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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 ...
Multimodal database startup TileDB raises $34M in Series B funding
Database startup TileDB Inc. said today it has closed on a $34 million Series B funding round, which will help it to advance its vision of becoming the “modern database” for enterprises, developers and data scientists alike. Today’s round was notably led by AlleyCorp, a venture capital firm founded by the MongoDB database creator Kevin ...
Report: Big tech firms still struggling to make money from generative AI services
The rise of ChatGPT late last year sparked a surge of interest in new generative artificial intelligence technologies, and nowadays almost every big software provider has jumped on the bandwagon. Yet despite the massive enthusiasm for generative AI from technology providers and customers alike, no one has figured out yet how to make money from ...
Anthropic announces key breakthrough in understanding behavior of artificial neural networks
Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic PBC says it has come up with a way to get a better understanding of the behavior of the neural networks that power its AI algorithms. The research could have big implications for the safety and reliability of next-generation AI, giving researchers and developers greater control over the actions their models ...
In wake of CEO departure controversy, Flexport announces another round of layoffs
Yet more turmoil was announced by the beleaguered freight logistics software startup Flexport Inc. today, as it revealed plans to cut up to 30% of its workforce. The layoffs are being made to shore up Flexport’s financial situation, which has been hit by a big decline in revenue, unnamed sources told The Wall Street Journal. According ...
Docker debuts GenAI developer stack and its first AI coding assistant
Container development tooling provider Docker Inc. said today it’s working with multiple partners to offer a new generative artificial intelligence development stack for developers to get started on building AI applications in minutes. Docker’s GenAI Stack was unveiled alongside the company’s first generative AI-powered coding assistant, which aims to boost developer productivity. Announced at DockerCon ...