Sascha Brodsky
Sascha Brodsky is a contributing writer for the Foundry group of publications.
Essential AI reveals funding, development of full-stack AI automation tools
Stealth startup Essential AI, founded by developers of Google's breakthrough Transformer technology, score $56.5 million in funding from some tech heavy hitters to develop AI-based tools to optimize business processes.
First CHIPS Act grant nets $35 million for BAE
The initial allocation from the 2022 CHIPS Act, aimed at boosting US semiconductor manufacturing, will modernize a New Hampshire facility that makes key chips for military aircraft.
Meta releases open-source tools for AI safety
The Purple Llama project aims to help developers build generative AI models responsibly.
Twilio sheds jobs in third round of layoffs
Cloud communications company Twilio is making cuts mainly in its data and contact center software sales team.
Smartphone shipments are on the rise, buoyed by 5G, iOS devices: IDC
Fourth quarter smartphone shipments did better than expected, with the recovery forecast to continue in 2024, IDC says.
Unused Gmail accounts head to the chopping block
Google is about to go on a purge for security purposes — save your old account by signing in by December 1.
UK says Adobe's $20B deal for Figma would hurt graphic design market
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has objected to Adobe's acquisition of graphic design company Figma, adding to the EU and US concerns about the deal.
New Amazon Lex AI features aim to let developers quickly build, enhance bots
Amazon has added generative AI capabilities to Lex, its chatbot development tool.