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Trucking startup Convoy picks up $62M from Bill Gates, other top investors
The on-demand revolution that Uber Technologies Inc. set off in personal travel is spreading to the world of freight transportation. One of the startups pushing that trend forward is Convoy (Greypoint Inc.), which today said it has secured a $62 million investment led by Y Combinator’s Continuity Fund. The round reportedly marks the first occasion that ...
With $23M in new funding, PerimeterX sets out to protect the web from bots
The rising volume of bot traffic on the web is driving companies to adopt new tools for securing their websites. PerimeterX Inc., a threat prevention provider based out of San Mateo, California, said today it has nabbed $23 million in funding from a consortium led by Canaan Ventures to capitalize on the trend. The startup offers ...
Web watcher SimilarWeb raises $47M to expand its online reach
Enterprise marketing teams require a great deal of data for their work. That includes information not only about their own operations but also those of the competition, which is where providers such as SimilarWeb Ltd. come into the picture. The San Francisco-based startup operates a market intelligence platform that tracks some 80 million websites and ...
Microsoft is adding an artificial intelligence chip to HoloLens
Microsoft Corp.’s HoloLens is set to become a lot smarter. Marc Pollefeys, the Director of Science at the company’s mixed reality group, on Sunday revealed that the next iteration of the headset will pack a co-processor for running artificial intelligence software. The chip is based on a custom design just like the camera that HoloLens uses to ...
Lyft launches a new division to develop self-driving car technology
Lyft Inc. is joining the growing number of tech firms that are working to develop autonomous vehicles. At a press conference today, the ride-sharing giant announced the formation of a new research group tasked with turning its platform into a “hybrid system” that will enable users to hail cars driven by both humans and artificial intelligence. The division ...
Amid fierce competition, GoDaddy pulls the plug on its cloud servers
A little over a year after entering the business of providing computing and storage via the cloud, GoDaddy Inc. appears to have thrown in the towel. The hosting giant notified customers in an email publicized on Thursday that its Cloud Server instances will be discontinued as part of a gradual shutdown set to take place ...
The algorithm that made YouTube faster goes live on Google’s cloud
Staying competitive in the cutthroat cloud market requires more than just an aggressive feature release schedule. The top providers also continuously enhance their infrastructure to improve operational efficiency, an area where Google Inc. now hopes to gain an edge. The search giant today revealed an upgrade to its cloud platform that should enable companies to ...
Intel introduces a $79 USB stick for running neural networks
Intel Corp. has found a creative use for the artificial intelligence technology that it obtained through the acquisition of Movidius Ltd. last year. At a trade conference in Hawaii today, the chip maker is showcasing a thumb drive called the Movidius Neural Compute Stick that can be plugged into any device with a USB port ...
Splunk joins $15.8M funding of security analytics startup Insight Engines
Silicon Valley’s enterprise technology giants actively invest in their partner ecosystems to drive revenue growth. This often encompasses not only go-to-market support but also direct financial backing, with the latest example coming from Splunk Inc. The publicly traded analytics provider today joined a $15.8 million funding round into Insight Engines Inc., a startup that focuses ...
Google’s new AI-powered feed aims to personalize the web
Eight months after rolling out a personalized news feed for its mobile app, Google Inc. today introduced a dramatically improved update that aims to change how consumers explore the web. The upgrade brings a host of enhancements focused mainly on better aligning content with user preferences. According to Google, the feed can display videos, articles, ...