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This is a '''timeline of {{w|Cloudflare}}''', an American web infrastructure and website security company. ==Big picture== {| class="wikitable" ! Time period !! Development summary |- | 2011 || Cloudflare reaches 100 billion page views.<ref name="Cloudflare S-1 Analysis — Do they have an edge?">{{cite web |title=Cloudflare S-1 Analysis — Do they have an edge? |url=https://medium.com/memory-leak/cloudflare-s-1-analysis-do-they-have-an-edge-3b091095f01b |website=medium.com |accessdate=13 October 2019}}</ref> |- | 2015 || Cloudflare launches DNS, Web Security, and Web Performance.<ref name="Cloudflare S-1 Analysis — Do they have an edge?"/> The company raises US$110 million from investors.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cloudflare plans big IPO |url=https://infotechlead.com/software/cloudflare-plans-big-ipo-56646 |website=infotechlead.com |accessdate=14 October 2019}}</ref> |- | 2016 || Cloudflare launches Secure Registrar, Rate Limiting, and Load Balancing.<ref name="Cloudflare S-1 Analysis — Do they have an edge?"/> |- | 2017 || Cloudflare launches unmettered DDoS mitigation, IoT security, video services, and intelligent routing.<ref name="Cloudflare S-1 Analysis — Do they have an edge?"/> |- | 2018 || Cloudflare reaches 67,900 customers generating US$193 million in revenue. The company launches multi-protocol network performance and security, zero trust security, DNS resolver, and serverless platform.<ref name="Cloudflare S-1 Analysis — Do they have an edge?"/> |- | 2019 || Cloudflare launches distributed storage, layer 3/4 DDos mitigation, bot mitigation, and announces {{w|virtual private network}}.<ref name="Cloudflare S-1 Analysis — Do they have an edge?"/> |- |} ==Full timeline== {| class="sortable wikitable" ! Year !! Month and date !! Event type !! Details |- | 2009 || July || Founding || Cloudflare is founded by Matthew Prince, Lee Holloway, and Michelle Zatlyn.<ref name="thewhir1"/><ref name="Cloudflare1">{{cite web|url=https://www.cloudflare.com/our-story/|title=Our Story|author=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Cloudflare|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=August 22, 2019}}</ref><ref name="projecthoneypot">{{cite web|url=http://www.projecthoneypot.org/Cloudflare_beta.html|title=Cloudflare Beta|author=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Project Honey Pot|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204114508/http://www.projecthoneypot.org/Cloudflare_beta.html|archive-date=December 4, 2017|dead-url=yes|accessdate=August 22, 2019}}</ref> |- | 2009 || November || Financial || Cloudflare raises $2.1 million in a {{w|Series A round}} from Pelion Venture Partners and {{w|Venrock}}."<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/cloudflare#section-funding-rounds|title=CloudFlare|last=|first=|date=|website={{w|Crunchbase}}|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> |- | 2010 || September || Service launch || Cloudflare is launched at the September 2010 {{w|TechCrunch Disrupt}} conference.<ref name="thewhir1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/Cloudflare-gets-an-unusual-endorsement-from-hacker-group-lulzsec|title=Cloudflare Gets an Unusual Endorsement from Hacker Group LulzSec|last=Henderson|first=Nicole|date=June 17, 2011|work=Webhost Industry Review|publisher=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909050644/http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/Cloudflare-gets-an-unusual-endorsement-from-hacker-group-lulzsec|archive-date=September 9, 2017|dead-url=yes|accessdate=August 21, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Cloudflare1">{{cite web|url=https://www.cloudflare.com/our-story/|title=Our Story|author=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Cloudflare|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=August 22, 2019}}</ref> |- | 2011 || June || Controversy || Cloudflare receives media attention for providing security services to the website of {{w|LulzSec}}, a [[w:Black hat (computer security)|black hat hacking]] group.<ref name="thewhir1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/Cloudflare-gets-an-unusual-endorsement-from-hacker-group-lulzsec|title=Cloudflare Gets an Unusual Endorsement from Hacker Group LulzSec|last=Henderson|first=Nicole|date=June 17, 2011|work=Webhost Industry Review|publisher=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909050644/http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/Cloudflare-gets-an-unusual-endorsement-from-hacker-group-lulzsec|archive-date=September 9, 2017|dead-url=yes|accessdate=August 21, 2019}}</ref><ref name="allthingsd1">{{cite web |url=http://allthingsd.com/20110610/web-security-start-up-Cloudflare-gets-buzz-courtesy-of-lulzsec-hackers/ |title=Web Security Start-Up Cloudflare Gets Buzz, Courtesy of LulzSec Hackers |first=Arik |last=Hesseldahl |date=2011-06-10 |work={{w|All Things Digital}} |publisher= |accessdate=2011-08-15}}</ref> |- | 2011 || July || Financial || Cloudflare raises US$20 million in a Series B round from {{w|New Enterprise Associates}}, Pelion Venture Partners, Venrock.