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Microsoft vows to fight after IRS slaps it with $29B tax bill
Microsoft Corp. is bracing itself for a lengthy battle with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service over billions of dollars in back taxes that it’s said to owe. In a securities filing and blog post today, Microsoft revealed it’s planning to contest an IRS request to pay an additional $28.9 billion in taxes, plus interest and ...
Kubiya debuts enhanced ChatGPT-like assistant for DevOps processes
Artificial intelligence startup Kubiya Inc., which powers an intelligent, ChatGPT-like assistant for DevOps teams, has announced a new generation of its domain-specific copilot tools. Announced today, Kubiya’s new copilots now have the unique ability to interact natively with any DevOps tool, the company said. In addition, users can now chain together multiple purpose-built agents, each ...
Box announces Hubs feature with integrated AI to combat content sprawl across every department
Cloud content management software provider Box Inc. today announced a new feature launching early next year called Box Hubs, intelligent portals that will make it easier for teams to organize, curate and publish content with internal teams and external partners. One of the best things about Box Hubs is that it will be deeply integrated with ...
Pulumi expands automation beyond cloud infrastructure to application environments and their secrets
Infrastructure-as-code provider Pulumi Corp. today announced a new service called Pulumi ESC for managing the configurations and secrets of modern application environments, similar to how it automates cloud infrastructure management. Pulumi is a leader in the emerging IaC market, selling tools to help companies automate the management of their cloud computing infrastructure. More specifically, Pulumi’s ...
Samsung forecasts 78% drop in profit, but its stock rises as investors see signs of recovery
South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said late today it’s expecting its third-quarter operating profit to fall 78% from the same period last year. The forecast would mean Samsung misses analysts’ expectations, at a time when its flagship semiconductor business continues to struggle with the chipmaking industry downturn. The company said in its preliminary ...
Adobe’s Firefly image generator tool adds photorealistic images, vector graphics and design templates
The creative software company Adobe Inc. today announced some major updates to its Firefly image generation tool, which is powered by advanced generative artificial intelligence models. At the Adobe MAX conference in Los Angeles today, Adobe announced a new, more powerful Firefly Image 2 mode that’s said to be able to generate higher-quality images than ...
Hitachi Vantara debuts unified data control plane spanning cloud, block, file and object storage
Enterprise storage infrastructure provider Hitachi Vantura LLC today unveiled what it says is a single, hybrid cloud data platform that caters to both structured and unstructured information across the full range of storage types. By creating a common data plane across block, file and object storage, Hitachi Vantara said, it’s providing a way for enterprises ...
UiPath launches Autopilot, an AI assistant for every business worker
UiPath Inc.’s business automation platform is getting a boost with the integration of new generative artificial intelligence, specialized AI and automation capabilities that will make it simple to automate almost any business task using natural language. The new features were announced today at UiPath’s annual user conference FORWARD VI, where the company unveiled its Autopilot ...
Pure Storage beefs up Evergreen subscription service with cost and data resiliency guarantees
Flash storage pioneer Pure Storage Inc. said today it’s once again disrupting the storage-as-a-service industry with its Evergreen portfolio, introducing what it says is a first-of-its-kind commitment to pay for customers’ power and rack space costs. At the same time, it announced expanded energy efficiency, capacity density and zero-data loss guarantees, plus flexible upgrades, across ...
Thread raises $15M to automate asset inspection for energy and utilities providers
Autonomous data collection startup Thread, which aims to transform asset inspection in the energy and utilities industries, said today it has closed on a $15 million early-stage funding round. Today’s Series A investment was led by Badlands Capital and saw participation from Minnkota Power Cooperative, Generational Partners, Rosecliff Ventures, Excell Partners, Homegrown Capital and Kevin ...