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Google Cloud Study Finds More Retailers Planning to Use AI

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 […]

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Silicon Valley Bank Reports Increase in Women’s Health Investments

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 […]

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Evercore Hires New Managing Director for Technology Banking

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 […]

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Roku to Begin Selling Pro Series TVs This Spring

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 […]

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Intel Forms Generative AI Company With Investment Firm

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 […]

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AmpUp Awarded $1.7 Million Grant

SANTA CLARA – AmpUp, an operating system for electric vehicle (EV) charging, has been awarded up to $1.7 million in project funding by the State of Connecticut’s Public Utility Regulatory Authority (PURA) for EV charging demand flexibility. The grant was awarded on December 13th, 2023 under PURA’s ‘Innovative Energy Solutions’ program, a statewide initiative to identify, pilot, […]

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Enphase Energy Cutting 350 Jobs

Enphase Energy announced it will reduce its global workforce by approximately 10%, impacting approximately 350 contractors and employees. The company will streamline operations by ceasing contract manufacturing operations in two locations—Timisoara, Romania and Wisconsin in the United States—and resizing other contract manufacturing sites. In addition, Enphase plans to continue hiring and travel freeze through 2024 […]

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Taco Bell in Palo Alto Robbed

Palo Alto Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred after midnight Wednesday at a Taco Bell restaurant.  The victim was not physically injured. The suspect is unknown and at large. On Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at about 12:46 a.m., the Palo Alto 24-hour dispatch center received a call reporting an armed robbery that had […]

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Wilson Sonsini Law Firm Elects 20 New Partners

PALO ALTO — The law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati  announced that the firm has elected 20 new partners from its attorney ranks. The promotions will be effective February 1, 2024. “While each class is unique in many ways, we believe each group reflects the strengths and diversity of our talent pipeline,” said Doug […]

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Google to Settle Android Monopoly Charges for $700 Million

SAN FRANCISCO – California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced a $700 million multi-state settlement with Google resolving allegations that the company violated state and federal laws by monopolizing the Android smartphone application market. The settlement in State of Utah et al. v. Google LLC provides significant monetary returns to California consumers and includes injunctive terms to open up the markets […]

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Airbnb to Use AI to Thwart New Year’s Eve Parties

It’s been the year of AI, so why not use it to clamp down on unwanted parties this New Year’s Eve? Airbnb says it is implementing restrictions on certain bookings over New Year’s Eve that aim to reduce the risk of unauthorized and disruptive parties in local neighborhoods, and will be deploying AI-powered technology to […]

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McDonald’s Partners With Google Cloud to Improve Restaurant Technology

CHICAGO and SUNNYVALE — McDonald’s Corporation, one of the world’s leading fast-food chains, has announced plans for a new multi-year, global partnership to connect Google Cloud technology across thousands of its restaurants worldwide. McDonald’s plans to leverage a wide range of Google Cloud’s hardware, data, and AI technologies to implement innovation faster and create even better experiences […]