Maria Deutscher – SiliconANGLE https://siliconangle.com Extracting the signal from the noise. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:00:58 -0500 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.22 AI search engine startup Genspark reportedly raises $100M at $530M valuation https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/21/ai-search-engine-startup-genspark-reportedly-raises-100m-530m-valuation/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/21/ai-search-engine-startup-genspark-reportedly-raises-100m-530m-valuation/#respond Fri, 21 Feb 2025 22:19:49 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=687368
Genspark, an artificial intelligence search startup that competes with Google LLC, has reportedly raised $100 million in funding. Reuters today cited sources as saying that the round was led by a group of U.S. and Singapore-based investors. The deal reportedly values Genspark at $530 million, more than twice what it was worth in June. Genspark, […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/21/ai-search-engine-startup-genspark-reportedly-raises-100m-530m-valuation/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE Apple disables Advanced Data Protection in the UK after backdoor request https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/21/apple-disables-advanced-data-protection-uk-backdoor-request/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/21/apple-disables-advanced-data-protection-uk-backdoor-request/#respond Fri, 21 Feb 2025 20:17:56 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=687358
Apple Inc. has disabled Advanced Data Protection for U.K. users following a reported request from the government to build a backdoor into the feature.  The company made the encryption tool inaccessible today at 3 p.m. local time. Customers who activated Advanced Data Protection, or ADP, earlier can continue using it for now. However, they will […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/21/apple-disables-advanced-data-protection-uk-backdoor-request/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE OpenAI reaches 400M weekly active users, doubles enterprise customer base https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/20/openai-reaches-400m-weekly-active-users-doubles-enterprise-customer-base/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/20/openai-reaches-400m-weekly-active-users-doubles-enterprise-customer-base/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2025 23:48:32 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=687248
OpenAI today disclosed that ChatGPT and its other products have more than 400 million active weekly users, a 33% increase from December.  OpenAI Chief Operating Officer Brad Lightcap (pictured) told CNBC that the company’s paying customer base is growing rapidly as well. The ChatGPT developer currently has 2 million paying enterprise users, twice as many […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/20/openai-reaches-400m-weekly-active-users-doubles-enterprise-customer-base/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE Together AI raises $305M for its AI-optimized public cloud https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/20/together-ai-raises-305m-ai-optimized-public-cloud/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/20/together-ai-raises-305m-ai-optimized-public-cloud/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2025 22:13:08 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=687216
Cloud infrastructure startup Together AI Inc. has raised $305 million in new funding at a $3.3 billion valuation. Announced today, the Series B was co-led by General Catalyst and Prosperity7. It also included the participation of more than a dozen other investors. The consortium included Nvidia Corp., Salesforce Ventures and former Cisco Systems Inc. Chief […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/20/together-ai-raises-305m-ai-optimized-public-cloud/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE RingCentral debuts AI phone agent for automating business calls https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/20/ringcentral-debuts-ai-phone-agent-automating-business-calls/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/20/ringcentral-debuts-ai-phone-agent-automating-business-calls/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:05:46 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=686860
RingCentral Inc. today debuted an artificial intelligence agent that companies can embed into their phone systems to automate manual work. The offering is known as the RingCentral AI Receptionist, or AIR for short. NYSE-listed RingCentral is a major provider of communications software, with more than 400,000 customers. Companies use its products to host video meetings, […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/20/ringcentral-debuts-ai-phone-agent-automating-business-calls/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE AI recruiting startup Mercor nabs $100M investment at $2B valuation https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/20/ai-recruiting-startup-mercor-nabs-100m-investment-2b-valuation/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/20/ai-recruiting-startup-mercor-nabs-100m-investment-2b-valuation/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:57:55 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=687208
