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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 …
VPN provider Nord Security raises $100M to build internet privacy
Nord Security Ltd., a provider of internet privacy and security tools that’s best known for its virtual private network NordVPN, said today it has raised $100 million in funding, bringing its valuation to $1.6 billion. The round was led by Novator Ventures, …
Boeing heads for the cloud with AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud
The Boeing Co. announced today it has signed deals with all three major cloud computing providers — Amazon Web Services Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Google LLC — to expand its cloud operations and reduce its reliance on on-premises systems. In a blog post, …
Google Cloud boosts big-data accessibility with new innovations at Data Summit
Google Cloud early Wednesday announced a number of new products and innovations aimed at making data-driven insights and digital transformation more accessible to companies of all sizes. The new products and services, unveiled at Google Cloud Data Summit, include BigLake and Spanner …
Startup Warp raises $23M to reinvent the venerable command-line terminal
Developer productivity startup Warp said today it has closed on $23 million in funding, including $6 million via a seed funding round and $17 million through a Series A round. The new funding was led by Dylan Field, co-founder and chief executive of …
IBM unveils z16 mainframe for real-time fraud detection
IBM Corp. today unveiled the latest generation of its venerable Z Series mainframe family, powered by a new processor with built-in artificial intelligence for real-time fraud detection. The IBM z16 will be generally available in May, the company said. It’s the successor …