Nvidia releases more tools and guardrails to nudge enterprises to adopt AI agents
Nvidia is releasing three new NIM microservices, or small independent services that are part of larger applications, to help enterprises bring additional control and safety measures to their AI agents.
One of these new NIM services targets content safety and works to prevent an AI agent from gener
Hindenburg Research, a short seller that targeted tech and EV companies, is closing up shop
When Hindenburg Research posts a blog on its website, it often means a company’s final days are near.
Today, that company is Hindenburg Research.
Nate Anderson announced Wednesday he has shut down short-selling firm Hindenburg Research after a seven-year run issuing damning
Meta adds 200 megawatts of solar to its 12 gigawatt renewable portfolio
Meta this week announced that it was buying 200 megawatts of solar energy from multinational electric utility Engie, adding to the tech firm's considerable 12-plus gigawatts renewable power portfolio.
The news comes as tech companies ramp up their AI ambitions, adding data centers at a breakne
Google raises the price of Workspace plans, includes its AI features for free
Google announced on Wednesday that all AI features in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Meet are now available to Workspace customers at no extra charge, though the plan will see a $2 per month increase per user.
This change simplifies access to Workplace AI tools, including email summaries, automated no
LinkedIn adds free AI tools for job hunters and recruiters
If you've ever applied or thought of applying for a job via LinkedIn, you'll know that the experience can be immediately disheartening: Openings that look interesting typically can see hundreds or thousands of applications in a matter of hours — data that LinkedIn, a social network for th
Microsoft’s newest Copilot plan for business is pay-as-you-go
Microsoft is launching a pay-as-you-go plan for corporate customers that bundles several, but not all, of the company’s existing AI-powered productivity features for Microsoft 365.
The new plan, Copilot Chat — not to be confused with Microsoft’s Copilot Business Chat or GitHub Co
Synthesia snaps up $180M at a $2.1B valuation for its B2B AI video platform
As the world continues to work through how to handle the explosion of deepfake content online, it seems that not all AI-created videos are stirring controversy. Synthesia, a London startup building products around highly realistic AI avatar technology, says it's a big hit with enterprises, with
Intel spins off its corporate venture arm, Intel Capital, into a standalone fund
Intel says that it plans to spin off its corporate venture arm, Intel Capital, into a standalone fund, with Intel as an “anchor investor.”
In a press release on Tuesday, Intel said that the move will “[enable] greater autonomy” and “the flexibility to attract external
Biden administration opens up federal land to AI data centers
With less than a week left in office, President Joe Biden is not done leaving his mark on the AI industry.
President Biden issued an executive order on Tuesday that will allow private sector AI companies to lease federal sites owned by the Department of Defense and Department of Energy in order to
With $30M in new funding, SEEQC thinks chips are key to building useful quantum computing
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang may have said that “very useful quantum computers” are probably still 20 years away, but his company is also hedging its bets beyond classical chips with investments and partnerships in that very space.
Now one of the companies that Nvidia partners with in quant
Clearwater agrees to buy investment management platform Enfusion for $1.5B
Clearwater Analytics, a company developing accounting, compliance, and risk reporting tools for asset managers, said on Monday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire investment management platform Enfusion for $1.5 billion.
Clearwater, which says it has obtained an $800 million loan
Open source licenses: Everything you need to know
Open source makes the technology world go ’round, forming as much as 90% of the modern software stack via frameworks; libraries; databases; operating systems; and countless stand-alone applications.
The benefits of open source software are well understood, promising greater control and trans
Matt Mullenweg to deactivate WordPress contributor accounts over alleged fork plans
Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg said he would be deactivating the accounts of several WordPress.org community members, two of whom he says planned to spearhead a new fork of the open source WordPress project.
While community criticism of WordPress’s governance isn
VCs say AI companies need proprietary data to stand out from the pack
AI companies across the globe raised more than $100 billion in venture capital dollars in 2024, according to Crunchbase data, an increase of more than 80% compared to 2023. It encompasses nearly a third of the total VC dollars invested in 2024. That’s a lot of money funneling into a lot of AI