Mike Wheatley, Author at SiliconANGLE

Big Data

YugabyteDB evolves into a distributed PostgreSQL database for apps that need resilience and scale

By Mike Wheatley Sep 19, 2024

High-performance database startup Yugabyte Inc. is updating its namesake platform YugabyteDB, targeting developers who prefer to run their applications on the open-source PostgreSQL database. With today’s update, YugabyteDB is transforming itself from a platform…

Security

Cyberattack simulation and penetration testing startup Picus Security raises $45M

By Mike Wheatley Sep 19, 2024

Cybersecurity validation startup Picus Security Inc. is highlighting the need for organizations to adopt more proactive security measures after closing on a $45 million round of funding today. The Series C round was led…

Infra

Photonics startup Lightium raises $7M to mass-produce thin-film lithium niobate data center interconnects

By Mike Wheatley Sep 19, 2024

Swiss photonics startup Lightium AG wants to help data center operators reduce their energy consumption while increasing performance after closing on a $7 million seed funding round. Today’s round was led by VSquared Ventures…

AI

YouTube to bring AI-generated videos to Shorts with Veo integration

By Mike Wheatley Sep 18, 2024

YouTubers will soon be able to play with a host of new generative artificial intelligence-powered tools for creating content, including the ability to generate six-second YouTube Shorts clips, and backgrounds for their videos, using…

Infra

RISC-V guardian SiFive unveils new chip designs for low-powered AI at the edge

By Mike Wheatley Sep 18, 2024

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…

AI

Workday jumps on the AI agent train, promising to bolster employee productivity

By Mike Wheatley Sep 17, 2024

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…

Cloud

IBM buys Kubernetes cost control startup Kubecost to expand its FinOps suite

By Mike Wheatley Sep 17, 2024

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…

AI

Roots Automation raises $22.2M to boost efficiency for insurance firms with generative AI

By Mike Wheatley Sep 17, 2024

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…

Apps

Computational design software startup nTop integrates with Nvidia’s ray-tracing and graphics platforms

By Mike Wheatley Sep 17, 2024

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…

Big Data

Confluent enhances support for Apache Flink, easing access to real-time data streams

By Mike Wheatley Sep 17, 2024

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…

Mike Wheatley

Cyberattack simulation and penetration testing startup Picus Security raises $45M

Photonics startup Lightium raises $7M to mass-produce thin-film lithium niobate data center interconnects

YouTube to bring AI-generated videos to Shorts with Veo integration

RISC-V guardian SiFive unveils new chip designs for low-powered AI at the edge

Workday jumps on the AI agent train, promising to bolster employee productivity

IBM buys Kubernetes cost control startup Kubecost to expand its FinOps suite

Roots Automation raises $22.2M to boost efficiency for insurance firms with generative AI

Computational design software startup nTop integrates with Nvidia’s ray-tracing and graphics platforms

Confluent enhances support for Apache Flink, easing access to real-time data streams

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