<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allthingsd.com/20110712/web-security-startup-Cloudflare-lands-20-million-funding-round/|title=Web Security Start-Up Cloudflare Lands $20 Million Funding Round|last=Hesseldahl|first=Arik|date=July 12, 2011|website=|publisher={{w|AllThingsD}}|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=August 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://go.bloomberg.com/tech-deals/2012-12-18-why-a-fast-growing-startup-tries-to-keep-its-venture-funding-secret/|title=Why a Fast-Growing Startup Tries to Keep Its Venture Funding Secret|last1=Milian|first1=Mark|date=December 18, 2012|work=Bloomblerg Technology|publisher={{w|Bloomberg News}}|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=August 22, 2019}}</ref> |- | 2011 || October || Recognition || The ''{{w|Wall Street Journal}}'' names Cloudflare the "Most Innovative Network & Internet Technology Company".<ref name="asd">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203633104576623261551755704|title=And the Rest of the Winners Are...|last=Wang|first=Shirley S.|date=October 17, 2011|work={{w|The Wall Street Journal}}|access-date=August 22, 2019|last2=Totty|first2=Michael|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref name="dsd">{{Cite web|url=https://blog.cloudflare.com/wsj-cloudflare-named-most-innovative-internet/|title=WSJ: CloudFlare Named Most Innovative Internet & Networking Company, Second Year in a Row|last=|first=|date=October 15, 2012|website=The Cloudflare Blog|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> |- | 2012 || June || Partnership || Cloudflare partners with various web hosts, including {{w|HostPapa}}, to implement its "Railgun" technology: a web protocol intended to improve performance.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/01/cloudflare_railgun_cuts_site_loading_times/|title=Cloudflare's Railgun protocol gets buy-in from web giants|last1=Clark|first1=Jack|date=March 1, 2013|work=|accessdate=October 8, 2015|publisher={{w|The Register}}|ref=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/02/26/cloudflare-partners-with-majority-of-worlds-leading-web-hosts-to-implement-its-railgun-protocol-speeds-up-load-times-by-143/|title=Cloudflare Partners With World's Leading Web Hosts To Implement Its Railgun Protocol, Speeds Up Load Times By Up To 143%|last1=Lardinois|first1=Frederic|date=February 26, 2013|work=|accessdate=February 12, 2016|publisher={{w|TechCrunch}}|ref=}}</ref> |- | 2012 || December || Financial || Cloudflare raises US$50 million in a Series C round from New Enterprise Associates, Pelion Venture Partners, Venrock, {{w|Union Square Ventures}}, and {{w|Greenspring Associates}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/12/17/Cloudflare-reveals-50m-round-from-union-square-ventures/|title=Cloudflare Reveals $50M Round From Union Square Ventures|last=Crook|first=Jordan|date=December 17, 2013|work={{w|TechCrunch}}|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2013/12/17/Cloudflare-raised-50m-ready-to-spend-2/|title=Cloudflare Raised $50M, Ready to Spend|last=Hickins|first=Michael|date=December 17, 2013|work={{w|The Wall Street Journal}}|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> |- | 2012 || October || Recognition || The ''{{w|Wall Street Journal}}'' names Cloudflare for a second time as the "Most Innovative Network & Internet Technology Company".<ref name="asd"/><ref name="dsd"/> |- | 2012 || || Recognition || Cloudflare is recognized by the {{w|World Economic Forum}} as a Technology Pioneer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weforum.org/videos/technology-pioneer-2012-matthew-prince-michelle-zatlyn-lee-holloway-Cloudflare|title=Technology Pioneer 2012 - Matthew Prince, Michelle Zatlyn & Lee Holloway (Cloudflare)|last=|first=|date=|work={{w|World Economic Forum}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402122044/https://www.weforum.org/videos/technology-pioneer-2012-matthew-prince-michelle-zatlyn-lee-holloway-Cloudflare|archive-date=April 2, 2015|dead-url=|accessdate=March 10, 2015}}</ref> |- | 2012 || || Recognition || ''[[w:Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]]'' ranks Cloudflare among the world's 10 most innovative companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/3017380/most-innovative-companies-2012/most-innovative-companies-2012-industries-top-10-web-internet|title=Most Innovative Companies 2012 - Industries Top 10 - Web/Internet|last=|first=|date=February 10, 2012|work={{w|Fast Company}}|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=March 10, 2015}}</ref> |- | 2013 || March || || Cloudflare defends {{w|The Spamhaus Project}} from a {{w|DDoS}} attack that exceeds 300 Gbit/s. [[w:Akamai Technologies|Akamai's]] chief architect states that at the time it is "the largest publicly announced DDoS attack in the history of the Internet".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.computerworld.com/article/2474809/cybercrime-hacking/biggest-ddos-attack-in-history-slows-internet--breaks-record-at-300-gbps.html|title=Biggest DDoS attack in history slows Internet, breaks record at 300 Gbps|last1=Storm|first1=Darlene|date=March 27, 2013|work={{w|Computerworld}}|access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/27/technology/internet/online-dispute-becomes-internet-snarling-attack.html|title=Online Dispute Becomes Internet-Snarling Attack|last1=Markoff|first1=John|date=March 26, 2013|work={{w|The New York Times}}|access-date=August 22, 2019|last2=Perlroth|first2=Nicole}}</ref> |- | 2014 || February || Security || Cloudflare mitigates the largest ever recorded {{w|DDoS}} attack, which peaks at 400 [[w:Gigabit|Gigabits]] per second against an undisclosed customer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-and-breaches/ddos-attack-hits-400-gbit-s-breaks-record/d/d-id/1113787|title=DDoS Attack Hits 400 Gbit/s, Breaks Record|last=Schwartz|first=Mathew J.