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Three of the world’s largest cybersecurity companies today announced product updates designed to help enterprises protect their artificial intelligence workloads. Fortinet Inc. debuted a firewall appliance optimized for AI workloads. SentinelOne Inc. and CrowdStrike Holdings Inc., in turn, introduced new AI features …
DualBird raises $25M for its custom-chip-powered data processing platform
DualBird Inc., a startup using customizable field-programmable gate arrays to speed up data processing workloads, today announced that it has raised $25 million in funding. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the investment. It was joined by Bessemer Venture Partners, Angular Ventures and Uncork …
Alphabet’s CapitalG backs $435M round for connected device security startup Armis
Armis Inc., a startup that helps companies secure connected devices such as printers and cell towers, has raised $435 million from investors at a $6.1 billion valuation. Goldman Sachs’ growth equity arm led the investment. Armis said in its announcement of the …
Google to launch satellites equipped with its TPU AI chips in 2027
Google LLC today detailed Project Suncatcher, an initiative to launch artificial intelligence chips into orbit aboard satellites. One of the main motivations behind the project is that solar panels generate significantly more power in space than on Earth. Moreover, there’s no need …
UK court mostly sides with Stability AI in AI copyright lawsuit
A U.K. court has mostly sided with Stability AI Ltd. in a case that focused on the startup’s use of copyrighted images to train artificial intelligence models. The High Court of Justice issued the ruling today. London-based Stability AI is an AI …
AWS to build Fastnet subsea internet cable that will link US and Ireland
Amazon Web Services Inc. today announced plans to build a subsea internet cable that will stretch from Maryland to County Cork, Ireland. The cable, which is called Fastnet, is currently in the design phase. It’s expected to become operational in 2028. Fastnet …
Portal26 nabs $9M for its AI application governance platform
Portal26 Inc., a startup that helps companies protect employees from risky artificial intelligence applications, has raised $9 million in funding. Shasta Ventures led the Series A investment. It was joined by Fusion Fund and the venture capital arm of an unnamed Fortune …
Quantum diamond microscope startup EuQlid launches with $3M
EuQlid Inc., a startup that has developed a quantum device for analyzing the inner workings of semiconductors, launched today with $3 million in funding. The capital was provided by QDNL Participations and Quantonation, two venture capital firms focused on quantum technologies. The …
Industrial AI startup Octonomy raises $20M in seed funding
Octonomy AI GmbH, a startup with an artificial intelligence platform for companies that operate heavy machinery, today announced that it has raised $20 million in funding. Macquarie Capital Venture Capital led the seed round. It was joined by German bank NRW.Bank, TechVision …
Microsoft to quadruple its UAE AI data center capacity as part of $7.9B investment
Microsoft Corp. plans to grow its data center footprint in the United Arab Emirates significantly through a partnership with a local company. The tech giant announced the initiative today alongside a second major infrastructure investment. Microsoft disclosed that it has commissioned billions …