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EU launches antitrust investigation into Microsoft Teams after Slack complaint
The European Commission today disclosed that it’s investigating Microsoft Corp. over the way it distributes Teams to customers. Microsoft ships Teams with Microsoft 365, a product bundle that includes the Office productivity suite. The videoconferencing and messaging service was previously a part of Office 365, a predecessor to Microsoft 365 that included many of the ...
Box debuts Microsoft 365 Copilot plugin to help users access business data faster
Box Inc. is rolling out a plugin for Microsoft 365 Copilot, an artificial intelligent assistant that Microsoft Corp. introduced earlier this year. The plugin debuted this morning alongside a number of other new features. Those features will make documents stored in Box more easily accessible from Microsoft’s Teams collaboration application and the desktop version of ...
AWS introduces generative AI service for creating clinical documentation
Amazon Web Services Inc. is rolling out a new generative artificial intelligence service, AWS HealthScribe, that can help medical professionals create clinical notes faster. The service made its debut today at AWS Summit New York. It’s currently available in preview. As part of their day-to-day work, healthcare practitioners write clinical notes that summarize a patient’s ...
AWS debuts new AI-powered data management and analysis tools
Amazon Web Services Inc. today announced the general availability of AWS Entity Resolution, a service designed to help companies organize their data into a form that is easier to process. The service made its debut at the cloud giant’s AWS Summit New York event. Onstage, executives also introduced new features for a number of existing ...
Sequoia leads $30M round for robot developer Collaborative Robotics
Collaborative Robotics Inc., a startup founded by the former head of Amazon.com Inc.’s robotics unit, today disclosed that it has raised $30 million in Series A funding. Sequoia Capital led the round. It was joined by Jeff Wilke, the former chief executive of Amazon’s consumer business, as well as Khosla Ventures and Mayo Clinic. A ...
Shopify introduces generative AI chatbot for its e-commerce platform
Shopify Inc. today debuted Sidekick, an artificial intelligence chatbot that can help retailers redesign their e-commerce websites and analyze sales data. Sidekick is rolling out alongside several other new features. Shopify’s cloud platform, which enables retailers to build and host e-commerce websites, will now offer corporate credit cards. Furthermore, the company is extending the platform ...
Canonical launches Real-time Ubuntu on Intel Core processors
Canonical Ltd. and Intel Corp. today announced a technical collaboration focused on a new, enterprise-focused release of Ubuntu that launched earlier this year. The release is known as Real-time Ubuntu. It’s designed to power medical devices, factory automation equipment and other sensitive systems that must operate with a high degree of reliability. As part of ...
NXP shares climb on stronger-than-expected second-quarter earnings
Chipmaker NXP Semiconductors NV today reported a slight revenue decline for its second quarter ended July 2, but nonetheless managed to top analyst expectations. The company also surpassed the consensus estimate across several other key financial metrics. Investors approved of the results, sending NXP’s shares up more than 4% in trading. Netherlands-based NXP is a ...
OpenAI launches Android version of its ChatGPT app
Two months after bringing ChatGPT to iOS, OpenAI LP today launched an Android version of its artificial intelligence assistant. The Android app is currently accessible for users in the U.S, India, Bangladesh and Brazil. OpenAI will extend availability to additional countries over the next week. The iOS version was available for download in more than ...
Thales acquires cybersecurity provider Imperva for $3.6B
Thales SA, a French defense company, is acquiring cybersecurity software maker Imperva Inc. for $3.6 billion. The companies announced the deal this morning. Thales is buying Imperva from Thoma Bravo, a technology-focused private equity firm. Thoma Bravo bought Imperva in 2018 for $2.1 million, which means it could be poised to realize a significant return ...