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.

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Arm’s latest mobile chip designs bring speed and efficiency improvements

Arm Ltd. is rolling out a series of new chip designs, including its highest-performance mobile processor to date, that will enable handset makers to design faster and more efficient smartphones. The designs made their debut today at the annual Computex conference in Taiwan. The event also saw Nvidia Corp. introduce a new addition to its ...

Never mind: Sam Altman says OpenAI has no plans to leave the EU

A day after suggesting OpenAI LP could leave the European Union, Chief Executive Sam Altman has stated the startup has “no plans” to do so. “We are excited to continue to operate here and of course have no plans to leave,” Altman wrote in a tweet today following a visit to the EU and the ...

BenchSci raises $70M to accelerate drug discovery with AI

Toronto-based artificial intelligence startup BenchSci has raised $95 million Canadian dollars, or $70 million, in funding to help scientists discover new drugs faster. BenchSci, officially Scinapsis Analytics Inc., announced the Series D round on Thursday. It detailed that Generation Investment Management was the lead investor. Returning backers iNovia Capital, TCV, Golden Ventures and F-Prime Capital ...

Google starts opening access to Search Generative Experience

Google LLC today started opening access to Search Generative Experience, or SGE, an experimental version of its search engine with generative artificial intelligence features. SGE is available through a software testing program called Search Labs. Users can sign up to participate by clicking the Labs button in Google’s mobile app and Chrome Beta, a version ...

Sam Altman says OpenAI could leave EU over proposed AI law

OpenAI LP Chief Executive Sam Altman says a proposed artificial intelligence law in the European Union could lead the startup to shutter its regional operations. The Financial Times reported Altman’s remarks today. The executive detailed OpenAI’s position during a Wednesday visit to London, where he traveled as part of a world tour focused partly on ...

OpenAI makes its ChatGPT app for iOS available in 11 more countries

A week after launching an iOS version of ChatGPT in the U.S., OpenAI LP has expanded the app’s availability to 11 more countries. The artificial intelligence startup announced the move late Wednesday. Its iOS app is now accessible to users in Albania, Croatia, France, Germany, Ireland, Jamaica, Korea, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria and the U.K. ...

Ayar Labs reels in another $25M for its optical chip interconnect

Ayar Labs Inc., a startup developing a new way of linking together chips in data centers, today announced that it has raised $25 million from investors. The funding was provided as an extension to a $130 million Series C round the startup closed last year. Capital TEN led the new investment, which is described as a ...

US Treasury sanctions four North Korean entities engaged in malicious cyber activities

The U.S. Department of Treasury has sanctioned four North Korean organizations, as well as one individual, for engaging in malicious cyber activities. Officials announced the move on Tuesday. Additionally, the Treasury Department detailed that South Korea has also sanctioned the organizations and individual in question. The first organization to which the new sections apply is ...

DataOps.live raises $17.5M to help companies manage their Snowflake environments

DataOps.live, a London-based startup that provides software for Snowflake Inc.’s cloud data platform, has secured $17.5 million in fresh funding. The Series A round was announced this morning. Notion Capital led the round with participation from Snowflake and Anthos Capital. DataOps.live, officially DataOps Software Ltd., previously raised a $10 million seed investment last January. Organizations ...

Builder.ai raises $250M to simplify software development projects

Builder.ai, a startup working to reduce the amount of time and effort required to build custom software, today announced that it has raised $250 million in funding. The Series D round was led by the Qatar Investment Authority with participation from Iconiq Capital, Jungle Ventures and Insight Partners. Builder.ai, officially Engineer.ai Corp., has raised a ...