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Seeking new source of growth, Spotify acquires podcast startups Gimlet and Anchor
Spotify Technology SA is looking to tap into the rapid growth of the podcast industry as part of an effort to boost revenues and attract new users. The music streaming provider today announced that it has picked up Gimlet Media Inc. and Anchor FM Inc., two New York-based podcasting startups each focused on a different part of ...
VMware acquires partner AetherPal to sharpen its IoT focus
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 computing at VMware, wrote today that the deal, whose terms weren’t disclosed, will bolster the company’s Workspace One platform. It provides a collection ...
With new security tools, Google looks to reduce the impact of data breaches
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 Checkup, a free extension for Chrome that it launched today. The add-on detects when a user logs into a website and ...
Benchmark and Altimeter bet $31M on AI-based security startup Blue Hexagon
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 $5 million investment that Blue Hexagon closed in 2017. The startup used that initial capital to build out its offering, a ...
Firewall startup Signal Sciences raises $35M round led by Uber investor
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, announced today, was led by Lead Edge Capital. The New York-based venture capital firm is most notable for its past investments ...
With DataSense acquisition, Microsoft doubles down on the education market
Microsoft Corp. is doubling down on the lucrative education technology market with the acquisition of DataSense, a platform that helps schools manage their digital records. The company is buying the platform from BrightBytes Inc., a San Francisco-based software maker. Microsoft didn’t share the financial terms of the deal in today’s announcement but divulged it will ...
After months of rumors, team chat leader Slack files for IPO
Following months of rumors about its stock market aspirations, Slack Technologies Inc. today revealed that it has confidentially put in the paperwork for an initial public offering. The team chat provider didn’t share any specifics in the brief IPO announcement. But quite a few details have leaked via recent media reports, including the state of ...
Cloud HR giant Ultimate Software to go private in $11B acquisition
Ultimate Software Group Inc., a provider of cloud-based workforce management services that competes with the likes of Oracle Corp., has agreed to be taken private by an investor consortium for approximately $11 billion. The company announced the deal this morning after it was unanimously approved by its board. The consortium orchestrating the acquisition is being ...
Microsoft launches AMD-powered Azure compute instances for analytics and databases
Microsoft Corp. today announced the general availability of a new computing instance family for Azure that is optimized for databases, Hadoop clusters and other analytics workloads. One of the features that sets the Lsv2 series apart from the other compute options in Microsoft’s cloud is the underlying silicon. The company has opted against powering the ...
Alphabet’s Verily is reportedly developing connected health-tracking shoes
Verily Life Sciences LLC, the healthcare division of Alphabet Inc., may be working on a new wearable device. Anonymous sources cited today by CNBC claimed that the group is developing a sensor-equipped shoe for tracking patient health. The device is reportedly capable of monitoring the wearer’s movements and weight, two metrics that can be useful for ...
