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RISC-V guardian SiFive unveils new chip designs for low-powered AI at the edge
Open-source semiconductor design company SiFive Inc. today unveiled its latest chip design blueprints, the SiFive Intelligence XM Series, saying these are the first based on its RISC-V architecture to include a highly scalable artificial intelligence matrix engine. With the new blueprints, SiFive says, companies will be able to accelerate the development of RISC-V-based chips that ...
Workday jumps on the AI agent train, promising to bolster employee productivity
Enterprise management software company Workday Inc. is following in the footsteps of its industry peers, unleashing a host of new artificial intelligence agents in its flagship platform, saying they will help users to get more work done faster. The new AI agents, unveiled at Workday’s annual user conference Workday Rising today, are built on what ...
IBM buys Kubernetes cost control startup Kubecost to expand its FinOps suite
IBM Corp. said today it’s expanding its cloud financial operations capabilities after announcing its plan to acquire Kubecost, a startup focused on Kubernetes environment cost management. The company didn’t disclose what price it’s paying to buy Kubecost, officially known as Stackwatch Inc., but it’s the latest in a string of acquisitions involving related companies. Founded ...
Computational design software startup nTop integrates with Nvidia’s ray-tracing and graphics platforms
Computational design software startup nTopology Inc. said today it has secured a significant investment of an undisclosed amount from NVentures, the venture capital arm of Nvidia Corp. The funding comes as nTop revealed that it’s integrating its software with the chipmaker’s accelerated computing platform to turbocharge design processes, so engineering teams can create “advanced products” ...
Roots Automation raises $22.2M to boost efficiency for insurance firms with generative AI
Insurance technology startup Roots Automation Inc. is looking to transform the industry with dedicated generative artificial intelligence models after closing on a new $22.2 million funding round. Today’s Series B round was led by Harbert Growth Partners and saw participation from MissionOG, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures and Vestigo Ventures, which all made follow-on investments in ...
Confluent enhances support for Apache Flink, easing access to real-time data streams
The data streaming company Confluent Inc. today introduced the latest version of flagship platform Confluent Cloud, with the headlines features aimed at simplifying and securing deployments of the Apache Flink data processing tool. New features include support for Table API, which makes Apache Flink easier to use for developers who working with the Java and ...
Runway AI launches an API to expand access to its most powerful video generation model
Generative artificial intelligence startup Runway AI Inc. said today that it’s making its most advanced video generation model available to companies via an application programming interface in early access now. With the move, organizations will be able to integrate Runway’s Gen-3 Alpha Turbo model directly into their own applications, platforms and services, making it easier ...
Intel to spin off chip fab business unit as AWS signs up for custom AI chips
Intel Corp. says it will spin off its chip fabrication business as part of its ongoing plan to put the brakes on a yearslong decline, stem billions of dollars in losses, and prop up its tumbling stock price. In an announcement today, Intel Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger said the plan is for Intel Foundry to ...
CEO Andy Jassy tells Amazon employees they’ll have to be in the office 5 days a week next year
Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Andy Jassy has signaled an end to the company’s work-from-home policy, telling staff in a lengthy memo on Monday that they’re going to be required to sit in the office five days a week. The decision marks a shift from Amazon’s current policy, which requires its corporate team staffers to be ...
C/side raises $6M to prevent supply chain attacks by securing third-party scripts
Cybersecurity startup Client-side Development Inc., which does business as C/side, said today it has closed on a $6 million seed funding round to accelerate the development of its tools for monitoring, optimizing and securing browser-side third-party scripts. The round was led by Uncork Capital and saw participation from Mantis VC, Scribble Ventures, Roar Ventures and ...