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Atlassian plans to acquire video-messaging platform startup Loom

Kyt Dotson — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 15:30:58 +0000

Collaboration and productivity development software provider Atlassian Corp. today announced that the company plans to acquire Loom Inc., a provider of a work-focused video collaboration platform for $975 million, its biggest deal ever. Founded in 2016, Loom makes software that provides a way for users to record videos of their computer screens and easily share […]

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Adobe previews upcoming AI technologies for photos and video

Kyt Dotson — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 17:45:22 +0000

Creative software provider Adobe Inc. today is “sneak previewing” upcoming artificial intelligence capabilities as part of its Sneaks showcase during its annual MAX creative conference, with features that include the ability to modify video, move objects in photos and more. To be clear about what Adobe is doing, the company is providing a glimpse into […]

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Vercel announces the beta of v0, its AI-powered tool for front-end web development

Kyt Dotson — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 17:00:06 +0000

Front-end application development platform startup Vercel Inc. today announced the beta launch of v0, a powerful generative artificial intelligence tool that makes it easy for developers to build front-end components rapidly. With v0, web developers can rapidly build components and web interfaces as simply as writing prompts in plain English and then copy HTML or […]

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Conveyor raises $12.5M to help companies fill out security reviews with AI

Kyt Dotson — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 16:10:53 +0000

Conveyor Inc., a platform that automates security and compliance review responses for customers, announced Tuesday that it has raised $12.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Cervin Ventures. The company’s aim is to use artificial intelligence large language models to automate reviews so that businesses can get on with their day-to-day work. […]

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Untangled Finance raises $13.5M to provide blockchain-based institutional-grade credit access

Kyt Dotson — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 12:00:37 +0000

Untangled Finance, a London-based financial technology outfit that focuses on tokenizing real-world financial assets using blockchain technology, today announced that it has raised $13.5 million in a strategic funding round led by Fasanara Capital. Established in 2020, Untangled provides a platform provides the capability to tokenize real-world private credit assets, such as business loans and […]

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Dropbox enhances its AI features with Dash and launches a new video studio

Kyt Dotson — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 15:50:46 +0000

The cloud-based file-sharing company Dropbox Inc. today announced the launch of its new artificial intelligence-based search feature Dropbox Dash into open beta test along with enhancements to its AI-powered summarization experience Dropbox AI. The company also announced that it is also rolling out a new all-in-one tool that will allow customers to capture, edit and […]

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Crypto wallet hardware maker Ledger lays off 12% of staff

Kyt Dotson — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 15:10:58 +0000

Ledger SAS, a Paris-based startup that manufactures crypto wallet hardware, cut 12% of its workforce on Thursday, according to a letter sent by its Chief Executive Pascal Gauthier. Ledger produces hardware products and services that allow companies and consumers secure their blockchain-based cryptocurrency tokens and tokens. The company’s current devices work similarly to USB keys […]

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Opsera raises $12M to introduce generative AI DevOps features

Kyt Dotson — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 18:50:38 +0000

DevOps orchestration platform provider Opsera Inc. today announced it raised had $12 million in a funding round and introduced Hummingbird AI, a new generative artificial intelligence solution that provides unified insights into developer experience and productivity across the software lifecycle. The Series A Plus funding round was led by Taiwania Capital with participation from existing […]

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Retool launches developer process automation tool Workflows into general availability

Kyt Dotson — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 15:50:18 +0000

Retool Inc., a low-code development platform for business software, today announced the general availability for Retool Workflows, an automation tool designed to make the lives of developers easier by providing them a way to code first and then automate alongside tools for monitoring and maintenance. Retool Workflows provides developers a quick way to prototype and […]

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Google unveils Pixel 8 phones powered by new Tensor G3 chips

Kyt Dotson — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 18:01:54 +0000

Google LLC today launched its new flagship Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro flagship phones – powered by a new AI-focused chip — alongside the Pixel Watch 2, bringing a raft of new artificial intelligence features capabilities across its line of devices. As with any Google product drop, the phones focus heavily on building both […]

