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Alibaba Cloud said Tuesday that it’s slashing the price of access to its most advanced large language models by up to 85% in a bid to generate more interest from Chinese businesses. The move was announced via WeChat and first reported by …
Employer.com acquires troubled bookkeeping startup Bench, ending chaos for customers
Just days after shocking and angering some customers over the manner of its sudden shutdown, the accounting software startup Bench Accounting Inc. says it’s now being acquired by Employer.com Inc. The acquisition was announced in blog posts on both companies’ websites today, with Bench …
Mexico to launch emergency app for citizens facing deportation from US
Mexican officials say they’re developing a new emergency mobile application that’s meant to aid citizens in the U.S. who fear imminent detention by immigration authorities. The app, which was announced by Mexico Foreign Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente, will go live …
US proposes tougher cybersecurity rules for healthcare organizations
Healthcare providers in the United States might be forced to beef up their cybersecurity practices in the wake of new proposals made by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It proposes new measures that would require healthcare services providers to …
StruxHub raises $4M to streamline construction operations management
Construction operations software startup StruxHub Inc. said today it has closed on a $4 million seed funding round led by Brick and Mortar Ventures. Others, including FJ Labs, Holcim and a host of angel investors, also participated in the raise. StruxHub has …
Leaks reveal beefed-up specifications for Nvidia’s next-gen GB300 AI server
Details of Nvidia Corp.’s next generation artificial intelligence server, the GB300 platform, have been leaked by Chinese media, and it’s expected to deliver some big improvements in terms of memory, performance, connectivity and cooling. The world’s most valuable chipmaker is expected to …
Italian energy giant Eni cranks up world’s 5th most powerful supercomputer
Italian energy giant Eni S.p.A. has lifted the lid on one of the world’s most powerful new supercomputers, saying it will use the machine to scale up its oil and gas discovery efforts and advance its research into clean energy and decarbonization. …
Chinese AI model maker Stepfun raises hundreds of millions in Series B funding
Chinese generative artificial intelligence model maker Stepfun has reportedly closed on a bumper funding round worth “several hundred million dollars” from a host of investors including state-owned private equity firms and local technology giants. The round was led by Fortera Capital, which is …
Russia’s finance minister reveals bitcoin is being used to conduct foreign trade
Russia’s finance minister has revealed domestic companies are already using bitcoin and other digital currencies as a mechanism for international payments. The admission comes after the country issued legislative changes allowing the use of crypto to get around sanctions, Reuters reported today. …
Iran votes to lift bans on WhatsApp, Google Play and other foreign-owned apps
Iran’s government has unblocked access to the WhatsApp messenger and Google Play store after banning them two years ago, state media reported. The Supreme Cyberspace Council, which is tasked with safeguarding the internet for Iranian citizens, voted unanimously to lift restrictions on …