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Duck Creek Technologies Inc., a maker of specialized software-as-a-service products for the insurance sector, raised $405 million in a Thursday initial public offering priced above the expected range. The company’s momentum continued into today, pushing its shares nearly 56% higher than their IPO …
Chip startup Blaize debuts AI modules for machine learning at the edge
Venture-backed chip startup Blaize Inc. has introduced three new hardware modules for running artificial intelligence models at so-called edge locations such as factories. The modules, announced on Thursday, are based on the Graph Streaming Processor that the startup first previewed last November. …
Report: Apple gearing up to launch ‘Apple One’ subscription services bundle
Apple Inc. is reportedly developing a new subscription offering that will allow users to purchase all of its core entertainment and content services for a single discounted price. The offering is referred to internally as Apple One, according to the Bloomberg report …
Mirantis acquires Kubernetes platform Lens to extend container portfolio
Mirantis Inc. today said that it has acquired Lens, a popular open-source platform for managing Kubernetes deployments that is used by engineers at Apple Inc. and other major tech companies. Campbell, California-based Mirantis is backed by more than $200 million in funding …
Intel shares first in-depth technical preview of upcoming Tiger Lake chips
Intel Corp. today gave the world the first in-depth look at its upcoming 10-nanometer Tiger Lake laptop processors, which the chipmaker says will provide the biggest performance jump inside an existing chip architecture in its history. It also shared details about its …
Apple partner Foxconn is splitting its supply chain amid trade tensions
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., better known as Foxconn, today reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit and said it’s realigning its manufacturing operations amid the U.S.-China trade tensions. Foxconn is a key supplier to Apple Inc. and other tech giants. The firm assembles a …
Uber and Lyft warn they may suspend services in California after court ruling
Updated: Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi today said that the company may have to stop providing its services in California for a few months amid a lawsuit from the state attorney general. The lawsuit focuses on the company’s driver policies. …
Gong now valued at $2.2B after raising $200M for its AI sales platform
Gong I.O. Ltd., a startup that uses artificial intelligence to help companies generate more revenue, today said that it has raised $200 million in funding at a $2.2 billion valuation. The investment follows a year in which the San Francisco-based startup says …
Qualcomm wins key appeal in chip licensing antitrust case
Qualcomm Inc. has successfully appealed a 2019 court ruling that ordered the company to renegotiate its lucrative chip deals with mobile device makers and sent its stock price plunging more than 10% at the time. The ruling was overturned earlier today by …
Upgrading its education portfolio, Google debuts new virtual class features for Meet
Google LLC today refreshed its portfolio of productivity tools for the education market with a slew of new online learning features headlined by improvements to Google Meet, its videoconferencing service. Meet is included in the G Suite Education version of the search …