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Google releases Android 14 and updates to features for Pixel devices

Kyt Dotson — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:30:29 +0000

The Android team at Google LLC has been busy behind the scenes working on Android 14 and with its public release today, it’s coming with a number of new features that will enhance customization and device control for users. With Android 14, users will find more ways to express themselves using the device by customizing […]

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Okta announces passwordless passkey support alongside AI for identity and security

Kyt Dotson — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 13:00:32 +0000

Identity access management company Okta Inc. today announced the release of passkeys that will allow customers to do away with passwords in the Okta Customer Identity Cloud as an early access feature. The company also unveiled Okta AI, which will empower users with artificial intelligence to build identity policies and protect themselves against cyberattacks. And […]

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Crypto exchange Coinbase lands major regulatory approval in Singapore amid global expansion

Kyt Dotson — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 16:20:10 +0000

Major U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc. announced Sunday that it’s expanding its operations in Singapore after securing important regulatory approval from the central bank of the country amid plans for greater global expansion. Coinbase obtained a Major Payment Institution license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore that will allow the company to expand its […]

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Google announces Chromebook Plus with boosted hardware specs and AI features

Kyt Dotson — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 13:00:50 +0000

Google LLC today rolled out a new line of Chromebooks named “Chromebook Plus” that bring artificial intelligence features into ChromeOS and enhance the hardware specification of the entire family of products for a better productivity and entertainment experience. All upcoming Chromebook Plus devices have guaranteed specs of at least an Intel Core i3 or higher […]

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Fireblocks acquires asset tokenization firm BlockFold to support large banks

Kyt Dotson — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 21:20:15 +0000

Digital asset custody and infrastructure firm Fireblocks Inc. announced today that it has acquired the Melbourne-based smart contract development firm BlockFold that helps large banks and financial institutions with the tokenization of financial assets. The deal, which actually closed Sept. 1, is intended to help Fireblocks expand its tokenization capabilities, which allow traditional assets, such […]

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Amazon rolls out new features and public release of Bedrock to help organizations leverage generative AI

Kyt Dotson — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 18:20:01 +0000

Amazon Web Services Inc. today rolled out five new generative AI offerings across its ecosystem that will help business customers build AI-enabled applications with better security with accessibility to models using their own data. These new services include the general availability of Amazon Bedrock, availability for Meta Platforms Inc.’s Llama 2, AI embeddings from Amazon […]

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VPN provider Nord Security raises $100M at $3B valuation

Kyt Dotson — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 16:20:51 +0000

Nord Security Ltd., the virtual private network provider and parent company of NordVPN, announced today that it has raised $100 million in a strategic funding round that nearly doubled its valuation to $3 billion. The funding round was led by Warburg Pincus, a U.S. private equity group and accompanied by existing investors Novator Ventures and […]

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Meta rolls out AI experiences across its apps and devices

Kyt Dotson — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 21:49:21 +0000

Meta Platforms Inc. is bringing a whole new way to interact with artificial intelligence on its platform, the company announced today during its Meta Connect event, with the introduction of new AI experiences that include image generation and new AI assistants. Until now Meta has focused on conversational AI with its Llama 2 generative AI […]

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Meta introduces mixed reality Quest 3 headset and next generation of Ray-Ban smart glasses

Kyt Dotson — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 20:33:09 +0000

Meta Platforms Inc. finally announced the launch of its long-awaited mass-market mixed reality headset, the $499 Meta Quest 3, during the company’s virtual Meta Connect event today. The new device will allow users to enjoy both virtual reality experiences, with complete immersion in virtual worlds, and mixed reality, which blends the physical world with computer-generated […]

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Campfire brings enterprise holographic collaboration to Meta Quest 3 with planned AI assistant

Kyt Dotson — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 19:00:38 +0000

Campfire 3D Inc., the maker of a holographic enterprise collaboration system for enterprise users, is bringing its capabilities to the newly launched Meta Quest 3 with a virtual tutor named Spark that paves the way for a future artificial intelligence-driven assistant to train users and help build products. Meta Platforms Inc. today announced the launch […]

