Fivetran hauls in $565M on $5.6B valuation, acquires competitor HVR for $700M
Fivetran, the data connectivity startup, had a big day today. For starters it announced a $565 million investment on a $5.6 billion valuation, but it didn’t stop there. It also announced its second acquisition this year, snagging HVR, a data in.....»»
SentinelOne acquires PingSafe to expand cloud security capabilities
SentinelOne has agreed to acquire PingSafe. The acquisition of PingSafe’s cloud native application protection platform (CNAPP), when combined with SentinelOne’s cloud workload security and cloud data security capabilities, is expected to provide.....»»
Apple Studio Display vs. Samsung ViewFinity S9
Just over a year and a half after Apple launched its Studio Display, Samsung released a direct competitor with its ViewFinity S9 5K monitor. With many of the same features as Studio Display plus some beyond, it’s an interesting alternative. Follow.....»»
SonicWall acquires Banyan Security
SonicWall acquired Banyan Security, a security service edge (SSE) solution provider. This acquisition strengthens SonicWall’s portfolio by adding zero trust security trusted by leading Fortune 100 companies to small businesses that are replacing le.....»»
Since Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase, firm reportedly lost 72% of its value
Fidelity cuts value of X stake, implying 72% drop since Musk paid $44 billion. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | DNY59) Fidelity's latest valuation of its stake in X implies that Elon Musk's social network is worth about 7.....»»
X valuation now only 28% of price paid, following Musk telling advertisers to f*ck themselves
Fidelity, a major private shareholder in the company formerly known as Twitter, has issued a new X valuation – stating that the company is now worth only 28% of the original $44B purchase price. It further marked down the value of its shares fro.....»»
Apple Studio Display vs. Samsung ViewFinity S9 [Does Samsung win at 44% off?]
Just over a year and a half after Apple launched its Studio Display, Samsung released a direct competitor with its ViewFinity S9 5K monitor. With many of the same features as Studio Display plus some beyond, it’s an interesting alternative. Follow.....»»
Apple Pay now available in Lowe"s home improvement stores
Home improvement retail giant Lowe's now accepts Apple Pay in its U.S.-based locations, beating its main competitor — Home Depot — to the punch.If you're planning to visit Lowe's soon, you can now pay with your iPhone or Apple Watch. After years.....»»
Customers can now pay for goods with Apple Pay in Lowe"s home improvement stores
Home improvement retail giant Lowe's now accepts Apple Pay in its U.S.-based locations, beating its main competitor — Home Depot — to the punch.If you're planning to visit Lowe's soon, you can now pay with your iPhone or Apple Watch. After years.....»»
Google Play Lawsuit Gets Google to Pay $700M, Change Play Store
Back in September, Google settled a class action lawsuit brought by state attorneys general over the idea that Google had violated antitrust rules, possibly by overcharging customers. The lawsuit was essentially targeted at Google Play and the monopo.....»»
Google’s loss to Epic Games leads to $700M settlement with users, states
Play Store users can expect at least $2 in "unnecessary" fees refunded. Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images / Contributor | LightRocket) After Epic Games proved that Google’s Android app store monopoly violates antitrust law,.....»»
What is Grok? Elon Musk’s controversial ChatGPT competitor explained
Grok is the Elon Musk-backed AI offshoot of X that he's hoping will compete with ChatGPT and Bard. Can it? Here's what you need to know......»»
Google’s best Gemini AI demo video was fabricated
Google takes heat for a misleading AI demo video that hyped up its GPT-4 competitor. Enlarge / A still from Google's misleading Gemini AI promotional video, released Wednesday. (credit: Google) Google is facing controver.....»»
Apple regains its $3 trillion valuation despite analysts doubts
Apple is the most valuable publicly traded company in the US, and its valuation has again exceeded $3 trillion, even as financial analysts have been concerned about sales for the iPhone 15 range.In January 2022, Apple became the first company to reac.....»»
Hearst’s unexpected video game acquisition is great news for Wordle fans
Hearst Newspapers is taking a bite out of the New York Times' puzzle pie by acquiring its best competitor, Puzzmo......»»
Zoom videoconferencing app now available on Apple TV
As promised earlier this year, the popular video meetings app Belkin MagSafe Mount to take advantage of the Continuity Camera feature. tvOS 17 brought the FaceTime app to Apple TV in the same manner. Now, Zoom has joined the party. Competitor WebE.....»»
BlueVoyant acquires Conquest Cyber to help clients mitigate risks while meeting new requirements
BlueVoyant announced the acquisition of Conquest Cyber, a cyber defense company renowned for its innovative SaaS technology that streamlines risk management across an organization’s entire cyber program. Conquest Cyber has proven successful wit.....»»
Samsung’s Harman Brand Acquires Digital Music Platform Roon
This recent acquisition is geared towards Harman's ‘work with all’ strategy, which involves collaborating with several other audio brands. The post Samsung’s Harman Brand Acquires Digital Music Platform Roon appeared first on Phandroid......»»
OpenAI Fiasco, Tim Cook"s successor, and Apple Vision Pro Questions on the AppleInsider Podcast
It's time for the best Black Friday deals, plus news of Sonos planning an AirPods Max competitor, OpenAI's explosion, and Tim Cook uses the "AI" word on the new AppleInsider Podcast.Tim Cook at Apple ParkApple has so carefully avoided talking about a.....»»
TaskRabbit competitor being tested by Uber in two US cities
A TaskRabbit competitor dubbed Uber Tasks is being tested in two US cities by the ride-sharing company, as it seeks to address slowing revenue growth … more….....»»
iPhone sales in China continue to be hit by Huawei surprise
iPhone sales in China are continuing to be affected by the surprise re-emergence of Huawei as a competitor in the premium smartphone market, says a new report. US sanctions on China last year appeared to have removed Huawei as a serious iPhone com.....»»