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Canva Inc., the company behind the popular graphic design platform of the same name, is expected to hold a secondary stock sale that will value it at $26 billion. The Information reported the upcoming deal today, citing people familiar with the matter. …
Report: Premium phone sales grew 6% in 2023 as Apple’s market share declined
Consumers bought 6% more premium smartphones in 2023 than a year earlier, according to a new report published today by Counterpoint Research. The premium smartphone category encompasses devices with a wholesale price of $600 or more. Typically, such handsets retail for north …
OpenAI’s annualized revenue reportedly tops $1.6B
OpenAI’s annualized revenue has reportedly topped $1.6 billion a mere two months after reaching the $1.3 billion mark. The Information reported the milestone on Saturday, citing two people familiar with the matter. OpenAI’s sales momentum comes amid reports that it’s seeking to …
GitHub Copilot Chat launches into general availability
Eight months after announcing plans to integrate a conversational interface into its coding assistant, GitHub today made the capability generally available. The Microsoft Corp. unit’s coding assistant is known as Copilot. The newly launched conversational interface, in turn, is called Copilot Chat. …
Microsoft disables vulnerable Windows component following malware campaigns
Microsoft Corp. has disabled a Windows feature that helps users download new applications after finding that hackers were using it to spread malware. The company announced the move on Thursday. The Windows feature in question, which is known as the ms-appinstaller protocol …
Defense startup Shield AI raises $300M at $2.8B valuation
Shield AI Inc., a startup developing autonomous flight software for military aircraft, today disclosed that it has raised $300 million in fresh financing. The capital infusion extends a $200 million Series F round the company closed earlier this year. The bulk of …
Google to settle privacy lawsuit over Chrome’s incognito mode
Google LLC has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused it of misleading users about the privacy protections provided by Chrome’s incognito browsing feature. The agreement was reported today by Ars Technica, which cited court documents filed on Tuesday. If users …
Report: Microsoft developing AI-optimized Surface Pro and Surface Laptop
Microsoft Corp. is developing new versions of its Surface Pro tablet and Surface Laptop that are optimized to run artificial intelligence software, Windows Central reported today. The devices are expected to launch next year. They will reportedly be available for order with …
Baidu discloses its ChatGPT rival now has 100M+ users
Baidu Inc., the operator of China’s most popular search engine, has revealed that its Ernie Bot chatbot service is now used by more than 100 million consumers. According to Reuters, Baidu Chief Technology Officer Wang Haifeng disclosed the milestone today at an …
Robotic homebuilding startup BotBuilt raises $12.4M
BotBuilt Inc., a startup using robots to speed up residential construction projects, has raised $12.4 million in seed funding to finance growth initiatives. TechCrunch reported the investment today. BotBuilt’s backers are said to include Y Combinator, Ambassador Supply, Shadow Ventures and Owens …