|date=February 11, 2014|work=Dark Reading|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> |- | 2014 || February 24 || Acquisition || Cloudflare acquires StopTheHacker, which offers {{w|malware}} detection, automatic malware removal, and reputation and blacklist monitoring.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/24/Cloudflare-acquires-anti-malware-firm-stopthehacker/|title=Cloudflare Acquires Anti-Malware Firm StopTheHacker|last=Lardinois|first=Frederic|date=February 24, 2014|work={{w|TechCrunch}}|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="Cloudflaredd"/> |- | 2014 || June 18 || Acquisition || Cloudflare acquires CryptoSeal, which provides Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) as a service.<ref name="Cloudflaredd"/> |- | 2014 || November || Security || Cloudflare reports another massive {{w|DDoS}} attack with independent media sites being targeted at 500 Gbit/s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2014/11/20/the-largest-cyber-attack-in-history-has-been-hitting-hong-kong-sites/#5b0c02b13fc4|title=The Largest Cyber Attack In History Has Been Hitting Hong Kong Sites|last1=Olson|first1=Parmy|date=November 20, 2014|work={{w|Forbes}}|access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref> |- | 2014 || || Program launch || Cloudflare introduces an effort called Project Galileo in response to cyberattacks against vulnerable online targets, such as artists, activists, journalists, and human rights groups. Project Galileo provides such groups with free services to protect their websites.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/story/cloudflare-project-galileo-protect-nonprofits/|title=Cloudflare's Five-Year Project to Protect Nonprofits Online|last=Newman|first=Lily Hay|date=June 12, 2019|work=[[w:Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|access-date=August 5, 2019|language=en|issn=1059-1028}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> |- | 2014 || December || Financial || Cloudflare raises US$110 million in a Series D round led by {{w|Fidelity Investments}}, with participation from {{w|CapitalG}}, {{w|Microsoft}}, {{w|Qualcomm}}, and {{w|Baidu}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/09/22/cloudflare-hints-ipo-coud-be-coming-but-not-this-year/|title=Cloudflare Hints IPO Could Be Coming, But Not This Year|last1=Miller|first1=Ron|date=September 22, 2015|website={{w|TechCrunch}}|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=14 October 2019}}</ref> |- | 2015 || February || Recognition || Cloudflare is named "Best Enterprise Startup" by {{w|TechCrunch}} at the 8th Annual Crunchies Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/events/8th-annual-crunchies-awards/winners/|title=8th Annual Crunchies Awards|last=|first=|date=February 5, 2015|work=|publisher={{w|TechCrunch}}|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=14 October 2019}}</ref> |- | 2015 || March 10 || Product || Cloudflare announces Virtual {{w|DNS}}, which provides {{w|DDoS}} mitigation and global distribution to DNS nameservers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grant |first1=Dani |title=Announcing Virtual DNS: DDoS Mitigation and Global Distribution for DNS Traffic |url=https://blog.cloudflare.com/announcing-virtual-dns-ddos-mitigation-and-global-distribution-for-dns-traffic/ |website=blog.cloudflare.com |accessdate=13 October 2019}}</ref> |- | 2015 || October || Controversy || A report finds that Cloudflare provisioned 40% of [[w:Public key certificate|SSL certificates]] used by {{w|phishing}} sites with deceptive domain names resembling those of banks and payment processors.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2015/10/12/certificate-authorities-issue-hundreds-of-deceptive-ssl-certificates-to-fraudsters.html|title=Certificate authorities issue SSL certificates to fraudsters|last1=Edgecombe|first1=Graham|date=October 12, 2015|work={{w|Netcraft}}|accessdate=14 October 2019}}</ref> |- | 2015 || November || Controversy || [[w:Hacktivism|Hacktivist]] group [[w:Anonymous (group)|Anonymous]] discourages the use of Cloudflare's services following the {{w|ISIL}} [[w:November 2015 Paris attacks|attacks in Paris]] and the renewed accusation that Cloudflare aids terrorists.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/19/cloudflare-accused-by-anonymous-helping-isis|title=Web services firm Cloudflare accused by Anonymous of helping Isis|last1=Hern|first1=Alex|date=November 19, 2015|work={{w|The Guardian}}|accessdate=14 October 2019}}</ref> |- | 2016 || February 22 || Product || CloudFlare announces launch of its own domain name registrar service focused on security.<ref>{{cite web |title=CloudFlare Launches Domain Name Registrar Focused on Security |url=https://news.softpedia.com/news/cloudflare-to-launch-a-domain-name-registrar-focused-on-security-500844.shtml |website=news.softpedia.com |accessdate=13 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Introducing CloudFlare Registrar: Designed for Security, Not the Masses |url=https://blog.cloudflare.com/introducing-cloudflare-registrar/ |website=blog.cloudflare.com |accessdate=14 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CloudFlare to launch its own 'high security' web domain registrar |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/02/22/cloudflare_high_security_registrar/ |website=theregister.co.uk |accessdate=14 October 2019}}</ref> |- | 2016 || September || Security || A major Cloudflare bug (nicknamed {{w|Cloudbleed}}) starts leaking sensitive data, including passwords and authentication tokens, from customer websites by sending extra data in response to web requests.