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D-Wave launches Advantage, a cloud service that offers access to 5,000+ qubit quantum computing and a hybrid solver service that can handle 1M variables
Smart intercom manufacturer ButterflyMX raises $35M led by Volition Capital, bringing its total raised to $58M+, as its products raise privacy concerns
French startup Exotec, which builds autonomous industrial robots for warehouses, raises $90M Series C led by 83North
Google says it's working on making it easier for Android users to install and use third-party app stores, starting with Android 12 next year
Pew Research: 26% of U.S. adults get their news from YouTube.
Google has announced the general availability of AI Platform Prediction, a service for developers to prepare, build, run, and share ML models in the cloud
Facebook details Dynabench, a platform for AI data collection and benchmarking that uses both humans and AI models to create challenging test data sets
Amazon says Alexa will start asking users questions to improve its conversation, change intonation depending on context, detect babies crying, and more
Intel launches 11th-gen CPUs aimed at edge computing, like kiosks, medical devices, and robots, with improved security and performance
Google expands Google Cloud's Chronicle cybersecurity analysis tools with threat detection and alerts
Microsoft debuts new Teams features, including virtual commute, Headspace integration, breakout rooms, and virtual coffee shops for meetings
Microsoft says it will exclusively license OpenAI's GPT-3 language model, which will continue to be offered via the Azure-hosted API launched in June
Report: France's centralized StopCovid tracing app only has ~2.4M downloads, with ~700,000 users having uninstalled it and under 200 notifications sent so far
Helsinki-based mobile game company Metacore, formerly called Everywear Games, raises $17.7M from Tencent's Supercell
JupiterOne, which helps companies manage cybersecurity assets in a single hub, has raised $19M Series A led by Brain Capital Ventures
PS5 will launch Nov. 12 in N. America, Japan, AU, and NZ for $500 for Blu-ray drive version and $400 for Digital Edition, will launch in more regions on Nov. 19
Cloud-based data catalog startup Data.World raises $26M led by Tech Pioneers Fund, bringing its total raised to $71.3M
Waze is rolling out new features including trip suggestions for frequent destinations, traffic notifications, lane guidance support, and tweaks to Carpool
Facebook says automatic captions will now be available for IGTV in 16 languages globally, after adding the same feature to Facebook Live and Workplace in March
Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Paris-based insurance tech startup Descartes Underwriting, specializing in climate risk modeling and transfer, raises $18.5M Series A to expand in US and Asia
Amazon's Voice Interoperability Initiative, which lets multiple assistants work on a single device, adds 38 new members including Facebook, Dolby, and Xiaomi
Techmeme · 3 weeks ago