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Tenable to acquire cloud security startup Ermetic for $240 million
Network security management company Tenable Holdings Inc. today announced its intent to acquire Israeli cloud security startup Ermetic Ltd., the developer of an integrated cloud-native application protection platform and a provider of cloud infrastructure entitlement management. According to the agreement, Tenable will furnish about $240 million in cash and $25 million in restricted stock, subject ...
Story Protocol launches with $54M to build blockchain-based IP ownership network
Story Protocol, a network that’s building a solution for creators to secure their intellectual property ownership, announced its launch today with $54 million in funds in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The project says it aims to “democratize IP creation through a global and extensible IP repository” that will use distributed ledger blockchain technology ...
D-Matrix raises $110M to commercialize next-gen generative AI-processing chips
D-Matrix Corp., a startup that designs and builds high-efficiency silicon and generative artificial intelligence compute platforms for data centers, today announced it has raised $110 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round led by Singapore-based global investment firm Temasek. The company builds specialized chips and platforms that target the deployment of generative AI at ...
Intuit unveils a generative AI assistant and expert for businesses and consumers
Intuit Inc., the maker of financial software for consumers and small businesses including TurboTax and QuickBooks, announced today that it’s bringing a new generative artificial intelligence powered assistant into its products to create personalized AI experiences for its customers so they can get their work done faster and more easily. The new service will be ...
Android is getting new features to keep people productive and connected
The Android team at Google LLC is applying artificial intelligence to make the operating system that runs phones and other devices easier for people to use. Google is putting AI to use with its Assistant At A Glance widget that can bring users useful information right on their home screen. It can now provide high-precision ...
Envisics secures $100M to build holographic augmented reality displays for cars
Envisics Ltd., a United Kingdom-based holographic augmented display maker for inside cars, closed a $100 million Series C round on Monday to continue development of heads-up display technology that can be installed in cars to increase driving safety. TechCrunch first reported on the round. Envisics originally announced receiving a $50 million portion of the funding ...
London Stock Exchange Group plans launch of blockchain-powered traditional asset marketplace
The London Stock Exchange Group is planning to build a blockchain-powered marketplace for traditional assets, according to a report today from the Financial Times, which will make it the first major exchange to offer such a service. Blockchains are best known for powering cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin and Ethereum. They employ distributed digital ledger technology that ...
Ellie.ai €2.5M to help professionals make the most out of their data
Ellie.ai, a Finnish startup that develops product design and collaboration software for data teams, announced Thursday that it has raised €2.5 million, about $2.7 million USD, in a seed funding round co-led by Newion and Crowberry Capital. Product and data teams can use Ellie.ai’s software to model complex data models and structures to better understand ...
Context.ai raises $3.5M to help companies build better products powered by LLMs
Context.ai, a product analytics company that provides a platform for understanding applications powered by artificial intelligence large language models, announced Wednesday it has raised $3.5 million in funding. The round was co-led Alphabet Inc.’s venture capital investment arm Google Ventures and Tomasz Tunguz at Theory Ventures along with participation from 20SALES. Large language models are ...
Activision partners with Modulate to combat in-game toxicity with AI-powered voice chat moderation
Activision Blizzard Inc. is taking a stronger role in dealing with voice chat toxicity in its games with a partnership with Modulate, the developer of machine learning voice technology that can evaluate the safety of online chats. The new technology, announced Wednesday, will be deployed across North America in Activision’s first-person shooter titles “Call of ...