Mike Wheatley, Author at SiliconANGLE

AI

Pegasystems offers every worker access to a personalized, generative AI-powered coach

By Mike Wheatley Apr 16, 2024

Low-code automation software provider Pegasystems Inc. is enhancing its Pega Infinity portfolio of artificial intelligence tools with the launch of a generative AI-powered “employee mentor” it calls Pega GenAI Coach. Announced today as part…

AI

AI is becoming more powerful and more expensive, and people are getting nervous

By Mike Wheatley Apr 15, 2024

The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence today published the seventh edition of its annual AI Index, one of the most comprehensive reports on the state of the artificial intelligence industry, and its main…

Cloud

Akamai expands cloud services with dedicated GPUs for media workloads

By Mike Wheatley Apr 15, 2024

The developer-focused cloud computing infrastructure provider Akamai Technologies Inc. today announced the availability of a new industry-optimized service based on Nvidia Corp.’s graphics processing units that’s dedicated to media workloads. It leverages the Nvidia RTX…

AI

Elon Musk-backed xAI debuts its first multimodal model, Grok-1.5V

By Mike Wheatley Apr 14, 2024

The Elon Musk-led artificial intelligence startup xAI Corp. unveiled its first multimodal model late Friday, adding to an AI arms race that never seems to end. It’s called Grok-1.5 Vision or Grok-1.5V, and it…

Security

Simbian raises $10M to automate security operations with generative AI

By Mike Wheatley Apr 11, 2024

Simbian Inc., a startup that has developed what it says is the first generative artificial intelligence copilot for cybersecurity teams, revealed today that it has closed on an oversubscribed, $10 million seed funding round…

Big Data

PeerDB raises $3.6M to accelerate PostgreSQL data movement

By Mike Wheatley Apr 11, 2024

Startup PeerDB Inc., which has built a data movement platform specifically for open-source PostgreSQL database management systems, said today it has closed on a seed funding round worth $3.6 million. Leading the investment was 8VC,…

AI

New bill aims to force AI firms to disclose use of copyrighted material

By Mike Wheatley Apr 10, 2024

Lawmakers in the U.S. Congress introduced a new bill on Tuesday that would force artificial intelligence companies such as OpenAI and Google LLC to reveal exactly what copyrighted material they use to train their…

AI

Mistral AI debuts Mixtral 8x22B, one of the most powerful open-source AI models yet

By Mike Wheatley Apr 10, 2024

The Paris-based open-source generative artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI today released another big large language model in an effort to keep pace with the industry’s big boys. The new Mixtral 8x22B model is expected…

AI

PVML raises $8M to secure access to sensitive data with Differential Privacy tech

By Mike Wheatley Apr 10, 2024

PVML Ltd., an Israeli startup that’s using artificial intelligence technology to enhance access to organizations’ most sensitive data, said today it has closed on an $8 million seed funding round. The lead investor was…

Emerging Tech

Secretive robotics startup Collaborative Robotics closes on $100M round

By Mike Wheatley Apr 10, 2024

The robotics startup Collaborative Robotics Inc. said today it has closed on a bumper $100 million round of funding. Today’s Series B round was led by General Catalyst and saw the participation of a…

Mike Wheatley

Pegasystems offers every worker access to a personalized, generative AI-powered coach

AI is becoming more powerful and more expensive, and people are getting nervous

Akamai expands cloud services with dedicated GPUs for media workloads

Elon Musk-backed xAI debuts its first multimodal model, Grok-1.5V

Simbian raises $10M to automate security operations with generative AI

PeerDB raises $3.6M to accelerate PostgreSQL data movement

New bill aims to force AI firms to disclose use of copyrighted material

Mistral AI debuts Mixtral 8x22B, one of the most powerful open-source AI models yet

PVML raises $8M to secure access to sensitive data with Differential Privacy tech

Secretive robotics startup Collaborative Robotics closes on $100M round

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