Databricks stories
OpenAI expands Codex with desktop & workflow tools
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personalisation
OpenAI widens Codex with Mac desktop control, browser tasks and new workflow tools for developers as it pushes the assistant beyond code generation.
US AI megadeals drive global VC to USD $331 billion
3 days ago
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US AI megadeals push global venture capital to a record USD $330.9 billion as OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI dominate first-quarter funding.
Kumo launches KumoRFM-2 for enterprise relational data
3 days ago
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data analytics
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crypto
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data science
Kumo says its new foundation model for relational enterprise data outperforms supervised rivals, scales to 500 billion rows and answers queries in natural language.
Persistent launches merchant fraud tool on Databricks
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rpa
Persistent and Databricks launch Merchant Risk Management and Fraud Detection solution for banks and payment providers facing rising digital payment fraud.
Orca Security flags AI secrets & supply chain gaps
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malware
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devops
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mfa
Orca Security warns that AI credentials, vulnerable dependencies and lax pipeline controls are leaving production environments exposed across US and Europe.
Databricks to invest USD $850 million in UK expansion
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edutech
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Databricks to quadruple London footprint with new Fitzrovia HQ as it backs UK AI demand, hiring and training with a USD $850 million plan.
Databricks launches Lakewatch to counter AI attacks
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firewalls
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data analytics
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siem
Databricks unveils Lakewatch, an AI-driven security platform aiming to replace legacy SIEM tools and counter automated cyber attacks.
Robinhood fund buys into Stripe, AI start-up ElevenLabs
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fintech
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risk & compliance
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genai
Robinhood Ventures Fund I adds Stripe and ElevenLabs stakes to give retail investors listed access to late-stage private tech firms.
Accenture, Databricks launch group to scale AI agents
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digital transformation
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erp
Accenture and Databricks launch a joint group to help enterprises move AI agents from pilots to large-scale, production deployments.
EDB tops new ranking of commercial Postgres backers
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hyperscale
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martech
EDB crowns itself top commercial Postgres backer in new vitality index, as cloud and data giants ramp up investment in the database.
Tower raises USD $6.4m to bring AI data and code to production
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martech
Tower raises USD $6.4m to help data teams turn AI-generated code into reliable production pipelines on an Apache Iceberg-based platform.
ThoughtSpot unveils Spotter Semantics AI-native layer
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data analytics
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martech
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physical security
ThoughtSpot debuts Spotter Semantics, an AI-native semantic layer to give analytics agents consistent, governed answers to data questions.
Replit raises USD $400m, hits USD $9bn AI valuation
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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martech
Replit secures USD $400m funding, lifting its valuation to USD $9bn as it bets on AI coding agents and rapid global expansion.
Databricks unveils Genie Code and buys Quotient AI
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Databricks launches Genie Code autonomous data agent and snaps up Quotient AI to boost real-world evaluation of AI agents in production.
Databricks debuts Genie Code & snaps up Quotient AI
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data analytics
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data science
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rpa
Databricks launches Genie Code to automate complex data workflows and snaps up Quotient AI to boost evaluation and oversight of its agents.
Tetrate unveils Built on Envoy open source extension hub
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virtualisation
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firewalls
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hyperscale
Tetrate launches Built on Envoy, an open source extension hub to speed enterprise adoption of Envoy, especially for AI-heavy workloads.
Sentinel Global rebuilds AI-led venture team, eyes 2026
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crypto
Sentinel Global rebuilds its AI-driven venture team around GIC veteran Jeremy Kranz and expands Sentinel Labs, targeting a 2026 fundraise.
Cohesity boosts AI data resilience with new cloud tools
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data protection
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ransomware
Cohesity debuts sovereign cloud tie-ups, AI-driven threat tools and midsize bundle to harden data protection as enterprises scale AI.
Cohesity unveils Enterprise AI Resilience for safe scale
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data protection
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hybrid cloud
Cohesity launches Enterprise AI Resilience to protect production AI, contain rogue agents and speed recovery across hybrid data estates.
Cohesity boosts AI-ready data security & sovereignty
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data protection
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dr
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hybrid cloud
Cohesity expands sovereign cloud, AI resilience and threat detection tools, targeting midsize firms with streamlined data security packages.