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SANTA CLARA — ServiceNow, a leading digital workflow company, has signed a five-year strategic alliance with Visa to transform payment services. The initial phase includes the launch of ServiceNow Disputes Management, Built with Visa—a single, connected disputes resolution solution for issuers. Managing disputes currently involves multiple systems and teams, and many financial institutions often use […]
Apple was recognized with a record 13 Academy Award nominations, including 10 for Killers of the Flower Moon, which was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director (Martin Scorsese), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Lily Gladstone), Best Supporting Actor (Robert De Niro), Best Costume Design, Best Production Design, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Film Editing, […]
SANTA CLARA — AMD announced that Ava Hahn has joined the company as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, replacing Harry Wolin who is retiring from AMD after 24 years. “I want to thank Harry for the role he has played leading our legal, government relations and public affairs teams during a period of […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Forta, an AI healthcare company improving access to dependable quality care, has raised $55 million in Series A financing led by global software investor Insight Partners. Other technology and healthcare investors participated in the round, including Exor Ventures and Alumni Ventures, as well as founders of 23&Me, Curative, Forward, Flexport, Warby Parker, Prelude Fertility, […]
A Santa Clara man that works for Google as a software engineer has been charged with murdering his wife. Police found Liren Chen, 27, spattered with blood, in his home, with his wife’s body nearby says the Santa Clara District Attorney’s office. According to LinkedIn, Chen has been employed as a software engineer at Google […]
DoorDash has announced new retail partners to DoorDash’s Marketplace to support consumers on their active and wellness journeys. To date, DoorDash has more retail stores than any other marketplace in North America with over 100K non-restaurant stores across its Marketplace and Drive platforms and nearly 2 million products from clothing and makeup to household essentials. […]
Netflix won six Emmys at the 75th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday night, including Outstanding Limited Series for BEEF. BEEF’s Ali Wong made history with her win, becoming the first Asian-American actress to win Outstanding Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie and the first woman of Asian descent to win an Emmy […]
SUNNYVALE — Google Cloud has released new research that explores how retail decision makers in the United States perceive the value of generative AI, and how they anticipate deploying the technology in 2024. A study commissioned by Google Cloud of 274 U.S. C-suite executives, information technology leads, and business development managers, found that 81% of retail […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Despite ongoing economic headwinds and a pressured venture fundraising environment, investment in startup companies addressing women’s health is on the rise. According to a recent report from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, investment in women’s health companies increased 314% since 2018, while overall investment for the health sector […]
Investment bank Evercore has hired Tammy Kiely as a senior managing director in the technology investment banking practice, focusing primarily on the semiconductor sector. Previously, Ms. Kiely was at Goldman Sachs for almost 25 years, where she most recently was partner and co-head of technology investment banking. She held a variety of roles at Goldman […]
SAN JOSE — Roku plans to launch a new lineup of Roku Pro Series TVs this spring starting at $1,499 and featuring QLED displays. Roku first launched its own branded TVs in 2023 with Roku Select and Plus Series TVs priced as low as $249. Available in three sizes, 55”, 65”, and 75”, Roku Pro […]
SANTA CLARA & BOCA RATON, FL — Intel Corp. is partnering with investment firm DigitalBridge Group to form Articul8 AI, an independent company offering enterprise customers a full-stack, vertically-optimized and secure generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) software platform. The platform delivers AI capabilities that keep customer data, training and inference within the enterprise security perimeter. The […]