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Former Oracle exec Thomas Kurian to replace Diane Greene as head of Google Cloud
Diane Greene announced in a blog post today that she would be stepping down as CEO of Google Cloud and…
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AI Weekly: Microsoft’s conversational AI has come a long way since Tay
Microsoft debuted a bevy of new services and product updates on Wednesday during its Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Business event,…
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MapAnything raises $42.5 million for location of things platform
The location of things (LoT) market — which comprises technology that enables developers to make use of geographic data —…
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Citrix acquires Sapho for $200 million to surface actionable insights in the workplace
Citrix Systems today announced it acquired Sapho in an all-cash $200 million deal, a Citrix spokesperson told VentureBeat in an…
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Automation Anywhere raises $300 million from SoftBank’s Vision Fund
Robotic process automation (RPA) — tech that tasks intelligent agents with performing repetitive, often monotonous office chores usually undertaken by human workers…
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Alphabet closes Schaft robotics unit, roughly a year after unloading Boston Dynamics
This morning, Google parent company Alphabet confirmed to Nikkei its intention to shut down Schaft, a Japanese robotics team it acquired in…
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RPA startup Automation Anywhere nabs $300M from SoftBank at a $2.6B valuation
The market for RPA — Robotic Process Automation — is getting a hat trick of news this week: Automation Anywhere…
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Propel accelerates with $18M Series B to manage product lifecycle
We hear so much about managing the customer relationship, but companies have to manage the products they sell, too. Propel,…
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IAM Robotics raises $20 million for inventory picker robots
There’s a lot of money in robotics — particularly in logistics robotics. The industrial machines market is forecast to be…
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