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Google LLC is pushing its popular Cloud Speech-to-Text and Text-to-Speech machine learning services harder, adding new features to both and making the former more accessible to large enterprises. Google Cloud Speech-to-Text is essentially an advanced transcription service that relies on machine learning …
SWIM.AI open-sources its edge computing platform
Edge computing company SWIM Inc., also known as SWIM.AI, today revealed plants to open-source much of its technology and tools. SWIM came to attention last year when it raised a $10 million funding round to build out its software stack for “internet …
Ericsson and Juniper add network slicing features to joint 5G transport network
Swedish telecoms firm Ericsson AB is expanding its partnership with Juniper Networks Inc. on a joint “5G transport network” offering that caters to service providers looking to deploy 5G networks with higher bandwidths. The companies announced the initiative in September, offering a package …
Operational AI firm Splice Machine lands $16M funding round
Self-described “operational artificial intelligence” firm Splice Machine Inc. has just added $16 million to its kitty following a round of funding led by GreatPoint Ventures. Accenture Ventures and individual investor and SunBridge Group Chief Executive Officer Allen Miner also participated in the …
Netskope extends its cloud security tools to Google’s cloud
Cloud security company Netskope Inc. is extending its security assessment and monitoring capabilities to Google LLC’s public cloud infrastructure. The Netskope for Google Cloud Platform offering is designed for enterprises that need to monitor assets deployed on Google’s cloud. Netskope already has …
Pure Storage wants to replace tape with cloud and flash for data backup and recovery
Making good on an acquisition from last year, data storage specialist Pure Storage Inc. today launched ObjectEngine, a data protection and recovery system for cloud and flash environments. ObjectEngine was built with technology that Pure Storage acquired when it bought StorReduce Inc., which was …
Microsoft’s M12 venture capital arm backs Israeli fintech firm nsKnox
Microsoft Corp. today said it has invested in an Israel- and Boston-based startup called nsKnox Technologies Inc. that sells software designed to secure corporate payments. The investment was made via Microsoft’s M12 venture capital arm, which led a $15 million Series A round of …
Mysteriously, analytics firm Splunk says it’s pulling out of Russia
Big data analytics firm Splunk Inc. says it’s pulling out of Russia. The company, which also sells cybersecurity tools, didn’t provide any reason for its decision, beyond that it’s “continually evaluating” where it invests and focuses its resources. “As part of this …
Google expands Android Enterprise Recommended to managed service providers
Google LLC is further expanding the scope of its Android Enterprise Recommended program. Today it’s opening it up to managed service providers and companies with their own MSP business units that serve to provision, manage, and support multiple devices for their employees. …
Serverless startup Nuweba emerges from stealth mode
Israeli startup Nuweba Labs Ltd. is exiting stealth mode today with the launch of its function-as-a-service offering that aims to address some of the biggest barriers to adoption of serverless computing platforms. Backed by a $4.8 million seed funding round led by …