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Database schema management startup Ariga Technologies Ltd. said today it has closed on an $18 million early-stage funding round led by Tiger Global, TLV Partners and with participation from some notable angel investors. The funding was announced alongside the launch of a …
Storage veterans Pure Storage and NetApp beat expectations and their stocks jump
In a sign of strength in enterprise storage hardware and services despite the slowing economy, shares of the data storage pioneers Pure Storage Inc. and NetApp Inc. rose in extended trading today after they posted solid financial results that surpassed Wall Street’s expectations. …
Salesforce delivers to expectations but contract delays and rising capital costs weigh on stock
Salesforce Inc. delivered a strong earnings beat and raised its full-year guidance above analysts’ expectations, but concerns about its rising capital expenditures and delayed deals sent its stock down more than 5% in the after-hours trading session. The company reported net income …
Cisco buys Armorblox to beef up cybersecurity with generative AI
Cisco Systems Inc. said today it will acquire cybersecurity startup Armorblox Inc. to help protect email, cloud and office applications and enterprise communication systems. The networking giant will take advantage of Armorblox’s natural language processing, predictive and generative artificial intelligence capabilities to help …
Predibase debuts low-code machine learning platform for building generative AI models
Machine learning startup Predibase Inc. today announced the commercial availability of its low-code declarative machine learning platform for artificial intelligence developers, adding new features for large language models. The launch of its platform came as the company revealed a $12.2 million expansion …
Cortex Applications raises $35M to bring visibility into microservices quality
Cortex Applications Inc., the creator of an internal developer portal that’s used by organizations to gain visibility into their software and services, said today it has raised $35 million in a new round of funding. The Series B round was led by …
Dataiku doubles down on responsible AI development, adding greater transparency and control
Dataiku Inc., creator of a data science platform targeted at artificial intelligence development, said today it’s adding a host of new features to its flagship offering to help customers keep up with the pace of innovation in the rapidly evolving market. The …
Aiven announces ‘Bring Your Own Cloud’ to help companies optimize cloud spending
Aiven Ltd., a well-funded startup that delivers fully managed and cloud-hosted versions of some of the most popular open-source software, announced the launch of its “Bring Your Own Cloud” offering. With BYOC, customers can deploy Aiven’s managed data services directly on the …
Box shares move higher as earnings and revenue top forecasts
Cloud content management provider Box Inc. beat expectations today as it reported its fiscal first-quarter results, sending its stock higher in after-hours trading, despite lowering its full-year guidance slightly. The company reported earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of 32 …
As traditional revenue streams dry up, both HPE and HP target AI-driven growth
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. and HP Inc. delivered mixed second-quarter financial results today as they both continue to navigate a tough economy that has soured demand for the servers, personal computer, storage and printer products they make. In the case of HPE, …