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Prices of flash memory chips used in PCs, servers, smartphones, graphics processors and other devices are expected to decline for the remainder of this year, thanks to what TrendForce Corp. said is the impact of high inflation. The Taiwanese research firm said today …
Amazon Connect adds AI-powered updates to boost agent efficiency and chatbot design
Amazon Web Services Inc.’s cloud contact center service Amazon Connect is getting some major under-the-hood updates today aimed at improving the experience for both call agents and customers. Amazon Connect is an omnichannel cloud contact center service launched in 2017 that businesses …
Wilco launches video game-inspired fantasy startup simulator for developer upskilling
Developer upskilling platform Wilco is launching today armed with $7 million in seed funding and a unique “flight simulator” platform. The platform enables developers with a penchant for playing video games to experience real-world engineering challenges designed to accelerate their professional growth. Today’s …
Oracle’s second cloud region in France is now up and running
Oracle Corp. today extended its cloud presence in Europe, opening the doors to its second region in France. The new Oracle Cloud region in La Courneuve, Paris, joins the existing Oracle Cloud Marseille Region to provide local customers with more seamless access …
Google expands Distributed Cloud platform with Anthos on-premises
Google Cloud said today it’s expanding its on-premises offering Google Distributed Cloud, bringing Anthos on-prem into the fold. Announced last year, Google Distributed Cloud is designed to bring additional workloads into Google Cloud. Customers can bring Google Cloud’s software stack in their …
Adobe beats expectations but lowers its full-year forecast and its stock slips
Adobe Inc. delivered fiscal second-quarter results that beat expectations today, but lower guidance for the next quarter and full year sent its stock down in after-hours trading. The company reported net income rose 6% from a year ago, to $1.18 billion. That helped …
Workflow automation startup airSlate raises $51.5M as it extends collaboration with UiPath
The workflow automation platform provider airSlate Inc. has topped up its war chest with a $51.5 million round of funding led by G Squared, bringing its valuation to more than $1 billion. In addition, airSlate today announced a strategic partnership with the …
Meta’s AI researchers are teaching robots to navigate physical worlds without maps or training
Meta Platforms Inc.’s artificial intelligence unit said today it has made rapid progress in its efforts to teach AI models to navigate through the physical world more easily and with less training data. The research could dramatically reduce the time it takes …
Finout launches with $14M in funding to help companies clean up cloud expenditure
FinOps startup Finout Ltd. stepped into the limelight today, announcing it has just closed a $14 million early-stage funding round that brings its total amount raised to date to $18.5 million. Finout said today’s Series A round was led by Team8 Capital …
Palantir’s Foundry big-data service now available on Google Cloud
Palantir Technologies Inc. said today it has made its big-data-crunching platform Foundry available on Google Cloud Platform and the Google Cloud Marketplace, giving more companies the opportunity to synthesize information for business operations. The formerly very secretive company built Foundry as a …