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Swarm’s low-cost satellite data network is now available to commercial clients

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One of the original startups that set out to create a low-Earth orbit satellite constellation to provide a data network here on Earth is now open for business: Swarm , which now operates 81 of its sandwich-sized satellites on orbit, announced today that its network service is live and available to commercial customers.

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Mighty Networks raises $50M to build a creator economy for the masses

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Mighty Networks , a platform designed to give creators and brands a dedicated place to start and grow communities, has closed on $50 million in a Series B funding round led by Owl Ventures. The investment brings Palo Alto-based Mighty Networks’ total raised since its 2017 inception to $67 million. .

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Corelight secures $75M Series D to bolster its network defense offering

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Corelight, a San Francisco-based startup that claims to offer the industry’s first open network detection and response (NDR) platform, has raised $75 million in Series D investment led by Energy Impact Partners. . million Series A in July 2017. million Series A in July 2017.

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GoStudent uses its warchest to acquire large network of traditional tutoring centres in Europe

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Studienkreis had previously been owned, since 2017, by the London-based private equity firm IK Partners. GoStudent uses its warchest to acquire large network of traditional tutoring centres in Europe by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch. GoStudent — the Austria-based late-stage tutor marketplace that has raised $686.3

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Backbone nabs $14M for supply chain software inspired by mesh networks

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Vic Patil thinks the solution lies in a “mesh” — specifically what he calls a “supply mesh,” inspired by the way wireless mesh networks function. Patil cofounded Backbone, which is based in San Francisco, alongside Rajesh Chandran in 2017. ” Building a supply chain backbone.

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With $7M raised, Keyo launches a biometric palm verification network

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Perhaps you saw the initial round of press the firm did in 2017 — roughly two years after its founding. Fueled by an aggregate $7 million in seed funding, the Keyo Network had previously been in beta. With $7M raised, Keyo launches a biometric palm verification network by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch.

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Microsoft acquires Fungible, a maker of data processing units, to bolster Azure

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Today, Microsoft confirmed the acquisition but not the purchase price, saying that it plans to use Fungible’s tech and team to deliver “multiple DPU solutions, network innovation and hardware systems advancements.” ” The Fungible team will join Microsoft’s data center infrastructure engineering teams, Bablani said.

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