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Microsoft says it mitigated the largest DDoS attack ever recorded

The Verge

The attack targeted an Azure customer in Europe, and was 140 percent higher than the highest attack bandwidth volume Microsoft recorded in 2020. They’re usually performed through a botnet, a network of machines that have been compromised using malware or malicious software to control them remotely.

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Telenor proves the potential of zero-touch orchestration for slicing in EU 5G enterprise project

TM Forum

The 5G-VINNI platform exposes the management functions of the network slice lifecycle through TM Forum’s Open APIs, enabling the rapid onboarding of ecosystem partners and allow those verticals to quickly and easily create, manage and decommission network slices. Virtualized functions from the network image.

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‘Convoy Mafia’: Alumni from trucking marketplace company lead new startups in Seattle

GeekWire

A vast alumni network from the trucking marketplace company is fueling entrepreneurial activity in Seattle, where at least 25 startups are now led by former employees of Convoy. The company, backed by the likes of Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, grew rapidly in its first five years, hitting the 1,000-employee mark in 2020.

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Tech Moves: Karat, Common Room, Aduro hire execs; longtime Microsoft cloud leader departs

GeekWire

He also worked at VMware and Avi Networks. Common Room launched in 2020 and raised $52 million last year. He spent the past 11 years as a principal program manager lead for Microsoft Azure. Duchesne previously held the same role at Cyberhaven, a Silicon Valley cybersecurity firm.

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Schneider Electric leverages AI to help develop employees’ careers

CIO Business Intelligence

The global energy equipment and solutions provider’s Online Talent Management (OTM) platform, launched in early 2020, gives employees more agency around identifying mentorship opportunities, upskilling, and growing their networks within the organization.

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‘Forever chemicals’ are eternal no more thanks to a pollution destroying device from Tacoma startup

GeekWire

Aquagga also has $1 million in private funding, including $560,000 raised via the crowdfunding site WeFunder and angel investments from the Alaska Investor Network and E8 Angels. Seeing it onsite is pretty amazing, said Elise Thomas, environmental program manager at Fairbanks International Airport. Jay Inslee.

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Charge up: How the Pacific Northwest is boosting electric infrastructure as EV sales rise

GeekWire

This is a transformational time,” said Tonia Buell, alternative fuels program manager for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). ” A network of EV charging. Tesla has a network of proprietary fast-charging stations that work only with its vehicles. Hypercharge Networks , a Vancouver, B.C.,

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