DefenseNews

House appropriators want more cargo helos for US Army in FY22

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army continued its yearslong tradition of not funding the procurement of the latest variant of the CH-47F Chinook cargo helicopter in favor of future programs in its fiscal 2022 budget request, but House appropriators are pushing back. Some lawmakers are again calling for enough funding to buy the aircraft for the active force. The House Appropriations Committee’s FY22…
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GamingNews

Talewind raises $800K to make Roblox games

Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. Talewind has raised $800,000 in a round of funding to create games for the Roblox user-generated content platform. It is joining a host of professional game studios that are making games for Roblox, which went public in March at a $41.9 billion value and has 42 million daily active users. Early access for…
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NewsPhotography

The Best Mirrorless Lenses in 2021

Much of the imaging industry has transitioned from DSLRs over to mirrorless during the last few years. For most manufacturers, this shift in technology has resulted in the introduction of new lens mounts along with an ever-growing number of newly designed lenses. With so…
AI & RoboticsNews

Augtera Networks raises $13M to apply AI to networking

Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. Augtera Networks, a company leveraging AI to allow networks to keep up with increasing scale, today announced that it raised $13 million in series A funding led by Intel Capital. The financing brings Augtera’s total raised to $18 million to date, and CEO Rahul Aggarwal says that it’ll drive the next…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Zoom acquires AI translation startup Kites

Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. Videoconferencing company Zoom today announced that it acquired Kites GmbH (Karlsruhe Information Technology Solutions), a startup developer of AI-powered real-time language…
AI & RoboticsNews

Tableau gets new AI-powered business intelligence features

Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. Tableau today unveiled new AI– and analytics-powered additions to its platform designed to, in the company’s words, “empower more people with the right technology to make smarter and faster decisions.” Among the highlights are an input experience designed to guide users on how to ask questions of…
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