Database vendor Rockset is raising $44 million in new funding, as demand for its real-time indexing capabilities grows in the modern generative AI era.
The new fundraise follows the company’s series B round and brings total funding to date for the San Mateo, California-based company to $105 million. Icon Ventures led the new round, with participation from Glynn Capital, Four Rivers, K5 Global…
AI to star in the launch of Webflow’s built-in app ecosystem
August 30, 2023
Webflow, the low-code web development platform, has fully opened up its new app ecosystem, establishing a platform where third-party developers can integrate their applications directly into the Webflow designer.
Webflow CTO Allan Leinwand shared insights about the vision…
AI is a core focus for Google, and at its Google Next event today, the company announced a series of updates across its portfolio that benefit from the power of generative AI.
Front and center are enhancements and new capabilities across Google’s Vertex AI platform…
iRobot's Roomba 694 robot vacuum drops back to $179
August 30, 2023
iRobot is running another sale on Roomba robot vacuums and Braava robot mops, which includes the Roomba 694 back down to $179. We’ve seen this deal pop up periodically over the past several months, but it’s still $71 below the vacuum’s typical street price. Outside of a very brief drop to $175 last November, it matches the lowest price we’ve tracked.
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This week in data: The real cost of generative AI
August 29, 2023
How much will your generative AI use case actually cost your business, and how can you make that investment meaningful in the long term? Watch the video below to explore research from McKinsey & Company and discover three archetypes and a framework you can apply for both…
Regardless of the sector, companies of all sizes are moving to implement large language models (LLMs) into their workflows — to drive efficiencies and deliver better customer experiences.
However, a new Salesforce survey found that this so-called “race” to build out…
DoorDash launches AI-powered voice ordering
August 29, 2023
For those who prefer the old-school method of ordering takeout — over the phone — DoorDash has your back. Today the food delivery platform launched AI-powered voice ordering that answers calls and provides customers with curated recommendations.
According to the company’s 2023 Restaurant Online Ordering Trends Report, one in five customers prefer ordering takeout via phone — but up to…
Indianapolis-based ConverSight, a startup that seeks to leverage generative AI to provide better and faster data analytics to enterprises, today announced a $9 million series A round.
The company said it will use the new funding to fuel go-to-market efforts and expand its…
This is how AI will shape early-career tech jobs
August 29, 2023
Move over dial-up internet.
From now on, the generational divide within the workplace looks set to revolve around remembering the days before AI dominated almost every aspect of our work lives, and the period after.
In fact, according to a recent study by McKinsey…
As the senior reporter covering AI at VentureBeat, I often feel buried by the sheer scale of AI news, and occasionally left in the dust by the speed of the news cycle. I began my tenure in April 2022, the same week OpenAI launched its game-changing text-to-image generator DALL-E 2. From that moment on, it feels like I have barely stopped trying to catch up to the pace of development and trends in…
