Databricks will bake OpenAI models into its products in $100M bet to spur enterprise adoption
Databricks said on Thursday that it is incorporating OpenAI’s models, including GPT-5, into its data platform as well as its AI product, Agent Bricks, as part of a $100 million multi-year deal that bets on the AI company’s ability to bring in enterprise customers. The deal highlights the accelerating race to bring generative AI into […]
Nvidia buys $5B stake in Intel, planning AI chip collaboration
Nvidia has agreed to buy a $5 billion stake in Intel as part of a broader deal to jointly develop “multiple generations” of data center and PC products. Nvidia will acquire Intel’s stock for $23.28 per share, a slight discount on the company’s previous trading price. According to Reuters, the deal will make Nvidia one […]
Google’s Gemini AI is coming to your TV
Google is taking a big step forward in bringing its powerful AI technology into our living rooms. On Monday, the company officially announced that it is introducing Gemini for Google TV, allowing TV owners to have free-flowing, natural conversations with the AI right from their couch. This launch isn’t just a small update. When fully […]
Nvidia buys $5B stake in Intel, planning AI chip collaboration
Nvidia has agreed to buy a $5 billion stake in Intel as part of a broader deal to jointly develop “multiple generations” of data center and PC products. Nvidia will acquire Intel’s stock for $23.28 per share, a slight discount on the company’s previous trading price. According to Reuters, the deal will make Nvidia one […]
As data center usage heats up, Submer raises $55.5M to cool things down
There is a catch to all this competition for better chips and data center capacity to handle AI workloads. Heat—a lot of it—comes with a lot of processing power, which has big effects on how servers work and the environment.
Lacework, last valued at $8.3B, is in talks to sell for just $150M to $200M, say sources
Union proceeds with apace in the realm of safety. Sources let us know that Lacework, a cloud security startup that was valued at $8.3 billion post-cash in its last subsidizing round, is being acquired by one more security player, Wiz, at a cost of just $150 million to $200 million.
Synapse’s collapse has frozen nearly $160M from fintech users — here’s how it happened
The breakdown and chapter 11 of BaaS Fintech Neural Connection have uncovered how slippery things are for the frequently related fintech world when one central member hits inconvenience.
Semperis, a specialist in Active Directory security now worth more than $1B, raises $125M
Active Directory, the Microsoft directory service for connecting users with network resources, is used by more than 90% of all Fortune 1000 companies and many more. So it’s no surprise that it’s a giant target for malicious hackers
How bad bots are dominating Internet traffic in 2024
Close to half (49.6%) of all web traffic in 2023 was driven by bots – a 2% increment from the earlier year, denoting the most elevated level since network safety firm Imperva started checking in 2013.
Anthropic is expanding to Europe and raising more money
The dynamic landscape of generative AI sees intense competition as companies vie for dominance in this burgeoning field. On the heels of OpenAI’s announcement regarding the latest iteration of its GPT large language model, its formidable rival in the United States,