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Google Cloud makes its VMTD malware detection service generally available
Google LLC today announced the general availability of VMTD, a service that can detect if hackers attempt to use a company’s cloud environment to mine cryptocurrency. VMTD stands for Virtual Machine Threat Detection. The service was first released in public preview earlier this year and has since been adopted by customers “around the world and ...
Google begins rolling out its AI Test Kitchen machine learning app
Google LLC today began rolling out its AI Test Kitchen app, which will enable users to interact with advanced neural networks developed by the search giant’s engineers. Google first previewed AI Test Kitchen at its I/O developer conference earlier this year. The app will allow members of the public to interact with Google’s newest artificial ...
China’s Baidu debuts its first quantum computer
Baidu Inc. today debuted its first quantum computer, along with a technology that will enable users to access the system via the cloud. Beijing-based Baidu, one of China’s largest tech firms, operates a popular search engine and also provides other online services. The company actively invests in quantum computing through its research division, Baidu Research. ...
Intel debuts Flex graphics card series for the data center market
Intel Corp. today expanded its data center chip portfolio with a new lineup of graphics processing units, the Flex Series, that’s optimized for use in servers. The Flex Series includes two GPUs on launch. The first GPU includes 16 graphics processing cores and 12 gigabytes of onboard memory, while the second features twice as many ...
Apple to debut iPhone 14 lineup and upgraded smartwatches at Sept. 7 event
Apple Inc. today distributed media invitations for a Sept. 7 product event where it’s expected to debut new iPhones and refresh the Apple Watch. The event is set to take place at the Steve Jobs Theater on the site of Apple’s corporate headquarters in Cupertino, California. It’s believed that the company will debut its next-generation ...
Carbon Direct raises $60M to help companies reduce their carbon emissions
Carbon Direct Inc., a New York-based startup that helps companies reduce their carbon emissions, has raised $60 million in fresh funding. The funding round was led by Decarbonization Partners and Quantum Energy Partners. Founded in 2019, Carbon Direct provides a platform through which companies can invest in sustainability initiatives to offset their carbon emissions. Additionally, ...
Rookout reels in $16M to help developers fix code errors faster
Developer tooling startup Rookout Ltd. today disclosed that it has secured a $16 million funding round led by Fort Ross Ventures. The Series B round included the participation of a half dozen other investors as well, including Cisco Systems Inc., which is also a Rookout customer. The startup has raised a total of $28.2 million ...
Intel to invest up to $30B in chip fabs with asset manager Brookfield
Intel Corp. and Brookfield Asset Management, a major investment firm, will jointly invest as much as $30 billion to build new processor manufacturing plants. Intel announced the initiative today. Brookfield is a Toronto-based investment firm with more than $725 billion in assets under management. As part of its partnership with Intel, the firm will provide ...
Process mining firm Celonis secures $1B in financing at nearly $13B valuation
Celonis Inc., a company with a software platform designed to help companies increase their operational efficiency, today announced that it has secured $1 billion in new financing. The financing includes a $400 million equity investment and a five-year revolving credit facility worth up to $600 million. The $400 million investment was led by the Qatar ...
Intel shares new details about upcoming Meteor Lake processor series
Intel Corp. has shared new technical details about Meteor Lake, an upcoming series of desktop and laptop processors that will feature chiplet technology. Intel detailed the processor series today ahead of its presentation at Hot Chips, a major semiconductor industry event. Intel historically implemented all the transistors that comprise a chip on a single piece ...