess to help enterprises plan IT investments

HPE goes to space with NASA partnership to launch edge computer into orbit

Facebook report reveals how it uses AI to fight harassment, hate speech

Healthcare providers back Truveta to form anonymized data platform for research

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