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Dataiku Inc., the creator of a data science platform for artificial intelligence developers, is beefing up the agentic capabilities of its Universal AI Platform with the launch of a new Agent Hub. It’s part of an ongoing effort to help companies maintain …
Firefly targets the defense industry after buying SciTec for $855M
Space technology company Firefly Aerospace Inc. wants to expand into the defense sector after announcing plans Sunday to acquire a company called SciTec Inc. for $855 million. The deal will see Firefly cough up $300 million in cash, and $555 million worth …
AI startup DualEntry aims to rip out legacy ERP software after raising $90M in funding
DualEntry said today it has raised $90 million in early-stage funding to try to bring artificial intelligence automation to one of the most entrenched enterprise software markets of all: financial management and accounting. Today’s Series A round was led by high-profile venture …
Report: Intel holds talks with AMD about manufacturing its chips
Intel Corp. is reportedly engaged in talks with Advanced Micro Devices Inc. over a deal that could see it manufacture some of its rival’s less advanced semiconductors. A report by Semafor on Wednesday cited people familiar with the matter as saying the …
AI startup Axiom gets $64M to develop new knowledge with advanced mathematics
Mathematics-focused artificial intelligence startup Axiom Quant Inc. stepped out from the shadows today to announce it has raised $64 million in a funding round that values it at $300 million. The lead investor in the round was B-Capital, with Greycroft, Madrona Ventures …
Satya Nadella reshuffles Microsoft’s executive team so he has more time to focus on AI
Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Satya Nadella is delegating some of his more mundane responsibilities to one of his top lieutenants so he has more time personally to focus on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. In a memo to employees today, Nadella …
Stravito gets conversational with AI Personas that surface richer insights from market research
The knowledge management startup Stravito AB is using artificial intelligence to transform how companies generate insights from their consumer research. Now, with Stravito AI Personas, the company enables marketing and insights teams to conduct natural language conversations with “interactive consumer profiles” that …
Vercel grabs $300M in late-stage funding to fuel its AI pivot
Vercel Inc., the front-end development specialist that enables companies to build and deploy scalable websites quickly, said today it has raised $300 million in a late-stage round to accelerate its transition to focus on artificial intelligence. The company said its oversubscribed Series …
Meta reportedly acquires startup Rivos to accelerate work on its in-house AI chips
Meta Platforms Inc. has reportedly acquired an artificial intelligence chip startup called Rivos Inc. as it looks to boost its in-house semiconductor design efforts and reduce its reliance on third-party hardware. Rivos, based in Santa Clara, California, is said to be focused …
Meta strikes expanded $14.2B AI infrastructure deal with CoreWeave
Shares of the cloud data center company CoreWeave Inc. jumped more than 11% in regular trading today after it announced it has signed a new multibillion-dollar agreement with Meta Platforms Inc. to provide it with much-needed artificial intelligence compute infrastructure. The contract …