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Toronto patent research startup NLPatent rebranded as Clerq today and launched its first agentic workflows. The software runs a full patentability analysis in about 10 minutes. The company says every conclusion arrives with citations. That work normally takes days or weeks, and firms usually push it down to a junior associate or out to a search […] The post NLPatent rebrands as Clerq, launches agentic patent research workflows appeared first on SiliconANGLE.

Cloud-native access control company Portnox today unveiled expanded capabilities aimed at governing the artificial intelligence agents and other nonhuman identities now logging in to corporate networks, applications and infrastructure. The new piece is an integration with Microsoft Corp.’s Defender. Portnox had already wired in CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. and SentinelOne Inc. Any of the three can […] The post Portnox adds Microsoft Defender integration to police AI agent access appeared first on S

Data protection provider Commvault Systems Inc. today said it will triple the range of Microsoft Azure resources its Cloud Rewind service can protect and rebuild, part of a push to cut the time enterprises spend piecing cloud applications back together after an attack. The expanded coverage takes in 62% of the Azure resource types Commvault […] The post Commvault expands Cloud Rewind to cover more Azure resources appeared first on SiliconANGLE.

Infrastructure identity company Teleport today extended its platform to Linux desktops, so the machines developers work on now fall under the same access controls the company applies to servers, databases and cloud accounts. Windows desktops were already covered. Linux Desktop gets the same protected-resource designation inside the Teleport Infrastructure Identity Platform. Support goes live this […] The post Teleport puts developer Linux desktops under production access controls appeared first

A startup called Synthefy Inc. said today it’s going to for numbers what large language models did for words after raising $6.5 million in seed funding today. The funds will help to expand its new foundation-model platform that’s fine-tuned specifically for numerical data rather than text. The round was led by Wing Venture Capital and saw […] The post Exclusive: Synthefy raises $6.5M for its number-crunching models trained on numerical data instead of words appeared first on SiliconANGLE.

Experience engineering firm Ciklum Group Ltd. today announced a partnership with database management company ClickHouse Inc. intended to speed up enterprise migrations onto the company’s open-source analytics database. Ciklum joins the ClickHouse partner program House Mates as a featured launch partner. The target is companies that want artificial intelligence agents and customer-facing dashboards querying live […] The post Ciklum partners with ClickHouse to speed enterprise migrations to real-t

It turns out that it’s not only U.S. and European companies pushing the concept of autonomous warfare. Nigeria-based Terra Industries is a defense technology startup that develops automated security systems for governments and infrastructure operators, and it has just raised $52 million. Announced today, the raise is reportedly the largest-ever seed funding round by an […] The post African defense tech startup Terra Industries raises $52M appeared first on SiliconANGLE.

Meta Platforms Inc. will head to trial Tuesday over the allegation its social media applications are addictive and have harmed young users, a trial that could potentially see Meta paying a more than trillion-dollar fine and redesigning Facebook and Instagram. Meta is up against 30 U.S. states, which together launched the lawsuit in 2023 alleging […] The post Meta faces mammoth fine in landmark social media trial appeared first on SiliconANGLE.

Cursor today introduced Origin, a cloud service that software teams can use to store their code. The launch marks the company’s first major product update since its $60 billion sale to SpaceX Corp. in June. Cursor develops one of the industry’s most popular desktop-based vibe coding tools. The program uses artificial intelligence agents to automate […] The post Cursor launches Origin code hosting service to compete with GitHub appeared first on SiliconANGLE.

Alphabet Inc.’s Google LLC has won an auction to acquire massive volumes of internal business data from the bankrupt airline operator Spirit Airlines Inc. for a hefty $10 million price. A report by Bloomberg says that Google outbid a number of competitors to acquire the data, including the artificial intelligence training data company Mercor.io Corp. […] The post Google pays $10M to get its hands on Spirit Airlines’ business data for AI training appeared first on SiliconANGLE.