Mercor Inc., a startup using artificial intelligence to streamline companies’ recruiting efforts, today announced that it has raised $100 million in funding. The Series B round was led by Felicis. General Catalyst, DST Global, Benchmark and Menlo Ventures chipped in as well. Mercor is now reportedly valued at $2 billion, eight times what it was […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/20/ai-recruiting-startup-mercor-nabs-100m-investment-2b-valuation/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE AI infrastructure startup Lambda closes $480M investment https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/19/ai-infrastructure-startup-lambda-closes-480m-investment/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/19/ai-infrastructure-startup-lambda-closes-480m-investment/#respond Wed, 19 Feb 2025 23:47:03 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=687136
Lambda Labs Inc., a startup with a cloud platform optimized to run artificial intelligence models, today announced that it has raised $480 million from investors. The Series D round reportedly values the company at $2.5 billion. It was led by Andra Capital and SGW with participation from more than a dozen other investors. The group […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/19/ai-infrastructure-startup-lambda-closes-480m-investment/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE Microsoft debuts groundbreaking Majorana 1 quantum chip with topological qubits https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/19/microsoft-debuts-groundbreaking-majorana-1-quantum-chip-topological-qubits/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/19/microsoft-debuts-groundbreaking-majorana-1-quantum-chip-topological-qubits/#respond Wed, 19 Feb 2025 22:28:18 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=687118
Microsoft Corp. today debuted the Majorana 1, an eight-qubit chip that it touts as a major breakthrough in quantum computing. The processor is powered by quasiparticles called Majorana zero modes. Qubits made from such quasiparticles are less susceptible to errors than other quantum circuits. As a result, Microsoft believes Majorana 1’s architecture could hold the […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/19/microsoft-debuts-groundbreaking-majorana-1-quantum-chip-topological-qubits/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE Google researchers develop AI co-scientist based on Gemini 2.0 https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/19/google-researchers-develop-ai-co-scientist-based-gemini-2-0/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/19/google-researchers-develop-ai-co-scientist-based-gemini-2-0/#respond Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:25:48 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=687097
Google LLC today introduced a new artificial intelligence tool designed to help researchers study scientific phenomena more efficiently. The company describes the tool as an AI co-scientist. It’s powered by Gemini 2.0, the latest iteration of Google’s flagship large language model family. The LLMs in the series can process multimodal data and have a tool […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/19/google-researchers-develop-ai-co-scientist-based-gemini-2-0/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE Securiti and Databricks partner to ease AI application development https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/19/securiti-databricks-partner-ease-ai-application-development/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/19/securiti-databricks-partner-ease-ai-application-development/#respond Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:00:02 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=687003
Startup Securiti Inc. and Databricks Inc. today announced a partnership focused on helping joint customers develop artificial intelligence applications. The collaboration will see Securiti integrate its Gencore AI tool with two components of Databricks’ popular cloud data platform. The first is the Delta table data format, while the other is the Mosaic AI toolkit for […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/19/securiti-databricks-partner-ease-ai-application-development/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati launches Thinking Machines Lab https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/18/former-openai-cto-mira-murati-launches-thinking-machines-lab/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/18/former-openai-cto-mira-murati-launches-thinking-machines-lab/#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2025 22:30:15 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=686984
Former OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati today launched a new artificial intelligence startup, Thinking Machines Lab Inc., that will develop multimodal models. The company is entering the crowded AI market four months after Reuters reported that Murati (pictured) was in talks to raise more than $100 million for a new venture. Thinking Machines Lab […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/18/former-openai-cto-mira-murati-launches-thinking-machines-lab/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE Marketing analytics startup Hightouch reels in $80M at $1.2B valuation https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/18/marketing-analytics-startup-hightouch-reels-80m-1-2b-valuation/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/18/marketing-analytics-startup-hightouch-reels-80m-1-2b-valuation/#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:01:12 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=686972
