Crunchbase News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Databricks raised $10 billion at a $62 billion valuation, marking the largest venture capital raise of 2024 and one of the largest on record even surpassing the $6.6 billion raised by generative AI giant OpenAI this fall. After Databricks new raise, other large deals for AI companies this year include OpenAIs $6.6

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CIO

JANUARY 5, 2025

Despite the huge promise surrounding AI, many organizations are finding their implementations are not delivering as hoped. 1] The limits of siloed AI implementations According to SS&C Blue Prism , an expert on AI and automation, the chief issue is that enterprises often implement AI in siloes.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Jeff Schumacher, CEO of artificial intelligence (AI) software company NAX Group, told the World Economic Forum : “To truly realize the promise of AI, businesses must not only adopt it, but also operationalize it.” He believes leaders are embracing generative AI (genAI) for its disruptive potential, not despite it.

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AWS Machine Learning - AI

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In business for 145 years, Principal is helping approximately 64 million customers (as of Q2, 2024) plan, protect, invest, and retire, while working to support the communities where it does business and build a diverse, inclusive workforce. As Principal grew, its internal support knowledge base considerably expanded.

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CIO

OCTOBER 24, 2024

growth this year, with data center spending increasing by nearly 35% in 2024 in anticipation of generative AI infrastructure needs. This spending on AI infrastructure may be confusing to investors, who won’t see a direct line to increased sales because much of the hyperscaler AI investment will focus on internal uses, he says.

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CIO

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Since 2022, the tech industry has experienced massive layoffs, as large tech companies have reduced their workforce numbers in response to rising interest rates and emerging generative AI technology. Notable layoffs from this year include Dell, which laid off 5% of its workforce in March , amounting to nearly 6,000 employees.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The 15th Global Mobile Broadband Forum (MBBF 2024) in Istanbul has brought together top industry leaders to explore the transformative potential of 5.5G and artificial intelligence (AI). Leads Mobile AI Era,” this year’s forum focuses on the rapid convergence of 5.5G infrastructure and AI-powered applications.

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CIO

JANUARY 10, 2025

Despite the many concerns around generative AI, businesses are continuing to explore the technology and put it into production, the 2025 AI and Data Leadership Executive Benchmark Survey revealed. Only 29% are still just experimenting with generative AI, versus 70% in the 2024 study.

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CIO

MARCH 25, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly shifted from buzz to business necessity over the past yearsomething Zscaler has seen firsthand while pioneering AI-powered solutions and tracking enterprise AI/ML activity in the worlds largest security cloud. Here are the notable findings: 1.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Yes, every board member has played with generative AI. And yes, I recognize that AI is different because previous hot technologies such as client/server and cloud didn’t get a parking space in the boss’s brain box. But still, few will contest that just about everything associated with IT has become a discussion of generative AI.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In the face of shrinking budgets and rising customer expectations, banks are increasingly relying on AI, according to a recent study by consulting firm Publicis Sapiens. Even beyond customer contact, bankers see generative AI as a key transformative technology for their company.

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O'Reilly Media - Ideas

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Hi, I am a professor of cognitive science and design at UC San Diego, and I recently wrote posts on Radar about my experiences coding with and speaking to generative AI tools like ChatGPT. In November 2024, I bought a Claude Pro subscription since I heard good buzz about its code generation capabilities. Yes and no.

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CIO

APRIL 19, 2024

A scramble to invest in artificial intelligence and a natural replacement cycle for computing devices purchased during the COVID pandemic will lead to an 8% increase in global IT spending this year, Gartner predicted. There were very robust stories about how great generative AI was going to be.” growth in 2023.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Like many innovative companies, Camelot looked to artificial intelligence for a solution. The result is Myrddin, an AI-based cyber wizard that provides answers and guidance to IT teams undergoing CMMC assessments. To address compliance fatigue, Camelot began work on its AI wizard in 2023.

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Crunchbase News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Editors note: In 2024, Crunchbase News interviewed active startup investors in artificial intelligence. Applied AI In 2023, the picks and shovels for AI the companies in the data infrastructure layer to set up and manage these models were a dominant part of the conversation.

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CIO

JANUARY 13, 2025

Shift AI experimentation to real-world value Generative AI dominated the headlines in 2024, as organizations launched widespread experiments with the technology to assess its ability to enhance efficiency and deliver new services. Most of all, the following 10 priorities should be at the top of your 2025 to-do list.

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CIO

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Noting that companies pursued bold experiments in 2024 driven by generative AI and other emerging technologies, the research and advisory firm predicts a pivot to realizing value. Over the next 10 years, Forrester believes gen AI and AI coding assistants will change the definition of software development.

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CIO

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) is the latest milestone in the “AAA” journey, which began with the automation of the mundane, lead to augmentation — mostly machine-driven but lately also expanding into human augmentation — and has built up to artificial intelligence. Artificial?