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/23/major-cloudflare-bug-leaked-sensitive-data-from-customers-websites/|title=Major Cloudflare bug leaked sensitive data from customers' websites|last=Conger|first=Kate|date=February 23, 2017|website=|publisher={{w|TechCrunch}}|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=August 22, 2019}}</ref> The leaks result from a {{w|buffer overflow}} which occurred, according to analysis by Cloudflare, on approximately 1 in every 3,300,000 HTTP requests.<ref name="2017Inc">{{cite news|url=http://www.inc.com/joseph-steinberg/why-you-can-ignore-calls-to-change-your-passwords-after-todays-massive-password-.html|title=Why You Can Ignore Calls To Change Your Passwords After Today's Massive Password Leak Announcement|last=Steinberg|first=Joseph|date=February 24, 2017|work=[[w:Inc. (magazine)|Inc.]]|accessdate=14 October 2019|authorlink=}}</ref><ref name="USA Today">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/02/28/cloudfare-cloudbleed-bug-change-your-passwords/98519794/|title=Cloudfare bug: Yes, you should change your passwords|last1=Molina|first1=Brett|date=February 28, 2017|work={{w|USA Today}}|accessdate=14 October 2019|publisher=}}</ref> |- | 2016 || September 16 || Recognition || [[w:Forbes|Forbes Cloud 100]] ranks Cloudflare 11th on its list of top 100 cloud companies.<ref>{{cite web |title=Forbes Releases First List of Top 100 Cloud Companies + 20 Rising Stars |url=https://www.finsmes.com/2016/09/forbes-releases-first-list-of-top-100-cloud-companies.html |website=finsmes.com |accessdate=13 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/cloud100|title=Cloud 100 2016|last=|first=|date=|website={{w|Forbes}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429021106/https://www.forbes.com/cloud100/#6e7750d2eb4f|archive-date=April 29, 2017|dead-url=yes|access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/cloud100|title=Cloud 100 2017|last=|first=|date=|website={{w|Forbes}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903014740/https://www.forbes.com/cloud100/#1bf9fa8eeb4f|archive-date=September 3, 2018|dead-url=yes|access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref> |- | 2016 || September 29 || Product || Cloudflare launches its Rate Limiting, which allows customers to rate limit, shape or block traffic based on the number of requests per second per {{w|IP}}, [[w:HTTP cookie|cookie]], or {{w|authentication token}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Control your traffic at the edge with Cloudflare |url=https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-traffic/ |website=blog.cloudflare.com |accessdate=13 October 2019}}</ref> |- | 2016 || December 13 || Acquisition || Cloudflare acquires Eager, which provides a free platform enabling non-technical website owners to install client-side plugins to improve their websites.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/12/13/cloudflare-acquires-app-platform-eager-will-sunset-service-in-q1-2017/|title=Cloudflare acquires app platform Eager, will sunset service in Q1 2017|last1=Yeung|first1=Ken|date=December 13, 2016|website={{w|VentureBeat}}|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=13 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="Cloudflaredd"/> |- | 2017 || January || Userbase || As of date Cloudflare provides DNS services to 12 million websites.<ref name="cloudflareblog1">{{cite web|url=https://blog.cloudflare.com/how-we-made-our-dns-stack-3x-faster/|title=How we made our DNS stack 3x faster|last=Arnfeld|first=Tom|date=April 11, 2017|website=The Cloudflare Blog|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=August 22, 2019}}</ref> adding approximately 20,000 new customers every day.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Karaivanova|first=Maria|interviewer=Jackie Goldstein|title=Cloudflare – Making Your Website Fast, Safe, and Accessible Everywhere in the World|url=https://hostadvice.com/blog/cloudflare-making-website-fast-safe-accessible-everywhere-world|access-date=August 22, 2019|date=December 22, 2016}}</ref> |- | 2017 || August 6 || Expulsion || Breaking with its long-standing policy of total {{w|content neutrality}}, Cloudflare ceases providing services to the neo-Nazi, white supremacist, and Holocaust denial commentary and message board website ''The Daily Stormer'' on August 16, 2017, in the aftermath of the [[w:Charlottesville rally#Vehicular attack and homicide|fatal vehicular attack at the Charlottesville rally]] four days earlier. This dropps the website's protection against DDoS attacks, and soon thereafter attackers take down the website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/the-daily-stormer-got-pushed-offline-by-hackers-2017-8|title=Cloudflare CEO explains his emotional decision to punt The Daily Stormer and subject it to hackers: I woke up 'in a bad mood and decided to kick them off the Internet'|last=Peterson|first=Becky|date=August 17, 2017|website={{w|Business Insider}}|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=14 October 2019}}</ref> |- | 2017 || November 14 || Acquisition || Cloudflare acquires Neumob, a mobile [[w:Virtual private network|VPN]] startup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://social.techcrunch.com/2017/11/14/cloudflare-expands-into-mobile-performance-with-neumob-acquisition/|title=Cloudflare expands into mobile performance with Neumob acquisition|last=Miller|first=Ron|date=November 14, 2017|website={{w|TechCrunch}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203062825/https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/14/cloudflare-expands-into-mobile-performance-with-neumob-acquisition/|archive-date=December 