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OctoAI Inc. today introduced OctoStack, a software platform that enables companies to host artificial intelligence models on their in-house infrastructure. Many large language models are delivered through a cloud-based application programming interface. Such models are hosted on their respective developers’ infrastructure, which …
Employee training startup Modal closes $25M funding round
Modal Learning Inc., a startup that helps enterprises equip their workers with new technical skills, has closed a $25 million early-stage funding round to support its growth efforts. The company disclosed in its announcement of the Series A round today that Left …
Fortinet embeds new AI tools into its cybersecurity and networking portfolio
Fortinet Inc. today introduced new artificial intelligence features designed to help companies more easily manage their network infrastructure, detect cybersecurity issues and fix them. The update debuted at the company’s annual Accelerate 2024 product event in Las Vegas. The AI features are …
Payment processing provider Nuvei to be taken private in $6.3B deal
Nuvei Corp., a major provider of payment processing software, has agreed to be taken private by investment firm Advent International at a $6.3 billion valuation. The company announced the deal today. The all-cash transaction values it at $34 per share, a 56% …
Google to delete or anonymize billions of data points to settle Chrome lawsuit
Google LLC will delete or anonymize millions of data points collected about users to settle a class-action lawsuit filed over Chrome’s Incognito mode. The plan was detailed in court documents made public today. Word that Google had agreed to settle the lawsuit …
Microsoft unbundles Teams from Office 365 and Microsoft 365 worldwide
A few months after unbundling Microsoft Teams from its Office productivity suite in the European Union, Microsoft Corp. today implemented the change globally. The move comes as the company’s go-to-market strategy for Teams faces scrutiny in the EU. It’s believed regional regulators …
OpenAI details Voice Engine speech generation AI
OpenAI today detailed Voice Engine, an artificial intelligence model that can generate synthetic speech based on user-provided audio samples. The company developed the model in late 2022. OpenAI uses it to power ChatGPT features that enable customers to interact with the chatbot …
Report: Microsoft to build ‘Stargate’ supercomputer with millions of chips for OpenAI
Microsoft Corp. plans to build a supercomputer with millions of processors to support OpenAI’s research, The Information reported today. The system will be geared toward running artificial intelligence workloads. Reportedly codenamed Stargate by Microsoft executives, the supercomputer is believed to be part …
AI startups Scale AI and Cohere reportedly in talks to raise hundreds of millions
Scale AI Inc. and Cohere Inc. are seeking to raise hundreds of millions of dollars from investors, according to two reports published on Thursday. The startups join the growing list of artificial intelligence developers rumored to be in talks for mammoth funding …
Modular open-sources its Mojo AI programming language’s core components
Modular Inc. today open-sourced the core components of Mojo, a programming language designed for writing artificial intelligence software. The code is available under a customized version of the Apache 2 license. Modular added modifications designed to make Mojo easier to combine with …