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What pandemic? Exits drive a near record-high quarter for venture capital

By Duncan Riley Oct 13, 2020

Most of the world has fallen into recession because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but much if not all of venture capital has been surprisingly resilient. That’s according to the PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor third quarter 2020…

Cloud

Ujet adds virtual agents to cloud contact center platform

By Paul Gillin Oct 13, 2020

Ujet Inc. today upgraded its cloud contact center platform with intelligent virtual agent capabilities that the company says enable more natural interactions with customers. The five-year-old company, which raised $55 million in venture funding in…

Policy

Facebook bans content denying Holocaust, but rules don’t apply to Armenian or Rwandan genocide denials

By James Farrell Oct 12, 2020

Content that “denies or distorts the Holocaust” will be banned from the Facebook Inc. platform, but other genocide denials won’t. The move, announced today, is an about-face for Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg (pictured), who…

Security

Amazon Prime Day shoppers targeted with malware and phishing campaigns

By Duncan Riley Oct 12, 2020

Amazon.com Inc.’s annual Amazon Prime Day is attracting the interest of hackers attempting to target shoppers. The annual event, delayed earlier in the year due due to COVID-19 is being actively targeted with emails and…

Security

Microsoft leads effort to disrupt infamous TrickBot botnet

By Duncan Riley Oct 12, 2020

Microsoft Corp. today claimed to have disrupted the infamous TrickBot botnet in partnership with other companies, but there’s evidence that only part of the botnet has been taken down. TrickBot dates back to 2016…

Infra

Watch live: Ansible’s evolving DevOps use spotlighted at AnsibleFest 2020

By Mark Albertson Oct 12, 2020

Speed matters in a time of crisis, and when a global pandemic forced much of the world to suddenly move online, cloud infrastructure configurations had to be scaled up quickly. This placed a premium…

Security

Cloudflare pitches zero-trust security with new Cloudflare One suite

By Maria Deutscher Oct 12, 2020

Cloudflare Inc. today debuted Cloudflare One, an expansive suite of cybersecurity and networking tools aimed at enabling companies to fend off online threats more effectively. The offering is the culmination of the content delivery…

Big Data

Twilio to acquire Segment for $3.2B as it takes aim at new $17B market

By Maria Deutscher Oct 12, 2020

Twilio Inc. today said that it will be spending about $3.2 billion to acquire Segment Inc., an Accel-backed unicorn startup focused on helping companies extract more value from data they collect on customers. Twilio expects…

Emerging Tech

Cambridge researchers create VR software that allows scientists to ‘walk’ inside cells

By Kyt Dotson Oct 12, 2020

A collaborative project between 3D image analysis software company Lume VR Ltd. and scientists at the University of Cambridge showed off a new virtual reality tool today that gives scientists a new view of…

Security

German tech giant Software AG hit by Clop ransomware attack

By Duncan Riley Oct 11, 2020

German tech giant Software AG has been hit by a ransomware attack that caused the company to suspend services. The attack occurred Oct. 3 and has been attributed to Clop ransomware. As is typical…

explore news

What pandemic? Exits drive a near record-high quarter for venture capital

Ujet adds virtual agents to cloud contact center platform

Facebook bans content denying Holocaust, but rules don’t apply to Armenian or Rwandan genocide denials

Amazon Prime Day shoppers targeted with malware and phishing campaigns

Microsoft leads effort to disrupt infamous TrickBot botnet

Watch live: Ansible’s evolving DevOps use spotlighted at AnsibleFest 2020

Cloudflare pitches zero-trust security with new Cloudflare One suite

Twilio to acquire Segment for $3.2B as it takes aim at new $17B market

Cambridge researchers create VR software that allows scientists to ‘walk’ inside cells

German tech giant Software AG hit by Clop ransomware attack

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