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GPU-powered data processing startup Voltron Data acquires Claypot AI
Voltron Data Inc., a well-funded data management startup, today announced that it has acquired Claypot AI Inc. to enhance its product portfolio. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Claypot AI previously raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Quiet Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners. “Together we’re going to be able to accelerate our real-time ...
Databricks backs $33M round for data quality monitoring startup Anomalo
Anomalo Inc., a startup helping enterprises ensure their business data is accurate, today announced that it has closed a $33 million funding round. The Series B investment was led by SignalFire with participation from Databricks Inc.’s venture capital arm. Returning Anomalo backers Norwest Venture Partners, Two Sigma Ventures and Foundation Capital chipped in as well. ...
Google for Education receives new AI and accessibility features
Google LLC is enhancing its Google for Education service with more than 30 new features, including several artificial intelligence and accessibility tools. The search giant detailed the update today at Bett 2024, a major education technology event taking place in London. During the conference, Google also introduced 15 new Chromebooks. Six of the laptops are ...
Apple reportedly switches to less ambitious development roadmap for its electric car
Apple Inc.’s long-rumored electric car will launch later than originally planned and with a more limited feature set, Bloomberg reported today. Reports that the company is working on an electric vehicle first emerged in 2015. That year, the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple had assigned hundreds of engineers to work on a project codenamed ...
Docker debuts Docker Cloud Build to speed up container application projects
Docker Inc. today introduced a new cloud service, Docker Build Cloud, that promises to speed up the development of containerized applications. The offering will complement the other tools that the company offers to streamline such software projects. One product, Docker Engine, eases the task of packaging an application’s code files and related components into a ...
Fast-growing cybersecurity startups Silverfort and Torq raise new funding
Silverfort Ltd. and Torq Technologies Ltd., two cybersecurity startups that logged triple-digit revenue growth last year, have raised fresh capital to continue their sales momentum. The companies announced their respective funding rounds today. Tel Aviv- and Boston-based Silverfort provides software that helps enterprises protect employee accounts from hacking attempts. New York-based Torq offers a platform ...
Report: Alphabet’s X lab letting go dozens of employees as part of restructuring
Alphabet Inc.’s X research lab, which incubated Waymo and the Wing delivery drone venture, is reportedly letting go of dozens of employees. Bloomberg reported the job cuts today, citing people familiar with the matter and an internal memo. The move is believed to be part of a restructuring effort focused on streamlining the process through ...
Crypto company Terraform Labs files for bankruptcy amid SEC litigation
Cryptocurrency company Terraform Labs Pte Ltd., which is facing fraud charges from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, has filed for bankruptcy in Delaware. TechCrunch reported the move today, citing court documents submitted on Sunday. Terraform’s Chapter 11 paperwork specifies that the value of its assets and liabilities ranges from $100 million to $500 million. ...
AI-generated speech startup ElevenLabs raises $80M in fresh funding
ElevenLabs, the developer of a synthetic voice platform used by more than 40% of the Fortune 500, today announced that it has raised $80 million from a group of prominent investors. The Series B raise was led by Andreessen Horowitz, former GitHub Chief Executive Nat Friedman and startup investor Daniel Gross. ElevenLabs says Sequoia Capital ...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly seeking to raise billions for chip fab venture
OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman is seeking to raise billions of dollars for a new chip manufacturing venture, Bloomberg reported today. Reports of the project first emerged last year. However, the scope of the undertaking was unclear. Today’s report indicates that Altman hopes to establish the venture as a major player in the semiconductor market ...