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Microsoft to acquire industrial AI startup Bonsai
Microsoft Corp. today announced that it will buy Bonsai AI Inc., a Berkeley, Calif.-based maker of artificial intelligence development software. The deal represents something of a return to roots for the startup’s two co-founders. Bonsai Chief Executive Officer Mark Hammond and Vice President of Product Keen Browne are both former Microsoft engineers. Moreover, the technology ...
HPE will invest $4B in edge computing over the next four years
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. will invest $4 billion over the next four years into a new initiative focused on addressing the rise of edge computing. HPE Chief Executive Officer Antonio Neri (pictured), who took the helm last year, announced the plan at the company’s Discover conference on Tuesday afternoon. Edge computing, or Intelligent Edge as HPE refers to ...
AI-powered recruiting startup Hired nabs $30M Series D round
Hired Inc. today announced that it has raised $30 million in funding to support the growth of its artificial intelligence-powered job marketplace, where tech giants such as WeWork Cos. Inc. and Dropbox Inc. hunt for technical talent. The round was led by the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario. It brings Hired’s total outside capital to $130 ...
Tricentis and QASymphony are merging to form a software testing powerhouse
Tricentis GmbH and QASymphony Inc., two of the industry’s top providers of tools for performing software testing, today announced plans to merge in a move that will turn up the heat on competitors. The deal is expected to close within 90 days. The combined company will assume Tricentis’ brand and is set to operate under the leadership ...
Cisco to acquire cloud-based WiFi analytics provider July Systems
Cisco Systems Inc. wants to turn companies’ wireless networking gear into a customer analytics tool. To that end, the company today announced plans to acquire July Systems Inc., a Burlingame, California-based cloud computing specialist. The firm offers a platform called Proximity MX that can shed light on visitor behavior in indoor locations such as stores, ...
New $200M round gives cybersecurity startup CrowdStrike a $3B valuation
CrowdStrike Inc., a cybersecurity startup whose software helps protect a fifth of the Fortune 500, today revealed that it has raised $200 million in new funding on a valuation of more than $3 billion. The round was jointly led by Accel, IVP and General Atlantic with participation from March Capital and CapitalG, Alphabet Inc.’s late-stage ...
Adobe and Microsoft deepen their cloud integrations to ease document editing
Adobe Systems Inc. is making its enterprise-friendly document management tools more easily accessible for Microsoft Corp. customers. This expanded interoperability is the result of new integrations that the company debuted early this morning. Born from a cloud partnership that Adobe struck with Microsoft last September, the integrations focus primarily on two products: its Sign e-signature service and ...
Microsoft veterans launch new startup to change how infrastructure is managed
Pulumi Corp., a startup founded by three Microsoft Corp. veterans, this morning exited stealth mode with $5 million in funding and an open-source platform designed to change how enterprises manage their infrastructure. Today’s leading infrastructure automation platforms require administrators to learn highly specialized configuration languages in order to use them. By contrast, Pulumi provides the ability ...
Microsoft buys video learning startup Flipgrid for an edge in the classroom
Microsoft Corp. is hoping to gain a new software edge over rivals such as Google LLC in the highly competitive education market. The technology giant today announced the acquisition of Flipgrid Inc., the startup behind a video learning platform with more than 20 million users worldwide. Flipgrid’s service allows teachers to create a digital space ...
Volvo taps LiDAR startup Luminar to provide tech for its self-driving cars
Volvo Car Corp.’s role in the autonomous vehicle segment is not limited to supplying tech firms with cars for their self-driving fleets. The Swedish automaker, like most of its top competitors, is also working on homegrown autonomous driving capabilities in a bid to woo consumers. Volvo today announced that it’s moving the effort up a gear through ...
