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Data storage company Cloudian launches a new edge analytics subsidiary called Edgematrix

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Cloudian, a company that enables businesses to store and manage massive amounts of data, announced today the launch of Edgematrix, a new unit focused on edge analytics for large data sets. Edgematrix, a majority-owned subsidiary of Cloudian, will first be available in Japan, where both companies are based. It has raised a $9 million Series […] Continue reading Data storage company Cloudian launches a new edge analytics subsidiary called Edgematrix→

Google and Twitter are using AMD’s new EPYC Rome processors in their datacenters

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AMD announced that Google and Twitter are among the companies now using EPYC Rome processors during a launch event for the 7nm chips today. The release of EPYC Rome marks a major step in AMD’s processor war with Intel, which said last month that its own 7nm chips, Ice Lake, won’t be available until 2021 […] Continue reading Google and Twitter are using AMD’s new EPYC Rome processors in their datacenters→

VComply raises $2.5 million seed round led by Accel to simplify risk and compliance management

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Risk and compliance management platform VComply announced today that it has picked up a $2.5 million seed round led by Accel Partners for its international growth plan. The funding will be used to acquire more customers in the United States, open a new office in the United Kingdom to support customers in Europe and expand […] Continue reading VComply raises $2.5 million seed round led by Accel to simplify risk and compliance management→

Southeast Asian cloud communications platform Wavecell acquired by 8×8 in deal worth $125 million

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Wavecell, a cloud-communications platform for companies in Southeast Asia, announced today that it has been acquired by 8×8 in a deal worth about $125 million. The acquisition will help San Jose, California-based 8×8 expand in Asia, where Wavecell already has offices in Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Hong Kong. Wavecell’s cloud API platform, which […] Continue reading Southeast Asian cloud communications platform Wavecell acquired by 8×8 in deal worth $125 million→

Amazon adds Hindi to the Alexa Skills Kit

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Users of Amazon’s voice assistant will soon be able to talk to Alexa in Hindi. Amazon announced today that it has added a Hindi voice model to its Alexa Skills Kit for developers. Alexa developers can also update their existing published skills in India for Hindi. Amazon first revealed that it would add fluent Hindi […] Continue reading Amazon adds Hindi to the Alexa Skills Kit→

Swit, a collaboration suite that offers “freedom from integrations,” raises $6 million in seed funding

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A marketplace dominated by Slack and Microsoft Teams, along with a host of other smaller workplace communication apps, might seem to leave little room for a new entrant, but Swit wants to prove that wrong. The app combines messaging with a roster of productivity tools, like task management, calendars and Gantt charts, to give teams […] Continue reading Swit, a collaboration suite that offers “freedom from integrations,” raises $6 million in seed funding→

Equinix and Singapore’s GIC will launch a $1 billion joint venture to build hyperscale data centers in Europe

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Equinix, one of the world’s largest data center companies, announced that it will form a $1 billion joint venture with GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund. The partnership will focus on building xScale data centers in Europe. Instead of targeting the wholesale market, Equinix is developing xScale data centers to handle the demands of of the […] Continue reading Equinix and Singapore’s GIC will launch a $1 billion joint venture to build hyperscale data centers in Europe→

Fungible raises $200 million led by SoftBank Vision Fund to help companies handle increasingly massive amounts of data

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Fungible, a startup that wants to help data centers cope with the increasingly massive amounts of data produced by new technologies, has raised a $200 million Series C led by SoftBank Vision Fund, with participation from Norwest Venture Partners and its existing investors. As part of the round, SoftBank Investment Advisers senior managing partner Deep […] Continue reading Fungible raises $200 million led by SoftBank Vision Fund to help companies handle increasingly massive amounts of data→

WeWork acquires Waltz, an app that lets users access different spaces with a single credential

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WeWork announced today that it will acquire Waltz, a building access and security management startup, for an undisclosed amount. Waltz’s smartphone app and reader allows users to enter different properties with a single credential and will make it easier for WeWork’s enterprise clients, such as GE Healthcare and Microsoft, to manage their employees’ on-demand memberships […] Continue reading WeWork acquires Waltz, an app that lets users access different spaces with a single credential→