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Codacy nabs $15M to improve code reviews with automation

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Code review is a key step during the software development process — it’s when people check a program by viewing and reading parts of the source code. But despite its importance, not all developers are pleased with the way traditional code reviews work. To date, Codacy has raised $28 million.

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Unlocking the M&A code: 5 factors that can make (or break) a deal

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Frank Roe Contributor Share on Twitter Frank Roe is CEO of SmartBear , a provider of software development and visibility tools. Facebook’s purchase of Instagram in 2012 allowed the social media behemoth to dominate the photo-sharing space. It is essential to approach the decision and process with diligence and forethought.

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QA Wolf exits stealth with an end-to-end service for software testing

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QA Wolf , a cloud-based platform designed to detect bugs in software, today exited stealth and announced a $20 million funding round led by Inspired Capital with participation from Notation Capital, Operator Partners and Thiel Capital and several angel investors (among them Peter Thiel). Neither, obviously, are very desirable scenarios.

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Lawmatics raises $2.5M to help lawyers market themselves

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Lawmatics , a San Diego startup that’s building marketing and CRM software for lawyers, is announcing that it has raised $2.5 Apparently most legal software is designed to handle phase two, while Lawmatics focuses on phases one and three. ThoughtRiver nabs $10M to speed up deal-making with AI contract review.

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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Crusoe Energy, Insider And Biotech Raise Big

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Insider, which was co-founded in Istanbul in 2012, has now raised $772.1 tied) Fingercheck , $115M, human resources: Small business payroll and human resource software company Fingercheck raised a $115 million growth investment led by Edison Partners. The New York-based company declined to disclose its valuation with the latest round.

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CVE-2020-1350: Wormable Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Windows DNS Server Disclosed (SIGRed)

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CVE-2020-1350 is a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Windows DNS servers due to the improper handling of DNS requests. Successful exploitation would grant the attacker arbitrary code execution privileges under the Local System Account context. Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 (Server Core).

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The HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster

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Rather than selling software to customers, HP said, Autonomy had been selling them hardware at a loss, then booking the sales as software licensing revenue. Its Agentware internet search tools are used by enterprises including Barclays Bank and Unilever and sold as shrink-wrapped software through retail outlets. billion or $11.7