3, 2018|dead-url=no|access-date=April 2, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Cloudflaredd">{{cite web |title=Cloudflare |url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/cloudflare#section-acquisitions |website=crunchbase.com |accessdate=13 October 2019}}</ref> |- | 2018 || April 1 || Product || Cloudflare announces a 'privacy-first' consumer {{w|DNS}} service, hosted at IP addresses 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1. Alternatively, the service can be accessed via IPv6 at 2606:4700:4700::1111 and 2606:4700:4700::1001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.cloudflare.com/announcing-1111/amp/|title=Anouncing 1.1.1.1: the fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service|last=Prince|first=Matthew|date=April 1, 2018|website=The Cloudflare Blog|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tomshardware.com/news/cloudflare-privacy-focused-dns-service,36786.html|title=Cloudflare Launches Privacy-Focused 1.1.1.1 DNS Service|last=Armasu|first=Lucian|date=April 2, 2018|website={{w|Tom's Hardware}}|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref> |- | 2018 || November 1 || Product || Cloudflare announces a mobile version of their 1.1.1.1 service for {{w|iOS}} and [[w:Android (operating system)|Android]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/cloudflare-launches-android-and-ios-apps-for-its-1-1-1-1-service/|title=Cloudflare launches Android and iOS apps for its 1.1.1.1 service|last1=Cimpanu|first1=Catalin|date=November 11, 2018|website={{w|ZDNet}}|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref> |- | 2019 || March || Financial || Cloudflare raises US$150 million in a Series E round, led by {{w|Franklin Templeton Investments}}, with participation from New Enterprise Associates, Union Square Ventures, Venrock, Pelion Venture Partners, Greenspring Associates, CapitalG, Microsoft, Baidu, Qualcomm and Fidelity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2019/03/12/cloudflare-150-million-funding-ipo-in-question.html|title=Cloudflare's $150 million funding round puts its IPO plans in question|last1=Kawamoto|first1=Dawn|date=March 12, 2019|website={{w|San Francisco Business Times}}|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=March 12, 2019}}</ref> |- | 2019 || April 1 || Product || Cloudflare announces a new freemium [[w:Virtual private network|Virtual Private Network]] service named Warp. The service would initially be available through the 1.1.1.1 mobile apps with a desktop app available later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://9to5mac.com/2019/04/01/cloudflare-warp-free-vpn-service-ios/|title=Cloudflare announces Warp: a new free VPN service for iOS|last=Rambo|first=Guilherme|date=April 1, 2019|website={{w|9to5Mac}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402054515/https://9to5mac.com/2019/04/01/cloudflare-warp-free-vpn-service-ios/|archive-date=April 2, 2019|dead-url=no|access-date=April 2, 2019}}</ref> |- | 2019 || June 21 || Security || Cloudflare announces that users would be able to sync their computer's time securely with Cloudflare's {{w|Network Time Protocol}} (NTP) service. 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Discussion in 'Designers and Collections' started by vogue28, Jan 23, 2019.
Thank you Pierpaolo for saving this awful HC season. I like everything few dresses like the last one. Very nice cast.
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Terrible and stuffy. It all looks so heavy and the floral prints here are legitimately curtains. It seems like he has this equation of couture that works itself out to bright colors in gazar and taffeta, extremely exaggerated volumes, a few headdresses for good measure, a little dose of 1960s and *boom* couture collection. Enough already, time to move on. I'd take Chanel over this mess any day of the week!
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I still don't get what's so appealing about these huge dresses that he sends out every season - but now with too many prints. Oh well.
Kinda off topic but Naomi looks like Blac Chyna here. Not a good look.
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The prints are pretty, and his use of colour is...okay, it's just so much fabric. Any sense of detail and construction mastery gets lost when you cover a girl with ruffle s and sparkles and prints. This is the embodiment of a dessert tray at a hotel restaurant, everything is big, overworked, and cloyingly sweet.
I didn't like all of the floral. I had the same thought about so many of them looking like curtains. Also, the dress on Kaia is ugly.
Disappointed, this collection is so ugly.
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This is beginning to look formulaic. It was thrilling the first time he started playing with these volumes, but now it seems a bit cocky.
I liked his first solo Couture show best...there was so much restraint and so much mastery of technique.
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After watching the video I feel suffocated. It was too much of everything all the time, no room to breath. With all the fabric and volume, it was quite literally all over the place.
I totally agree with you on this ! The couture collection a couple of seasons before that this and the last one is based off of was gorgeous and nearly perfect. He's been trying to recreate that magic and you just can't. Hopefully he moves on.
There's a common point between this and Chanel. It's very aspirational.
