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A few weeks ago, SentinelOne announced that it would acquire Scalyr, a high-speed logging platform, for $ 155 million. As recently as this morning, CrowdStrike hit the ground running next, announcing it would buy the unlimited logging tool Humio for $ 400 million. In Humio, CrowdStrike gets a company that offers the ability to collect … Read more
Patients wait after receiving their Covid-19 puffs on February 11 at a vaccination center in Salisbury Cathedral in Salisbury, England. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images Covid-19 infections in England have fallen by more than two-thirds in the last few weeks, according to initial results of a survey on the prevalence in the community. The interim … Read more
(Nintendo screenshot) Nintendo announced a new Splatoon game on its first major news show in over a year, a new character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, a new entry in its Mario Golf series, and more. Under normal circumstances, Nintendo publishes much of its game news through biannual, pre-recorded press conferences it calls Nintendo Directs. … Read more
If the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccine seems messy and incomprehensible, with numbers that don’t add up and assignments that don’t make sense, you are not alone. Even people who study this for a living are at a loss. “Neither of us know what’s going on,” said Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scientist at the … Read more
If you’ve ever tried getting on the bus in San Francisco and found that Apple Pay isn’t an option (unlike New York, Beijing, and many other major cities), good news! It changes. Apple has announced that support for Clipper (the payment system for BART, Muni, Caltrain, AC Transit and a number of other transit agencies … Read more
School attendance has never been as dependent on technology as it is today. Classrooms have become virtual, parents have become more engaged, and teachers have become more familiar with video conferencing platforms than ever. Google today announced a range of educational tools designed to improve existing learning products and make it easier for students and … Read more
When his state was hit by a huge power outage crisis that left millions of people without heat in freezing temperatures, the Texas governor went on the television waves to blame it. Its main target was renewable energy, suggesting that the failure of wind and solar power led to a system-wide breakdown. “It just goes … Read more
Zillow Surfing just got an upgrade. The Zillow Group launched a new feature for their virtual tour on Wednesday that uses machine learning to merge different media content with an interactive floor plan. The idea is to make it easier for home buyers to get a feel for a property without visiting them in person. … Read more
Lina Hidalgo, a judge for Harris County, Texas, where Houston is located, warned residents to buckle up for the possibility of additional days without power. Hidalgo also acts as the county’s chief executive officer. About 2.5 million people and 34 cities in Harris County have no electricity, Hidalgo said on CNN’s New Day. Pipes burst, … Read more
After the Swedish cloud communications company Sinch raised $ 690 million from SoftBank for acquisitions in December, it implemented its strategy in this department. Today the company announced that it is acquiring Inteliquent, a US voice communications connectivity provider currently owned by private equity firm GTCR, for $ 1.14 billion in cash. To fund the … Read more