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Alegion raises $12M to accelerate AI development with AI
Scores of startups have hit the scene in recent years with tools that promise to reduce the complexity of building artificial intelligence software. Alegion Inc., an Austin-based contender, believes that the key to easing the challenge lies in AI itself. The startup today announced that it has raised a $12 million funding round led by ...
DOD Inspector General is investigating potential JEDI conflicts of interest
The U.S. Defense Department’s internal oversight body is investigating potential conflicts of interest around the JEDI cloud computing contract, a spokesperson said today. The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure program will see the Pentagon spend up to $10 billion over 10 years on procuring cloud infrastructure and services. Amazon Web Services Inc. is seen as the ...
Snap debuts dual-camera Spectacles 3 augmented reality glasses
Snap Inc. has had limited success in the hardware market over the years, but the company continues to focus strongly on it as part of efforts to attract more users. Snap today pulled back the curtains on Spectacles 3, the third iteration of its augmented reality glasses for Snapchat users. The device will go on sale ...
US delays China smartphone and laptop tariffs, boosting tech stocks
Shares of Apple Inc. rose as much as 5.2% this morning and Best Buy Co. Inc. briefly jumped more than 8% after the Trump administration announced it will delay tariffs on certain Chinese imports. The affected items include smartphones, laptops, video game consoles, computer displays and a number of other products such as toys. These products ...
Report: Facebook scrapped plans to acquire Houseparty over regulatory fears
Facebook Inc.’s regulatory issues have gotten in the way of its expansion plans, the New York Times reported today. Two insiders told the paper that the social network had sought to buy popular video chat service Houseparty, but dropped the bid for fear a deal could draw scrutiny from antitrust authorities. The sources said the ...
On a growth tear, AI search provider Lucidworks picks up $100M in new funding
Lucidworks Inc., the maker of an artificial intelligence-powered search engine for enterprises, today announced it has raised $100 million in funding to capture more market share. The round was led by investment firms Francisco Partners and TPG Sixth Street Partners. It marks the latest growth milestone for San Francisco-based Lucidworks, which said it has doubled ...
Pentagon pushes back JEDI winner decision by weeks amid fresh review
The Pentagon’s JEDI cloud computing contract has hit another speed bump. Defense Department officials said today that the announcement of the winning bid will be deferred until newly appointed Defense Secretary Mark Esper completes a review of the project. Dana Deasy, the DOD’s chief information officer, said the evaluation is expected to take several weeks. Deasy avoided ...
Mayfield-backed Securiti.ai exits stealth to help enterprises meet privacy regulations
Many regulatory bodies worldwide are currently considering or are in the process of implementing new privacy rules to better protect consumer data. Securiti.ai Inc., a startup based in San Jose, California, exited stealth mode on Thursday with a platform that uses machine learning to help enterprises navigate this evolving regulatory landscape. Securiti.ai raised a $31 million funding ...
DeepMind enlists AI to monitor Serengeti wildlife populations
The widespread accessibility of sturdy, low-cost cameras has been a boon for researchers monitoring wildlife populations in remote parts of the world. But inspecting camera footage takes time and there are only so many people available to do it, which often creates blind spots for the conservation community. DeepMind LLC believes that artificial intelligence can provide ...
With latest release, GitHub turns Actions into a competitive CI/CD service
GitHub today launched a new version of GitHub Actions that turns the offering into a powerful tool for automating software projects. Originally introduced last year, GitHub Actions enables developers to create workflows for handling repetitive tasks that normally require manual action. A workflow can, for example, launch a quality test when a user submits new ...