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Netherlands-based chip startup Axelera AI B.V. today announced that it has secured a $27 million early-stage funding round. The Series A investment was led by venture capital firm Innovation Industries. The Federal Holding and Investment Company of Belgium participated as well along …
Microsoft debuts Arm-based personal computer for developers
Microsoft Corp. today introduced a new personal computer for developers, the Windows Dev Kit 2023, that features a processor based on Arm Ltd. chip designs. The machine is designed to provide a platform on which developers can write software for Arm-based systems. …
Fermyon raises $20M in early-stage funding for its cloud application platform
Fermyon Technologies Inc., a startup working to simplify the development of cloud applications, today announced that it has closed a $20 million early-stage funding round. Prominent venture capital firm Insight Partners led the Series A round. The firm was joined by more …
Merge API secures $55M to speed up software integration projects
Merge API Inc., a startup making it easier for companies to integrate their software with third-party applications, today announced that it has raised $55 million in new funding. The Series B funding round was led by Accel. New Enterprise Associates and Addition …
Wells Fargo partners with Google Cloud to power new virtual assistant
Wells Fargo & Co. has partnered with Google LLC’s cloud business to build an artificial intelligence-powered virtual assistant that will help consumers with banking tasks. The companies announced the partnership today. The bank’s new virtual assistant, which is known as Fargo, will …
OpenAI reportedly in advanced talks to raise funding from Microsoft
OpenAI Inc. is reportedly seeking to raise a funding round from Microsoft Corp., which invested $1 billion in the artificial intelligence research group three years ago. The development was reported by The Information and the Wall Street Journal on Thursday. OpenAI is …
Google fined $162M in India over Android business practices
India’s competition regulator, the Competition Commission of India, today issued a fine of $161.9 million to Google LLC over its business practices in the Android ecosystem. The regulator also ordered the search giant to change some of its business practices. Android is the …
Google releases open-source tool for evaluating software security
Google LLC today introduced GUAC, an open-source cybersecurity tool that companies can use to find potential vulnerabilities in their software. Google developed GUAC in collaboration with Kusari, Purdue University and Citibank NA. Going forward, development on the project will be carried out with support …
Banyan secures $43M for its purchase data platform
Banyan, a startup that helps companies more closely align their products and sales promotions with customer preferences, has closed a $43 million early-stage investment. Banyan, incorporated as Rotomaire Inc., announced the Series A investment this morning. The newly raised financing consists of …
Uber launches ad unit to advance revenue growth plans
Uber Technologies Inc. has launched a new advertising unit that will enable brands to deliver ads to the company’s 122 million monthly active users. Uber announced the launch of the unit today. According to the Financial Times, the company is seeking to …