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Dell Technologies Inc. said today it’s expanding its suite of generative artificial intelligence infrastructure and services. The computer giant’s generative AI hardware now supports additional use cases, including model tuning and inferencing, allowing customers to deploy their latest models on specialized infrastructure …
Intel to spin out programmable chip business, with IPO slated for 2-3 years later
Intel Corp. today announced plans to spin out its programmable chip unit as a standalone business, and will treat it as a separate entity going forward. Ultimately, the chip giant aims to hold an initial public offering for the unit, at which …
Anthropic seeks huge investment from Google just days after Amazon invested billions
Anthropic has emerged as one of the best-funded rivals to OpenAI LP in generative artificial intelligence, but despite raising billions of dollars already, it’s still seeking more. According to a report today in The Information, Anthropic is now holding talks with investors, …
Asana leans on AI to boost productivity and help companies benchmark their performance
Asana Inc. announced today that it’s integrating artificial intelligence into multiple aspects of its work management platform, taking advantage of its Work Graph architecture to maximize the impact, clarity, accountability and scale of various work-related projects. The company is the creator of …
Pulumi raises $41M in funding to grow infrastructure-as-code automation in the cloud
Infrastructure-as-code startup Pulumi Corp. said today it has closed on a $41 million round of funding. Today’s Series C round was led by Madrona and saw participation from NEA, Tola Capital and Strike Capital. It’s the first time Pulumi has sought outside …
AI startup Cohere takes on OpenAI with new Chat API and Coral demo chatbot
Generative artificial intelligence startup Cohere Inc. is looking to take on rivals such as OpenAI LP more directly with the launch of a new application programming interface that allows developers to integrate its Command large language model into their own applications. In …
Chinese AI chipmaker Enflame raises $237M in late-stage funding round
Chinese artificial intelligence chipmaker Enflame Technology Co. Ltd. has reportedly closed on a bumper 2 billion yuan ($237.7 million) late-stage funding round. Today’s Series D round, first reported by Reuters, is said to be led by a subsidiary of Shanghai International Group …
API connectivity king Kong announces dedicated cloud infrastructure and AI developer tooling
Kong Inc., the creator of application programming interface connectivity platform, today announced a new version of its popular API gateway, Kong Gateways. Kong Konnect Dedicated Cloud Gateways provides customers with a simpler and more cost-effective way to run the platform, fully managed …
OpenAI lets ChatGPT loose on the internet to search for up-to-date information
OpenAI LP announced today that its powerful chatbot ChatGPT has regained access to the internet to “provide you with current and authoritative information, complete with direct links to sources.” The new capability has been made available through an integration with Microsoft Corp.’s …
Soft guidance and lackluster demand weigh on Micron’s stock
Memory chipmaker Micron Technology Inc. delivered fiscal fourth-quarter results today that surpassed Walll Street’s expectations, but its forecast for its first quarter came up light, sending its stock lower in extended trading. During the quarter just gone, Micron said it racked up …