Marketing software startup Hightouch today announced that it has closed a $80 million funding round at a $1.2 billion valuation. Sapphire Ventures led the Series C investment. It was joined by Bain Capital Ventures, which led Hightouch’s previous $38 million funding round, Y Combinator and several other institutional backers. The raise follows a year in […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/18/marketing-analytics-startup-hightouch-reels-80m-1-2b-valuation/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE Enso launches AI agent marketplace in partnership with LangChain https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/18/enso-launches-ai-agent-marketplace-partnership-langchain/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/18/enso-launches-ai-agent-marketplace-partnership-langchain/#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:00:57 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=686879
Enso Technologies Ltd. today launched a marketplace that will enable companies to access artificial intelligence agents for a monthly subscription. The platform is the fruit of a partnership with LangChain Inc., a fellow startup that provides tools for building AI applications. Tel Aviv-based Enso launched last July with $6 million in initial funding from Google […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/18/enso-launches-ai-agent-marketplace-partnership-langchain/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE Report: Dell close to inking $5B+ AI server deal with xAI https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/14/report-dell-close-inking-5b-ai-server-deal-xai/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/14/report-dell-close-inking-5b-ai-server-deal-xai/#respond Fri, 14 Feb 2025 23:49:01 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=686754
Dell Technologies Inc. could sell more than $5 billion worth of artificial intelligence servers to xAI Corp., Bloomberg reported today. The paper’s sources said that discussions about the potential deal are in an advanced stage. However, they cautioned that the transaction terms could still change. Launched by Elon Musk in March 2023, xAI develops a […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/14/report-dell-close-inking-5b-ai-server-deal-xai/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE TikTok returns to US app stores following ban suspension https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/14/tiktok-returns-us-app-stores-following-ban-suspension/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/14/tiktok-returns-us-app-stores-following-ban-suspension/#respond Fri, 14 Feb 2025 22:32:31 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=686745
Apple Inc. and Google LLC late Thursday returned TikTok to their respective app stores following a nearly month-long suspension. The social media platform’s app store listings were removed on Jan. 19 in response to a law the Congress passed last April. The legislation requires TikTok parent ByteDance Ltd. to find a buyer for the app […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/14/tiktok-returns-us-app-stores-following-ban-suspension/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE Baidu to open-source its Ernie large language model series https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/14/baidu-open-source-ernie-large-language-model-series/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/14/baidu-open-source-ernie-large-language-model-series/#respond Fri, 14 Feb 2025 19:53:56 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=686703
Baidu Inc. intends to open-source its Ernie series of large language models later this year. The company, the operator of China’s most popular search engine, announced the plan today. Reuters reported that the initiative centers on an upcoming family of Ernie models dubbed the Ernie 4.5 series. Baidu will start rolling out the LLM series […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/14/baidu-open-source-ernie-large-language-model-series/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE Private equity firms reportedly competing to buy cybersecurity provider Trend Micro https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/13/private-equity-firms-reportedly-competing-buy-cybersecurity-provider-trend-micro/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/13/private-equity-firms-reportedly-competing-buy-cybersecurity-provider-trend-micro/#respond Thu, 13 Feb 2025 23:46:41 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=686609
Several private equity firms are competing to buy Japanese cybersecurity provider Trend Micro Inc., Reuters reported today. If it materializes, the deal could mark one of the largest enterprise technology acquisitions in recent memory. Trend Micro had a market capitalization of $8.54 billion on Wednesday and a takeover offer is likely to value it higher.  […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/13/private-equity-firms-reportedly-competing-buy-cybersecurity-provider-trend-micro/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE Latent Labs raises $50M to develop new proteins with AI https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/13/latent-labs-raises-50m-develop-new-proteins-ai/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/13/latent-labs-raises-50m-develop-new-proteins-ai/#respond Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:12:30 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=686583
Latent Labs Inc., an artificial intelligence startup focused on the healthcare sector, launched today with $50 million in initial funding. Radical Ventures and Sofinnova Partners jointly led the investment. They were joined by more than a half-dozen other backers, including Google LLC Chief Scientist Jeff Dean. Cohere Inc. Chief Executive Officer Aidan Gomez, a former […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/13/latent-labs-raises-50m-develop-new-proteins-ai/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE CyberArk acquires user access management provider Zilla for $175M https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/13/cyberark-acquires-user-access-management-provider-zilla-175m/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/13/cyberark-acquires-user-access-management-provider-zilla-175m/#respond Thu, 13 Feb 2025 20:14:16 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=686570
