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Generative artificial intelligence startup Writer Inc. today released its newest state-of-the-art enterprise-focused large language model Palmyra X5, an adaptive reasoning model that features a 1 million-token context window. The company also said that it teamed up with Amazon Web Services Inc. to announce …
Lightrun raises $70M to use AI for real-time enterprise software observability and remediation
Artificial intelligence-powered software observability startup Lightrun Inc. announced today it has raised $70 million in a Series B funding led by Accel and Insight Partners to build out its platform that helps developers catch and resolve issues while the software is running. …
Nous Research raises $50M for decentralized AI training led by Paradigm
Nous Research, a decentralized artificial intelligence startup, today said it has raised $50 million in an early-stage round almost entirely funded by the crypto-focused investment firm Paradigm. According to a report from Fortune, the Series A round follows seed rounds totaling $20 …
Respondology raises $5M to help brands moderate social media comments
Respondology, the provider of a social media comment moderation and intelligence platform, announced Wednesday it has raised $5 million in new funding. Investors for the A-1 Series round included Iron Gate Capital, SJF Ventures, Zelkova Ventures, Boulder Heavy Industries and RLB Holdings. …
Adobe unveils new Firefly generative AI models and creative tools
Adobe Inc. is improving its suite of artificial intelligence-powered creative tools with new Firefly generative AI models alongside a newly announced Firefly app. Today at the company’s Max London creativity conference, the company unveiled a new Firefly all-in-one web app for AI-assisted …
ChEmpower raises $18.7M to advance semiconductor chip polishing technology
ChEmpower Corp., a semiconductor materials company providing polish pads and chemical solutions, today announced it has raised $18.7 million in a new early-stage funding for its effort to enhance efficiency, reduce costs and promote sustainability in the chipmaking process. The Series A …
Character.AI unveils AvatarFX to make images into lifelike chatbots
Noted artificial intelligence personalized chatbot service Character.AI Inc. unveiled a new video generation model named AvatarFX on Tuesday that allows users to take images and turn them into lifelike AI chatbots. Available to a limited number of users in closed beta mode, …
Endor Labs raises $93M to secure AI-generated code from vulnerabilities
Code and application security startup Endor Labs Inc. today announced it has closed another big funding round, raising $93 million in a Series B funding led by DFJ Growth. New investor Salesforce Ventures and existing backers including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Coatue, Dell …
Nvidia announces general availability of NeMo tools for building AI agents
Nvidia Corp. today announced the general availability of NeMo microservices, a set of tools designed to assist developers get artificial intelligence agents up faster by tapping into AI inference and information systems at scale. Agents have become a focal point for creating …
Visa announces product design platform to streamline payment app development
In a bid to improve the product design and development process, Visa Inc. today announced the public release of its Visa Product Design System, a platform aimed at helping developers build secure and accessible payment experiences more efficiently. Visa initially launched the …