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YugabyteDB evolves into a distributed PostgreSQL database for apps that need resilience and scale
High-performance database startup Yugabyte Inc. is updating its namesake platform YugabyteDB, targeting developers who prefer to run their applications on the open-source PostgreSQL database. With today’s update, YugabyteDB is transforming itself from a platform that’s simply Postgres-compatible to become a distributed PostgreSQL database itself. To coincide with that move, it also announced an artificial intelligence-powered ...
Cyberattack simulation and penetration testing startup Picus Security raises $45M
Cybersecurity validation startup Picus Security Inc. is highlighting the need for organizations to adopt more proactive security measures after closing on a $45 million round of funding today. The Series C round was led by a new investor, Riverwood Capital, and saw participation of an existing backer from the company’s earlier rounds, Earlybird Digital East ...
Photonics startup Lightium raises $7M to mass-produce thin-film lithium niobate data center interconnects
Swiss photonics startup Lightium AG wants to help data center operators reduce their energy consumption while increasing performance after closing on a $7 million seed funding round. Today’s round was led by VSquared Ventures and Lakestar, and the money will help Lightium become the first company in the world to design and manufacture photonic integrated ...
YouTube to bring AI-generated videos to Shorts with Veo integration
YouTubers will soon be able to play with a host of new generative artificial intelligence-powered tools for creating content, including the ability to generate six-second YouTube Shorts clips, and backgrounds for their videos, using simple text prompts. The coming updates were announced by YouTube at its Made on YouTube event in New York City today. ...
RISC-V guardian SiFive unveils new chip designs for low-powered AI at the edge
Open-source semiconductor design company SiFive Inc. today unveiled its latest chip design blueprints, the SiFive Intelligence XM Series, saying these are the first based on its RISC-V architecture to include a highly scalable artificial intelligence matrix engine. With the new blueprints, SiFive says, companies will be able to accelerate the development of RISC-V-based chips that ...
Workday jumps on the AI agent train, promising to bolster employee productivity
Enterprise management software company Workday Inc. is following in the footsteps of its industry peers, unleashing a host of new artificial intelligence agents in its flagship platform, saying they will help users to get more work done faster. The new AI agents, unveiled at Workday’s annual user conference Workday Rising today, are built on what ...
IBM buys Kubernetes cost control startup Kubecost to expand its FinOps suite
IBM Corp. said today it’s expanding its cloud financial operations capabilities after announcing its plan to acquire Kubecost, a startup focused on Kubernetes environment cost management. The company didn’t disclose what price it’s paying to buy Kubecost, officially known as Stackwatch Inc., but it’s the latest in a string of acquisitions involving related companies. Founded ...
Computational design software startup nTop integrates with Nvidia’s ray-tracing and graphics platforms
Computational design software startup nTopology Inc. said today it has secured a significant investment of an undisclosed amount from NVentures, the venture capital arm of Nvidia Corp. The funding comes as nTop revealed that it’s integrating its software with the chipmaker’s accelerated computing platform to turbocharge design processes, so engineering teams can create “advanced products” ...
Roots Automation raises $22.2M to boost efficiency for insurance firms with generative AI
Insurance technology startup Roots Automation Inc. is looking to transform the industry with dedicated generative artificial intelligence models after closing on a new $22.2 million funding round. Today’s Series B round was led by Harbert Growth Partners and saw participation from MissionOG, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures and Vestigo Ventures, which all made follow-on investments in ...
Confluent enhances support for Apache Flink, easing access to real-time data streams
The data streaming company Confluent Inc. today introduced the latest version of flagship platform Confluent Cloud, with the headlines features aimed at simplifying and securing deployments of the Apache Flink data processing tool. New features include support for Table API, which makes Apache Flink easier to use for developers who working with the Java and ...