Frederic Lardinois
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Arm after the IPO
Arm’s EVP and Chief Commercial Officer Will Abbey talks about AI, IPO and ecosystem as the chip designer goes public. → Read More
Low-code platform Retool makes it easier to bring AI smarts to business apps
Retool launches new AI-based workflow automations and a new hosted vector store, making it easier to integrate LLMS with up-to-date data. → Read More
Announcing the SaaS Stage agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
Here’s your first look at the agenda for the brand-new SaaS Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. Stay tuned for more to come! → Read More
Microsoft brings new AI-powered shopping tools to Bing and Edge
Microsoft announced new AI-powered shopping tools for its new Bing search engine and the Bing AI chatbot in the Edge sidebar. → Read More
Quandri raises $8.5M Series A to bring process automation to insurance brokers and agencies
Robotic process automation (RPA) has been a buzzword for a while now, but most of these tools that try to help businesses automate their workflows tend to be generalists. Quandri, a Vancouver, Canada-based startup, is taking a very different approach with its digital workers for the insurance industry. The company today announced that it has […] → Read More
Databricks builds a data mesh with the launch of Lakehouse Federation
Databricks launches Lakehouse Federation to enhance cross-platform data query and governance in enterprise data infrastructure. → Read More
GitHub CEO: AI and software development are now inextricably linked
"AI and software development are now inextricably linked for the rest of our lives," GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke said during the Collision conference in Toronto. → Read More
HashiCorp acquires code security startup BluBracket
BluBracket allows developers and the teams that support them to prevent secrets, credentials and personally identifiable information from leaking with the source code. → Read More
Socure acquires identity verification startup Berbix for $70M
Socure, the identity verification service that raised a massive $450 million Series E round at a $4.5 billion valuation during the heady fundraising days of late 2021 (and $100 million earlier in 2021), today announced that it has acquired identity verification service Berbix for $70 million in cash and stock transactions. Berbix previously raised a […] → Read More
Kibsi raises $9.3M for its no-code computer vision platform
Kibsi is an Irvine, California-based startup that is building a no-code computer vision platform that allows businesses to build and deploy computer vision applications. Among the things that set Kibsi apart from many other players in this space is that it lets businesses reuse their existing cameras to create insights into virtually anything they want […] → Read More
MongoDB readies its Atlas database service for new workloads
MongoDB unveils Atlas enhancements for AI and semantic search, stream processing, catering to modern data workloads and developer needs. → Read More
MotherDuck launches its DuckDB-based cloud analytics platform
MotherDuck, the open-source database firm, launches its cloud analytics platform, offering a streamlined data analytics solution. → Read More
With $18M in funding, System Initiative wants to modernize DevOps
System Initiative, a company that aims to rebuild DevOps from the ground up, raises $18 million and launches its platform in private beta. → Read More
Cloudnotary brings its immutable database to the cloud
Codenotary launches immudb Vault, a tamper-proof cloud database service for secure, efficient data storage. → Read More
Microsoft expects to build a quantum supercomputer within 10 years
Microsoft believes it will take fewer than 10 years to build a quantum supercomputer using qubits that will be able to perform a reliable 1M quantum operations per second. → Read More
OctoML launches OctoAI, a self-optimizing compute service for AI
OctoML launches OctoAI, a self-optimizing AI compute platform that simplifies machine learning deployment. → Read More
OpenInfra Foundation opens regional hubs in Europe and Asia
Open Infrastructure Foundation announces the launch of OpenInfra Asia and Europe regional hubs in Singapore and Belgium. → Read More
Canonical’s Sunbeam makes OpenStack more viable for small-scale deployments
Canonical's new Sunbeam simplifies OpenStack deployments, utilizing a Kubernetes-based approach for more efficient private cloud management. → Read More
Adobe brings Firefly to the enterprise
Adobe brings its AI-powered Firefly image generator and enhanced Sensei GenAI platform to the enterprise. → Read More
Google launches new learning and consulting offers help enterprises on their AI journey
Google Cloud today announced an expansion of its Google Cloud Consulting offering, its service for connecting customers to experts who can help them along their cloud journey. As part of this expansion, Google will offer high-touch training to C-suite leaders at large enterprises to help them “reap the full, transformative benefits of generative AI, while […] → Read More