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To speed up machine learning, Algorithmia adds an AI layer to the infrastructure stack
A startup called Algorithmia Inc. is pitching a new software platform for developers who don’t have the specialized infrastructure needed to run artificial intelligence technologies. The company said its new Algorithmia AI Layer can accelerate the deployment of AI and machine learning models inside software applications. Designed for companies that want to build large AI ...
NetApp shares jump 15% thanks to solid flash storage revenue growth
NetApp Inc.’s all-flash memory storage array business gathered new momentum during its fiscal 2018 second quarter, helping the company to beat Wall Street’s forecasts on profit and revenue. The data and storage management company posted earnings after certain costs such as stock compensation of 81 cents per share on revenue of $1.42 billion. Net income ...
Cisco stock rises 6% as newer businesses get more traction
Networking company Cisco Systems Inc. impressed shareholders Wednesday after reporting better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter revenue, driven by strong growth in its newer businesses such as applications and security. The technology giant posted a net income of $2.4 billion, or 48 cents per share. Profit after certain costs such as stock compensation came in at 61 cents per ...
Panoply accelerates data integration with its smart data warehouse
Startup Panoply Ltd. is making its cloud data warehouse into generally available to help companies access their data and analyze it more easily. Panoply said its autonomous Smart Cloud Data Warehouse essentially provides data management-as-a-service capabilities that don’t require any human input to turn data into actual insights. The company further claimed its smart data ...
Google debuts TensorFlow Lite to enable machine learning on mobile devices
Google LLC is launching a lightweight version of its open-source TensorFlow machine learning library for mobile platforms. Announced at Google’s I/O developer conference in May, TensorFlow Lite is now available for both Android and iOS developers in preview. TensorFlow is an open-source software library that was released in 2015 by Google to make it easier ...
Panzura aims to make data in software containers available anywhere
Unstructured-data management company Panzura Inc. is integrating its intelligent hybrid cloud storage platform with Docker, making data more available for applications deployed in software containers in any location. Software containers are an alternative to virtualization that abstract applications away from the underlying hardware, so they can be run on any computing platform. Docker Inc.’s Docker ...
Bossa Nova lands $17.5M funding to roll out robots in retail stores
Inventory-taking robots could soon become a common sight in supermarket stores across the country, if a company called Bossa Nova Robotics Inc. gets its way. The company, whose robots are already being tested in number of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. locations across the country, today closed on a $17.5 million Series B funding round. That brings ...
Amazon sells some cloud infrastructure to local China partner but says it’s staying in the market
Updated with Amazon comment: Bowing to Chinese law, Amazon.com Inc. said late Monday it has sold some physical infrastructure for its cloud computing operation in China but plans to keep providing cloud services in the country for years to come. Earlier reports from the Wall Street Journal and Reuters said the public cloud giant had decided to sell its Amazon ...
Startup QCI raises $18M to build the world’s first useful quantum computers
With any new technology, it’s inevitable that a bunch of startups will emerge at the cutting edge to challenge more established players, and it’s no different in the weird world of quantum computing. Although companies such as IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp. have all made great strides toward making quantum computing a reality, ...
LightStep launches monitoring tools for microservices-based apps
A startup backed by $29 million in funding and boasting big customers such as Lyft Inc. and Twilio Inc. is exiting stealth mode today, offering application performance management software for both modern and legacy apps. LightStep Inc., co-founded by Chief Executive Ben Sigelman, who built and ran monitoring technologies at Google LLC, said its new ...