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Luminous Computing raises $105M to build a photonics-powered AI supercomputer
Startup Luminous Computing Inc., which is developing a new kind of supercomputer for running artificial intelligence models, today said that it has closed a $105 million funding round. The Series A round included the participation of more than a half-dozen investors. The participants included Gigafund, Bill Gates, 8090 Partners, Neo, Third Kind Venture Capital, Alumni ...
Certa raises $15M to streamline supplier onboarding in the enterprise
Certa, a startup helping enterprises speed up the process of onboarding new suppliers, today announced that it has closed a $15 million early-stage funding round. San Francisco-based Certa, incorporated as Opinr Inc., said that Point72 Ventures led the Series A round. Prominent tech entrepreneur and investor Justin Kan, Dropbox Inc. Chief Executive Officer Drew Houston, ...
Apple announces March 8 event where new iPhone SE could debut
Apple Inc. will hold an event next week where it’s expected to introduce a new iteration of the iPhone SE, as well as upgraded versions of the iPad Air and Mac mini. The digital-only event is set to take place at 10 a.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, March 8. Peek performance. March 8th. See you ...
Intel, AMD and others team up to develop industry standard for chiplet technology
Several major chipmakers today announced they’re teaming up to create an industry standard for chiplet technology, an important component of many modern processors. The companies participating in the initiative include ASE Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Arm Ltd., Intel Corp., Qualcomm Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and TSMC Ltd. They’re joined by Microsoft Corp., Facebook parent ...
Bright Security raises $20M to make enterprise applications more secure with AI
Bright Security Inc., a startup using artificial intelligence to help companies improve the security of their applications, has closed a $20 million funding round led by Evolution Equity Partners. Existing investors DNX Ventures, J-ventures, Fusion Fund and Incubate Fund also participated in the round, which was announced by Bright Security today. The San Francisco-based startup ...
Red Hat details edge computing collaboration with Verizon
IBM Corp.’s Red Hat division today shared new details about its collaboration with Verizon Communications Inc. to help enterprises adopt edge computing technologies. Last year, Verizon teamed up with IBM on a broad initiative to modernize its network. As part of the effort, Verizon is building key components of its 5G infrastructure using Red Hat ...
Meta rolls out encrypted direct messaging to Instagram in Ukraine and Russia
Meta Platforms Inc. today announced that it has made an encrypted direct messaging feature available for Instagram users in Ukraine and Russia. The company also stated that it’s demoting content from the Facebook pages and Instagram accounts of Russian state-controlled media outlets. Instagram users in Ukraine and Russia now have access to a feature that ...
Alteryx introduces Alteryx Analytics Cloud to simplify data analytics initiatives
Publicly traded data analytics provider Alteryx Inc. is bringing together its core software products in a new cloud-based platform, the Alteryx Analytics Cloud, that the company debuted this morning. The Analytics Cloud includes features that enable workers to analyze business data without writing any code. The platform also eases related tasks, such as data preparation ...
Samsung refreshes its laptop lineup with new Galaxy Book2 Pro series
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. today introduced a new line of Windows laptops, the Galaxy Book2 series, that features Intel Corp.’s latest silicon and a blockchain-based file sharing tool. The Galaxy Book2 series comprises four devices. Three are aimed at the consumer market, while the fourth is designed for the enterprise. The two flagship consumer laptops ...
Qualcomm debuts new AI-powered 5G networking chip for mobile devices
Qualcomm Inc. today debuted a new chip that mobile devices can use to connect to 5G carrier networks. A mobile device relies on not one but several different hardware components to establish 5G connections. It uses an array of miniature antennas to send and receive data in the form of radio signals. When radio signals ...