Maria Deutscher

Maria Deutscher is a staff writer for SiliconANGLE covering all things enterprise and fresh. Her work takes her from the bowels of the corporate network up to the great free ranges of the open-source ecosystem and back on a daily basis, with the occasional pit stop in the world of end-users. She is especially passionate about cloud computing and data analytics, although she also has a soft spot for stories that diverge from the beaten track to provide a more unique perspective on the complexities of the industry.

Latest from Maria Deutscher

Report: Snowflake in talks to acquire AI model developer Reka AI for $1B+

AI By MARIA DEUTSCHER2 YEARS AGO

Snowflake Inc. is reportedly holding talks to acquire Reka AI Inc., a venture-backed provider of large language models. Sources told Bloomberg late Thursday that a deal could value the startup at more than $1 billion. The news comes a few weeks after …

EU asks Microsoft to provide information about Bing’s generative AI features

AI By MARIA DEUTSCHER2 YEARS AGO

European Union officials have issued Microsoft Corp. a legally binding request for information about two generative artificial intelligence features in Bing. The European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, announced the move today. Microsoft has until May 27 to provide the requested information. …

Frontend development startup Vercel valued at $3.25B following new $250M round

CLOUD By MARIA DEUTSCHER2 YEARS AGO

Vercel Inc., a startup that helps developers build web application frontends faster, has secured $250 million in fresh funding at a $3.25 billion valuation. Reuters reported the Series E investment today. It was led by Accel with participation from Alphabet Inc.’s GV …

EU launches probe into Meta over compliance with child safety rules

POLICY By MARIA DEUTSCHER2 YEARS AGO

The European Commission today launched a probe to determine whether Meta Platforms Inc.’s child safety efforts may have fallen short of regulatory requirements. The move comes only weeks after the commission, the European Union’s executive branch, announced another investigation into the social …

Business intelligence startup Sigma closes $200M round at $1.5B valuation

BIG DATA By MARIA DEUTSCHER2 YEARS AGO

Sigma Computing Inc., the developer of a business intelligence platform designed to analyze information in cloud data warehouses, today announced that it has raised $200 million from investors. Spark Capital and Avenir Growth Capital led the Series D round. They were joined …

Bipartisan Senate group proposes $32B in annual federal funding for AI innovation

POLICY By MARIA DEUTSCHER2 YEARS AGO

A bipartisan group of senators is recommending that the federal government spend at least $32 billion a year on non-defense artificial intelligence innovation. Senators Chuck Schumer, Mike Rounds, Martin Heinrich and Todd Young detailed their proposal in a report published today. The …

LanceDB raises $8M to speed up AI models with its open-source vector database

AI By MARIA DEUTSCHER2 YEARS AGO

LanceDB Inc., the developer of a database optimized for artificial intelligence models, today disclosed that it has raised a $8 million seed round. CRV led the investment with participation from Essence VC and Swift Ventures. According to LanceDB, its outside funding now …

Data management startup Weka nabs $140M at $1.6B valuation

INFRA By MARIA DEUTSCHER2 YEARS AGO

WekaIO Inc., a startup with a data management platform that can store billions of files, has closed a $140 million late-stage investment. The software maker said in its announcement of the Series E. round today that it included not only equity funding but …

Alkira reels in $100M for its cloud networking platform

CLOUD By MARIA DEUTSCHER2 YEARS AGO

Cloud networking startup Alkira Inc. today announced that it has secured a $100 million Series C funding round led by Tiger Global. The investment, which brings the company’s total outside capital to $176 million, included the participation of NextEquity Partners, Dallas Venture …

Meta to shut down its Workplace business communications platform

APPS By MARIA DEUTSCHER2 YEARS AGO

Meta Platforms Inc. today announced plans to shut down Workplace, an enterprise version of Facebook that competes with Slack, in early 2026. The company notified customers of the move in an email made public by TechCrunch. A spokesperson confirmed the decision following …

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Maria Deutscher

Latest from Maria Deutscher

Report: Snowflake in talks to acquire AI model developer Reka AI for $1B+

EU asks Microsoft to provide information about Bing’s generative AI features

Frontend development startup Vercel valued at $3.25B following new $250M round

EU launches probe into Meta over compliance with child safety rules

Bipartisan Senate group proposes $32B in annual federal funding for AI innovation

LanceDB raises $8M to speed up AI models with its open-source vector database

Data management startup Weka nabs $140M at $1.6B valuation

Alkira reels in $100M for its cloud networking platform

Meta to shut down its Workplace business communications platform

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