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GitHub’s new Copilot programming assistant uses AI to generate code
Microsoft Corp.’s GitHub unit today debuted a tool called Copilot that uses an artificial intelligence model based on OpenAI’s powerful GPT-3 algorithm to write software code automatically. Developers write code in specialized editors called integrated development environments that provide many time-saving features. They correct syntax errors, such as misplaced semicolons, and with the help of ...
Former top Google executives take on Google Search with new startup Neeva
Neeva Inc., a new startup led by the former head of Google LLC’s multibillion-dollar ad business, launched a subscription-based search engine today that aims to compete with Google Search. The startup is backed by more than $77 million in funding from investors that include Sequoia and Greylock. Neeva provides a search engine that resembles Google ...
JFrog inks $300M deal for code security startup Vdoo
JFrog Ltd., a publicly traded maker of developer tools, has inked a $300 million deal to acquire a startup called Vdoo Connected Trust Ltd. that helps companies secure their applications’ code. JFrog said in its announcement of the acquisition this morning that it will finance the deal with a mix of cash and stock. A ...
Google and Ericsson team up to help enterprises apply 5G in their operations
Google LLC today announced it has inked a partnership with Ericsson to develop new joint offerings that will help enterprises harness ultrafast 5G network connections in their technology projects. Telecommunications providers worldwide are upgrading their networks to the 5G standard, which promises to enable connections up to 100 times faster than before. Those speedy connections ...
Qualcomm debuts new flagship mobile processor and 5G chips for carriers
Qualcomm Inc. introduced three new chip products today at MWC Barcelona, commonly known as Mobile World Congress, that included its most powerful processor to date for Android devices and two computing modules designed to power carriers’ 5G networks. Qualcomm is a leading supplier of chips for handsets. Over the last few years, the company has ...
Google joins O-RAN Alliance to help make AI-powered 5G networks a reality
Google LLC today announced that it’s joining the O-RAN Alliance, a consortium of carriers and tech firms working to make the world’s telecommunications infrastructure more efficient. A telecommunications network has multiple elements. One of them is the so-called RAN, or radio access network, an industry term that refers to the cell towers through which a ...
Rockwell Automation acquires industrial software maker Plex Systems for $2.2B
Rockwell Automation Inc,. a Fortune 500 firm that makes technology for industrial companies such as manufacturers, is acquiring software provider Plex Systems Inc. in a $2.2 billion all-cash transaction. The deal will be financed with a combination of cash on hand and debt, Rockwell Automation disclosed in the acquisition announcement today. Plex Systems is currently ...
Google details its work on quantum material simulations
Google LLC today detailed two internal research projects focused on using quantum processors to study quantum materials, a category of materials that can’t be explained by classical physics. In the first project, the company’s researchers found a way of simulating quantum materials with more accuracy than was possible until now. As part of the other ...
AWS buys encrypted messaging app startup Wickr
Amazon Web Services Inc. today said that it has acquired a startup called Wickr Inc. with an encrypted messaging app used by large enterprises and public sector organizations. AWS didn’t disclose how much it’s paying for the startup. San Francisco-based Wickr previously raised more than $50 million from investors. Wickr’s encrypted messaging app of the ...
Cloud-based interface design startup Figma raises $200M round at $10B valuation
Figma Inc., the startup behind a cloud service used by Microsoft Corp. and Uber Technologies Inc. to design interfaces for their applications, has landed a $200 million funding round at a $10 billion valuation. Figma shared the news with Bloomberg today. According to the publication, the investment included the participation of Durable Capital Partners, Morgan ...