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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
On Thursday, AI platform Clarifai announced the launch of a new reasoning engine designed to make running AI models significantly faster and cheaper. The company claims the system can double inference speed while reducing costs by up to 40%, offering a software-based boost at a time when global demand for
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Modular, an artificial intelligence startup founded by former Apple and Google engineers, announced Wednesday that it has raised $250 million in a funding round valuing the company at $1.6 billion. The latest financing nearly triples Modular’s valuation from two years ago, underscoring investor confidence in its efforts to
Semiconductors
Intel Corp. has approached Apple Inc. about a potential investment as part of its ongoing turnaround efforts, according to people familiar with the matter. The talks, still in the early stages, reflect Intel’s push to secure new partners and funding after years of declining competitiveness in the semiconductor industry.
Semiconductors
Microsoft Corp. is testing a novel way to tackle one of the biggest energy drains in artificial intelligence data centers: keeping processors cool. The company is experimenting with microfluidics, a technology that channels small amounts of fluid directly through etched pathways in chips to regulate heat. Husam Alissa, who oversees
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
SAP SE is deepening its push into “digital sovereignty” by announcing new partnerships with OpenAI and Amazon Web Services aimed at serving European governments. The German enterprise software giant said Wednesday that it will collaborate with OpenAI to deliver AI services—including ChatGPT—to Germany’s public sector through SAP’
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Enterprise AI startup Cohere announced Wednesday that it has raised an additional $100 million in funding, pushing its valuation to $7 billion. The extension builds on an oversubscribed $500 million round closed in August, which had valued the company at $6.8 billion. Alongside the funding, Cohere revealed a new
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Microsoft is deepening its ties with OpenAI’s chief rival, Anthropic, by weaving the company’s Claude models directly into its Copilot platform. Beginning Wednesday, Copilot business users will have the option to tap into Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.1 and Claude Sonnet 4, expanding a tool that has
Government
The U.S. government will soon allow federal agencies to use Meta Platforms’ Llama artificial intelligence system, marking another step in the Trump administration’s push to integrate commercial AI tools into government operations. Llama Approved for Federal Use Josh Gruenbaum, procurement lead at the General Services Administration (GSA), confirmed
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Google is transforming its massive trove of public data into a powerful resource for artificial intelligence with the release of the Data Commons Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server. The new tool enables developers, data scientists, and AI agents to query real-world statistics using natural language, making it easier to ground
Software Development
In the last decade, improved smartphone cameras fueled the rise of platforms like Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok, turning casual creators into professionals. Now, a startup called Emergent wants to do the same for app development—transforming non-technical users into app builders. Founded by twin brothers Mukund and Madhav Jha, Emergent
Media
Spotify is giving DJs a major upgrade. The streaming giant announced Wednesday that its service now directly integrates with popular desktop DJ software including rekordbox, Serato, and djay. The new feature lets users pull their entire Spotify libraries and playlists into these programs, streamlining the process of building and performing
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Nvidia’s global AI expansion is picking up speed. Days after announcing a $5 billion stake in Intel and committing $100 billion to OpenAI, the GPU giant has struck a major partnership with China’s Alibaba. On Wednesday, Alibaba revealed that it will integrate Nvidia’s suite of AI development