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Starsky Robotics picks up $16.5M to put self-driving trucks on the road
Self-driving truck startup Starsky Robotics Inc. today announced that its effort to automate the logistics industry has received a boost in the form of a $16.5 million funding round led by Shasta Ventures. The investment, which also saw the participation of several returning backers, comes a few weeks after Starsky reached a major development milestone. ...
Microsoft will ship a built-in AI platform with the next release of Windows 10
Microsoft Corp. today unveiled a new artificial intelligence toolkit for Windows 10 that will pave the way to the development of desktop applications with built-in machine learning capabilities. The technology, which the company calls Windows ML, is set to release with the next major upgrade to the operating system this spring. At its core is ...
Tech giants back $20M investment into meeting bot startup Voicera
Voicera (Rizio Inc.), a Menlo Park, California-based startup using artificial intelligence to make business meetings more productive, today announced that it has raised $20 million in funding from a who’s who of technology companies. The investment saw the participation of Alphabet Inc., Microsoft Corp., Salesforce.com Inc., Cisco Systems Inc. and Workday Inc. along with several ...
IBM unveils an experimental analytics service for understanding the physical world
In analytics projects that seek to answer complex real-world questions such as how to reduce a farm’s water usage, researchers must typically collect data from multiple sources over an extended period of time. IBM Corp. today unveiled an experimental new service aimed at making it easier to put the different pieces together. The offering, which is ...
With powerful new chip, Google aims to usher in the quantum computing era
The tech industry’s push to develop large-scale quantum computers with the capability to outperform current hardware is advancing by leaps and bounds. The latest development comes courtesy of Google LLC, which on Monday unveiled a quantum processor with 72 qubits (pictured) that ranks as the largest of its kind to date by a sizable margin. The runner-up ...
Uber has started using self-driving trucks to make commercial shipments
Uber Technologies Inc.’s autonomous driving plans are not limited to developing robotaxis. The company is also working to apply the technology to freight shipping, an effort that it announced today has reached an important milestone. Uber is now using self-driving trucks to transport cargo for commercial customers in Arizona. The vehicles, which have been hauling merchandise for a ...
SolarWinds aims to modernize network administrators’ toolbox
SolarWinds Inc. today pulled back the curtains on Traceroute NG, a new product that it’s positioning as an alternative to one of the most tried-and-tested tools in network administrators’ arsenal. The original Traceroute is an open-source diagnostics utility that traces its roots to 1987, four years before the release of the world’s first web browser. The software is ...
Google to sell Zagat, a restaurant review service it bought for $151M
Two months after insiders first revealed that Google LLC is trying to offload its Zagat restaurant review service, the move is now official. The search giant has agreed to sell the business to another restaurant review provider that operates under the brand The Infatuation. The financial terms were not disclosed in the release that announced the ...
Report: Amazon looks to offer its own version of a checking account
Amazon.com Inc. is negotiating with leading banks to develop a financial service that would offer features similar to a checking account for online shoppers. According to a Wall Street Journal report published this morning, anonymous sources named JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Capital One Financial Corp. among the institutions involved in the talks. They said the ...
Intel backs $13.5M round into data resilience startup Imanis Data
Imanis Data Inc., a startup that uses machine learning to help companies protect their business information, today announced that it has landed a $13.5 million funding round backed by big names such as Intel Capital and Canaan Partners. The startup announced its new funding today in conjunction with the appointment of former Adobe Systems Inc. and Apple ...