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Google LLC’s cloud business will help Cohere Inc., an early-stage artificial intelligence startup, run natural language processing models in the cloud as part of a multiyear partnership announced today. The partnership has multiple elements. First, Cohere will use Google’s Cloud TPU chips, …
Blockchain specialist ConsenSys secures $200M in funding at $3.2B valuation
ConsenSys Software Inc., which provides a cryptocurrency wallet and development tools for building blockchain applications, has raised a $200 million funding round to support growth initiatives. The round values ConsenSys at $3.2 billion, the company said in an announcement today. Among the …
Upgraded MLPerf HPC benchmark helps measure supercomputers’ AI performance
The MLCommons industry group today detailed an upgraded version of MLPerf HPC, its benchmark suite for measuring how fast a supercomputer can train artificial intelligence models. The group, which is backed by some of the tech industry’s most prominent companies, also shared …
PLACE raises $100M at $1B valuation for its real-estate platform
PLACE Inc., a startup that provides software products and business services for real-estate brokerages, has raised $100 million in fresh funding at a $1 billion valuation. Bellingham, Washington-based PLACE announced the Series A funding round this morning. Goldman Sachs Asset Management led …
ThoughtSpot raises $100M for its cloud-based data analytics platform
ThoughtSpot Inc. has closed a late-stage $100 million investment at a $4.2 billion valuation, more than double what the analytics startup was worth after its previous funding round two years ago. ThoughtSpot announced the Series F investment on Monday. The startup said …
Qualcomm aims to challenge Apple’s Mac processors with upcoming system-on-chip
Qualcomm Inc. plans to develop a system-on-chip for Windows computers that will be capable of matching the performance offered by Apple Inc.’s Mac processors. The company detailed the initiative during its 2021 Investor Day event today, The Verge reported. Qualcomm Chief Technology …
Palo Alto Networks doubles down on cloud security with latest product updates
Palo Alto Networks Inc. is refreshing its cybersecurity product portfolio with an array of new capabilities for protecting enterprise public cloud environments from hacking attempts. The company detailed the enhancements at its Ignite 2021 event today. Publicly traded Palo Alto Networks is …
AWS becomes Qualtrics’ preferred cloud provider
Business software maker Qualtrics International Inc., whose technology is used by many of the world’s largest enterprises to measure employee and customer sentiment, today named Amazon Web Services Inc. its preferred cloud provider. Qualtrics went public earlier this year in a listing …
Splunk announces departure of CEO Doug Merritt, stock falls
Splunk Inc. today announced that Chief Executive Officer Doug Merritt has stepped down after leading the publicly traded data analytics giant for six years. Graham Smith, the chair of Splunk’s board, has been appointed interim CEO. Merritt (pictured) will stay on in …
IBM debuts new quantum processor with 127 qubits
IBM Corp. today debuted its newest and most sophisticated quantum processor, which features 127 qubits as well as several major architectural improvements over earlier chips. The processor, dubbed Eagle, marks a new milestone in IBM’s efforts to develop large-scale quantum computers. Eagle …