Author: Ricardo

Software/ platforms

Blaize Wins Contract for Scalable Hybrid AI Infrastructure in Asia
ByRicardo July 18, 2025

$120M agreement to scale energy-efficient edge AI across APAC’s fastest-growing economies Blaize Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BZAI, NASDAQ: BZAIW) (“Blaize”), a leader in programmable, energy-efficient edge AI computing, today announced that its hybrid AI platform will be deployed in collaboration with Starshine Computing Power Technology Limited (“Starshine”), a provider of AI infrastructure solutions in Asia, with the initial phase…

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IT Solutions

Saga Origins & Chrono Labs Launch KEX, AI Agent Launchpad
ByRicardo July 18, 2025

New Platform and Marketplace Gives Character-Driven AI Agents a Dedicated Home to Thrive, Enabling Custom Logic, Persistent Memory and Scalable Performance Saga Origins and Chrono Labs today launched KEX, the first AI Agent Launchpad built for true self-serve autonomous agent generation. Designed to support digital agents across gaming, entertainment and beyond, the platform offers developers and…

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Software/ platforms

Elix Provides AI Drug Discovery Platform “Elix Discovery™” to Eisai
ByRicardo July 18, 2025

Elix, Inc. (CEO: Shinya Yuki / Headquarters: Tokyo; hereinafter “Elix”) is pleased to announce that its AI drug discovery platform, Elix Discovery (https://www.elix-inc.com/platform/), has been adopted by Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo; hereinafter “Eisai”). Traditional drug discovery involves identifying promising compounds from vast numbers of candidates, which leads to long development timelines, high costs, and…

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Data Infrastructure

GigaIO Raises $21M to Scale AI Inferencing Infrastructure
ByRicardo July 18, 2025

Investment accelerates production of SuperNODE and Gryf, empowering every accelerator to meet the surging demand for AI inferencing. GigaIO, a leading provider of scalable infrastructure specifically designed for AI inferencing, today announced it has raised $21 million in the first tranche of its Series B financing. The round was led by Impact Venture Capital, with…

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Software/ platforms

Pelanor AI Agent Now Available in AWS Marketplace AI Storefront
ByRicardo July 18, 2025

Pelanor, a leading provider of AI-powered FinOps platform for modern cloud complexity, announced today the availability of Pelanor AI Agent in the new AI Agents and Tools storefront in AWS Marketplace. This enables AWS customers to easily discover, buy, and deploy Pelanor’s autonomous FinOps AI solution using their AWS accounts, accelerating AI agent and agentic…

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Data Analytics

Marchex Names Paul Gallagher VP of Channel Sales to Boost Growth
ByRicardo July 18, 2025

Seasoned executive brings extensive experience building high-performing partner ecosystems and scaling revenue across SaaS and data-driven businesses. Marchex (NASDAQ: MCHX), which harnesses the power of AI and conversational intelligence to drive revenue acceleration and operational excellence, today announced the appointment of Paul Gallagher as Vice President of Channel Sales. In this new role, Gallagher will…

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Cloud Security

Confident Security Launches Provably Private AI System for Enterprise
ByRicardo July 18, 2025

Confident Security builds a provably private AI inference engine for LLM providers, hyperscalers, governments and beyond Confident Security, a new technology enabling provably private AI interactions, today announced its public launch with $4.2M in funding. The round was backed by Decibel, South Park Commons, Ex Ante, and Swyx. As AI systems increasingly handle sensitive data,…

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Cyber Security

CrowdStrike Named a Leader in 2025 Gartner EPP Report Again
ByRicardo July 18, 2025

CrowdStrike positioned furthest right for Completeness of Vision and highest for Ability to Execute among all vendors evaluated for third time in a row CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced it has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP)1 for the sixth consecutive time. For the third time in a row,…

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Data Infrastructure

Mapxus, Ricoh Use AI & 360° Tech to Streamline Indoor Mapping
ByRicardo July 18, 2025

Mapxus Technology (Founder and CEO: Dr John Chan, hereinafter “Mapxus”) has entered into a technology partnership with Ricoh Company, Ltd. (President and CEO: Akira Oyama, hereinafter “Ricoh”) to transform the fields of indoor digital mapping and 360-degree panoramic applications. Through this collaboration, users will be able to efficiently create indoor navigation systems and virtual tours…

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Agentic AI AI Agents

OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT Agent: From Research to Real-World Automation
ByRicardo July 18, 2025

On July 17, 2025, OpenAI launched ChatGPT Agent, transforming ChatGPT from a conversational assistant into a unified AI agent capable of autonomously executing complex, multi‑step tasks—from web browsing to code execution—on a virtual computer environment. Bridging Previous Capabilities ChatGPT Agent builds on two earlier tools: Operator, enabled limited web interactions—clicking, scrolling, and form‑filling—with a Browser‑based agent. Deep Research, provided…

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