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Microsoft exhorts its partner community to seize cloud growth opportunity
Microsoft Corp. said today it’s updating its Azure Migration and Modernization Program and launching a new ISV Success Program to help its partner community take advantage of trends around digital transformation. At Inspire 2022, its partner conference, the company explained that digital transformation is accelerating because the cloud has become a catalyst for new innovation, ...
Microsoft announces partner community to enhance Azure Space offerings
Microsoft Corp. announced today at Inspire 2022 that its Azure Space portfolio of cloud products has evolved to become a full-fledged community of partners, with members gaining access to multiple benefits. Launched in October 2020, Azure Space is a suite of cloud-based products aimed at customers in the space sector. It’s centered around Microsoft’s Azure ...
Rescale integrates Nvidia’s AI software to power digital twins for the industrial metaverse
High-performance computing software startup Rescale Inc. said today it’s offering an easier onramp for forward-thinking companies to adopt “digital twins” and build the foundation of the “industrial metaverse.” What Rescale is doing is making it simpler for companies to build extremely realistic digital twins of industrial machines, which can then be tweaked and refined in ...
Germany’s Bosch to invest €3 billion in chip manufacturing and research
German industrial giant Robert Bosch GmbH has said it will invest €3 billion (just over $3 billion) into its semiconductor business over the next four years, adding new chip production capacity as well as centers for research and testing. The announcement came at the company’s Bosch Tech Day 2022 event today. Bosch Chairman Stefan Hartung ...
Report: DOJ moves to file lawsuit after rejecting Google’s latest concessions
The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly moving forward with its plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google LLC over its alleged monopoly of the online advertising market. A report by Bloomberg today said DOJ officials are expected to file the lawsuit within the next few weeks, despite attempts by Google’s parent company Alphabet ...
Report: Intel planning to increase chip prices by up to 20%
Intel Corp., one of the world’s biggest chipmakers, has reportedly informed its clients that it’s planning to raise the price of its computer processors and other chips later in the year. A report by Nikkei Asia today cites “three industry executives with direct knowledge” of Intel’s plans, and says the price hikes are being blamed ...
Meta’s latest generative AI system creates stunning images from sketches and text
Meta Platforms Inc. today unveiled an advanced “generative artificial intelligence system” that’s designed to help artists better showcase their creativity. The system, called “Make-A-Scene,” is meant to demonstrate how AI has the potential to empower anyone to bring their imagination to life. The user can simply describe and illustrate their vision through a combination of ...
DeltaStream bags $10M funding to make real-time data streaming easier for developers
Serverless streaming database platform startup DeltaStream emerged from stealth today armed with $10 million from a seed funding round led by New Enterprise Associates. The company has built a serverless streaming database that’s designed to help manage, secure and process data streams. The “serverless” aspect refers to the way the platform abstracts away the underlying ...
Uplevel, whose platform boosts developer productivity and job satisfaction, raises $20M
Engineering productivity platform Uplevel Inc. announced a $20 million early-stage fundraising today that brings its total amount raised to $34 million. The Series A round was led by Cota Capital and saw participation from seed investors such as Norwest, Madrona and Voyager, plus new individual investors including Bruce Chizen, former chief executive officer of Adobe ...
Deep learning automation startup Deci raises $25M in Series B round
Artificial intelligence startup Deci.AI Ltd. said today it has closed on a $25 million round of funding, just seven months after announcing its last round. Leading today’s Series B round was Insight Partners, with participation from existing investors, including Square Peg, Emerge, Jibe Ventures and Fort Ross Ventures, plus new investor ICON. Deci’s total funding ...