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Pivotal just raised $400 million more than anyone thought

That $253 million just wasn't enough.

The end of hardware?

There’s still plenty of opportunity to build and sell hardware. But it’s going to be a very different kind of hardware market.

Apple says it has the 'most effective security organization in the world'

Apple engineers pull back the curtain on iPhone security.

Yes, Slack Is Raising Money -- But Will It Get the $5 Billion Valuation It Seeks in Cloudy Funding Environment?

The fast-growing office-communication service is the darling of a space whose prospects have recently become cloudy.

After $66 Billion Goes Poof, Cloud Software Stock Outlook Turns Very Foggy

Cloud software companies have suffered their longest sustained decline in five years. Does that mean their revolution is over?

Policing the Future

In the aftermath of Ferguson, St. Louis cops embrace crime-predicting software.

Mossberg: Apple’s Own Apps Need Work

Complexity, feature gaps and bugs have crept in.

Former Tinder CEO Payne Moves to DoorDash as COO

DoorDash was founded in 2013 and since then there has been a rush into the restaurant delivery space, including by rivals Postmates and Caviar.

The CIA-Backed Start-Up That's Taking Over Palo Alto

The highly secretive software developer controls 10-15 percent of the city's commercial real estate inventory.

Atlassian, the Anti-Silicon Valley Tech IPO

Atlassian built a $300 million-plus software business by avoiding venture capital and spending little on sales and marketing.

ShopKeep, the ‘Anti-Square,’ Rounds Out C-Suite With Eye on an IPO

ShopKeep has recently added a COO and CFO with public company experience.

EMC May Float Pivotal in IPO Next Year in a Plan Blessed by Dell

The two companies are studying a plan to raise cash with an IPO of the EMC-owned big data software firm.

What Legos Can Teach Us About Software Design

Legos don't force us to adhere to a strict system of what you can build and what you can’t.

Marty Chavez: 'God Told Me to Go to Goldman Sachs' (Video)

Wall Street might be ripe for automation.

Microsoft Office 2016 Review

Do you really need the latest version? Microsoft believes that you do.

Adobe Q3 Beats Estimates, but Forecast Misses

Net subscriptions to the Creative Cloud software suite were up more than expected.

Is the Tech Market Hitting Middle Age?

The main tech-device markets are quickly settling into more of an automobile-like industry model.

GitHub Taps Former Yahoo Executive as VP of Product

In charge of the experience for some 10 million programmers.

Russian Antivirus Firm Faked Malware to Harm Rivals

The secret campaign targeted Microsoft and other rivals, fooling some of them into deleting or disabling important files on their customers' PCs.

Software Security: On the Wrong Side of History

Software has become critical to our society today -- so much so that its producers can no longer say to consumers, “Trust me.”

Dirty Hands Build Great Startups

How can you value something if you don't know what's required to make it?

Fiat Chrysler Recalling 1.4 Million Vehicles Amid Hacking Defense

Fiat Chrysler announced a voluntary recall of about 1.4 million cars equipped with certain radios, the company said in a press release Friday. The recall includes Dodges, Jeeps, Rams and Chryslers. The recall is related to a security flaw...

Yuri Milner Bets $100M That 'We Are Not Alone' in the Universe

Making it easier for E.T. to phone home.

Goldman Sachs CIO Martin Chavez Comes to Code/Enterprise

Behind the world-leading financial institution is a world-beating software team.

If You've Been Waiting for Apple's iOS 9 Software You Will Read This

Apple releases a consumer beta of the upcoming iOS 9 software for iPhone and iPad.

Software Is a Service

It’s not just about a different business model for delivering software, it’s also a different way of providing key functionality.

Apple's iOS 9 Software Promises a Smarter Siri, Multitasking on iPad

Smarter Siri, better searches and more.

U.S. Aims to Limit Exports of Undisclosed Software Flaws

The regulations come as a follow-up to a 2013 agreement among 41 nations that some penetration software should be subject to controls.

Ben Horowitz on Slack's Pivot and Why His Firm Doesn't Have a Woman Partner (Video)

He also explains what a "full-stack" startup is.

If Salesforce.com Is in Play, Here Are the Possible Suitors

Cost, complementary offerings and competition narrow the field.

To Make Breast and Ovarian Cancer Tests More Affordable, Color Genomics Raises $15 Million

Ever heard of BRCA1 and BRCA2? You should.

Cheetah Mobile Taps Partnerships to Fuel Growth Beyond China

The fast-growing mobile software company is working with phone makers and carriers as it expands beyond its home base.