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OpenDrives, which provides network-attached storage for enterprise clients, raises almost $20M in Series B led funding by IAG Capital Partners
Opera acquires YoYo Games for $10M and launches Opera Gaming division to monetize its gaming efforts; Opera GX gaming browser had 7M MAUs in Dec., up 350% YoY
Quali, which offers tools to automate cloud management and deployment, raises $54M co-led by Greenfield Partners and JVP, bringing its total raised to ~$100M
Oqton, which is developing a factory OS that combines several fabrication processes like CNC and polymer 3D printing, raises $40M Series A
Israel-based social casino game developer Playtika closes up 17.1% on its first day of trading, valuing the company at $14.5B, after raising $1.88B in its IPO
Nayya, which uses AI to help guide employees in selecting a health plan offered by their employers, raises $11M Series A led by Felicis Ventures
Telehealth startup NeuroFlow, which uses applied AI to treat patients with behavioral health conditions, raises $20M Series B led by Magellan Health
Molecula, which is developing a cloud-based feature store for AI and machine learning workloads, raises $17.6M Series A led by Drive Capital
No-code platform Webflow (YC) raises $140M at a $2.1B valuation
Nvidia unveils RTX 3060, 3070, and 3080 GPUs, suited for mobile gaming, and says laptops with the RTX 3070 and 3080 will start rolling out this month
AirSlate, which automates repetitive business processes, raises $40M, bringing its total raised to $80M
Jellyfish, which develops software engineering management tools, raises $31.5M Series B led by Insight Partners
Workato, provider of app integration and workflow automation services for businesses, raises $110M Series D at a post-money valuation of $1.7B
AMD unveils its Ryzen 5000 Series, 8-core x86 chips for gaming laptops and thin-and-light notebooks coming in February, and third-gen Epyc server chips
Mobileye announces autonomous vehicle pilot programs in Tokyo, Shanghai, and Paris for early this year, after commencing in Detroit and Munich last year
Intel unveils four chip families, including Intel Core H-series for laptop gaming and Core vPro focused on hardware-based security, for the enterprise market
Equifax says it has acquired Kount, which uses AI for digital ID and fraud prevention services, for $640M; Kount becomes part of Equifax's Luminate platform
Quantum Metric, which helps companies improve their websites and apps by providing real-time feedback from users, raises $200M Series B at a valuation of $1B+
Pax8, which helps IT companies centralize provisioning and billing processes across multiple cloud apps, raises $96M and announces the acquisition of Wirehive
Roblox raises $520 million at $29.5 billion valuation, will go public through direct listing
Dremio, which offers tools for companies to help streamline and curate data, raises $135M Series D led by Sapphire Ventures at a $1B post-money valuation
Intel launches RealSense ID, an on-device facial authentication tool, launching in Q1 2021 for $99 and aimed at smart locks, ATMs, and kiosks
iLobby raises $100M from Insight Partners to help enterprises manage on-site visitors, including mail management that uses AI to streamline package handling
Boston-based iboss, which helps companies securely manage their networks and edge point devices, raises $145M led by NightDragon and Francisco Partners
Divvy, an expense management service for businesses, raises $165M Series D at a $1.6B valuation
AMP Robotics, which creates robotics systems that sort recyclable material, raises $55M Series B led by XN, bringing its total raised to $75M
Interview with Atari CEO Fred Chesnais on leveraging the Atari brand, including through hotels and virtual clothing, shipping the VCS console, more
After embracing remote work in 2020 companies face conflicts making it permanent
Bloomberg has acquired Second Measure, a data analytics firm offering consumer behavior and company performance insights; Second Measure previously raised ~$25M
Nuro says it has been granted a permit to test and charge for its commercial autonomous delivery service by California's DMV, the first company to do so
Driverless truck company Ike says it has been acquired by autonomous delivery vehicle startup Nuro for an undisclosed sum; Ike raised $52M Series A in Feb. 2019
Microsoft and Google join Facebook’s legal battle against hacking company NSO
Indian startup InMobi raises $145M led by Google for its divisions Glance, a lock-screen content tool and Roposo, a TikTok-style short video social service
Researchers propose faster, more efficient alternatives to backpropagation
Israel-based social casino game developer Playtika files for an IPO, reporting $1.8B in revenue for first 9 months of 2020 vs. $1.4B for all of 2019, 35M MAUs
Discord raises $100M led by Greenoaks Capital, bringing its total raised to $479.3M, and says it now has 140M MAUs
Unity partners with Snap to extend the reach of Unity's ads and integrate SnapKit in Unity's game engine, including Bitmoji in 2021
How Google’s AI ethics meltdown could shape policy
Eric Engstrom, co-creator of DirectX, has died
NPD Group: US game console sales were $1.4B in November, up 58% YoY, as PS5 and Nintendo Switch led, as year-to-date sales reached $4B, up 34%
Amazon launches Live Translation for Alexa, which can interpret between several dialects in real time, between English and French, Spanish, Hindi, German, more
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Bionic, which helps businesses manage applications via automated app analytics, has come out of stealth with $17M in Series A and seed funding
Boast.ai, which develops software that automates the process of claiming R&D tax credits, raises $23M Series A led by Radian Capital
LeanTaaS, which uses AI to minimize appointment wait times in hospitals and clinics, raises $130M Series D, bringing its total raised to over $250M
Q&A with ex-Google AI ethics co-lead Timnit Gebru, who says Sundar Pichai's "de-escalation strategies" language in his memo paints her as an "angry Black woman"
Parallel Domain, which is developing a synthetic data generation tool for accelerating the development of computer vision tech, raises $11M Series A
Google says it will compel Chrome extensions to display privacy practices and limit data that developers can collect from January 18, 2021, ahead of Chrome 88
Amazon launches a preview of HealthLake, a HIPAA-eligible service for health organizations to store, transform, and analyze life science data in AWS
Techmeme · 2 months ago