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Data storage infrastructure company NetApp Inc. said today it’s looking to accelerate innovation in artificial intelligence with the evolution of its “intelligent data infrastructure” platform. Announced today at the company’s annual user conference, NetApp INSIGHT, NetApp Intelligent Data Infrastructure describes the company’s …
Google unveils new generative AI innovations for customer engagement and Gemini in Workspace
Google Cloud said today it’s expanding its leadership in the world of artificial intelligence agents with a new set of generative AI models that are specifically targeted at customer engagement applications, integrated within its Contact Center AI services. The new Customer Engagement …
Harmonic raises $75M to create AI with mathematical superintelligence and eliminate hallucinations
Harmonic, an artificial intelligence startup that’s pursuing the goal of mathematical superintelligence, or MSI, said today it has closed on a $75 million early-stage funding round. Today’s Series A round was led by Sequoia Capital and saw participation from Index Ventures, Jasper …
Mozilla kicks off Builders accelerator program for ‘local AI’ startups
Mozilla Corp., the nonprofit organization behind the Firefox browser, today announced the first cohort of startups in its new, artificial intelligence-themed Mozilla Builders Accelerator. It has selected 14 promising young companies, with each one gaining access to up to $100,000 in funding …
Cloudflare debuts tools for website owners to charge AI companies that scrape their content
Earlier this year, Cloudflare Inc. announced a simple tool for website owners to prevent artificial intelligence model developers from scraping their online content. Now, it’s building on that with additional capabilities that can help website owners to control how their content is …
Report: Intel mulls $5B investment offer from private equity firm Apollo
The private equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc. is reportedly planning to make a multibillion-dollar investment in Intel Corp., suggesting confidence in the troubled chipmaker’s recently announced turnaround strategy. In a report on Sunday, Bloomberg cited a person familiar with the matter …
Osmos takes on LinkedIn with its AI matchmaker-powered professional networking platform
Match Global Inc. today announced the launch of its artificial intelligence-powered networking platform Osmos, and it has given itself the ambitious goal of surpassing LinkedIn as the favored platform for technology professionals and entrepreneurs to meet like-minded individuals. The Osmos platform is …
YugabyteDB evolves into a distributed PostgreSQL database for apps that need resilience and scale
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 that’s simply Postgres-compatible to become a distributed PostgreSQL …
Cyberattack simulation and penetration testing startup Picus Security raises $45M
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 by a new investor, Riverwood Capital, and saw …
Photonics startup Lightium raises $7M to mass-produce thin-film lithium niobate data center interconnects
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 and Lakestar, and the money will help Lightium …