Chanel has that very down to earth approach, you see the women at the shows, they are rich, powerful...You know who wears the clothes.
This is the opposite because you can only imagine. Those clothes are not practical, relatable and unless it's worn by celebrities or Sheikha Mozah, we don't see those clothes But we know those people also lives a fabulous life.
I like this collection but this makes me wonder what makes Couture modern. I don't find those clothes modern (I didn't when he started the Extravaganza stuff but it felt new) because the idea of a ball gown with a lot of fabrics is not modern but at the same time, it feels fresh and light.
I like how he mainly worked with two fabrics: Chiffon and taffetas. Chiffon is Mr Valentino's favorite fabric and taffetas is quite tricky but he is a master at it now.
This couture season is not very challenging. Designers are pretty much doing stuff similar to their latest collections.
I cannot help to think that the fact that it's selling well has an influence in their work lately.
Pierpaolo is very inconsistent as a designer I have to say. He struggle to translate the spirit of his Couture in all the RTW.
Nevertheless, the cast was exceptional! He makes clothes for women when Maria Grazia dresses dull girls.
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The make up is beautiful. I'm not as moved by the collection this time because as others have said, it feels a bit too formulaic.
It's time to move on and challenge himself and I'm really confident that he could do something different and amazing.
Still one of the best of the week though. Galliano at Margiela and this are the highlights for me.
Well... I feel sorry for some of the girls cause they were drowning in ruffels or fabric. Not good at all.
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The Models really need to learn how to walk in these kinds of dresses. This is Couture! Lift it! Miss J where are you?
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I remember the colour palette from his first solo collection was exquisite...has Pier-Paolo gone daltonic all of a sudden?? Because there is clash of the most nauseous tones only a 70s deco book can deliver!
That nightmare looks like it was conceived by a mid-80s camp upholstery brand specialized in sofa covers.
Looking through the details...I admit it is really quite breathtaking. Truly gorgeous and masterful craftsmanship at work here.
However, that still doesn't negate my previous criticism.
I'm reminded a bit of Lacroix. He, too, played with excess in the most rarefied way...but I feel as though Lacroix pulled it off with greater and rounder skill. Despite how lush and refined this all is from the standpoint of construction, there still remains a sort of 2-dimensionality. Hard exactly to explain? Lacroix knew how to move you through a collection of such richness...after several looks of volume, glitter, lace, flowers and fur...a single, sensual, spectacular gown in one solid shocking color would come down the catwalk. Or after a few passes of pure 18th century pomp, a geometric pop of 60's mod came out to everyone's surprise. Additionally, I also feel like here at Valentino you see too much of the make of the clothes...if that makes sense. You see the ruffles, you see the tiers, you see the bows in such a literal way. At Lacroix, it almost seemed as though the clothes were so impossible, so refined, so delicate, you couldn't even imagine how it was made on this earth...it could have only come from heaven.
I guess, in summary, I am finding this formula at Valentino to be a bit one-note. Even the first day looks in solid colors still play the same notes as the later ones...all the volume and coloring of those passages don't really provide enough of a real balance or relief or contrast to the excess that follows. Everything is just big.
Sorry if this is off topic, but does anyone know where I can find the model credits for this show, by look? Sometimes vogue.com credits them, but I'm not seeing any right now.
The general criticism here is spot on and exactly what went through my mind when watching the show. The only dress I really like is Liya's, and that's quite disappointing.


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FY14 Interim Financial Results
Infigen Energy (ASX: IFN) today released its interim financial results for the 2014 financial year.
Infigen's improved financial performance for the six month period ended 31 December 2013 was primarily a result of higher production in Australia and an increase in income from US institutional equity partnerships (IEPs) partially offset by interest rate swap termination costs (due to swap counterparties exercising their early termination rights), which were a significant item during the period.
As a consequence the Statutory Loss for the half year was $15.3 million (after taking into account $16.8 million in interest rate swap termination costs*, an improvement of $12.5 million compared to the Statutory Loss of $27.8 million for the prior corresponding period (pcp).
Summary of Performance (Economic Interest)
A summary of key measures of continuing business performance on an economic interest basis compared to the pcp are outlined below:
Production: Increased 4% to 2,242 GWh
Revenue: Increased 11% to $149.3 million
Operating EBITDA: Increased 13% to $90.1 million
EBITDA: Increased 11% to $79.0 million
EBIT: Increased 42% to $8.5 million
Net Loss: Improved $12.5 million to $15.3 million
Interest rate swap termination costs of $16.8 million were recorded as significant items
Net Operating Cash Flow before significant items: Increased 62% to $37.3 million
Net Operating Cash Flow: Decreased $2.5 million to $20.5 million
Infigen's Managing Director, Miles George said, "It was pleasing to see good wind conditions in Australia that assisted in delivering a strong first half result. We continue to focus on controlling our operating and corporate costs, and our targeted savings are being achieved. In the US we incurred one-off transaction costs related to an acquisition, while in Australia the strong production performance and high turbine availability triggered incentive payments to our service providers that were more than offset by the additional revenue realised as a result."
"During the period we amortised $10.1 million across our Global Facility and Woodlawn Facility, used $14.2 million of cash to reduce Class A tax equity liabilities and closed out $16.8 million of interest rate swaps" he said.
