U.S.-based companies offering services over the internet, including startups selling software tools and services for artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, as well as e-commerce providers, landed $15.3 billion in funding across 687 financing deals in the fourth quarter of 2020.
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Pitney Bowess expansion into software-powered logistics has helped the century-old company capture a piece of a booming e-commerce market sparked by the coronavirus outbreak, the companys chief innovation officer says.
Amazons cloud division is introducing new features to make it easier for call-center agents to help customers amid growing demand for cloud-based customer-service centers.