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Google develops TurboQuant compression technology for AI models
Google LLC has unveiled a technology called TurboQuant that can speed up artificial intelligence models and lower their memory requirements. Amir Zandieh and Vahab Mirrokni, two of the researchers who worked on the project, explained how it works in a Tuesday blog post. One way to speed up AI models is to reduce the amount ...
Granola raises $125M at $1.5B valuation for its AI note-taking app
Granola Inc., the startup behind a popular note-taking app of the same name, has raised $125 million in funding to expand its workforce and feature set. Index Ventures led the Series C investment. It was joined by Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed, Spark and NFDG. Bloomberg reported that the investment follows a quarter in which Granola’s revenue ...
Legal AI startup Harvey valued at $11B in new $200M round
Harvey AI Inc., a developer of artificial intelligence tools for legal professionals, today announced that it has closed a $200 million Series C investment. The deal was jointly led by returning backers GIC and Sequoia. The latter firm also co-led Harvey’s previous two rounds. Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Conviction Partners, Elad Gil, Evantic and Kleiner Perkins ...
Arm launches 136-core AGI CPU for data centers
Arm Holdings plc today debuted a new central processing unit, the AGI CPU, that’s optimized to power artificial intelligence clusters. The company says the chip provides more than twice as much performance per server rack as Intel Corp. silicon. Additionally, Arm claims, the AGI CPU can help data center operators reduce hardware costs. The company expects ...
AI productivity startup Highlight AI raises $40M, appoints new CEO
Highlight AI Inc., a startup with an artificial intelligence app designed to make knowledge workers more productive, has raised $40 million in funding. Khosla Ventures led the Series A round. Highlight stated in its funding announcement today that more than a half-dozen other investors contributed as well. Additionally, the company disclosed that it has appointed ...
Databricks introduces Lakewatch SIEM, acquires two cybersecurity startups
Databricks Inc. today debuted Lakewatch, a cybersecurity product built atop its cloud data platform. The company also disclosed that it has acquired two startups called Antimatter Inc. and SiftD Inc. Databricks said the deals will help enhance its newly launched cybersecurity capabilities. Lakewatch is a SIEM, or security information and event management, application. SIEM tools ...
SentinelOne, Snyk introduce new tools for securing AI agents
SentinelOne Inc. and Snyk Ltd. today introduced new tools for securing artificial intelligence agents. NYSE-traded SentinelOne provides a cybersecurity platform called Singularity that helps companies protect software containers, employee devices and other assets. Snyk, in turn, offers tools that developers use to fix vulnerabilities in their code. The company is backed by more than $1.3 ...
Chip interconnect startup Kandou AI raises $225M in funding
Kandou AI Inc., a developer of copper-based interconnects for artificial intelligence chips, has raised $225 million in funding. Bloomberg reported today that the investment values the company at $400 million. The round was backed by Synopsys Inc. and Cadence Design Systems Inc., two publicly traded providers of chip development software. They were joined by semiconductor ...
Cisco debuts new AI agent security features, open-source DefenseClaw tool
Cisco Systems Inc. is rolling out a set of new features designed to help companies secure their artificial intelligence agents. The product enhancements made their debut today at the RSAC 2026 Conference. The networking giant also released an open-source tool, DefenseClaw, that can scan AI agents for vulnerabilities. The first batch of new features will ...
White House releases AI policy framework focused on state regulations, power generation
The White House today released a policy document with suggestions on how Congress should regulate artificial intelligence. The move is not unexpected. In December, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that instructed White House officials to craft a national AI policy framework. The directive previewed many of the suggestions included in today’s document. ...