Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Canada-based eSentire, which provides a managed threat detection and response service, raises $325M at a $1B+ valuation, bringing its total funding to $411.2M (Duncan Riley/SiliconANGLE)

Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE:
Canada-based eSentire, which provides a managed threat detection and response service, raises $325M at a $1B+ valuation, bringing its total funding to $411.2M  —  Canadian managed detection and response startup eSentire Inc. today said it has raised $325 million in new funding to invest in research and development and hire more people.



Apple Car may come with autopilot tech from S.Korean company: Report

Apple is working on a self-driving electric car that could launch in a few years and now a new report has claimed that the iPhone maker has partnered with a South Korean company to develop the autopilot chip for its car. https://ift.tt/7wKLmAx

Tesla to pay $275,000 penalty in US, here's why

Elon Musk-run Tesla has agreed to pay a $275,000 penalty for violating the Clean Air Act. https://ift.tt/nfNRjgb

Despite letting some employees permanently work from home, tech companies are spending billions of dollars expanding their office spaces across the US (Kellen Browning/New York Times)

Kellen Browning / New York Times:
Despite letting some employees permanently work from home, tech companies are spending billions of dollars expanding their office spaces across the US  —  Even as they allow some employees to change how often they come into the office, tech companies are rapidly buying and leasing properties around the country.



Virgin Hyperloop fires half of its workforce

US-based Virgin Hyperloop, which had expansion plans for the Indian market, has reportedly laid off nearly half of its staff. https://ift.tt/CSNXB1f

The US NLRB rules that Amazon must negotiate with the Amazon Labor Union, which represents ~5K workers at its Staten Island warehouse; Amazon plans to appeal (Greg Bensinger/Reuters)

Greg Bensinger / Reuters : The US NLRB rules that Amazon must negotiate with the Amazon Labor Union, which represents ~5K workers at its ...