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AI platform startup SambaNova Systems raises $676M in massive late-stage round
SambaNova Systems Inc. reckons it’s the best-funded artificial intelligence systems and service platform startup in the world after landing a massive $676 million late-stage round of funding. Today’s Series D round was led by the SoftBank Vision Fund 2, together with participation from new investors Temasek and GIC, plus existing backers including funds and accounts ...
Amazon proposes novel approach to quantum computing error correction
Researchers at the Amazon Web Services Inc.-led AWS Center for Quantum Computing have published what they say is their first architecture paper today, describing a theoretical blueprint for a fault-tolerant quantum computer. The paper proposes an entirely new and apparently workable approach to the problem of “quantum error correction,” which is a key challenge that ...
Nvidia shows off DRIVE Atlan, its next-generation system-on-chip for autonomous cars
Nvidia Corp. is driving ahead with its ambition to power the world’s autonomous vehicles, announcing what the next addition to its Nvidia DRIVE infrastructure portfolio will look like. Unveiled today at Nvidia’s virtual GPU Technology Conference, Nvidia DRIVE Atlan (pictured) is said by the company to be a “data center on wheels” that helps to centralize ...
Nvidia debuts Grace, its first data center CPU for advanced AI workloads
Nvidia Corp. is targeting more demanding artificial intelligence workloads with the launch of its first-ever Arm-based central processing unit for the data center. Called “Grace,” the new CPU (pictured) launched today at the Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference virtual event is said to be the result of a combined 10,000 years of engineering work. It’s designed to enable ...
Nvidia announces Omniverse Enterprise suite for real-time, photorealistic graphics design
Nvidia Corp. has long touted the ability of its extremely powerful graphics processing units in advanced 3D product design, and now it’s making it possible for teams to collaborate on their projects in real time in a shared virtual space. The new Nvidia Omniverse Enterprise offering announced today at Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference virtual event makes it ...
Amazon launches Lookout for Equipment, its predictive maintenance service for factory machines
Industrial machine operators might want to take a closer look at a new service from Amazon Web Services Inc. that uses machine learning to help them schedule maintenance work on their equipment. The Amazon Lookout for Equipment service was made generally available today, and works by amassing data from sensors installed on manufacturing equipment and ...
Workers at Amazon’s Alabama warehouse vote against joining union
Updated: Amazon.com Inc. appears to have won a historic union election vote at one of its biggest warehouse facilities. According to a Wall Street Journal count Friday morning, warehouse workers at Amazon’s fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama, voted not to unionize. With 72% of the 3,215 mail-in ballots, about half the nearly 6,000 eligible workers, about ...
Computer vision startup CrowdAI launches with $10M Series A funding
Startup CrowdAI Inc. announced the official launch of its artificial intelligence-based customized VisionAI platform today alongside a $6.25 million round of funding. Threshold Ventures led the Series A round, together with participation from Susa Ventures, Ron Conway’s SV Angel, Jerry Yang at AME Cloud, and Y Combinator. The raise brings its total funding to date ...
Automated development environment startup Gitpod raises $13M
Open-source developer platform startup Gitpod GmbH said today it has raised $13 million in funding and made several updates to its platform that are aimed at accelerating software development in the cloud. The round, led by General Catalyst, will be used to help Gitpod expand its position in the emerging developer environment automation business while ...
Business messaging platform Gupshup raises $100M
Conversational messaging platform Gupshup, which is owned and operated by Webaroo Inc., said today it has raised $100 million in a funding round that values it at $1.4 billion. The funding comes from Tiger Global Management, and Gupshup said it will soon be followed by a second injection of capital from more investors that it ...
