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The U.K.’s top antitrust regulator has provisionally approved Broadcom Inc.’s $61 billion acquisition of VMware Inc., which has been the subject of a competition review since last year. The Competition and Markets Authority, or CMA, announced the move today. Members of the …
Report: Nvidia could invest in AI cloud operator Lambda at $1B valuation
Nvidia Corp. could reportedly make an investment in startup Lambda Inc., which operates a public cloud powered by the chipmaker’s graphics cards. San Francisco-based Lambda also sells on-premises data center hardware and developer laptops. The Information reported Nvidia’s potential investment in the …
Gartner: Worldwide cloud infrastructure spending topped $100B for the first time in 2022
Worldwide spending on cloud infrastructure-as-a-service resources passed the $100 billion mark in 2022 after growing 29.7% year-over-year, according to new Gartner Inc. data released today. The research firm estimates that organizations rented $120.3 billion worth of cloud infrastructure in 2022, up from …
White House announces cybersecurity certification program for connected devices
The White House today announced an initiative aimed at making it easier for consumers to find smart devices that provide strong cybersecurity. Over the past few years, numerous internet of things products have been targeted by hacking campaigns. In many cases, the …
Hammerspace nabs $56M for its data orchestration platform
Hammerspace Inc., a data management startup that counts Blue Origin LLC among its customers, has raised $56 million in funding to support growth initiatives. The investment was announced this morning. Prosperity7 Ventures led the round with participation from ARK Investment, Pier 88 …
Report: ‘Millions’ of US military emails accidentally sent to Mali
Millions of U.S. military emails were accidently sent to addresses ending with Mali’s domain name, the Financial Times reported today. Email addresses and websites affiliated with the U.S. military use the domain name .mil. Email accounts in Mali, meanwhile, end with .ml. …
Google’s AppSheet no-code app builder rolls out to more Google Workspace users
Google LLC will make its AppSheet tool available in nine Google Workspace subscription tiers for no additional charge. The search giant announced the move this morning. AppSheet is set to become available in the Starter and Standard tiers of Google Workspace’s Business, …
Humanoid robot startup Figure nabs $9M investment from Intel Capital
Intel Corp.’s venture capital arm has invested $9 million in Figure AI Inc., a startup working to build a humanoid warehouse robot. TechCrunch reported the investment today. Intel’s capital infusion follows a $70 million raise that Figure disclosed in May. That round …
Education software maker Kahoot to go private in $1.72B acquisition
An investor consortium led by Goldman Sachs has agreed to acquire Kahoot ASA, an Oslo-based provider of education software for schools and enterprises. The deal was announced today. The investor consortium’s offer values Kahoot at 17.2 billion Norwegian kroner, or about $1.72 …
Meta pushes envelope on AI training efficiency with new CM3leon image generator
Meta Platforms Inc. today detailed CM3leon, an artificial intelligence model built for image generation tasks that can be trained using only a fraction of the hardware required by similar neural networks. Meta says CM3leon has other notable features as well. Despite the …