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Microsoft bolsters Azure cloud’s computer vision and search capabilities
Artificial intelligence has emerged as a key competitive focus in the cloud market. Microsoft Corp.’s latest update to its Azure platform aims to up the ante on this front against rival providers. The company on Thursday launched a public preview of Custom Vision, a service that lets developers train models for processing specific kinds of images. ...
Toyota to launch a new $2.8B self-driving car company
Competition in the nascent but crowded autonomous-driving market is on track to heat up even more. Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s second largest automaker by vehicle shipments, on Thursday night revealed plans to form a new company dedicated to developing autonomous driving technology. The group is set to launch this month and will be headquartered in ...
Bugcrowd raises $26M for its crowdsourced cybersecurity platform
Bugcrowd Inc., a startup that works with Fortune 500 companies such as MasterCard Inc. to find vulnerabilities in their infrastructure before hackers do, today announced that it has raised $26 million from investors to expand operations. Bugcrowd offers a service for running so-called bug bounty programs. The platform allows enterprises to engage the global security community ...
Dropbox teams up with Google to bring G Suite into its platform
Less than a week after its long-rumored plan to go public was confirmed, Dropbox Inc. this morning announced a landmark partnership with Google LLC to integrate their respective productivity services. The collaboration is set to see the companies build out features to let users keep G Suite documents in the cloud storage provider’s platform. Workers will gain the ...
Google belatedly launches Hangouts Chat, its alternative to Slack and Microsoft Teams
After nearly a year of private beta testing, Google LLC is finally launching its business chat service to take on Slack Inc. and the other players in the competitive team messaging market. Hangouts Chat sports a spacious interface that should be familiar to users of rival services. The dashboard consists of a prominent chat window that takes ...
In healthcare push, Microsoft launches genomics service on Azure cloud
Microsoft Corp. hopes to establish a stronger presence in the healthcare sector with a new genomic analysis platform that will provide scientists with an environment for carrying out large-scale medical research. The service, which is launching under the name Microsoft Genomics, is one of several healthcare offerings that the company introduced today for its Azure cloud ...
Ford’s autonomous vehicles to hit the roads in Miami
As Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo division and other players from the tech industry expand their autonomous vehicle operations, the traditional automakers in the self-driving car race are revving up their efforts as well. In the latest development, Ford Motor Co. today revealed plans to deploy not one but two self-driving fleets in the Miami metropolitan area. The ...
Apple is launching its own medical clinics to care for employees and test devices
Apple Inc.’s healthcare ambitions appear to be far broader than previously thought. Citing multiple sources familiar with the matter, CNBC reported late Monday that the iPhone maker will soon launch a network of medical clinics to provide care for employees and their families. The insiders added that Apple also plans to use the centers as a testing ...
Splunk to acquire startup Phantom Cyber for $350M
Machine data analytics giant Splunk Inc. today announced that it will acquire Phantom Cyber Inc., a rising star in the security industry, for $350 million. The deal is set to provide a handsome return for the startup’s investors. Phantom has raised $22.7 million from a group that included Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and In-Q-Tel, a ...
Co-working startup Industrious wins $80M funding to take on WeWork
Industrious LLC, one of WeWork Inc.’s top competitors in the co-working market, today announced that it has raised an $80 million round to boost its efforts to challenge the company’s market dominance.