Kyt Dotson

Kyt Dotson is a Senior Editor at SiliconAngle and works to cover beats surrounding DevOps, security, gaming, and cutting edge technology. Before joining SiliconAngle, Kyt worked as a software engineer starting at Motorola in Q&A to eventually settle at Pets911.com where he helped build a vast database for pet adoption and a lost and found system. Kyt is a published author who writes science fiction and fantasy works that incorporate ideas from modern-day technological innovation and explore the outcome of living with those technologies.

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Report: Humanoid robot startup Figure AI seeks $500M raise led by Microsoft and OpenAI

EMERGING TECH By KYT DOTSON3 YEARS AGO

Figure AI Inc., a startup developing humanoid robots, is reportedly in talks to raise $500 million in new funding led by Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI, according to a report from Bloomberg. Although the principal investors and Figure declined to comment, the Jan. …

Kore.ai rakes in $150M to build generative AI tools for global brands

AI By KYT DOTSON3 YEARS AGO

Enterprise generative artificial intelligence platform developer Kore.ai Inc. today announced it has secured $150 million in strategic growth investment funding led by FTV Capital to accelerate market expansion for its chatbot builder technology. Kore.ai targets enterprise customers and global brands in need of AI …

Portal raises $34M for secure decentralized bitcoin exchange

BLOCKCHAIN By KYT DOTSON3 YEARS AGO

Portal, a financial technology startup building a bitcoin-based cross-chain decentralized exchange and wallet, today launched with $34 million from a seed funding round to build out its cryptocurrency products and services. According to the company’s announcement, investors participating in the round included notable …

AR glasses maker Xreal raises $60M to expand production

EMERGING TECH By KYT DOTSON3 YEARS AGO

Xreal Inc., the Chinese maker of augmented reality glasses, today announced it has raised $60 million in a confidential strategic funding round to expand its consumer line of wearable AR devices. The company said that it would use the new funding to …

Amazon ends $1.7B acquisition deal for iRobot amid regulatory issues

POLICY By KYT DOTSON3 YEARS AGO

Amazon.com Inc. announced today that it has called off its planned acquisition of robot vacuum Roomba maker iRobot Corp. after the deal faced increased attention from regulatory agencies in the United States and the European Union. Both companies released a joint statement noting that …

Samsung Galaxy S24 receives Baidu Ernie AI chatbot integration in China

AI By KYT DOTSON3 YEARS AGO

As Samsung’s Galaxy S24 smartphone lineup launches in China it will feature the Ernie artificial intelligence chatbot from Chinese search giant Baidu Inc., allowing the devices to translate calls in real-time, summarize and power other AI features on the device. CNBC reported that Baidu …

TeamViewer partners with AR headset maker Almer for industrial remote support

EMERGING TECH By KYT DOTSON3 YEARS AGO

Remote assistance firm TeamViewer AG said today that it has struck a strategic partnership with Almer Technologies AG, a startup that makes augmented reality headsets for industrial and remote workers. TeamViewer offers support for workers in the field by providing a way for remote assistance …

Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees

APPS By KYT DOTSON3 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. is laying off 1,900 workers, or about 9% of its gaming division’s 22,000 headcount, according to a memo obtained by The Verge. A majority of those affected will come from Activision Blizzard Inc., but cuts will also cross other portions …

NSF launches AI research hub to broaden access to infrastructure and education

AI By KYT DOTSON3 YEARS AGO

The National Science Foundation today announced the launch of a new artificial intelligence infrastructure pilot program that will help provide access to advanced computing resources to more researchers and schools across the United States. The NSF launched the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource program …

Bluewhite robots-as-a-service farm equipment company raises $39M

EMERGING TECH By KYT DOTSON3 YEARS AGO

Bluewhite Robotics Ltd., an Israeli company that builds autonomous robotics equipment for farmers, today announced it has raised $39 million in new funding its agricultural solution to help growers reduce their workloads. The company said today that it completed a Series C …

Kyt Dotson

Latest from Kyt Dotson

Report: Humanoid robot startup Figure AI seeks $500M raise led by Microsoft and OpenAI

Kore.ai rakes in $150M to build generative AI tools for global brands

Portal raises $34M for secure decentralized bitcoin exchange

AR glasses maker Xreal raises $60M to expand production

Amazon ends $1.7B acquisition deal for iRobot amid regulatory issues

Samsung Galaxy S24 receives Baidu Ernie AI chatbot integration in China

TeamViewer partners with AR headset maker Almer for industrial remote support

Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees

NSF launches AI research hub to broaden access to infrastructure and education

Bluewhite robots-as-a-service farm equipment company raises $39M

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