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Startup Next Insurance Inc. today said it has raised a massive $83 million round of funding that seems to validate its model of providing customized insurance policies for small businesses. The Series B round, led by Redpoint Ventures, brings Next Insurance’s total funding to …
Google unveils more advanced ad products powered by machine learning
Google LLC today unveiled a new suite of tools for marketers that leverage its latest developments in machine learning, a subset of artificial intelligence that mimics the way the human brain works. The idea is to help marketers create and place better …
Box is acquiring Butter.ai’s teams and talent to boost its AI strategy
File sharing company Box Inc. is getting its hands on some top artificial intelligence talent after signing up the team behind Butter AI Corp., which makes AI-based enterprise file search software. The deal, which is essentially an “acqui-hire” since Box is not …
Apple combines its Siri and AI teams under former Googler John Giannandrea
Apple Inc. is revamping its artificial intelligence teams into a single unit headed up by former Google LLC exec John Giannandrea. Giannandrea (pictured), who was formerly Google’s head of search and AI, will lead Apple’s machine learning division, its Siri team and …
HarperDB adds geoanalysis tools to its IoT database
“Internet of things” database specialist HarperDB Inc. is updating its namesake product with new capabilities such as real-time geographical data analysis and storage optimization for “edge” devices. The updates allow organizations to establish a “truly intelligent” network edge without the need to …
Canonical intros Minimal Ubuntu OS for software containers
U.K. software company Canonical Ltd. today released yet another slimmed-down release of its Ubuntu operating system. Designed for software containers and cloud computing, the new Minimal Ubuntu OS Docker image weighs in at just 29 megabytes. The Minimal Ubuntu 18.04 Long Term Support …
Marvell completes acquisition of semiconductor maker Cavium
U.S. semiconductor firm Marvell Technology Group Ltd. today said it has completed its $6 billion takeover of rival Cavium Inc. after receiving regulatory approval in China. The newly combined company packs a broad portfolio of intellectual property and patents that will “unlock significant …
Alibaba Cloud to host Siemens’ MindSphere IoT platform in China
German electrical engineering and electronics conglomerate Siemens AG is teaming up with China’s internet giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. in a deal that will see it use Alibaba’s public cloud computing platform to host its MindSphere operating system for the “internet of …
China’s Xiaomi disappoints on its IPO as share price falls 3 percent
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc. is enduring a difficult first day of trading following its initial public offering on the Hong Kong stock exchange, with its share price falling nearly 3 percent. Xiaomi’s debut marks a blow to investor sentiment in the …
Tencent plans to spin off its music business with U.S. initial public offering
Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. is planning to spin off its online music streaming business with an initial public offering in the U.S. Bloomberg Sunday cited people familiar with the matter as saying that the move is designed to allow American investors …