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ZeroEyes expands AI-based threat detection into the physical realm to secure public spaces
ZeroEyes Inc., a startup that’s best known for its computer vision-based gun detection technology, is expanding its platform to spot people carrying knives and track suspects as it pushes to become a more comprehensive system for public safety. Today’s update transforms ZeroEyes from a niche threat detection tool into a full-fledged intelligence platform for physical ...
Alcatraz raises $50M to bring Apple Face ID-style security to physical buildings
Cupertino-based facial recognition security startup Alcatraz said today it has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round led by BlackPeak Capital, Cogito Capital and Taiwania Capital. Previous investors Almaz Capital, EBRD and Ray Stata also participated, bringing the company’s total funding to date to over $100 million. Alcatraz is the developer of physical ...
Google’s new Gemma 4 models bring complex reasoning skills to low-power devices
Google LLC is upping the stakes for open-weights artificial intelligence models with the release of Gemma 4, its most advanced “open” model family so far. Built on the same architectural foundation as Gemini 3, the models are designed to handle complex reasoning tasks and support autonomous AI agents running locally on low-power devices such as ...
Niobium brings fully encrypted AI workloads to the cloud with The Fog
A startup called Niobium Microsystems Inc. is bringing “The Fog” to the cloud, enabling organizations to run artificial intelligence and data processing workloads on their most sensitive data without ever needing to decrypt it. Though the new platform might sound like a 1980s-era horror flick, Niobium says The Fog is actually something developers will want ...
Cognichip raises $60M to reinvent chip design with physics-inspired AI models
Cognichip said today it has raised $60 million in funding to try to accelerate momentum for the emerging concept of physics-informed chip design powered by advanced artificial intelligence models. The round was led by Seligman Ventures and saw participation from Mayfield, Lux Capital, FPV and Candou Ventures, plus Intel Chief Executive Lip-Bu Tan, who will ...
Nomadic is making video data searchable for AI model training after raising $8.4M in funding
NomadicML Inc. said today it has raised $8.4 million in seed funding to address the critical video data management headaches that are unique to autonomous robots and vehicles. The round was led by TQ Ventures and saw participation from Pear VC, with Google LLC artificial intelligence wizard Jeff Dean and a number of executives from ...
Salesforce transforms Slackbot into the ultimate work assistant with 30 new AI features
Cloud software giant Salesforce Inc. has been trying to rebuild its customer relationship management business with artificial intelligence at its core, and its latest announcement provides the clearest vision of where it’s heading: The company has just revealed a massive update to its collaboration platform Slack, positioning it as the new interface for enterprise work. ...
OpenAI closes record-breaking $122B funding round that brings its valuation to $852B
OpenAI Group PBC showed that it’s still the darling of artificial intelligence investors today, announcing it has raised $122 billion at an $852 billion valuation, the largest funding round in Silicon Valley’s history. The round, which comes at a time when the company is believed to be gearing up for an initial public offering, will ...
AWS pushes to automate application monitoring and penetration testing with AI agents
Amazon Web Services Inc. today announced the immediate availability of two potentially transformative tools: the AWS DevOps Agent and the AWS Security Agent. They’re designed to act as “always-on” teammates that can be paired with DevOps and security teams, so that humans can focus less on reactive problem solving and more on proactive optimization, the company ...
Lazarus AI debuts its Applied Intelligence Engine to help enterprises move pilots into production
Lazarus Enterprises Inc. says it’s going to help organizations get around the “last mile” problem in artificial intelligence with the launch of its new Applied Intelligence Engine. Announced today, it’s a model-agnostic infrastructure platform that’s designed for regulated industries such as healthcare, financial services and government – sectors where so-called “hallucinations” aren’t just a nuisance, ...