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AI startups Decagon and Neuron7 raise millions to transform customer service and repairs
Artificial intelligence-powered customer service startups Decagon AI Inc. and Neuron7 Inc. both announced big funding rounds today, with the former closing on a hefty $65 million investment, and the latter raising $44 million. Decagon said its Series B funding round was led by Bain Capital Ventures and saw participation from Elad Gil, A*, Accel, Bond ...
AWS and Databricks to deliver more affordable generative AI for joint customers
Amazon Web Services Inc. and Databricks Inc. have signed a five-year deal to help companies cut costs when building and running their artificial intelligence applications. As part of the deal announced today, Databricks says it will use AWS’s Trainium AI chips to power its Mosaic AI service, which helps businesses to customize existing large language models ...
Google enhances security and management for corporate-owned Android devices
Google LLC is enhancing the security and management features of the Android operating system in order to make it more useful and secure for businesses. In a blog post today, the company unveiled a number of “Android for business” updates, delivering what it says is “enterprise-grade” security and management capabilities to every Android device. It’s ...
Salesforce launches customized financial services cloud platform for insurers
Salesforce Inc. said today it’s bringing artificial intelligence technology into the insurance industry vertical with a new platform called Financial Services Cloud for Insurance Brokerages, with tools for automating manual tasks such as commission processing and policy servicing. The new platform will become generally available in February 2025. It’s built atop Salesforce’s flagship customer relationship ...
Amplitude buys Command AI to help companies integrate AI-assisted onboarding and product tours into software
Behavioral analytics tracking company Amplitude Inc. is planning to add a dose of artificial intelligence to its platform after acquiring a startup called Command AI for an undisclosed sum. Command AI, officially named Foobar Inc., is the creator of AI-powered tools that help to streamline software experiences by making digital applications and services easier to use. ...
Developer tooling startup Port sails away with $35M in funding
DevOps platform startup Port IO Ltd. has closed on its biggest funding round to date, raising $35 million in an investment led by Accel. The Series B round also saw participation from Bessemer Venture Partners and existing backers such as Team8 and TLV Partners, and brings the company’s total amount raised to date to $58 ...
DataStax merges its data stack with Nvidia’s development tools to simplify AI development and fine-tuning
The database company DataStax Inc. is teaming up with Nvidia Corp. as it strives to become the data platform of choice for enterprises’ artificial intelligence initiatives. In an announcement today, the company said it’s integrating its AI capabilities with the Nvidia AI Enterprise platform. The company claims the new integrated tools offering, dubbed the “DataStax ...
Bitdefender’s new AI copilot works in real time to protect consumers from online scams
S.C. Bitdefender SRL is looking to extend its cybersecurity protections beyond traditional malware and viruses with the launch of its new Scam Copilot, which is designed to alert users to online scams and fraud. The company said Scam Copilot is being integrated into its digital life protection consumer products, which are best known for defending ...
Generative AI code testing startup Early bags $5M to catch software bugs before they cause havoc
Generative artificial intelligence code quality startup Early Technologies Ltd. announced the availability of its VSCode extension today after closing on $5 million in seed funding. Today’s round was led by Zeev Ventures and saw participation from Dynamic Loop Capital. The funds will help to accelerate the development of Early’s AI-powered Test AI agent, which is ...
OutSystems integrates generative AI with low-code to accelerate and simplify app development
Low-code application development startup OutSystems Inc. says it’s looking to transform the entire software development lifecycle with the debut of a new, generative artificial intelligence-powered “digital worker” called Mentor. Available in early access starting today, Mentor is meant to help companies with the entire process of creating new software, aiding application generation, delivery and monitoring ...
