The TikTok ban clears key hurdle while Perplexity AI continues to shake up search
Well, if you are a big TikTok fan and live in the United States, I have some bad news for you: A bill that would force a sale of TikTok or ban it in the United States passed the Senate. And the President is expected to sign it. Given that
Read MoreSnowflake releases a flagship generative AI model of its own
All-around, highly generalizable generative AI models were the name of the game once, and they arguably still are. But increasingly, as cloud vendors large and small join the generative AI fray, we’re seeing a new crop of models focused on the deepest-pocketed potential customers: the enterprise. Case in point: Snowflake,
Read MoreTomorrow, TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 takes over Boston
Tomorrow is the day we’ve all been waiting for! TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 kicks off in Boston, and we can’t wait to see you there! We’re expecting 1,000+ attendees for a full day of all things early-stage startups. As you gear up for an immersive dive into the world of
Read MoreUK probes Amazon and Microsoft over AI partnerships with Mistral, Anthropic, and Inflection
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is launching preliminary enquiries into whether the close-knit tie-ups and hiring practices involving Microsoft, Amazon and a trio of AI startups falls within the scope of its merger rules — and whether the arrangements could impact competition in the U.K. market. The announcement
Read MoreTines taps $50M to expand its workflow automation beyond security teams
Automation continues to be a major theme in the enterprise — underscored not least by the rise of AI as a tool to help fix some of the more routine, resource-intensive and fragmented aspects of how security and other IT functions operate. To capitalize on that trend, one of the
Read MoreFormer Magic Leapers launch a platform for AR experiences
When Trace’s future co-founders Greg Tran, Martin Smith and Sean Couture joined Magic Leap in Spring/Summer 2015, it was about as hot as startups come. After years of secrecy, the augmented reality company captured Silicon Valley’s imagination with in-device footage, before capping the year with an $827 million raise. The
Read MoreCyber Security Today, April 24, 2024 – Good news/bad news in Mandiant report, UnitedHealth admits paying a ransomware gang, and more
Good news/bad news in Mandiant report, UnitedHealth admits paying a ransomware gang, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday April 24th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon. Security teams may be getting better at finding hackers lurking in their IT systems. That’s according to Mandiant’s latest annual M-Trends report.
Read MoreCompanies Overlook the African Cloud Ecosystem’s Potential
There is a significant disparity in the rate of cloud adoption between emerging and mature markets. For instance, in Europe and North America, virtually every company with over 250 employees has embraced the cloud in some capacity. In contrast, only 17% of the 6,000 African companies with a headcount above
Read MoreBraintree Attains the Status of LS Retail Diamond Partner
The premier IT solutions provider and esteemed Microsoft Partner, Braintree, has achieved recognition as a 2024 LS Retail DIAMOND Partner. This distinction marks the pinnacle of partnership with LS Retail, a worldwide software provider offering comprehensive all-in-one business management software solutions to address intricate operational needs within the retail and
Read MoreParloa, a conversational AI platform for customer service, raises $66M
Conversational AI platform Parloa has nabbed $66 million in a Series B round of funding, a year after the German startup raised $21 million from a swathe of European investors to propel its international growth. The company is focusing on the U.S. market in particular, where Parloa opened a New
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