Robot predicts Boston will win Amazon HQ2
We’re going to win Amazon’s second headquarters, guys! At least, that’s what a robot developed by Wells Fargo Securities said. The company’s stock-picking robot named Aiera announced this week that she thinks Boston is the city most likely to host Amazon’s HQ2. How did she reach that conclusion? Aiera used deep learning technology to generate predictions, looking at a variety of factors including “media sentiment, macro analysis and how Amazon stock price reacted to news coverage.” Behind Boston, Aiera ranked Chicago, Atlanta, New York City and Toronto. [CNN]
Bullhorn acquires Talent Rover and Jobscience
Staffing software company Bullhorn announced this week that it has acquired Talent Rover and Jobscience, two leading providers of recruitment software built on the Salesforce platform. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. This news follows Bullhorn’s recent acquisition of Salesforce-powered Connexys, which helps Bullhorn serve its European customers. With the recent acquisition, Bullhorn hopes to deliver “the most advanced recruitment and staffing software solutions in the market to our global enterprise customers.” [Press Release]
Scout Exchange raises $100 million to shake up the recruiting marketplace
Recruiting tech company Scout Exchange is on a mission to offer an easy way for employers to find the right search firm recruiter for every open job — and they just raised $100 million in funding to do so. The Boston-based recruiting platform, which is quickly being adopted by hundreds of employers, including 50 Fortune 500 companies, offers a learning-powered recruiting marketplace to help search firm recruiters fill jobs efficiently. Led by investment firm TRI Ventures, the funding will be used to accelerate the growth of Scout’s marketplace, expand the tech company’s Boston team and enhance both its matching algorithms and analytics platform. [Built In Boston]
Newton-based CyberArk buys security company Vaultive
CyberArk, a Newton-based security company with Israeli roots, announced the acquisition of cybersecurity company Vaultive this week. Vaultive employed roughly 40 people spread between its Boston offices and its research development center in Israel. CyberArk said about 20 Vaultive employees will join the company. CyberArk is not disclosing what it paid for Vaultive. Founded in 1999, CyberArk is focused on striking down targeted cyber threats before they affect day-to-day business operations. The company’s technology is used by more than 50 percent of the Fortune 100 to protect against external attackers as well as malicious insiders. [Boston Business Journal]
Waltham tech company hires new CTO
Waltham-based tech company, Lionbridge, announced the appointment of Ken Watson as chief technology officer (CTO) this week. Watson, an 11-year Microsoft veteran, brings over two decades of tech experience to the role; most recently, he was CTO of fintech company Ipreo. For the unfamiliar, Lionbridge offers online marketing, global content management and application testing solutions to global customers. [Press Release]
