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Zoom rolls out AI Companion 3.0 with browser access and agentic automation
Zoom Communications Inc. today launched AI Companion 3.0, the latest iteration of its workplace assistant that pushes the platform beyond meeting summaries into agentic workflows, low-code automation and federated AI orchestration across the browser and desktop. Announced in September, the newest AI Companion weaves together multiple generative AI functions that touch every part of employee ...
Nvidia launches Nemotron 3 model family as open foundation for agentic AI systems
Nvidia Corp. today announced the launch of Nemotron 3, a family of open models and data libraries aimed at powering the next generation of agentic artificial intelligence operations across industries. The new family of models will consist of three sizes: Nano, Super and Ultra. The company built them using a breakthrough architecture using a hybrid ...
Port nets $100M to turn its developer portal into an agentic AI hub
With a $100 million funding round announced today, Port IO Ltd. is positioning itself at the center of a fast-emerging shift toward agentic artificial intelligence platforms that automate large parts of the software development lifecycle. General Atlantic led the Series C round with participation from Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners and Team8. Combined with the company’s ...
Harness raises $240M to lead AI-powered DevOps beyond the code editor
Harness Inc., a software delivery startup that integrates artificial intelligence tools into DevOps workflows, today announced it has raised $240 million in a Series E funding round. The round was comprised of a $200 million investment led by Goldman Sachs and a planned $40 million tender offer with participation from IVP, Menlo Ventures and Unusual ...
Azul acquires Payara to enhance enterprise Java solutions
Enterprise Java platform Azul Systems Inc. today announced the acquisition of Payara Services Ltd., a global enterprise-grade provider of Java applications and microservices, to expand the company’s Java market reach. Azul is the provider of high-performance, enterprise-grade Java runtime solutions, focusing on the Java Virtual Machine to make applications running in the coding language faster ...
BrainChip lands $25M to bring neuromorphic AI to the edge
BrainChip Holdings Ltd., a leader in commercial production high-performance, ultra-low-power, event-based neuromorphic artificial intelligence platforms, said today it raised $25 million in new funding. The company uses a brain-inspired hardware architecture to minimize the computations and data movement required by edge AI models. At the core of BrainChip’s offerings is Akida, its next-generation neuromorphic architecture ...
Linux Foundation announces Agentic AI Foundation joined by Anthropic, OpenAI, Block
The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit supporting open-source projects such as the Linux operating system kernel, today announced the formation of the Agentic Artificial Intelligence Foundation alongside major contributions of innovative AI technology. Major software technology companies Anthropic PBC, OpenAI Group PBC and Block Inc. joined the launch as founding members with contributions of innovative AI ...
Cleric launches AI agent to uplevel site reliability with intelligent automation
Cleric, a startup that provides artificial intelligence teammates for production engineering, today announced the launch of its AI-powered site reliability engineer agent, capable of continuously learning from incidents to give administrators a jumpstart on resolving issues. Alongside the agent launch, the company announced it has raised $9.8 million, led by Vertex Ventures US and Zetta ...
Olares launches personal AI computer that turns local files into smart assistant
Olares, the maker of an open-source personal cloud server and artificial intelligence workstation designed to keep data private, today announced the launch of Olares One, the company’s flagship device. Every day, millions of users flock to AI services such as OpenAI Group PBC’s ChatGPT, the AI search engine Perplexity AI Inc., and AI image/video generators ...
Spare Tire raises $3M to save healthcare organizations from document downtime
Spare Tire Corp., a company that provides healthcare firms on-demand backup for sensitive records, today announced it has raised $3 million in early-stage funding to provide its service to more hospitals and care clinics. The Series A funding round was exclusively funded by existing investors in ShelterZoom Corp., the document security-oriented parent company of Spare ...