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Nearfield Instruments B.V., which specializes in producing advanced chip manufacturing equipment, revealed today it has gotten a massive $380 million capital injection. The Dutch company’s Series D round was led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and saw participation from a host …
Agentic marketing AI startup Gradial grabs $65M in fresh funding
Seattle-based startup Gradial today revealed it has raised $65 million in a new round of funding to accelerate the development of its agentic artificial intelligence operating system for marketing. Today’s Series C round was first reported by Axios and led by Insight …
Trump claims Apple has agreed to buy chips from Intel, boosting its stock
U.S. President Donald Trump said today that Apple Inc. is going to “design and build” computer chips with Intel Corp. The deal, if confirmed, would be a significant win for Intel, which has struggled to secure big-name customers for its most advanced …
Robotic teleoperation data startup XDOF launches with $70M in funding
Robotics training infrastructure startup XDOF said today it has raised $70 million in funding to try to solve one of the biggest challenges in artificial intelligence: teaching machines the skills they need to safely navigate and work in the real world. The …
Convey closes on $38M round to help companies automate repetitive work with AI teammates
Agentic artificial intelligence startup Convey Inc. said today it has raised $38 million in early-stage funding to scale up its platform, which can be used by workers without technical skills to design, build and run digital teammates that can perform business tasks …
Everpure accelerates AI workloads with Data Stream and unveils data-primacy architectural vision
Big-data storage company Everpure Inc., formerly known as Pure Storage, is rethinking enterprise data architectures to facilitate better access and scalability for artificial intelligence workloads. At its annual customer conference, Pure Accelerate, the company today announced the immediate availability of Everpure Data …
Sweeping Android 17 update brings new AI capabilities and features to Pixel smartphones
Google LLC today dropped the latest version of its Android operating system for mobile devices, and it’s rolling out to Pixel smartphone users first of all. It’s a pretty sweeping update, introducing numerous artificial intelligence capabilities, new communication tools, smartwatch features and …
Atom Computing raises $300M to build world’s first fault-tolerant, commercially viable quantum computer
The race to build a functional, fault-tolerant quantum computer gained even more momentum today with Atom Computing Inc. raising a hefty $300 million in funding to accelerate its roadmap toward commercial availability. The round includes a $100 million Series C investment led …
Databricks’ new agentic coworker Genie One brings AI automation to every part of the business
Big-data company Databricks Inc. is getting into the agentic artificial intelligence coworker game with the launch of a new tool called Genie One, aimed at helping business teams orchestrate workflows and automate work-related tasks. The arrival of Genie One expands on the …
HPE expands Private Cloud AI factory portfolio to support next-gen autonomous agents
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. today unveiled a massive expansion of its artificial intelligence infrastructure for private cloud deployments, enhancing its portfolio with Nvidia Corp.’s new Vera chips and tools for developers. The new offerings are meant to provide enterprises with everything they …