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OpenAI LLC today introduced a new feature that will enable developers to create custom versions of GPT-3, its powerful natural language processing model. OpenAI provides GPT-3 through an application programming interface with on-demand pricing. Developers can integrate the API into their applications …
Report: At risk of debt default following sanctions, NSO Group is exploring a sale
Israeli cybersecurity firm NSO Group Ltd. is at risk of defaulting on its debt and is considering a sale, Bloomberg reported on Monday afternoon. A sale is believed to be one of several options under consideration. Another option that has been floated, …
Spatial analytics startup Carto raises $61M in funding
Spatial analytics startup Carto today announced that it has closed a $61 million funding round led by prominent technology investment firm Insight Partners. The round also included the participation of a half-dozen other backers, including the venture capital arm of Salesforce.com Inc. …
Intel shares new details about its long-term chip research roadmap
Intel Corp. has shared new information about some of the emerging technologies that it’s developing to facilitate the creation of faster, more efficient processors. Scientists from the company’s components research group detailed the technologies on Saturday at the IEDM 2021 semiconductor event. …
Productivity startup Airtable closes $735M funding round at $11B valuation
Productivity startup Airtable Inc. has closed a $735 million investment at a pre-money valuation of $11 billion, nearly twice the $5.77 billion it was worth following its previous funding round in March. The new capital will support Airtable’s effort to expand its …
Researchers detect hundreds of thousands of Log4j cyberattack attempts
Researchers at two cybersecurity companies have detected hundreds of thousands of attempts to launch cyberattacks using the recently disclosed vulnerability in Log4j. The number of hacking attempts is particularly alarming because the vulnerability was only discovered last Thursday. Check Point Software Technologies …
Critical vulnerability found in open-source tool used by Apple, Microsoft and others
A newly discovered cybersecurity vulnerability in Apache Log4j, an open-source software tool used by numerous companies, could enable hackers to install malware on affected systems. The Apache Software Foundation, which oversees development of Log4j, issued a patch for the vulnerability this morning. …
Replit raises $80M at $800M valuation for its browser-based IDE
Replit Inc., the creator of a popular browser-based coding platform with more than 10 million users worldwide, on Thursday announced that it has closed a $80 million funding round. Prominent technology investment firm Coatue led the Series B round. San Francisco-based Replit …
Tiger Global leads $30M round for AI reliability startup Robust Intelligence
Robust Intelligence Inc. today disclosed that it has raised $30 million in funding to enhance its namesake software platform, which promises to help companies find and fix issues in their neural networks faster. Tiger Global led the round. Sequoia, Harpoon Venture Capital …
Google Cloud and Kyndryl ink strategic cloud partnership
Google LLC’s cloud unit and Kyndryl Holdings Inc., the former managed infrastructure services division of IBM Corp., have inked a partnership to support joint customers’ digital transformation projects. Announced today, the partnership places an emphasis on helping enterprises with use cases such …