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Data quality platform startup Bigeye Data Labs Inc. said today it’s aiming to help companies trust their data more after raising $17 million in a new funding round led by Sequoia Capital. Previous investor Costanoa Ventures also participated in the Series A …
Crate.io brings its managed machine information database to the network edge
Crate.io Inc. is bringing its specialized database for information generated by machines and “internet of things” devices to the network edge. The company said its new CrateDB Edge offering, launching today for early adopters, makes it possible for customers to capture data …
AI chipmaker Groq raises $300M in Series C round
Artificial intelligence and machine learning chip startup Groq Inc. said today it has raised $300 million in a new round of funding that brings its total amount raised to $367 million. The Series C round was co-led by Tiger Global Management and …
SAP bumps up its 2021 forecast as it forms new financial services business
Business software giant SAP SE announced its preliminary first-quarter financial results today, and in the process it raised its revenue outlook for fiscal 2021 thanks to strong cloud sales and an assumption that the COVID-19 pandemic will subside. The company also reported …
Google makes its no-code AppSheet Automation service generally available
Google LLC said today that its no-code software development platform AppSheet Automation is now generally available, helping people with zero coding skills automate many of the mundane business tasks they perform on a daily basis. Google acquired AppSheet in January 2020, doing …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …