Bug bounty platform HackerOne raises $40 million to help companies identify vulnerabilities
Twilio acquires messaging provider Beepsend to boost its SMS delivery network
Twilio reports revenue of $82 million in Q4 2016 and 36% growth in accounts
Apple releases iOS 10.3 public beta 2
Salesforce launches Quip Connect app for Sales and Service Clouds
Hands-on with Word and Excel on the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar
Google removes restrictions from free version of Data Studio, its tool for creating customized reports
One thing holding back Snap in China? Google
AWS posts $3.53 billion in revenue in Q4 2016, up 47% from last year
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Microsoft’s successful transformation: From Microsoft to Microcloud
GitHub launches Topics to help users find repositories based on common themes
Apple iPhone sales rise 5% to 78.3 million, but iPad and Mac sales are still down
SAP starts making Slack bots for its enterprise software
Google launches G Suite Enterprise edition with Drive data loss prevention, S/MIME encryption
Grocery giant demos robotic arm that can pick and pack delicate items such as fruit
Google will open-source its Earth Enterprise on-premises software in March
Dropbox launches Smart Sync (formerly Project Infinite) for business users
Trump’s immigration ban prompts messaging giant Viber to offer free calls from U.S. to 7 countries affected
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Cisco, Bosch, and Foxconn are building blockchain tech for the internet of things
Endurance is cutting 90 employees in Austin, affects Site5
Adobe will stop selling Contribute and Director on February 1, drop Shockwave for Mac support on March 14
Google parent Alphabet stock slips 3% after earnings miss
Microsoft reports $26.1 billion in Q2 2017 revenue: Azure up 93%, but Phone down 81% and Surface down 2%
AWS Marketplace now offers desktop apps for Amazon WorkSpaces
Alphabet’s health-tech company Verily gets $800 million from Singapore investment firm Temasek
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The new Cisco looks a lot like the old IBM and HP
Bluehost owner Endurance is laying off 440 people in Utah
Public cloud infrastructure provider Faction raises $11 million
GoDaddy launches GoCentral, a new mobile-friendly DIY website builder
Cisco buys app performance management company AppDynamics for $3.7 billion ahead of expected IPO
Box launches Mac and Windows versions of its Notes app and refreshes it on the web
Improbable, a U.K. startup that helps devs build massive simulated worlds, to open first U.S. hub in San Francisco
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