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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 simple text prompts. The coming updates were announced …
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 …
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, …
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., …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …