Maria Deutscher
Latest from Maria Deutscher
Google LLC today debuted Android XR, a new operating system for virtual reality and augmented devices. The software will initially ship with headsets. Down the road, Google will also enable hardware partners to integrate Android XR into smart glasses. The search giant …
Software maker ServiceTitan rockets 42% in stock market debut
Shares of ServiceTitan Inc. jumped 42% in their trading debut today after the company raised about $625 million through its initial public offering. The listing marks the first major tech IPO since Rubrik Inc. floated on the NYSE in April. ServiceTitan, which makes software …
SkySQL nabs $6.6M for its AI-integrated cloud database
SkySQL Inc., a startup with a cloud-based relational database service, today disclosed that it has raised $6.6 million in seed funding. Eniac Ventures, Good Capital and WTI provided the capital. SkySQL launched last year after spinning out from MariaDB plc, a company …
RapidCanvas raises $16M to streamline data science projects with AI agents
Data science startup RapidCanvas Inc. today announced that it closed a $16 million funding round led by Peak XV,. Titanium Ventures, Accel and Valley Capital Partners also contributed to the investment, which brings the company’s total raised since launch to more than …
Google Cloud moves its AI-focused Trillium chips into general availability
Google LLC’s cloud unit today announced that Trillium, the latest iteration of its tensor processing unit artificial intelligence chip, is now generally available. The launch of the TPU comes seven months after the search giant first detailed the custom processor. It offers up …
Software testing startup LambdaTest raises $38M in Qualcomm-backed round
LambdaTest Inc., a startup with software for finding technical issues in applications, today announced that it has raised a $38 million funding round. Avataar Ventures led the investment with participation from Qualcomm Ventures. The cash infusion follows a $45 million raise in 2022. …
Microsoft previews new water-efficient data center design
Microsoft Corp. has previewed a new data center design that will significantly reduce the amount of water necessary to cool its servers. Steve Solomon, the company’s vice president of data center infrastructure engineering, detailed the technology in a Monday blog post. Water …
OpenAI backs $78M round for AI language learning startup Speak
Speakeasy Labs Inc., a startup with an artificial intelligence app that helps users learn English, today announced that it has raised $78 million in funding. Accel led the Series C investment. It was joined by OpenAI Startup Fund, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator …
Databricks introduces new API for generating synthetic datasets
Databricks Inc. today introduced an application programming interface that customers can use to generate synthetic data for their machine learning projects. The API is available in Mosaic AI Agent Evaluation, a tool that the company offers as part of its flagship data …
OpenAI makes its Sora video generator generally available
OpenAI today made its long-anticipated Sora video generation model available to ChatGPT Plus and ChatGPT Pro users. The algorithm made its original debut in February as a preview release. The version of Sora that launched today, Sora Turbo, includes improvements that enable …