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GPU cloud operator Together reportedly seeking $100M+ in new funding
Together Computer Inc., one of several startups operating cloud platforms geared toward artificial intelligence workloads, is expected to raise a fresh round of funding. The Information late Wednesday cited sources as saying that the company is seeking more than $100 million. Salesforce Inc.’s venture capital arm, which has emerged as a major generative AI investor ...
Human rights court rules against backdoored end-to-end encryption
The European Court of Human Rights, or ECHR, has made a landmark ruling on data encryption that could affect the European Union’s online safety efforts. The court issued the decision on Tuesday but it got wide attention only today. It was made in connection with a 2019 complaint brought by a Russia-based user of Telegram, ...
Artie nabs $3.3M in seed funding for its real-time data replication platform
Artie Technologies Inc., a new startup helping companies more quickly move data between their internal systems, today disclosed that it has raised a $3.3 million seed investment. Exponent Founders Capital led the round. It was joined by General Catalyst, Y Combinator and a large group of angel investors. A typical enterprise’s records are scattered across ...
Microsoft, OpenAI release new research on state-backed hackers’ use of AI models
Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI have revealed that several state-backed hacking groups are using artificial intelligence large language models to support their cyberattack campaigns. The companies released their findings in two blog posts published this morning. In conjunction, Microsoft and OpenAI detailed a set of principles that inform their efforts to tackle the use of artificial ...
EU finds iMessage, three Microsoft products don’t qualify as core platform services
The European Union has exempted Apple Inc.’s iMessage service and three Microsoft Corp. products from certain regulatory requirements that apply to large online platforms. The European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, announced the move today. At the center of the decision is a high-profile antitrust law called the Digital Markets Act, or DMA, that the ...
GlobalFoundries tops quarterly expectations amid lower chip shipments
GlobalFoundries Inc. shipped fewer chips in the fourth quarter of 2023 than a year earlier, but it nonetheless managed to top both revenue and earnings expectations. The semiconductor maker reported its financial results for the three months ended Dec. 31 today. The fastest chips on the market are produced using manufacturing processes in the low single-digit ...
Weak guidance weighs on Datadog’s stock after strong quarter
Datadog Inc. this morning disclosed that it had an expectation-topping fourth quarter, but weak full-year guidance sent the company’s stock tumbling over 4%. New York-based Datadog sells more than a dozen cloud services focused mainly on helping enterprises find technical issues in their infrastructure. The software can spot slow application performance, bugs, vulnerabilities and cost overruns. ...
Intel backs $40M+ round for miniature actuator startup Cambridge Mechatronics
Cambridge Mechatronics Ltd., a British company that makes miniature actuators for smartphone cameras, today announced that it has raised more than $40 million in fresh funding. Atlantic Bridge led the investment. It was joined by the venture capital arms of Intel Corp. and Sony Corp., as well as France-based venture capital firm Supernova Invest. Cambridge ...
Data exploration startup Motif Analytics closes $5.7M seed round
Motif Analytics Inc., the developer of a data exploration platform powered by artificial intelligence, today announced that it has raised a $5.7 million seed round led by Felicis and Amplify Partners. The raise also included the participation of angel investor group InvestInData. The consortium includes more than 50 engineering executives from Netflix Inc., DoorDash Inc. and ...
Proofpoint uncovers account takeover campaign targeting Azure users
Proofpoint Inc. researchers have uncovered a hacking campaign that seeks to compromise Azure accounts in a bid to steal data and carry out financial fraud. The email security provider detailed the cybercrime operation in an advisory released today. According to Proofpoint, technical data collected about the cyberattacks suggests they may have been carried out by ...