Maria Deutscher, Author at SiliconANGLE

AI

Google launches speedy Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite model in preview

By Maria Deutscher Mar 3, 2026

Google LLC today debuted Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, the latest addition to its Gemini series of multimodal artificial intelligence models. The company’s engineers developed the algorithm with cost-efficiency in mind. Gemini 3.1 Pro, Google’s most…

Emerging Tech

Co-packaged optics startup Ayar Labs raises $500M round backed by Nvidia, AMD

By Maria Deutscher Mar 3, 2026

Networking startup Ayar Labs Inc. has raised $500 million in late-stage funding at a $3.75 billion valuation. The Series E round was led by Neuberger Berman. Ayar Labs stated in its late Monday funding…

AI

OpenAI revises Pentagon contract to address surveillance concerns

By Maria Deutscher Mar 3, 2026

OpenAI Group PBC is revising an artificial intelligence deal that it inked with the U.S. Defense Department last year. The ChatGPT developer published some of the updated legal language late Monday. The change is…

Cloud

Amazon to invest $21B more in Spain with focus on data centers

By Maria Deutscher Mar 2, 2026

Amazon.com Inc. today announced plans to spend €18 billion, or $21.05 billion, in Spain to expand its data center capacity and server supply chain. The sum comes on top of a €15.7 billion investment…

Cloud

Behavioral health software startup Ease Health launches with $41M

By Maria Deutscher Mar 2, 2026

Ease Health Inc., a startup that develops software for behavioral health providers, launched today with $41 million in early-stage funding. The Series A round was led by Andreessen Horowitz. Ease will use the capital…

Infra

Nvidia invests $4B in co-packaged optics suppliers Lumentum, Coherent

By Maria Deutscher Mar 2, 2026

Nvidia Corp. today announced plans to invest in Lumentum Holdings Inc. and Coherent Corp., two publicly traded suppliers of optical networking equipment. Each company is set to receive $2 billion. Nvidia stated that the…

AI

Flux nabs $37M to automate printed circuit board development with AI

By Maria Deutscher Feb 27, 2026

Flux, a startup with a platform that speeds up the development of printed circuit boards, has raised $37 million across two funding rounds. The company disclosed the investments today. Flux, officially Defy Gravity Inc.,…

AI

Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic products

By Maria Deutscher Feb 27, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump today ordered federal agencies to stop using technology from Anthropic PBC. The ban will also have to be upheld by military suppliers, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced separately on…

AI

OpenAI raises $110B at $730B valuation, expands AWS and Nvidia partnerships

By Maria Deutscher Feb 27, 2026

OpenAI Group PBC today announced that it has raised $110 billion in funding at a pre-money valuation of $730 billion. Nvidia Corp. and SoftBank Group PBC provided $30 billion each. The remaining $50 billion…

Infra

Revel raises $150M to help engineers test complex physical systems faster

By Maria Deutscher Feb 26, 2026

Revel Software Corp., a startup that develops software for complex physical systems such as jet engines, has raised $150 million in funding. The company announced the investment today. It said Index Ventures led the…

Maria Deutscher

Google launches speedy Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite model in preview

Co-packaged optics startup Ayar Labs raises $500M round backed by Nvidia, AMD

OpenAI revises Pentagon contract to address surveillance concerns

Amazon to invest $21B more in Spain with focus on data centers

Behavioral health software startup Ease Health launches with $41M

Nvidia invests $4B in co-packaged optics suppliers Lumentum, Coherent

Flux nabs $37M to automate printed circuit board development with AI

Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic products

OpenAI raises $110B at $730B valuation, expands AWS and Nvidia partnerships

Revel raises $150M to help engineers test complex physical systems faster

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