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France-Based Cybersecurity Company Acorus Networks Raises Funding To Fight DDoS Attacks

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 11, 2018

France-based Acorus Networks has announced it has raised 5 million euros in funding to help organizations prevent DDoS attacks.

NVIDIA Unveils RAPIDS, A GPU Acceleration Platform For Data Science And Machine Learning

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2018

NVIDIA has announced a new open-source GPU acceleration platform for large-scale data analytics called RAPIDS with several partners on-board.

Brazil-Based Fintech Company Nubank Hits $4 Billion Valuation Following Tencent’s $180 Million Investment

By Annie Baker ● Oct 11, 2018

Nubank is expected to be able to serve tens of millions of customers in Brazil soon with either a checking account, a savings account, or a credit account.

Epic Acquires Anti-Cheating Company Kamu

By Noah Long ● Oct 10, 2018

Fortnite creator Epic Games has acquired anti-cheating company Kamu in order to prevent hackers from exploiting their games.

AI Company Machinify Raises $10 Million To Help Turn ‘Data-To-Cash’

By Annie Baker ● Oct 10, 2018

Machinify -- an artificial intelligence company that turns 'data-to-cash' -- has raised $10 million in Series A funding.

Helsinki-Based Varjo Raises $31 Million In Series B To Build On Its Human-Eye Resolution Products

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 10, 2018

Varjo -- a Helsinki-based VR / XR company has raised $31 million in Series B funding led by Atomico -- to bring its product to market.

LinkedIn Reportedly Paid More Than $400 Million For Glint

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 10, 2018

LinkedIn has acquired human resources software company in a deal reportedly valued more than $400 million.

ZipRecruiter: How AI Is Used To Help Companies Recruit Candidates

By Noah Long ● Oct 10, 2018

ZipRecruiter - a company that uses AI to help recruiters find candidates - has raised $156 million in Series B funding recently.

How Truebill Helps You Optimize Your Spending Habits

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 10, 2018

Truebill is a service that allows you to see your cash, credit, and investment balances so you can keep track of monthly spending goals.

Salesforce Buys Interactive Email Company Rebel

By Annie Baker ● Oct 9, 2018

Salesforce acquires interactive email company Rebel to have it integrated into its Marketing and Commerce Cloud division.

Meet Brex: The $1.1 Billion Dollar Company That Developed A Corporate Card For Startups

By Noah Long ● Oct 9, 2018

Brex -- a company known for developing a corporate card for startups -- has raised $125 million in funding at a reported $1.1 billion valuation.

Braze: How This Startup Grew Quickly Into A Marketing Automation Giant

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 9, 2018

This is how Braze -- a fast-growing startup that recently raised $80 million at an $850 million valuation -- quickly grew into a marketing automation giant.

Talkdesk: How This Portugal-Based Startup Helps Contact Centers Manage Customers

By Noah Long ● Oct 8, 2018

Talkdesk is a contact center as a service company that helps brands manage their customers, which recently raised $100 million in funding.

GoodTime: How This Company Uses AI To Connect Candidates With Interviewers

By Annie Baker ● Oct 8, 2018

GoodTime is a company that uses AI and natural language processing to connect interview candidates with interviewers within an organization.

Honda Is Investing $2.75 Billion In GM’s Cruise Self-Driving Project

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 8, 2018

Honda is planning to invest $2.75 billion into GM's Cruise self-driving project as part of a long-term autonomous vehicle collaboration.

Why Palo Alto Networks Is Buying RedLock For $173 Million

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 5, 2018

Palo Alto Networks recently announced that it is going to acquire RedLock for $173 million. Here is why.

Delta Is Working On Free In-Flight Wi-Fi For All Passengers

By Annie Baker ● Oct 4, 2018

Delta Air Lines is in the process of providing free in-flight Wi-Fi to all of its passengers. This was announced by CEO Ed Bastian at a Skift conference.

Coinbase Is Reportedly Planning To Raise $500 Million At An $8 Billion Valuation

By Annie Baker ● Oct 4, 2018

Rumor has it that Coinbase is looking to raise $500 million in a round of funding at an $8 billion valuation.

Google Buys Customer Service Automation Platform Company Onward

By Noah Long ● Oct 4, 2018

Onward, a customer service automation platform, has announced that it has been acquired by Google.

Chicago-Based Logistics Software Company project44 Raises $45 Million In Funding

By Noah Long ● Oct 2, 2018

project44, a Chicago-based leading advanced visibility platform for third-party logistics firms, has raised $45 million in funding led by Sapphire Ventures.

Failure-As-A-Service Company Gremlin Raises $18 Million In Series B

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 2, 2018

Gremlin is known as being the world’s first Failure-as-a-Service platform company and it has raised $18 million in Series B funding.

Amazon Is Increasing Its Minimum Wage To $15 In The US

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 2, 2018

Amazon has announced that it has increased its minimum wage to $15 in the US. This change will go into effect starting November 1st.

Google’s SVP Of Ads & Commerce Sridhar Ramaswamy To Join Greylock Partners

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2018

Sridhar Ramaswamy is leaving Google to join Greylock Partners where he will focus on investing in big data, AI, and analytics companies.

Portable Ultrasound Company Butterfly Network Raises $250 Million

By Noah Long ● Oct 2, 2018

Butterfly Network is a company that has developed a low-cost portable ultrasound device called the Butterfly iQ, which has raised $250 million.

How Toronto-Based Integrate.ai Helps Businesses Accelerate Customer-Centric Approaches

By Dan Anderson ● Oct 2, 2018

Toronto-based Integrate.ai is a company that has built a platform, which helps enterprises accelerate to a customer-centric operating model.

Stripe Raises $245 Million At A $20 Billion Valuation

By Dan Anderson ● Sep 28, 2018

Online payments company Stripe has raised $245 million in funding at a $20 billion valuation.

How BrandTotal Helps Brand Marketers Become More Competitive

By Annie Baker ● Sep 26, 2018

BrandTotal, a marketing intelligence platform company that is able to detect creatives and cluster them into campaigns, has raised $6 million in funding.

Boston-Based Analytics Company Edge Intelligence Raises $3 Million

By Noah Long ● Sep 26, 2018

Edge Intelligence, a company that developed the first geographically distributed analytics platform for hybrid clouds and edge computing, raised $3 million.

Sensor Cloud Company MODE Raises $3 Million In Series A

By Noah Long ● Sep 26, 2018

MODE is a sensor cloud company that has raised $3 million in Series A funding led by True Ventures. And Om Malik is joining the board.

Microsoft Windows 10 Is Now Installed On 700 Million Devices

By Noah Long ● Sep 26, 2018

At the Ignite 2018 event in Florida, Microsoft announced that Windows 10 is now officially installed on 700 million devices.