IT総合 GitHub CEO on why open source developers should be exempt from the EU’s AI Act
GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke says that open source developers should be made exempt from the European Union’s (EU) pro...
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IT総合 IT総合 The UK rolls back controversial plans to open up text and data mining regulations
The U.K. Government is seemingly backtracking on plans that would have allowed text and data mining “for any purpo...
IT総合 ToolJet, an open source low-code app builder, wants to help companies do more with less
“Do more with less” has emerged as something of a business mantra over the past year, as businesses across t...
IT総合 Dashlane publishes its source code to GitHub in transparency push
Password management company Dashlane has made its mobile app code available on GitHub for public perusal, a first step i...
IT総合 Risilience, a climate analytics and risk assessment platform for enterprises, raises $26M
Risilience, a SaaS-based analytics platform that helps companies assess their climate risk and plan their transition tow...
IT総合 Which open source startups rocketed in 2022?
A new report shines a light on the world of commercial open source software (COSS) startups, including which ones are gr...
IT総合 Warner Bros. swiped our Harry Potter wand IP, says Kano
Kano, the venture-backed U.K. startup known for its build-your-own computer kits and software for teaching coding and as...
IT総合 GitHub says it now has 100M active users
Code-hosting platform GitHub has announced that 100 million developers are now using the platform.
The figure represents...
IT総合 Hawk AI, an anti-money laundering and fraud prevention platform for banks, raises $17M
Hawk AI, a German company developing anti-money laundering (AML) and tangential fraud prevention smarts for financial in...
IT総合 European smart thermostat startup Tado raises $46.9M after IPO plans falter
Smart home energy startup Tado has raised €43 million ($46.9 million) in a round of funding led by Trill Impact Ventures...
IT総合 Danish startup Kanpla wants to help canteens cut food waste
As much as 40% of all food produced each year goes nowhere near a human mouth, resulting in economic, environmental, and...
IT総合 Gemba, a corporate VR training platform used by Coca-Cola and Pfizer, raises $18M
Gemba, an enterprise-focused virtual reality (VR) training startup used by some of the world’s biggest companies, ...
IT総合 Strava acquires Fatmap, a 3D mapping platform for the great outdoors
Strava, the activity tracking and social community platform used by more than 100 million people globally, has acquired ...
IT総合 Wordle clone Quordle acquired by Merriam-Webster
Merriam-Webster, the Encyclopædia Britannica subsidiary best known for its online dictionary, has acquired a popular Wor...
IT総合 Google parent Alphabet cuts 6% of its workforce impacting 12,000 people, saying it had ‘hired for a different economic reality’
Alphabet, parent holding company of Google, has announced that it’s cutting around 6% of its global workforce.
In ...
IT総合 Oro, an open-source B2B ecommerce platform from Magento’s cofounder, raises $13M
Oro, an open source ecommerce platform co-created by Magento’s cofounder and former CTO, today announced it has ra...
IT総合 Bitwarden acquires Passwordless.dev to help companies authenticate users without passwords
Open source password management platform Bitwarden has made its first known acquisition, snapping up a fledgling Sweden-...
IT総合 Microsoft announces 10,000 job cuts, nearly 5% of its global workforce
Microsoft today announced details of a much-rumored round of layoffs, confirming in a filing with the Securities and Exc...
IT総合 Cumul.io, a low-code embedded analytics platform for SaaS companies, raises $10.8M
Cumul.io, the company behind a low-code business intelligence (BI) analytics platform for software-as-a-service (SaaS) c...
IT総合 As it shifts focus from DIY computer kits, Kano spins out its creative software suite as a standalone business
Kano Computing (“Kano”), the venture-backed company best known for its DIY computer kits and software for te...
IT総合 Inflow, a platform for managing ADHD through cognitive behavioral therapy, raises $11M
Inflow, a company developing a platform to manage ADHD using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques, has raised ...
IT総合 Vista Equity Partners to acquire insurance software company Duck Creek for $2.6B
Private equity giant Vista Equity Partners has announced plans to take Duck Creek Technologies private in a $2.6 billion...
IT総合 Superscript, a bespoke insurance provider for SMEs, raises $54 million
Superscript, an insurance broker and tech platform targeting SMEs and “high-growth” tech firms, has raised £...
IT総合 Amazon to cut 18,000 jobs as tech layoffs continue
Amazon has announced that it will be “eliminating” more than 18,000 roles at the company, extending a previo...
IT総合 Salesforce to cut workforce by 10% after hiring ‘too many people’ during the pandemic
Salesforce has announced that it’s cutting some 10% of its workforce, impacting more than 7,000 employees, while i...
IT総合 Inside Matrix, the protocol that might finally make messaging apps interoperable
Interoperability and decentralization have been major themes in tech this year, driven in large part by mounting regulat...
IT総合 Facebook parent Meta to settle Cambridge Analytica class-action lawsuit for $725M
Facebook’s parent company Meta has agreed a $725 million settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit related to t...
IT総合 Amazon and EU settle two antitrust cases, including one focused on merchant data abuse
The European Commission (EC) has announced that it has reached an agreement with Amazon over a duo of antitrust probes, ...
IT総合 Twitter pulls its Spaces group audio feature after Musk run-in with banned journalists
Twitter has apparently pulled its Spaces group audio feature, at least temporarily, after Elon Musk joined a group conve...
IT総合 Spotify’s grand plan to monetize its open source Backstage project via premium plugins
With nearly a third of the global music-streaming market share, Spotify needs little in the way of introduction. Some 45...