Enterprises are searching for solutions that help integrate data into their workflows much more quickly. Replenishing such demand, Matillion announced on Tuesday that it has raised $100million to help enterprises accelerate cloud data integration. The startup believes it has an advantage in the cloud data integration market; because its solution was built for the cloud-native era from the ground up. This could be critical as overall cloud adoption continues to accelerate.
Microsoft is expanding its efforts on accessibility with a new program for evaluating PC and Xbox games. On Tuesday, Microsoft’s accessibility team announced that developers can send their games to be evaluated for accessibility and tested by players with disabilities. The program was announced together with updates to the Xbox Accessibility Guidelines that were released in early 2020.
SpaceX has reportedly raised $850 million in a round of funding. According to CNBC, this would mean SpaceX is worth around $74 billion and would also mean that the company has money to fund its future missions. In addition, existing investors and company insiders were able to sell an additional $750 million in a secondary transaction.
Apple welcomes leaders and their teams from 13 app companies as the inaugural cohort of Entrepreneur Camp for Black Founders and Developers. The program is designed to give developers the opportunity to take their existing app experience to the next level by mastering new technical skills along with one-on-one code-level guidance from Apple engineers and experts.
IBM announced Tuesday that it will achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 to further its decades-long efforts to address the global climate crisis. The company will accomplish this target by prioritising energy efficiency efforts, actual reduction in its emissions and increased use of clean energy across the 175 countries where it operates.
Bitcoin’s price broke above $50,0000 for the first time on Tuesday as major companies jump into cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin got a boost from large firms such as Tesla and Mastercard to support crypto. Still, skeptics worry that it may be one of the biggest market bubbles in history and still see it as a speculative asset.
Seven West Media signs multimillion-dollar deal as it joins Google’s News Showcase; being the first large Australian media company to sign such an agreement with Google. The deal shows Seven splitting from rivals Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd and News Corp, where the government sets the online giant’s content fees in the lack of a private deal.
Trello, a virtual whiteboard-style app for managing projects, announced a major redesign on Tuesday in addition to new features for helping businesses manage third-party integrations. Trello gets a visual overhaul, in its logo and the illustrations it deploys across its apps and websites. It is also getting new multiple ways to view your workload beyond the core whiteboard column view and card customization.
“The goal for Trello going forward is to see how we can expand the card metaphor to different tools and to give you a perspective on all the work that’s happening” stated Trello founder Michael Pryor.
2021 is going to be a huge year for electric vehicles. Car-buying experts at Edmunds expect US sales to grow to 2.5 percent from 1.9 percent in 2020; thanks to growing interest from consumers. Notably, 2021 will be the first year that all three major vehicle categories will be represented: 12 SUVs, 11 electric sedans and six pickup trucks, when there were only 10 cars and seven SUVs available in 2020.
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