Artificial intelligence startup Groq Inc. today announced that it has raised $350 million in additional funding. The Series A round was led by returning backer Disruptive. Grok stated that Nvidia Corp. plans to join the round later down the line, but didn’t specify how much the chip giant will invest. The cash infusion comes less […] The post AI cloud operator Groq raises $350M more in funding appeared first on SiliconANGLE.

Cyber resilience is becoming a business imperative as AI accelerates attacks, expands the enterprise attack surface and gives autonomous systems greater access to sensitive data and critical operations. Preventing every disruption is no longer a realistic measure of security success, even for mature organizations. As attack windows contract, enterprises must also understand which operations are […] The post Three insights you may have missed from theCUBE’s coverage of Black Hat USA appeared firs

OpenAI Group PBC today announced that it has signed a 20-year lease for a sprawling data center cluster in Ohio. The campus is being built on the premises of a former uranium processing plant. The construction project is led by SB Energy, a SoftBank Group Corp. unit that develops data centers and energy infrastructure. SB […] The post OpenAI leases 10-gigawatt AI data center campus from SoftBank’s SB Energy appeared first on SiliconANGLE.

The debate over whether we are in an artificial intelligence bubble took a new turn this week. Despite the ballooning AI spending, Dave Vellante (pictured, right), chief analyst for theCUBE Research, contends that any bursting point may be far off. Now that Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Jensen Huang, has committed $500 billion to establish independent […] The post On theCUBE Pod: AI bubble debate heats up and neocloud earnings challenge doubters appeared first on SiliconANGLE.

Higgsfield Inc., a generative artificial intelligence video and image creation platform for professionals, today announced that it has raised $400 million in early-stage funding, quadrupling the company’s valuation to $5.4 billion since its previous funding round in January. The Series B round was led by DST Global, with participation from Tribe Capital, Growth Equity at […] The post Higgsfield raises $400M at $5.4 billion valuation to scale video and image generation platform appeared first on

Wispr AI Inc., the developer of a cross-platform, AI-powered dictation platform, today announced it has raised $280 million in a Series B funding at a $2 billion valuation. Menlo Ventures led the round alongside existing investors Notable Capital, NEA, Neo Ventures, 8VC and MVP Ventures. New investors Acrew, Forerunner, Goodwater, Peak XV, Together Fund, and […] The post Wispr raises $280M to power up natural speech-to-text using AI appeared first on SiliconANGLE.

Artificial intelligence startup Palona AI, which is building an intelligence operating layer for physical businesses, is ready to show what it can do after closing on a $20 million round of early-stage funding today. The Series A round, which included converted simple agreements for future equity, was led by Ardenwood Ventures and saw participation from […] The post Palona raises $20M in funding to bring AI automation to brick-and-mortar businesses appeared first on SiliconANGLE.

Gravis Robotics AG said today it has bagged $200 million in funding from SoftBank Group Corp. in what is the largest-ever Series A round for a construction robotics startup. The startup was founded in 2022 after being spun out of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, having developed intelligent, software-defined systems for heavy excavators. […] The post Gravis Robotics gets $200M from SoftBank to retrofit excavators with self-driving AI systems appeared first on SiliconANGLE.

Hexaware Technologies Ltd. today introduced the Zero Friction Enterprise, a delivery framework that folds the information technology services company’s modernization, cybersecurity, engineering, operations, quality and enterprise software practices into a single offering aimed at the drag that builds up inside large technology estates. The argument behind it is one of accumulation. Aging code, security exposure, […] The post Hexaware bundles its AI services under a Zero Friction Enterprise frame

SuperApp Inc., formerly Instabase Inc., today announced the launch of its flagship product of the same name and its transition from Instabase to the new name. The new platform provides teams with a Slack-like communication interface on the web, iOS, Android and Windows, with a document library similar to Google Docs and deep access to […] The post SuperApp launches a shared space with AI models for teams to collaborate on work appeared first on SiliconANGLE.