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Google LLC today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Mandiant Inc., a major provider of cybersecurity services and software. The $5.4 billion acquisition was announced in March. Google stated at the time that Mandiant will become part of its Google Cloud …
Report: US to place new restrictions on chip technology exports to China
The U.S. Commerce Department reportedly plans to implement new rules designed to restrict the sale of chips and chip manufacturing equipment to China. The plan was reported today by Reuters, which attributed the information to multiple sources familiar with the matter. Commerce …
Amazon acquires machinery maker Cloostermans to expand its robotics division
Amazon.com Inc. today announced that it’s acquiring D. Cloostermans-Huwaert NV, a Belgium-based machinery supplier, to expand its robotics operations. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1884, Cloostermans provides mechanical and electrical engineering services to help organizations design …
Intel details its upcoming Arc graphics cards for desktops
Intel Corp. on Thursday shared new technical details about its upcoming Arc A-Series lineup of graphics processing units for desktops. The Arc A-Series, which is also known as the Alchemist series, is Intel’s first lineup of standalone GPUs for the desktop market. …
White House releases six proposals for reforming tech industry regulation
The White House has released six proposals for reforming tech industry regulation that span areas such as privacy, algorithmic decision-making and market competition. The proposals were published Thursday following a listening session held at the White House about the tech industry. The …
MLCommons releases results of its latest MLPerf AI inference benchmark test
MLCommons today released the latest results of its MLPerf Inference benchmark test, which compares the speed of artificial intelligence systems from different hardware makers. MLCommons is an industry organization that develops open-source AI tools. As part of its work, the organization runs …
Graphiant launches from stealth mode to streamline enterprise networks
Startup Graphiant Inc. today launched from stealth mode with a networking platform that it says can ease the management of corporate networks and lower their cost in the process. San Jose, California-based Graphiant is led by founder and Chief Executive Officer Khalid …
AI observability startup Arize AI secures $38M in funding
Arize AI Inc., a startup with a platform that helps developers detect and fix technical issues in artificial intelligence applications, has secured a $38 million funding round led by TCV. Arize AI announced the Series B round this morning. In addition to …
PolyAI secures $40M for its AI-powered voice assistant platform
Artificial intelligence startup PolyAI Ltd. today announced that it has raised $40 million in new funding from a group of investors led by Georgian. Twilio Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Point72 Ventures and Amadeus Capital Partners contributed to the Series B round as well. The …
Spice AI raises $13.5M to speed up blockchain application development
Startup Spice AI Inc., which is working to ease the development of blockchain applications, today announced that it has secured a $13.5 million seed round led by Madrona Venture Group. More than a half dozen other investors participated in the round alongside Madrona. …