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Sales engagement startup SalesLoft raises $100M in late-stage round

By Mike Wheatley Jan 6, 2021

Sales engagement platform provider SalesLoft Inc. said today it has raised $100 million in a late-stage funding round that brings its total amount raised to $245 million and values it at more than $1.1…

Infra

Amazon buys 11 Boeing aircraft to expand its cargo fleet

By James Farrell Jan 5, 2021

Amazon.com Inc. announced today that it will purchase 11 used Boeing 767-300s, a first for the e-commerce giant. In the past, Amazon has relied on leasing aircraft. The purchase of the 11 planes, seven…

Security

Babuk Locker emerges as the first new form of ransomware in 2021

By Duncan Riley Jan 5, 2021

Five days into 2021, already a new form of ransomware has emerged: Babuk Locker. First detailed Sunday by Chuang Dong, the ransomware uses its own implementation of SHA256 encryption called “ChaCha8” and also uses so-called…

Security

SolarWinds sued in class action lawsuit over Orion software hack

By Duncan Riley Jan 5, 2021

U.S. government software provider SolarWinds Worldwide LLC is being sued by shareholders in a class action lawsuit following the revelation in December that the company’s Orion software had been hacked. The lawsuit alleges that SolarWinds,…

Blockchain

Proposed government cryptocurrency tracking law condemned by industry players

By Duncan Riley Jan 5, 2021

Cryptocurrency and related firms have come out against a proposal from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network that would require any company dealing with digital currency to gather information on the identities…

Policy

Google hasn’t updated iOS apps since early December but plans to add privacy labels soon

By Mike Wheatley Jan 5, 2021

Google LLC hasn’t updated a single iOS application since Dec. 7, despite keeping the Android versions of its apps up to date. Initially it was believed that Google might be trying to avoid providing…

Cloud

Chronosphere raises $43.4M for its cloud-native IT monitoring platform

By Maria Deutscher Jan 5, 2021

Chronosphere Inc., a startup working to make complex information technology environments easier to monitor, today announced that it has raised a $43.4 million funding round from a group of prominent investors. Greylock Partners co-led…

Cloud

Newly minted unicorn Divvy raises $165M to ease enterprise spend management

By Maria Deutscher Jan 5, 2021

Divvy Inc., a startup with a cloud service for managing corporate spending, this morning divulged that it has closed a $165 million funding round at a $1.6 billion valuation. The round included the participation…

Apps

Qualcomm appoints Cristiano Amon as new CEO to lead 5G push

By Maria Deutscher Jan 5, 2021

Qualcomm Inc., one of the biggest suppliers of chips to the mobile device industry, today said that Cristiano Amon will become chief executive officer effective June 30. Amon (pictured) will succeed Steve Mollenkopf, who…

Policy

Singapore’s COVID-19 contact tracing app can be used in criminal investigations

By James Farrell Jan 4, 2021

Data from Singapore’s widely used COVID-19 tracing app will be available to police for criminal investigations, it was announced today. The government app, called TraceTogether, is currently being used by almost 80% of the…

the latest

Sales engagement startup SalesLoft raises $100M in late-stage round

Amazon buys 11 Boeing aircraft to expand its cargo fleet

Babuk Locker emerges as the first new form of ransomware in 2021

SolarWinds sued in class action lawsuit over Orion software hack

Proposed government cryptocurrency tracking law condemned by industry players

Google hasn’t updated iOS apps since early December but plans to add privacy labels soon

Newly minted unicorn Divvy raises $165M to ease enterprise spend management

Qualcomm appoints Cristiano Amon as new CEO to lead 5G push

Singapore’s COVID-19 contact tracing app can be used in criminal investigations

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