The first post-quantum cryptography standards are here
It’ll still be a while before quantum computers become powerful enough to do anything useful, but it’s increasingly likely that we will see full-scale, error-corrected quantum computers become operational within the next five to 10 years. That’ll be great for scientists trying to
Encord lands new cash to grow its data dev tools for AI
Labeling and annotation platforms might not get the attention flashy new generative AI models do. But they're essential. The data on which many models train must be labeled, or the models wouldn’t be able to interpret that data during the training process.
Annotation is a vast undertakin
ArborXR secures $12M to boost its management platform for AR and VR devices
ArborXR, a startup that helps companies remotely manage AR and VR devices, believed that enterprise customers would be the primary targets for AR and VR devices. Now, that bet is paying off. On Tuesday, the company announced it has secured $12 million in funding, a Series A that will be used to dev
Bharti will become BT’s biggest shareholder after buying a 25%, $4B stake from Altice
BT, the U.K.’s former incumbent telecoms carrier, is picking up a major new investor today as telecoms companies look for stronger footing in the rapidly shifting technology and communications market. Bharti, the Indian tech and telecoms giant that owns Airtel, said it would purchase a 24.5%
Box adds crucial piece to its AI platform with Alphamoon acquisition
Box announced on Thursday that it had acquired Alphamoon, a small Polish startup that specializes in intelligent document processing, a technology that helps companies extract metadata from dense text documents — think contracts and loan applications — automatically.
The companies didn't s
SoundHound acquires Amelia AI for $80M after it raised $189M+
SoundHound, an AI company that makes voice interface tech used by car companies, restaurants and tech firms, is doubling down on enterprise services by playing consolidator in a crowded market. The company said on Thursday that it is acquiring Amelia AI, which makes an AI agent that businesses can
AI business agent startup Bardeen pulls in strategic investment from Dropbox and HubSpot
Every day, employees across the world spend incalculable hours performing tediously repetitive tasks, such as converting documents into PDFs and then uploading them to a drive, from where they are sucked into a database and emailed to a team. While UiPath helped pioneer this kind of “robotic&
Mechanical Orchard, led by ex-Pivotal CEO, scores $50M round led by Alphabet’s GV
Digital transformation — the process of transforming outdated apps and processes with cloud technologies and digital workflows — can be a risky undertaking. In 2023, Harvard Business Review reported that while 89% of large companies have a digital and AI transformation underway, they
After EU approval, UK clears HPE's $14B Juniper Networks acquisition
Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) planned $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks is one step closer to completion — the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed that the deal won’t face any further scrutiny.
The CMA is yet to publish its full findings,
EQT takes a majority stake in cybersecurity firm Acronis at $3.5B+ valuation
Cybersecurity remains a white-hot space for investors. In the latest example of that demand, EQT has bought a majority stake in Acronis, a security company that specializes in data protection, cloud and integrated security solutions for managed service providers (which resell services to consumers)
Amazon upgrades its AI image generator
Amazon has released an upgraded version of its in-house image-generating model, Titan Image Generator, for AWS customers using its Bedrock generative AI platform.
Simply called Titan Image Generator v2, the new model brings with it several new capabilities, AWS principal developer advocate Channy
UK’s Riverlane scores $75M to correct quantum errors
Quantum computing may still largely be in the theoretical domain, but the money that it's attracting is very real. Riverlane, a specialist in quantum error correction technology, has raised $75 million to continue expanding its R&D and operations to build its operations amid a surge of inte
AWS unveils Mithra to identify and mitigate malicious domains across its massive system
When a company is the size of Amazon, a lot of bad actors will come after it and its customers, which makes defending the network a monster job. Over the years Amazon has developed a number of strategies, from machine learning and monitoring tools to good old-fashioned phone calling to identify and
When a big company comes after a hot startup, it's not a slam dunk decision to sell
Rumors first surfaced last month that Google was going after cloud security startup Wiz and a $23 billion offer was on the table, the most lucrative offer ever made for a startup. Before the deal eventually died, there would have been a lot of moving parts, and it's fair to ask: What are the me