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Lidar startup Luminar is going public via unusual $3.4B reverse merger

By Maria Deutscher Aug 24, 2020

Luminar Technologies Inc., a heavily funded startup developing lidar sensors for autonomous vehicles, today said that it will hit the stock exchange through a $3.4 billion reverse merger with a so-called special purpose acquisition…

Big Data

Confluent adds ‘cluster linking’ to Apache Kafka to make event data globally accessible

By Mike Wheatley Aug 24, 2020

Confluent Inc. said today it’s introducing a new “cluster linking” feature to its event streaming platforms. The idea is to make event data globally available to businesses, no matter if it resides in multiple…

Cloud

Watch live: App modernization takes center stage at Google Cloud Next OnAir

By Betsy Amy-Vogt Aug 24, 2020

Moving into the realm of cloud computing has become a major stress for traditional enterprises burdened with decades of legacy software applications. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, 71% of CEO’s cited improved agility and…

Apps

New life for old apps: Cloud drives enterprises to modernize software

By Paul Gillin Aug 24, 2020

Last year Mutualink Inc. completed a major overhaul of the software application at the heart of its business of connecting public safety and private organizations to share information during emergencies. It was the fourth…

Security

University of Utah paid $457,000 to those behind a ransomware attack

By Duncan Riley Aug 23, 2020

The University of Utah has become the latest victim of a ransomware attack to pay those behind the attack to resolve the matter, a decision that security researchers claim only encourages future attacks. The…

Apps

Epic Games gets Microsoft support as Apple alleges Fortnite maker asked for special deal

By Duncan Riley Aug 23, 2020

Epic Games Ltd.’s lawsuit against Apple Inc. following the removal of Fortnite from the App Store has taken several new twists, the most notable among them that Microsoft Corp. filed a declaration of support. The…

Cloud

Microsoft looks to secure more cloud contracts with foreign governments

By Mike Wheatley Aug 23, 2020

Microsoft Corp. is eyeing more cloud computing deals similar to the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract it won from the U.S. Department of Defense last year. The company is targeting foreign governments…

Security

Cyberquake: Tectonic shifts boost cloud, access management and endpoint security

By Dave Vellante Aug 21, 2020

We have all lived the reality that COVID-19 has accelerated by at least two years many trends that were in motion well before the virus hit — and cybersecurity is no exception. Indeed, cloud security,…

Big Data

Report: Palantir lost $579M in 2019 on revenue of $742M

By Maria Deutscher Aug 21, 2020

Just weeks after Palantir Technologies Inc. disclosed that it has confidentially submitted an S-1 filing to go public, screenshots of the filing appear to have been leaked to the press, providing the first detailed…

AI

Facebook open-sources ‘embodied AI’ tools to advance robotic navigation

By Maria Deutscher Aug 21, 2020

Facebook Inc. today introduced a new research dataset and an open-source development module to enable the creation of more capable “embodied” artificial intelligence models. Embedded AI is a term that usually refers to machine…

the latest

Lidar startup Luminar is going public via unusual $3.4B reverse merger

Confluent adds ‘cluster linking’ to Apache Kafka to make event data globally accessible

Watch live: App modernization takes center stage at Google Cloud Next OnAir

University of Utah paid $457,000 to those behind a ransomware attack

Epic Games gets Microsoft support as Apple alleges Fortnite maker asked for special deal

Report: Palantir lost $579M in 2019 on revenue of $742M

Facebook open-sources ‘embodied AI’ tools to advance robotic navigation

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