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Anaconda brings the power of large language models to laptops
The popular open-source data science platform provider Anaconda Inc. said today it’s bringing the power of advanced large language models to desktop computers with the launch of AI Navigator. It’s a new desktop application that enables users to run a selection of LLMs for artificial intelligence applications locally on their laptop or personal computer, without ...
DigitalOcean launches Nvidia H100 GPU-powered virtual machines for small developer teams
DigitalOcean Holdings Inc., the cloud infrastructure platform provider for small developer teams, said its latest artificial intelligence compute services powered by Nvidia Corp.’s H100 graphics processing units are now generally available. The DigitalOcean GPU Droplets are H100 GPU-powered virtual machines available in single- and multi-node configurations, designed for AI use cases including experimentation, training and ...
Eon raises $127M to simplify access to cloud data backups
Cloud data backup specialist Eon exited stealth mode today, saying the time is right for it to reveal its plans to disrupt the data protection market. It’s extremely confident in its ability to do that, after raising an impressive $127 million since its founding in January. The money comes from not one funding round, but three, ...
Liquid AI debuts new LFM-based models that seem to outperform most traditional large language models
Artificial intelligence startup and MIT spinoff Liquid AI Inc. today launched its first set of generative AI models, and they’re notably different from competing models because they’re built on a fundamentally new architecture. The new models are being called “Liquid Foundation Models,” or LFMs, and they’re said to deliver impressive performance that’s on a par ...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom shoots down divisive AI safety bill SB 1047
California Governor Gavin Newsom shot down a sweeping bill that was proposed to impose safety vetting requirements on developers of the most powerful artificial intelligence models, taking the side of most though not all of Silicon Valley and a number of leading Democrats. In a message today explaining his decision, Newsom (pictured) argued that the SB ...
Startup Ensemble gets $3.3M in funding to fix data quality issues with Dark Matter
Ensemble AI Inc. is looking to tackle headaches around data quality and help companies build more powerful artificial intelligence models after closing on a $3.3 million seed funding round. Today’s round was led by Salesforce Ventures, with Amplo, M13 and Motivate also participating. They’re backing Ensemble because the startup has created a pioneering approach to data ...
Airtable’s new updates simplify the creation of no-code apps with integrated generative AI
Airtable Inc., creator of a no-code platform for building applications and workflows, is expanding on its investments in artificial intelligence with the launch of new tools that will enable every organization to start taking advantage of AI. The new products announced today include App Library, a new tool for deploying custom-developed applications that integrate AI ...
Zenlytic raises $9M to enable self-serve business intelligence with an AI-powered data analyst
Self-serve business intelligence startup Zenlytic, officially known as Ex Quanta Inc., said today it has closed on a $9 million early-stage round of funding, to fuel its ambitions of bring artificial intelligence-powered BI to every office worker. Today’s Series A round was led by M13, which was joined by new and old investors such as ...
Supabase, the Postgres-based application development platform, raises $80M in funding
Open-source application development platform and Postgres database service provider Supabase Inc. said today it has closed on an $80 million round of funding, bringing its total amount raised to date to $196 million. Today’s Series C round, which was first reported by TechCrunch, was led by Peak XV and Craft Ventures, and saw participation from ...
Micron’s stock surges as AI companies scramble for high-bandwidth memory chips
Shares of the semiconductor company Micron Technology Inc. were flying higher in late trading today after it delivered strong results in its fiscal fourth quarter and impressed with its outlook. The company reported earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of $1.18 per share, coming in ahead of the consensus estimate of $1.11. Revenue ...