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MoneyGram plans to launch digital wallet for crypto assets

Kyt Dotson — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:30:27 +0000

Global payments and wire transfer services company MoneyGram International Inc. is doubling down on its cryptocurrency leanings with an announcement Tuesday that the company will soon offer a noncustodial wallet for customers to hold crypto assets such as bitcoin, Ethereum and USD Coin stablecoins. A stablecoin is a cryptocurrency that is “pegged” to match a […]

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Cloudflare announces full-stack platform for deploying AI at scale

Kyt Dotson — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 13:00:04 +0000

Connectivity cloud company Cloudflare Inc. today expanded its artificial intelligence platform offerings for developers with the addition of infrastructure that allows the deployment of AI inference at large scale, vector databases and observability. As a global company, Cloudflare has built a large network of locations around the globe to house storage and compute, and it’s putting that […]

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot now allows users to use voice and pictures to get answers

Kyt Dotson — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 15:55:18 +0000

People have been able to hold text conversations with OpenAI LP’s chatbot powered by artificial intelligence for a long time now, but the company said today it’s upgrading it so that they can chat with it out loud with their own voices. Users will also be able to snap photographs and hold back-and-forth conversations with […]

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Mesh raises $22M for platform that helps businesses manage digital assets

Kyt Dotson — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:40:09 +0000

Mesh Connect Inc., a startup that provides a system for enterprise businesses to manage digital assets, said Thursday that it completed a $22 million funding round to build out its platform, which helps customers maintain control over virtual assets such as cryptocurrencies. The Series A funding round was led by Money Forward Inc. with participation from […]

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Microsoft announces Copilot in Windows 11 and new Surface laptops

Kyt Dotson — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 18:39:48 +0000

Microsoft Corp. is expanding the presence of its artificial intelligence Copilot in a unified experience throughout Windows 11 and Microsoft 365 and in its web browser Edge and Bing. The early form of the update, announced today, will be coming to Windows 11 users through a free update starting on Sept. 26, and across Bing, […]

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Amazon touts generative AI for Alexa, new Echo Show 8, Fire TV Stick and more

Kyt Dotson — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:54:51 +0000

Amazon.com Inc. took to the stage during its Fall Devices Event today to reveal a number of new Echo devices and announced it will soon power its virtual assistant Alexa with a generative artificial intelligence model, giving it a whole new personality and the ability to hold conversations. New advancements in AI have given them […]

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Corti raises $60M in funding to expand its AI co-pilot for healthcare professionals

Kyt Dotson — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:35:19 +0000

Corti, the maker of an artificial intelligence assistant for healthcare professionals, today announced that it has raised $60 million in additional funding to support the growth of its technology that can understand patient needs and interact with doctors and other emergency workers. The Series B funding round was co-led by Prosus Ventures and Atomico, with […]

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Google’s Bard AI chatbot can now link to Gmail, Docs, Maps, YouTube and more

Kyt Dotson — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 17:50:17 +0000

Google LLC expanded the capabilities of its Bard chatbot today, enabling it to integrate with a larger number of services including Gmail, Google Docs, Maps and YouTube. Bard is Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot that powers a number of standalone chat experiences and also lives in its search interface where users can ask it questions and […]

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Pryon raises $100M to help enterprises build AI assistants with their data

Kyt Dotson — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 15:25:35 +0000

Pryon Inc. today announced the company raised $100 million in a Series B round led by billionaire Thomas Tull’s U.S. Innovative Technology Fund to accelerate the growth of its platform, which helps enterprises build artificial intelligence assistants that can ingest and understand their vast stores of unstructured data and other knowledge. The company was founded […]

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Apple moves to update iPhone 12 in France to address radiation issue

Kyt Dotson — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:15:32 +0000

Apple Inc. said today that it will update software on the iPhone 12 in France to address an issue discovered by the country’s government that it may emit high levels of electromagnetic radiation. At the same time, other countries in the European Union have signaled investigations into the phone’s emissions. According to a report from Reuters, […]

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