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Nvidia launches Base Command Platform to provide cloud access to accelerated AI computing resources
Nvidia Corp.’s previously announced Base Command Platform is now being offered to enterprises that need to develop artificial intelligence models using the most powerful supercomputing resources available. Nvidia Base Command was first seen at Computex 2021 in June. It’s a comprehensive service designed for AI teams that need far greater resources than a few cloud ...
Facebook’s modular ‘droidlet’ platform is a one-stop shop for building smarter robots
Facebook Inc.’s artificial intelligence research team today announced an open-source platform that it says can be used by researchers to collaborate on more intelligent robots. The idea is that by mixing and matching components including machine learning models and perceptual modules used to sense the environment, researchers can build new robots capable of performing complex ...
Qualtrics buys Clarabridge for $1.125B to pair survey feedback with sentiment analysis
Two giants of the experience management software world are joining forces, with Qualtrics International Inc. announcing its intent to acquire rival firm Clarabridge Inc. today in a deal valued at $1.125 billion. Qualtrics, which was recently spun out of SAP SE before going public earlier this year, provides cloud-based software that companies can use to collect ...
Twilio beats expectations again, but slowing growth worries investors
Cloud communications firm Twilio Inc. saw its stock fall in after-hours trading today on concerns over its profitability and slowing growth rate, though its earnings and revenue for the last quarter topped expectations. The company reported a second-quarter loss before certain costs such as stock compensation of 11 cents per share. Revenue for the period ...
Atlassian’s cloud pivot pays off as profit, revenue and customer base all jump
Collaboration and development software vendor Atlassian Corp. Plc. is flying high today after posting fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that topped estimates and issuing a strong forecast for the next fiscal year. The Australian firm reported profit before certain costs of 24 cents per share on revenue of $559.5 million, up 30% from a year ago. ...
Samsung reports 70% profit jump as memory chip prices increase
Samsung Electronics Ltd. delivered on its promise of a strong second quarter today, announcing that its profit grew by more than 70% thanks to stronger prices for its memory chip products. The company reported an operating profit of 12.6 trillion won ($10.95 billion), up 54% from a year ago. That was slightly more than the ...
Qualcomm’s revenue pops as 5G chip sales accelerate
Smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. delivered a strong earnings beat today in its first financial report under new Chief Executive Cristiano Amon, and added offered strong guidance for the next period, sending its stock higher in extended trading. The company reported a third-quarter profit before certain costs such as stock compensation of $1.92 per share on revenue ...
Remote monitoring & management startup Atera raises $77M
Atera Networks Ltd., an Israeli startup facilitating work from home through its remote monitoring and management tools, is raising yet more money in a new $77 million funding round. Today’s Series B funding comes less than six months after the company picked up $25 million in its Series A round. General Atlantic led the Series ...
Juniper’s stock stumbles after-hours as company warns of supply constraints
Investors bailed out on Juniper Networks Inc. today after the company warned that it may struggle to protect its profit margins in the coming quarter amid problems stemming from the global semiconductor shortage. The networking firm actually delivered strong second-quarter results. It reported a profit before certain costs such as stock compensation of 43 cents per ...
An EPYC quarter: AMD beats earnings expectations as it grabs market share
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.’s strong run continued as it beat expectations again with its second-quarter financial results today. The company also guided higher for the current quarter and upped its full-year guidance as well in a sign that it’s gaining more market share from its rivals. The chipmaker reported a profit before certain costs such as ...