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Workforce management startup Rippling People Center Inc. has raised $450 million in additional funding, multiple publications reported today. The Series G round didn’t have a lead investor. Y Combinator, Sands Capital, Goldman Sachs Growth, Baillie Gifford and GIC were among the participants. …
AI startup Zencoder launches coding agent platform
Startup Zencoder, officially For Good AI Inc., today introduced a cloud platform called Zen Agents that can be used to create coding-optimized artificial intelligence agents. The platform is rolling out about seven months after Zencoder launched. The startup is led by Chief Executive …
Appian shares rise on better-than-expected first quarter
Appian Corp. shares climbed more than 5% in today’s trading session after it reported better-than-expected revenue and earnings for the first quarter. McLean, Virginia-based Appian debuted on the Nasdaq in 2017. The company, which raised $10 million in equity funding before going …
D-Wave delivers surprise adjusted profit after quantum computer sale
Quantum computer maker D-Wave Quantum Inc. today posted first-quarter results that topped the consensus estimate across the board. The Palo Alto, California-based company generated $15 million in revenue during the first three months of the year. Analysts had expected $2.55 million. D-Wave …
OpenAI appoints former Instacart, Meta executive Fidji Simo CEO of Applications
OpenAI has appointed prominent tech executive Fidji Simo as its new chief executive officer of Applications. The artificial intelligence provider announced the move in a late Wednesday blog post. Simo will be responsible for several aspects of OpenAI’s business that were previously …
Uber shares decline on mixed earnings results
Shares of Uber Technologies Inc. closed 2.5% lower today after it posted mixed financial results for its first quarter. The company generated net income of $1.78 billion in the three months ended March 31, or 83 cents per share on an adjusted …
AI data provider Toloka raises $72M in funding
Toloka AI BV, a Dutch provider of datasets for artificial intelligence projects, today announced that it closed a $72 million investment. The round was led by Bezos Expeditions, a fund affiliated with former Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos. Shopify Inc. …
Microsoft backs $60M round for application security startup OX Security
OX Appsec Security Ltd., a startup that helps developers find the most urgent vulnerabilities in their code, has raised $60 million to enhance its technology. The Series B investment was announced today. Lead investor DTCP was joined by Microsoft Corp., IBM Ventures, …
DigitalOcean shares drop despite strong first quarter
DigitalOcean Holdings Inc. today posted first-quarter results that topped the consensus estimate, but its shares nevertheless ended the trading session down more than 13%. The selloff may have been related to the company’s guidance. At the midpoint, DigitalOcean’s sales and profit projections …
ServiceNow debuts customer relationship management platform, new AI tools
ServiceNow Inc. today introduced a new customer relationship management platform and two tools that will make it easier for customers to use artificial intelligence agents. The software maker detailed the offerings at its annual Knowledge 2025 conference. A customer relationship management, or …