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The fleet management software company KeepTruckin Inc. is reinventing itself as an “internet of things”-based automation company and rebranding itself as “Motive” to better reflect the fact it’s no longer focused solely on the trucking industry. The company began life with its smartphone …
Axis Security debuts cloud-native Security Service Edge platform
Axis Security Ltd. said today it’s reinventing security for modern workforces with the debut of a new platform that will give companies a viable alternative to older hub-and-spoke network architectures. The Atmos platform is also superior to existing Security Service Edge platforms …
Observe.ai lands $125M in funding for its intelligent call center software
The intelligent contact center software provider Z21 Labs Inc., which does business as Observe.ai, announced today it has raised $125 million in a new round of funding. The Series C round was led by SoftBank Vision Fund and saw participation from Zoom …
PC shipments slow for first time since COVID-19 outbreak emerged
After two years of pandemic-fueled, double-digit growth, shipments of personal computers fell by more than 5% in the first quarter of this year from the same period a year ago. However, International Data Corp. said in its report released today that although the …
Oracle-backed server chip startup Ampere files for IPO
Ampere Computing LLC, an Arm-based computer chip manufacturer heavily backed by Oracle Corp., said today it has filed plans for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The move has sparked widespread speculation about Ampere’s valuation, a key factor …
Google’s new ‘multisearch’ feature enables users to search with both images and words
Google LLC said today it has added a new “multisearch” capability to Google Lens, enabling users to search for answers using a combination of images and text. Google Lens, the company’s image recognition technology, allows users to point the phone camera or …
NetApp buys open-source database-as-a-service player Instaclustr
Data storage giant NetApp Inc. said today it’s expanding into the platform-as-a-service business after acquiring the open-source database startup Instaclustr Pty. Ltd. for an undisclosed price. Instaclustr delivers fully managed versions of the most popular open-source databases to enterprises that don’t want …
Gartner forecasts global tech spending to hit $4.4 trillion this year, up 4%
The respected analyst firm Gartner Inc. said today in its latest forecast that worldwide information technology is expected to top $4.4 trillion in 2022, rising by 4% from the year before. Gartner Distinguished Research Vice President John-David Lovelock said 2022 is already …
OpenAI’s DALL-E 2 image generator creates fantastic images from text-based descriptions
The artificial intelligence research firm OpenAI Inc. today released an updated version of its text-to-image generation model DALL-E, with higher resolution and lower latency than the original system. DALL-E 2, like the original DALL-E, can produce pictures, such as the image above, from …
Google Cloud shares its blueprint for building a secure cloud data warehouse
Google Cloud has updated its collection of security blueprints with the addition of a Secure Data Warehouse Blueprint that customers are free to implement to safeguard their cloud data. Google’s security blueprints combine best practices with opinionated guidance to help customers build …