Maria Deutscher

Maria Deutscher is a staff writer for SiliconANGLE covering all things enterprise and fresh. Her work takes her from the bowels of the corporate network up to the great free ranges of the open-source ecosystem and back on a daily basis, with the occasional pit stop in the world of end-users. She is especially passionate about cloud computing and data analytics, although she also has a soft spot for stories that diverge from the beaten track to provide a more unique perspective on the complexities of the industry.

Latest from Maria Deutscher

Bipartisan Senate group proposes $32B in annual federal funding for AI innovation

POLICY By MARIA DEUTSCHER2 YEARS AGO

A bipartisan group of senators is recommending that the federal government spend at least $32 billion a year on non-defense artificial intelligence innovation. Senators Chuck Schumer, Mike Rounds, Martin Heinrich and Todd Young detailed their proposal in a report published today. The …

LanceDB raises $8M to speed up AI models with its open-source vector database

AI By MARIA DEUTSCHER2 YEARS AGO

LanceDB Inc., the developer of a database optimized for artificial intelligence models, today disclosed that it has raised a $8 million seed round. CRV led the investment with participation from Essence VC and Swift Ventures. According to LanceDB, its outside funding now …

Data management startup Weka nabs $140M at $1.6B valuation

INFRA By MARIA DEUTSCHER2 YEARS AGO

WekaIO Inc., a startup with a data management platform that can store billions of files, has closed a $140 million late-stage investment. The software maker said in its announcement of the Series E. round today that it included not only equity funding but …

Alkira reels in $100M for its cloud networking platform

CLOUD By MARIA DEUTSCHER2 YEARS AGO

Cloud networking startup Alkira Inc. today announced that it has secured a $100 million Series C funding round led by Tiger Global. The investment, which brings the company’s total outside capital to $176 million, included the participation of NextEquity Partners, Dallas Venture …

Meta to shut down its Workplace business communications platform

APPS By MARIA DEUTSCHER2 YEARS AGO

Meta Platforms Inc. today announced plans to shut down Workplace, an enterprise version of Facebook that competes with Slack, in early 2026. The company notified customers of the move in an email made public by TechCrunch. A spokesperson confirmed the decision following …

US to raise tariffs on electric vehicles, chips imported from China

POLICY By MARIA DEUTSCHER2 YEARS AGO

The White House today announced plans to significantly raise tariffs on a variety of goods from China including electric vehicles, chips and batteries. The increased levies are expected to affect $18 billion worth of annual imports. Some of the new duties are …

Longtime AWS executive Matt Garman to succeed Adam Selipsky as CEO

CLOUD By MARIA DEUTSCHER2 YEARS AGO

Amazon.com Inc. has named Matt Garman the new chief executive officer of its Amazon Web Services Inc. cloud division. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced the leadership change in a memo to employees made public this morning. Garman, a longtime AWS executive who …

Aurora ranks as world’s fastest AI supercomputer in latest TOP500 benchmark

INFRA By MARIA DEUTSCHER2 YEARS AGO

The U.S. Energy Department’s Aurora supercomputer has achieved the highest score yet in a closely-watched artificial intelligence performance test. The speed evaluation was carried out by the TOP500 supercomputing organization, which published its findings today. The group also tested Aurora’s performance across …

Squarespace to be taken private by Permira in $6.9B acquisition

CLOUD By MARIA DEUTSCHER2 YEARS AGO

Private equity firm Permira is acquiring Squarespace Inc., a major provider of website development and hosting tools, in an all-cash transaction worth $6.9 billion. The companies announced the deal today. Squarespace investors are set to receive $44 per share, a 15% premium …

Geomagnetic storm disrupts tractor navigation systems across numerous US farms

IOT By MARIA DEUTSCHER2 YEARS AGO

A severe geomagnetic storm that hit the Earth over the weekend disrupted the work of many farmers in the U.S. A geomagnetic storm is a disturbance in the Earth’s magnetosphere caused by particles from the Sun. The weekend’s event was caused by …

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Maria Deutscher

Latest from Maria Deutscher

Bipartisan Senate group proposes $32B in annual federal funding for AI innovation

LanceDB raises $8M to speed up AI models with its open-source vector database

Data management startup Weka nabs $140M at $1.6B valuation

Alkira reels in $100M for its cloud networking platform

Meta to shut down its Workplace business communications platform

US to raise tariffs on electric vehicles, chips imported from China

Longtime AWS executive Matt Garman to succeed Adam Selipsky as CEO

Aurora ranks as world’s fastest AI supercomputer in latest TOP500 benchmark

Squarespace to be taken private by Permira in $6.9B acquisition

Geomagnetic storm disrupts tractor navigation systems across numerous US farms

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