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Shares of Google LLC’s parent company Alphabet Inc. rallied in late trading today after it reported first-quarter earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ estimates, delivered strong profit from its cloud unit, and announced its first-ever dividend. The company’s stock was up more than …
Monster API uses generative AI to help anyone build generative AI
A startup called Monster API, officially known as Generative Cloud Inc., has a GPT-powered agent that simplifies and accelerates the fine-tuning and deployment of open-source generative artificial intelligence models. According to the company, MonsterGPT helps reduce the time it takes to fine-tune …
Salesforce wants to help banks resolve transaction disputes faster with generative AI
In its latest generative artificial intelligence push, Salesforce Inc. said today it’s introducing new features for banks that will help them deal with transaction disputes much more rapidly. The new generative AI capabilities announced today include Transaction Dispute Management and Einstein Copilot …
Secretive AI coding assistant startup Augment raises $227M to rival GitHub’s Copilot
Artificial intelligence-powered coding assistant startup Augment Inc. stepped into the limelight today, announcing a bumper $227 million funding round that brings its valuation to $977 million, just shy of “unicorn” status. Today’s Series B round was led by high-profile investors that include …
Generative AI drives strong revenue growth for ServiceNow, but light guidance weighs on stock
Enterprise workflow software provider ServiceNow Inc. beat analysts’ expectations as it delivered its first-quarter financial results today, but its stock was trading lower after-hours following a tepid forecast that only matched Wall Street’s guidance. The company reported earnings before certain costs such …
Meta delivers strong earnings, but weak guidance and heavy AI spending prompt investors to bail
Shares of Meta Platforms Inc. traded down more than 16% after-hours today following strong first-quarter earnings results that were overshadowed by light guidance. The company reported earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of $4.71 per share, beating Wall Street’s forecast …
Datorios enhances data streaming visibility to support more reliable real-time AI systems
Streaming data observability startup Datorios Ltd. today announced the immediate availability of a new real-time observability platform for the big-data processing framework Apache Flink. With the new platform, companies will benefit from what the startup claims are previously unseen insights relating to …
WhyLabs enhances real-time generative AI monitoring to forestall inaccurate and toxic outputs
Artificial intelligence observability startup WhyLabs Inc. said today it’s debuting a new kind of AI operations platform that provides companies with real-time control over their AI-powered applications. It’s called the AI Control Center, and it’s designed to reassure users about the performance …
Snowflake is taking on OpenAI, Google, Meta and others with its open-source Arctic AI model
Cloud data warehouse heavyweight Snowflake Inc. is looking to make its presence felt in the generative artificial intelligence arena with the debut of its own, open-source large language model, designed to compete with the likes of OpenAI’s GPT-4, Google LLC’s Gemini, Meta …
FTC bans noncompete clauses that prevent US workers from changing jobs
The U.S Federal Trade Commission today announced that it’s banning companies from enforcing noncompete clauses in their employees’ contracts, meaning that anyone previously bound by one will be free to join competing firms. In a ruling, the FTC said the ban covers the …