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Flatfile Inc. has acquired ChatCSV Inc., a startup with a platform that enables users to analyze the data in a spreadsheet with natural language questions. The acquisition was announced this morning. The companies didn’t disclose the financial terms. Denver-based Flatfile is backed …
LinkedIn lays off 668 workers to simplify its organizational structure
LinkedIn today announced that it will lay off 668 employees across its product development, human resources and finance groups. The job cuts come a few months after LinkedIn parent Microsoft Corp. implemented its second workforce reduction of the year. The first, larger round …
Stack Overflow lets go 28% of its workforce in cost reduction push
Stack Overflow, the company behind the popular coding forum of the same name, is letting go 28% of its workforce in a bid to cut costs. Chief Executive Prashanth Chandrasekar announced the move in a blog post published today. The company, which …
SEC chair Gary Gensler warns unregulated AI could lead to financial crisis
Gary Gensler, the chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, has warned that artificial intelligence software could lead to a financial crisis if it’s not properly regulated. Gensler shared his views during an interview with the Financial Times that was published …
TSMC receives temporary US approval to send advanced chipmaking gear to its China fab
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. has received temporary approval from the U.S. Commerce Department to send advanced chipmaking gear to its fab in China, Bloomberg reported today. According to Tom’s Hardware, the approval is valid for a year and applies to chipmaking gear …
Microsoft finally closes its $68.7B acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Microsoft Corp. today said it has completed the acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc., nearly two years after announcing plans to buy the video game maker for $68.7 billion. The development was not unexpected. Last week, a source told The Verge that Microsoft was …
Mojo Vision raises $21.1M for its micro-LED display technology
Mojo Vision Inc., a startup developing micro-LED display technology for devices such as wearables and TVs, today announced that it has raised $21.1 million in fresh funding. The investment was led by New Enterprise Associates, Khosla Ventures and new investor Vanedge Capital. …
Google adds image and text generation features to its SGE search service
Google LLC today introduced image and text generation features for Search Generative Experience, or SGE, an experimental version of its search engine powered by artificial intelligence. SGE made its debut in May at Google’s annual I/O developer event. When a user enters a …
Lakera and Deasie raise funding to make AI large language models more reliable
Lakera AI AG and Deasie Inc., two startups tackling reliability issues in large language models, today both announced that they’ve raised funding to drive adoption of their respective products. Zurich-based Lakera secured a $10 million investment from a consortium led by Swiss …
Google debuts new sustainability tools for consumers and municipalities
Google LLC is rolling out new sustainability features designed to help consumers and municipalities reduce their carbon footprints. Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc., detailed the features during a Tuesday product event in Brussels. He also announced …