Group revenue was $149.3 million, up 11% or $15.1 million reflecting higher Australian revenue and a depreciation of the AUD against the USD, partially offset by lower US revenue. Higher production and higher SA merchant electricity prices in Australia, and higher merchant electricity and REC prices in the US were partially offset by lower LGC prices, lower compensated revenue in Australia and lower production in the US.
Operating Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (Operating EBITDA) was $90.1 million, up 13% or $10.5 million. This was due to:
Australia: higher revenue partially offset by higher operating costs primarily due to the incentive payments to Vestas resulting from improved availability, production and associated revenue; and
US: marginally lower revenues partially offset by lower asset management and other direct costs.
The net loss decreased by $12.5 million to $15.3 million. The result reflects higher EBITDA, higher income from US IEPs, lower financing costs and a marginally higher income tax benefit partially offset by interest rate swap termination costs.
Acquisition of US Class A Interests
During the period Infigen entered into agreements to acquire various Class A interests in nine of its US wind farm projects for US$95 million, inclusive of upfront financing costs. The acquired interests are primarily the relevant future Class A cash flows from those projects.
This acquisition is a good strategic fit with our existing US business. We have an intimate knowledge of the underlying assets, which allowed us to appropriately assess the risks of this investment.
Infigen's Managing Director, Miles George said, "A key challenge for Infigen is to remove the constraints of our existing capital structure in order to grow our business and resume distributions to our securityholders."
"One avenue to remove that constraint is to separate the financing of our US and Australian businesses. This transaction represents a useful step towards addressing that challenge," he said.
Consistent with long-term seasonal variation, second half production is expected to increase in the US and decrease in Australia.
In the US, similar merchant electricity prices in the PJM and ERCOT markets are expected for the remainder of FY14. In Australia, slightly higher bundled prices are expected in the second half due to seasonal variations and forward contracted LGC sales.
Full year operating costs in the US and Australia are expected to remain within the US$73‑76 million and A$35-37 million guidance ranges respectively.
Subject to these operating conditions, Infigen is currently on track to exceed its guidance of having approximately $80 million of cash flow available to repay Global Facility borrowings, distribute to Class A tax equity members, and close out interest rate swaps in FY14.
Infigen's investment in financial assets (US Class A interests) will generate additional cash flow to Infigen.
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Jessica Hernandez family calls for federal…
Jessica Hernandez family calls for federal intervention in shooting death
Jessie Hernandez
Jessica Hernandez in a photo provided by the family. Photo provided by family
By Jesse Paul and Noelle Phillips | nphillips@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: January 30, 2015 at 3:30 a.m. | UPDATED: April 25, 2016 at 9:44 p.m.
The family of 17-year-old Jessica Hernandez on Friday called for federal intervention in the investigation into their daughter's shooting death by Denver police officers.
The family also criticized the way Denver police officials have released information about Monday morning's shooting, according to a statement released from their attorney, Qusair Mohamedbhai.
"We believe that a federal investigation is the only way to uncover the truth because we have little confidence in the Denver Police Department's ability to conduct a fair and timely investigation," the statement said.
The family asked for U.S. Attorney John Walsh to take over the criminal investigation into the actions of the two officers who shot their daughter. And it asked the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct an independent civil rights investigation in their daughter's death.
Mohamedbhai is the attorney who represented Jamal Hunter, a former Denver jail inmate who was attacked by fellow inmates while sheriff's deputies looked away and who was later choked by another deputy.
"We are dismayed that the DPD has already defended the actions of the officers and blamed our daughter for her own death, even while admitting they have very little information," the statement said.
Hernandez was shot in an alley by Denver police Officers Daniel Greene and Gabriel Jordan after they said she drove a stolen car — which was carrying four other teens — toward them.
On Jan. 6, Hernandez was charged in Adams County with speeding, eluding police and resisting arrest, according to documents.
The Associated Press reported state troopers said Hernandez was driving 80 mph when they encountered her. Those charges were dropped after her death.
Mayor Michael Hancock issued a statement urging patience with the process of investigating the teen's death.
"I encourage everyone to allow for a thorough investigation so that we can understand all the facts," Hancock said. He also said he commits "this city's efforts to fairly and justly address this incident."
A spokesman for Walsh said he was aware of the family's request but had no further comment.
Asked about the Hernandez family's request, police spokesman Sonny Jackson referred to Chief Robert White's comments Thursday. White said he was confident in the integrity of the investigations being conducted by his agency, District Attorney Mitch Morrissey and Denver's independent monitor.
Special prosecutor?
Also Friday, the Colorado Latino Forum called for a special prosecutor to review police actions in the shooting.
The group said its request comes because it has "no confidence in the Denver district attorney's office to make a fair charging determination." The group also demanded the U.S. Department of Justice take over the investigation into Hernandez's death, citing a lack of community trust in the current inquiry process.
The Colorado Latino Forum called the district attorney's prosecution record of police "abysmal," saying the office has failed to protect residents from excessive force. The district attorney's office has asked for patience as it investigates the Park Hill shooting, pledging transparency and a complete inquiry.
