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Report: DOJ moves to file lawsuit after rejecting Google’s latest concessions
The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly moving forward with its plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google LLC over its alleged monopoly of the online advertising market. A report by Bloomberg today said DOJ officials are expected to file the lawsuit within the next few weeks, despite attempts by Google’s parent company Alphabet ...
Report: Intel planning to increase chip prices by up to 20%
Intel Corp., one of the world’s biggest chipmakers, has reportedly informed its clients that it’s planning to raise the price of its computer processors and other chips later in the year. A report by Nikkei Asia today cites “three industry executives with direct knowledge” of Intel’s plans, and says the price hikes are being blamed ...
Meta’s latest generative AI system creates stunning images from sketches and text
Meta Platforms Inc. today unveiled an advanced “generative artificial intelligence system” that’s designed to help artists better showcase their creativity. The system, called “Make-A-Scene,” is meant to demonstrate how AI has the potential to empower anyone to bring their imagination to life. The user can simply describe and illustrate their vision through a combination of ...
DeltaStream bags $10M funding to make real-time data streaming easier for developers
Serverless streaming database platform startup DeltaStream emerged from stealth today armed with $10 million from a seed funding round led by New Enterprise Associates. The company has built a serverless streaming database that’s designed to help manage, secure and process data streams. The “serverless” aspect refers to the way the platform abstracts away the underlying ...
Uplevel, whose platform boosts developer productivity and job satisfaction, raises $20M
Engineering productivity platform Uplevel Inc. announced a $20 million early-stage fundraising today that brings its total amount raised to $34 million. The Series A round was led by Cota Capital and saw participation from seed investors such as Norwest, Madrona and Voyager, plus new individual investors including Bruce Chizen, former chief executive officer of Adobe ...
Deep learning automation startup Deci raises $25M in Series B round
Artificial intelligence startup Deci.AI Ltd. said today it has closed on a $25 million round of funding, just seven months after announcing its last round. Leading today’s Series B round was Insight Partners, with participation from existing investors, including Square Peg, Emerge, Jibe Ventures and Fort Ross Ventures, plus new investor ICON. Deci’s total funding ...
Signal AI debuts External Intelligence Graph to augment business decision-making
Artificial intelligence startup Signal Media Ltd., better known as Signal AI, said today it’s offering a new business intelligence tool that companies can use to gain a comprehensive view of their “external world,” based on real-time data and content. The company has just announced the availability of its new External Intelligence Graph, which helps map ...
AWS collaborates with Fred Hutch on breast cancer vaccine clinical trial
Amazon.com Inc. is collaborating with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center on a Food and Drug Administration-approved clinical trial for a cancer vaccine. The trial was first posted on a government clinical trial database last October, and will explore the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine on patients with certain kinds of breast cancer or melanoma, ...
Red Hat announces Matt Hicks as its new CEO
Red Hat Inc. sprang a surprise today as it announced that Matt Hicks has been promoted to be its new president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Hicks (pictured) takes the reins from current president and CEO Paul Cormier, who has moved upstairs to become the open-source software provider’s new chairman. Red Hat is a ...
Nvidia unveils QODA platform to accelerate hybrid quantum-classical computing research
Nvidia Corp. today took the wraps off what it says is a “unified computing platform” that combines classical computing architecture with advanced quantum computers to accelerate research and development. The shiny new machine is known as the “Nvidia Quantum Optimized Device Architecture.” Nvidia said its primary purpose is to streamline hybrid quantum-classical computing development. To ...