CyberArk Software Ltd. has acquired Zilla Security Inc., a startup that helps enterprises manage employee access to internal applications. The companies announced the deal today. CyberArk, a publicly traded provider of cybersecurity software, will pay $165 million in cash and an additional $10 million if certain performance goals are met. Zilla previously raised about $17 […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/13/cyberark-acquires-user-access-management-provider-zilla-175m/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE OpenAI to launch GPT-5 in a matter of months, GPT-4.5 within weeks https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/12/openai-launch-gpt-5-matter-months-gpt-4-5-within-weeks/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/12/openai-launch-gpt-5-matter-months-gpt-4-5-within-weeks/#respond Wed, 12 Feb 2025 23:48:08 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=686499
OpenAI plans to release its next flagship artificial intelligence system, GPT-5, in a matter of months. Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman disclosed the launch timing today in a series of posts on X. He also shared other details about the ChatGPT developer’s product roadmap. GPT-5’s debut will be preceded by the release of a less capable […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/12/openai-launch-gpt-5-matter-months-gpt-4-5-within-weeks/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE Cybersecurity experts raise concerns over DOGE’s access to federal systems https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/12/cybersecurity-experts-raise-concerns-doges-access-federal-systems/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/12/cybersecurity-experts-raise-concerns-doges-access-federal-systems/#respond Wed, 12 Feb 2025 22:31:58 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=686464
Multiple cybersecurity experts have sounded the alarm about the ability of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to access federal agencies’ systems. A new set of concerns was flagged on Tuesday in a highly publicized Foreign Policy op-ed. The piece was penned by prominent cryptography researcher Bruce Schneier and Davi Ottenheimer, the vice president […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/12/cybersecurity-experts-raise-concerns-doges-access-federal-systems/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE AI model-optimized chip developer Groq receives $1.5B commitment from Saudi Arabia https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/12/llm-optimized-chip-developer-groq-receives-1-5b-commitment-saudi-arabia/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/12/llm-optimized-chip-developer-groq-receives-1-5b-commitment-saudi-arabia/#respond Wed, 12 Feb 2025 20:23:43 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=686434
Groq Inc. on Monday announced that it has secured a $1.5 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia to expand its delivery of artificial intelligence chips to the country. The deal comes about six months after the company raised $640 million in funding from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Cisco Investments and other backers. The deal valued Groq […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/12/llm-optimized-chip-developer-groq-receives-1-5b-commitment-saudi-arabia/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE GlobalFoundries shares rise following mixed earnings results https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/11/globalfoundries-shares-rise-following-mixed-fourth-quarter-results/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/11/globalfoundries-shares-rise-following-mixed-fourth-quarter-results/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:42:45 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=686327
Shares of GlobalFoundries Inc. closed more than 6% higher today after the chipmaker reported mixed financial results for its fourth quarter. GlobalFoundries makes semiconductors for other companies based on customer-provided designs. It produces processors as well as auxiliary chips such as RF front-end modules, which are used to provide wireless connectivity for mobile devices. GlobalFoundries […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/11/globalfoundries-shares-rise-following-mixed-fourth-quarter-results/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE Harrison.ai raises $112M for its AI medical diagnosis tools https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/11/harrison-ai-raises-112m-ai-medical-diagnosis-tools/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/11/harrison-ai-raises-112m-ai-medical-diagnosis-tools/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 22:16:06 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=686306
Medical software startup Harrison-AI Pty Ltd. today announced that it has closed a $112 million funding round to enhance its technology. ​Aware Super, ECP and returning backer ​Horizons Ventures​ jointly led the Series C investment. The deal, which also included the participation of several other institutional backers, brings Harrison.ai’s total outside funding to more than […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/11/harrison-ai-raises-112m-ai-medical-diagnosis-tools/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE Tines nabs $125M for its AI-powered workflow automation platform https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/11/tines-nabs-125m-ai-powered-workflow-automation-platform/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/11/tines-nabs-125m-ai-powered-workflow-automation-platform/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 20:12:30 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=686291