The group has been critical of Denver's criminal justice system, voicing distrust and anger over law enforcement actions and policies.
A spokeswoman for Morrissey rejected the call for a special prosecutor. "There are no circumstances in the investigation of Monday's officer-involved shooting that would make a special prosecutor request appropriate," said DA spokeswoman Lynn Kimbrough.
Both officers fired multiple shots. No one else in the car was injured.
The coroner's office said Hernandez died of multiple gunshot wounds.
Officer Jordan suffered a leg fracture. White on Thursday said it is not immediately clear whether the officer's leg was injured from being hit by the car or whether he hurt it while trying to get out of the way.
The Colorado Latino Forum also recommended Denver police "cease their shifting public statements about how one of the officer's leg was injured."
"DPD has stated that Ms. Hernandez struck the officer's leg with the vehicle after which officers fired several shots," the group said. "Another DPD account stated the cause of the officer's leg fracture was unclear. Yet, another DPD version stated that the officer's leg was 'injured in the process.' "
The group says the differing accounts are raising more questions. It said that because Hernandez was young, Latina and gay, she "carried three identities that have often suffered discrimination at the hands of law enforcement."
Specifically, the Colorado Latino Forumsays it is concerned how Hernandez's body was treated after she was shot, saying officers "dragged and handcuffed (her)."
Hernandez — who lived in Thornton with her parents, Jose Hernandez and Laura Sonia Rosales — had prior contact with law enforcement in Denver, Kimbrough said. However, the DA's office will not release any records until its routine criminal investigation into the officers is complete.
A law enforcement contact could be anything from a speeding ticket to more serious felonies.
Hernandez, the oldest of six children, was a student at New America School-Thornton. She had been out all night with friends, including a girl she was dating, when she was killed.
"We have been overwhelmed by the support of the community as we grieve the loss of our Jessie," the family's statement said. "We want to make sure that Jessie's death is not in vain and that we can do our part to stop these senseless police killings."
Hernandez's death marked the fourth time in seven months Denver police have fired at moving vehicles. Two suspects have been killed, and three have been injured. At least three police officers have been injured in the incidents.
Firing at moving cars
The Denver Police Department's use-of-force policy instructs officers to avoid firing at a moving car unless there is a direct threat of serious injury or death and there are no other reasonable options.
Denver Independent Monitor Nick Mitchell announced plans for his office to evaluate police shooting at moving cars. White said he has plans of his own to review the department's policies.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado on Thursday joined the chorus of those questioning the department's procedures for shooting at moving vehicles.
In his statement, Hancock said he supports a new proposal to strengthen the independent monitor's investigatory oversight.
"I believe this step will result in a more coordinated effort between all our safety departments and lead to better outcomes for all," he said.
Jesse Paul | Politics Reporter
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Noelle Phillips was born and raised in Nashville, Tenn., so that's the accent you hear during interviews. She is a proud WKU Hilltopper journalism graduate. The Denver Post is her fifth newspaper, but her first in the West. Noelle believes in holding the powerful accountable and believes strong journalism is the best hope for a democracy.
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U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.15%
Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil&Gas, Utilities and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.15% to hit a new 3-months high, while the S&P 500 index added 0.46%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.59%.
The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX), which rose 1.30% or 1.62 points to trade at 126.42 at the close. Meanwhile, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) added 1.00% or 0.54 points to end at 54.69 and Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) was up 0.80% or 1.61 points to 202.06 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW), which fell 4.14% or 2.47 points to trade at 57.24 at the close. Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) declined 0.99% or 3.93 points to end at 391.93 and Merck&Company Inc (NYSE:MRK) was down 0.86% or 0.70 points to 81.15.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA) which rose 6.59% to 35.57, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) which was up 6.23% to settle at 3.410 and EOG Resources Inc (NYSE:EOG) which gained 5.30% to close at 98.63.
The worst performers were Signet Jewelers Ltd (NYSE:SIG) which was down 5.12% to 26.85 in late trade, Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) which lost 4.14% to settle at 57.24 and Capri Holdings Ltd (NYSE:CPRI) which was down 2.47% to 48.09 at the close.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Vital Thera (NASDAQ:VTL) which rose 145.82% to 0.51, Silver Run Acquisition Corporation II (NASDAQ:AMR) which was up 26.42% to settle at 0.28 and RumbleON Inc (NASDAQ:RMBL) which gained 21.74% to close at 5.60.
The worst performers were LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ:LIVN) which was down 27.88% to 69.69 in late trade, Duluth Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:DLTH) which lost 25.23% to settle at 17.60 and Syros Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SYRS) which was down 23.28% to 7.48 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the New York Stock Exchange by 2114 to 856 and 123 ended unchanged; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 1802 rose and 828 declined, while 80 ended unchanged.
Shares in LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ:LIVN) fell to 52-week lows; down 27.88% or 26.94 to 69.69.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 5.60% to 12.82 a new 6-months low.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.12% or 1.50 to $1295.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.88% or 1.17 to hit $63.27 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.46% or 1.01 to trade at $70.41 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.08% to 1.1228, while USD/JPY rose 0.05% to 111.70.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 96.998.
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