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Decentralized artificial intelligence has a lot of ground to make up if it wants to compete with centralized AI providers such as OpenAI Group PBC and Google Cloud, but it’s getting a big boost today with the launch of Singularity Compute Inc.’s …
Identity verification startup Incode launches Deepsight to detect deepfake video calls
Identity verification and authentication startup Incode Technologies Inc. is turning its attention to the challenge of artificial intelligence deepfakes with the launch of a new defensive system called Deepsight. With Deepsight, the startup is taking on a very specific problem with deepfakes, …
Audio language model startup Gradium raises $70M to create more realistic voice AI systems
Audio artificial intelligence startup Gradium is launching today after closing on an impressive $70 million seed funding round, just three months after it was founded. The startup is backed by investors that include FirstMark Capital and Eurazeo, which led the funding round, …
AWS and Google Cloud partner on faster multicloud connectivity
Amazon Web Services Inc. has announced a rare collaboration with one of its biggest rivals, Google Cloud, just hours before it kicks off its annual re:Invent customer conference. The two cloud computing giants said Monday that they’re launching a jointly developed multicloud network …
Retail operations automation startup Duvo raises $15M
Automation startup Duvo says it’s ready to provide retail and e-commerce teams with an artificial intelligence agent workforce that handles their day-to-day operations after raising $15 million in seed funding. Today’s round was led by Index Ventures and saw participation from Credo …
Pinecone scales its vector database to support more demanding workloads
Vector database startup Pinecone Systems Inc. today announced a new, high-performance deployment option for customers that need to support the most demanding enterprise use cases. It’s called Dedicated Read Nodes or DRN, and it’s now available in public preview, giving customers access …
Procure AI lands $13M in funding to automate business procurement tasks
The business of sourcing components and supplies and agreeing contractual terms might not be very exciting, but it sure is important, and that’s precisely why Procure AI Ltd.’s seed funding round is worthy of attention. The startup today said it has raised $13 …
Kovant wants to become the nerve center of enterprise agentic AI operations after pre-seed funding
Swedish agentic operations startup Kovant, officially known as Kovan AB, today is launching its platform globally after closing on $1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round led by J12 Ventures. The round also saw participation from Ampli, Green Ventures and a number …
Dismal revenue outlook crushes optimism around Nutanix and its stock tanks
Shares of Nutanix Inc. tanked in late trading today after the company cut its full-year revenue outlook and delivered mixed financial results, with sales falling short of Wall Street’s estimates. The stock was down more than 16%, wiping out modest gains it …
NetApp raises its full-year earnings and revenue forecast and its stock rises
Data storage company NetApp Inc. delivered earnings and revenue that came in ahead of Wall Street’s forecasts and raised its guidance for the full year, citing strong demand from customers pursuing artificial intelligence projects. Investors liked what they saw, and the company’s …