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UPS and CVS use drones to deliver prescription medicine to patients
United Parcel Service Inc. today said that it has completed a proof-of-concept trial with CVS Pharmacy Inc. in which they used drones to deliver prescription medication to patients’ home. The test, conducted on Nov. 1, represents the latest milestone in UPS’ fast-paced autonomous air freight initiative. The logistics giant unveiled its collaboration with CVS just two ...
CrowdStrike’s Falcon security platform lands on AWS with new container features
Microsoft Ignite isn’t the only enterprise technology conference going on this week. CrowdStrike Holdings Inc., the recently public cybersecurity provider, is hosting an event of its own in California today where it unveiled new features for its flagship Falcon endpoint protection software. The main highlight: The product is now available on Amazon Web Services via the ...
Vitess, the database clustering system powering YouTube, graduates CNCF incubation
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation today announced that Vitess, a database clustering system it took under its wing two years ago, has graduated incubation, becoming the eighth open-source project to achieve the milestone to date. Vitess was born in 2010 from an internal development program at YouTube. The Google LLC subsidiary needed an easier way ...
Sumo Logic acquires Dell-backed Jask for its security automation technology
Sumo Logic Inc., an analytics and cybersecurity provider that recently achieved unicorn status, today announced that it has acquired Jask Labs Inc. for an undisclosed sum to provide more threat detection capabilities for customers. Redwood City, California-based Sumo Logic provides an analytics platform that information technology departments use to gain deeper insight into the health ...
At Ignite, Microsoft turns the spotlight on productivity with Project Cortex and Fluid
Microsoft Corp. opened its annual Ignite conference today in Orlando, Florida, by unveiling new developer tools and a slew of Office 365 features designed to help business users spend their time more efficiently. Office 365, the subscription service that includes the likes of Outlook, Word and Excel, is part of Microsoft 365, which provides those Office ...
HubSpot snaps up cloud integration startup PieSync
HubSpot Inc. today announced that it has acquired PieSync NV, a venture-backed Belgian startup with a service for enabling data sharing between cloud applications, for an undisclosed amount. Publicly traded HubSpot provides a cloud platform that serves as a kind of command center for managing a company’s digital marketing activities. Marketers can launch ad campaigns, post content ...
New Facebook-backed Delegated Credentials protocol aims to make the web safer
Facebook Inc., Cloudflare Inc. and the Mozilla Foundation today detailed their work on Delegated Credentials, a new security protocol that they hope will make the web safer from hackers. Delegated Credentials complements TLS, the ubiquitous encryption technology that sites use to establish a secure connection with browsers. TLS relies on a technique known as asymmetric ...
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Here’s why Google is acquiring smartwatch maker Fitbit for $2.1B
Four days after rumors emerged that Google LLC was in talks to acquire Fitbit Inc., the deal is now official, potentially setting up a battle royal for the post-smartphone era of connected devices. The search giant said today that it has agreed to pay $7.35 per Fitbit share in an all-cash transaction worth $2.1 billion. ...
Alphabet’s $3.9B Toronto smart city project gets key regulatory approval
Alphabet Inc.’s Sidewalk Labs unit has won a key approval for its proposed $3.9 billion smart city project in Canada that brings the initiative a step closer to reality. Waterfront Toronto, a government-funded urban development body to which Sidewalk Labs must report, said today that its board has given the group a conditional green light. The ...
AI development startup DotData scores $23M round backed by Goldman Sachs
DotData Inc., an up-and-coming provider of artificial intelligence development software, has convinced Goldman Sachs Group Inc. that it can stand out in the crowded AI development tools market. The banking giant was among the participants in a $23 million Series A funding round the startup announced Wednesday evening. Goldman Sachs was joined by Japanese venture capital firm ...