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VMware acquires partner AetherPal to sharpen its IoT focus

By Maria Deutscher Feb 5, 2019

VMware Inc. is expanding its product portfolio with the acquisition of partner AetherPal Inc., which develops software that helps companies support employee endpoints and “internet of things” devices. Shankar Iyer, the vice president of end-user…

Security

With new security tools, Google looks to reduce the impact of data breaches

By Maria Deutscher Feb 5, 2019

Google LLC wants to make the web a little safer by alerting consumers if one of their online accounts is compromised in a data breach. The core component of the company’s plan is Password…

Security

Benchmark and Altimeter bet $31M on AI-based security startup Blue Hexagon

By Maria Deutscher Feb 5, 2019

Blue Hexagon Inc., a network protection startup led by Qualcomm Inc. veterans, today announced that it has secured $31 million in funding from venture capital heavyweights Benchmark and Altimeter Capital. The round follows a…

Security

Firewall startup Signal Sciences raises $35M round led by Uber investor

By Maria Deutscher Feb 5, 2019

Signal Sciences Inc., a startup that helps companies such as Adobe Systems Inc. protect their online services against hackers, has raised $35 million in funding to wrest market share from incumbent rivals. The round,…

Big Data

Doubling down on data science, Databricks lands massive $250M round

By Mike Wheatley Feb 5, 2019

Big-data company Databricks Inc. is topping up its war chest with a hefty $250 million late-stage round of funding. The Series E round was led by Andreessen Horowitz. Coatue Management, Microsoft Corp. and New…

Cloud

Rancher Labs now supports multicluster Kubernetes apps

By Mike Wheatley Feb 5, 2019

Container management software company Rancher Labs Inc. today added an important new capability to its platform, providing support for “multicluster” Kubernetes applications for the first time. The company said it’s the first platform of its kind…

Emerging Tech

Need new glasses? Warby Parker’s AR app will help you try them on first

By Kyt Dotson Feb 5, 2019

Warby Parker Retail Inc., the maker of fashionable eyeglasses and sunglasses, announced Monday the release of a convenient way for customers to try on glasses: virtually with their iPhone. Using Warby Parker’s app, the…

Cloud

Slack rival Mattermost lands $20M to grow its DevOps-focused collaboration platform

By Mike Wheatley Feb 5, 2019

Aiming to pinch business away from its larger rival Slack Technologies Inc., collaboration platform provider Mattermost Inc. today said it has landed $20 million in new funding. The Series A round was led by Redpoint Ventures,…

Apps

Mark Zuckerberg criticized after waxing positive about Facebook (and negative on its critics)

By James Farrell Feb 4, 2019

Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg talked about his company’s meteoric rise Monday, a missive written on the social media behemoth’s 15th anniversary — and as is customary, attracted a lot of criticism for…

Security

Restaurant chain Huddle House hacked in point-of-sale attack

By Duncan Riley Feb 4, 2019

Huddle House Inc., a restaurant chain with more than 300 locations across the U.S. Southeast, has advised that customer data has been stolen in a point-of-sale attack. The hack, first detected by a credit…

the latest

VMware acquires partner AetherPal to sharpen its IoT focus

With new security tools, Google looks to reduce the impact of data breaches

Benchmark and Altimeter bet $31M on AI-based security startup Blue Hexagon

Firewall startup Signal Sciences raises $35M round led by Uber investor

Need new glasses? Warby Parker’s AR app will help you try them on first

Mark Zuckerberg criticized after waxing positive about Facebook (and negative on its critics)

Restaurant chain Huddle House hacked in point-of-sale attack

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