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Apple Inc. today announced an upcoming event titled “Unleashed” where executives are expected to detail upgraded MacBook Pro laptops with a speedy new chip, as well as a faster Mac mini. The event is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. PDT …
Hailo reels in $136M for its ultrafast edge AI chip
Artificial intelligence chip startup Hailo Technologies Ltd. today announced that it has closed a $136 million funding round to expand go-to-market operations and improve its technology. The round was led by Poalim Equity and Gil Agmon. Tel Aviv-based Halio has raised a …
Microsoft’s AI-powered Translator service now supports 100+ languages and dialects
Microsoft Corp. today added support for 12 languages and dialects to the Translator service in its Azure public cloud, which uses artificial intelligence to translate text automatically. The languages and dialects that Microsoft has added are Bashkir, Dhivehi, Georgian, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Mongolian …
Oracle to add 14 new cloud regions by end of 2022
Oracle Corp. today announced plans to expand its public cloud platform by building 14 additional cloud regions around the world over the next year. A cloud region is a set of data center infrastructure resources that Oracle makes available to customers on …
Reaching $6B valuation in 18 months, cloud security startup Wiz raises $250M
Cybersecurity startup Wiz Inc. today announced that it has achieved a $6 billion valuation, a mere 18 months after launching, thanks to a new $250 million funding round led by Greenoaks Capital and Insight Partners. The round comes six months after Wiz’s …
Productivity startup Notion valued at $10B in latest $275M funding round
Notion Labs Inc. today disclosed that its valuation has jumped to $10 billion from $2 billion last April thanks to a new $275 million funding round led by Sequoia Capital and Coatue. The significant increase in the startup’s valuation is a reflection …
Samsung expects third-quarter operating profit to set three-year record
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. today posted its preliminary earnings report for the third quarter, disclosing that operating profit jumped an estimated 28% year-over-year in the three months ended in September. The South Korean electronics giant believes that it generated an operating profit …
DOD completes key step in JWCC multicloud procurement program
The U.S. Defense Department has completed the market research phase of its Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability, or JWCC, program, which aims to modernize the Pentagon’s information technology infrastructure. The development was reported on Thursday by Federal News Network. Danielle Metz, the DOD’s …
Report: Apple developing iPhone-based platform for managing in-vehicle systems
Apple Inc. is developing a software platform that will enable users to adjust the settings of their cars’ in-vehicle systems via an iPhone, Bloomberg reported this morning. The platform is said to have been code-named “IronHeart” by the company’s engineers. IronHeart will …
Chronosphere raises $200M to continue growing its cloud-native observability platform
Chronosphere Inc., a startup helping enterprises analyze machine-generated data from their technology infrastructure, has closed $200 million in funding at a valuation exceeding $1 billion. Announced this morning, the round was led by prominent tech investor General Atlantic. Addition, Greylock, Lux Capital …