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Big-data analytics unicorn Dataminr to shed 20% of its workforce
Dozens of jobs at the big-data insights company Dataminr Inc. are on the chopping block, following a report that it’s looking to restructure its business and reduce costs. The report from TechCrunch today revealed that the New York-based firm is looking to cut 20% of its staff, which amounts to about 150 jobs in total. ...
HPE’s earnings edge past Wall Street’s estimates, driven by upsurge in AI
Information technology hardware giant Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. beat estimates for quarterly profit as it posted its fourth-quarter financial results today, but ongoing economic uncertainty meant it could offer only a subdued forecast going forward. The results in the quarter were driven by the growing strength of its high-performance computing and artificial intelligence business, which ...
Teradata launches its AI discovery and exploration tools on AWS cloud
The big data analytics firm Teradata Corp. is accelerating its move into artificial intelligence application development with today’s launch in private preview of the new Teradata AI Unlimited platform on Amazon Web Services Inc.’s cloud. The company said the new offering is a serverless AI and machine learning engine that can be used by data ...
Rafay Systems revamps Kubernetes operations platform, delivering self-service automation for cloud environments
Startup Rafay Systems Inc. today announced a new platform for customers that combines its cloud environment and Kubernetes automation services into a single offering. The new Rafay Cloud Automation Platform is the evolution of Rafay’s existing Kubernetes Operations Platform. The company said it will enable companies to deliver superior automation and self-service capabilities to teams of ...
Integrating Q-CTRL’s performance control software, IBM moves a step closer to quantum advantage
Q-CTRL Pty. Ltd. said today it’s collaborating with IBM Corp. to enhance the performance and efficiency of that company’s quantum computing platform. The Australian startup said its Q-CTRL Embedded software is now available as an option for subscribers to IBM Quantum’s pay-as-you-go offering, in what marks the first time that service has integrated a third-party ...
Amazon enhances its serverless data platforms to kick off re:Invent 2023
Cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services Inc. kicked off its annual re:Invent 2023 conference this evening with a keynote address where it announced a trio of new capabilities that should make it easier for customers to use its serverless database offerings. The headline announcement was the introduction of Amazon Aurora Limitless Database, which is a ...
Demand for AI sparks increase in data center server spending, even as shipments fall
Data center server shipments are set to plummet by up to 20% this year, but some of the companies that make them will be laughing all of the way to the bank, as their revenues are set to increase anyway due to the demand for more sophisticated artificial intelligence hardware. In its latest Cloud and ...
Couchbase announces columnar service for Capella on AWS to power adaptive, real-time applications
Cloud database-as-a-service provider Couchbase Inc. today launched a new columnar service for its Capella platform on Amazon Web Services Inc.’s public cloud platform. The company says the new service, announced at AWS re:Invent 2023, makes it easier for companies to leverage real-time analytics to build more adaptive software applications. Capella’s columnar service brings a columnar store ...
Arm debuts Cortex-M52 processor to power AI on the smallest IoT devices
Chip design firm Arm Holdings Plc said today it’s aiming to bring advanced artificial intelligence workloads to the smallest of internet of things devices with the launch of its new Cortex-M52 processor that’s capable of more powerful computation with limited resources. The company said its partners have been asking for access to on-device intelligence that ...
OpenAI staff make jokes about CEO drama as they announce new ChatGPT voice feature
OpenAI LP might be experiencing an existential crisis at the moment, but that hasn’t stopped it from rolling out new updates to its legendary ChatGPT chatbot. In an update today that was later shared by its ex-President Greg Brockman, the company announced that users can now ask ChatGPT questions in their natural voice, and listen ...