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Pulumi raises $41M in funding to grow infrastructure-as-code automation in the cloud
Infrastructure-as-code startup Pulumi Corp. said today it has closed on a $41 million round of funding. Today’s Series C round was led by Madrona and saw participation from NEA, Tola Capital and Strike Capital. It’s the first time Pulumi has sought outside funding since raising $37.5 million back in October 2020. All told, Pulumi has ...
AI startup Cohere takes on OpenAI with new Chat API and Coral demo chatbot
Generative artificial intelligence startup Cohere Inc. is looking to take on rivals such as OpenAI LP more directly with the launch of a new application programming interface that allows developers to integrate its Command large language model into their own applications. In a blog post, Cohere said the Chat API can be used to build ...
Chinese AI chipmaker Enflame raises $237M in late-stage funding round
Chinese artificial intelligence chipmaker Enflame Technology Co. Ltd. has reportedly closed on a bumper 2 billion yuan ($237.7 million) late-stage funding round. Today’s Series D round, first reported by Reuters, is said to be led by a subsidiary of Shanghai International Group Co. Ltd., and saw participation from Tencent Holdings Ltd., the creator of the ...
API connectivity king Kong announces dedicated cloud infrastructure and AI developer tooling
Kong Inc., the creator of application programming interface connectivity platform, today announced a new version of its popular API gateway, Kong Gateways. Kong Konnect Dedicated Cloud Gateways provides customers with a simpler and more cost-effective way to run the platform, fully managed and as-a-service, on dedicated cloud infrastructure. The announcement, made at the company’s 2023 API Summit ...
OpenAI lets ChatGPT loose on the internet to search for up-to-date information
OpenAI LP announced today that its powerful chatbot ChatGPT has regained access to the internet to “provide you with current and authoritative information, complete with direct links to sources.” The new capability has been made available through an integration with Microsoft Corp.’s Bing search engine, the company said. Prior to today, ChatGPT had been restricted ...
Soft guidance and lackluster demand weigh on Micron’s stock
Memory chipmaker Micron Technology Inc. delivered fiscal fourth-quarter results today that surpassed Walll Street’s expectations, but its forecast for its first quarter came up light, sending its stock lower in extended trading. During the quarter just gone, Micron said it racked up a net loss of $1.43 billion. It reported a loss before certain costs ...
Workday aims to transform human capital and financial management with generative AI
Workday Inc. has become the latest technology provider to embrace the unique potential of generative artificial intelligence to enhance productivity in the workplace. Today the human resources software pioneer unveiled a host of new generative AI capabilities and features in its platform that it says will drive productivity, streamline business processes and empower people to ...
Cloud-native threat detection and response startup Gem Security raises $23M
Cloud detection and response startup Gem Security Ltd. said today it has closed on a $23 million early-stage round of funding. The oversubscribed Series A round was led by GGV Capital and IBM Ventures, and saw the participation of existing backer Team8 and a host of angel investors. Gem Security, which only launched in February when ...
Senser raises $9.5M to transform IT observability with packet filter technology and AI
Artificial intelligence-powered infrastructure monitoring startup Senser Ltd. said today it has closed on a $9.5 million seed funding round. The funds will be used to launch its new AI operations platform, which uses Extended Berkeley Packet Filter technology to monitor complex cloud and on-premises information technology environments. Today’s round was led by Eclipse and saw participation ...
LearnOps startup Cognota lands $5.5M early-stage funding round to boost corporate learning
Canadian corporate development software startup Cognota Inc. has closed on a $5.5 million early-stage round of funding. Today’s Series A round was led by Grotech Ventures and saw participation from IDEA Fund Partners, BDC Capital, Generation Ventures, CEAS Investments, Tyton Partners and angel investors Neal Dempsey and Jay Steinfeld. Cognota is the creator of a ...