Tines Security Service Ltd., a startup with a platform for automating multistep tasks such as configuring cloud instances, has raised $125 million in funding.  The company said in its announcement of the Series C round today that Goldman Sachs was the lead investor. It was joined by more than a half-dozen other backers, including SoftBank […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/11/tines-nabs-125m-ai-powered-workflow-automation-platform/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE Consortium led by Elon Musk makes $97.4B offer for OpenAI, which says it’s not for sale https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/10/consortium-led-elon-musk-makes-97-4b-offer-openai/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/10/consortium-led-elon-musk-makes-97-4b-offer-openai/#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2025 23:46:40 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=686236
An investor consortium backed by Elon Musk today made an unsolicited $97.4 billion bid to acquire OpenAI. The offer is for the ChatGPT developer’s nonprofit parent organization, the Wall Street Journal reported. The consortium includes Valor Equity Partners, Baron Capital, Atreides Management, Vy Capital, 8VC and a fund affiliated with Ari Emanuel, chief executive of […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/10/consortium-led-elon-musk-makes-97-4b-offer-openai/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE Report: DOGE staffers ‘effectively shut down’ CFPB https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/10/report-doge-staffers-effectively-shut-cfpb/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/10/report-doge-staffers-effectively-shut-cfpb/#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2025 22:25:40 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=686207
The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has reportedly curtailed the activities of a federal agency that regulates financial services companies.  Bloomberg reported the development today, citing sources familiar with the matter. The agency that has drawn DOGE’s attention is the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB. It was set up in 2011 to […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/10/report-doge-staffers-effectively-shut-cfpb/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE France announces €109B investment to boost AI ecosystem https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/10/france-announces-e109b-investment-boost-ai-ecosystem/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/10/france-announces-e109b-investment-boost-ai-ecosystem/#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2025 20:23:41 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=686186
French President Emmanuel Macron today announced an investment initiative that will inject €109 billion, or $112 billion, into the country’s artificial intelligence ecosystem.  Macron (pictured) detailed the plan on occasion of the AI Action Summit being held this week in Paris. The two-day artificial intelligence event is expected to draw hundreds of government officials, academics […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/10/france-announces-e109b-investment-boost-ai-ecosystem/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE Report: UK ordered Apple to implement backdoor in iCloud encryption system https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/07/report-uk-ordered-apple-implement-backdoor-icloud-encryption-system/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/07/report-uk-ordered-apple-implement-backdoor-icloud-encryption-system/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2025 23:50:34 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=686082
U.K. officials have ordered Apple Inc. to implement a backdoor in its iCloud file storage service, the Washington Post reported today. The backdoor would enable the government to access Apple users’ encrypted files. If implemented, it would affect consumers in not only the U.K. but also all the other markets where iCloud is available.  Under […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/07/report-uk-ordered-apple-implement-backdoor-icloud-encryption-system/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE Ilya Sutskever’s SSI reportedly raising new funding at $20B+ valuation https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/07/ilya-sutskevers-ssi-reportedly-raising-new-funding-20b-valuation/ https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/07/ilya-sutskevers-ssi-reportedly-raising-new-funding-20b-valuation/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2025 22:24:06 +0000 https://siliconangle.com/?p=686069
Safe Superintelligence Inc., a high-profile artificial intelligence startup started by a team that includes former OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever, is reportedly seeking to raise new capital at a valuation of at least $20 billion. Reuters today cited sources as saying that the company is in talks with both new and existing investors. SSI’s existing […]

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]]> https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/07/ilya-sutskevers-ssi-reportedly-raising-new-funding-20b-valuation/feed/ 0 SiliconANGLE