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Crunchbase News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

While some things tend to slow as the year winds down, artificial intelligence fundraising apparently isn’t one of them. Last month, xAI and Anthropic raised a combined $9 billion as AI funding remained red-hot. based companies for the month of November 2024. Let’s take a look. Illustration: Dom Guzman

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Ooda Loop

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Generative AI is no longer just an experiment. 2024 saw notable progress in organizations’ generative AI adoption, according to Enterprise Strategy Group’s recent survey of over 800 IT and business decision-makers across industries and business sizes.

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CIO

JANUARY 7, 2025

But this year three changes are likely to drive CIOs operating model transformations and digital strategies: In 2024, enterprise SaaS embedded AI agents to drive workflow evolutions , and leading-edge organizations began developing their own AI agents.

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CIO

OCTOBER 25, 2023

From IT, to finance, marketing, engineering, and more, AI advances are causing enterprises to re-evaluate their traditional approaches to unlock the transformative potential of AI. What can enterprises learn from these trends, and what future enterprise developments can we expect around generative AI?

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CIO

MARCH 13, 2025

We developed clear governance policies that outlined: How we define AI and generative AI in our business Principles for responsible AI use A structured governance process Compliance standards across different regions (because AI regulations vary significantly between Europe and U.S.

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O'Reilly Media - Ideas

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

AI Little Language Models is an educational program that teaches young children about probability, artificial intelligence, and related topics. Meta is releasing a free dataset named Open Materials 2024 to help materials scientists discover new materials. Web Videos from XOXO 2024 have been posted.

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Capgemini

MARCH 19, 2025

The Grade-AI Generation: Revolutionizing education with generative AI Dr. Daniel Khlwein March 19, 2025 Facebook Linkedin Our Global Data Science Challenge is shaping the future of learning. In an era when AI is reshaping industries, Capgemini’s 7 th Global Data Science Challenge (GDSC) tackled education.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Just as Japanese Kanban techniques revolutionized manufacturing several decades ago, similar “just-in-time” methods are paying dividends as companies get their feet wet with generative AI. We activate the AI just in time,” says Sastry Durvasula, chief information and client services officer at financial services firm TIAA.

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Crunchbase News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

billion globally went to companies applying advances in artificial intelligence to health-related areas such as medical services and pharmaceutical development, per Crunchbase data. And last week, Abridge , an AI-driven platform for clinician conversations, picked up a $250 million Series D. Last year, more than $7.5

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Generative AI will soon be everywhere — including in Salesforce’s Net Zero Cloud environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting tool. Salesforce expects to add the new generative AI capabilities in spring 2024, it said. In other words, using generative AI can increase greenhouse gas emissions.

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CIO

MARCH 11, 2025

Artificial intelligence accelerates order fulfillment On the other hand, B2B sales organizations using generative AI tools cite improved efficiency, top-line growth, and customer experience as the major benefits they reap from gen AI, according to a survey by McKinsey & Company. 16, 2024, McKinsey.com.

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CIO

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The most pressing responsibilities for CIOs in 2024 will include security, cost containment, and cultivating a data-first mindset.” Here, we detail those and others that comprise eight of the top priorities for CIOs in 2024. Adaptability and useability of AI tools For CIOs, 2023 was the year of cautious experimentation for AI tools.

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CIO

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Artificial Intelligence continues to dominate this week’s Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo, as well as the research firm’s annual predictions list. “It It is clear that no matter where we go, we cannot avoid the impact of AI,” Daryl Plummer, distinguished vice president analyst, chief of research and Gartner Fellow told attendees. “AI

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CIO

JANUARY 8, 2024

Gain stronger control over data Jae Evans, global CIO and executive vice president at Oracle, is planning to prioritize data control in 2024, and CIOs across industries would be wise to follow suit. “As He notes that a recent Amazon report found that employers believe AI could boost overall productivity by up to 49%. “As

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Crunchbase News

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Want to keep track of the largest startup funding deals in 2024 with our curated list of $100 million-plus venture deals to U.S.-based Of course, it was led by two well-known AI startups — including xAI , which had its second massive haul of cash in just six months. based companies? Check out The Crunchbase Megadeals Board.

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CIO

JANUARY 2, 2024

CIOs are readying for another demanding year, anticipating that artificial intelligence, economic uncertainty, business demands, and expectations for ever-increasing levels of speed will all be in play for 2024. Here’s what they list as their 2024 resolutions. He sees 2024 as the year to have good answers.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Generative AI is poised to redefine software creation and digital transformation. A 2024 study found that three-quarters of product features are rarely used, underscoring the need for precision. How generative AI transforms the SDLC GenAI has emerged as a transformative solution to address these challenges head-on.

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Tenable

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Check out the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s AI Risk Repository, which aims to consolidate in a single place all risks associated with the use of artificial intelligence. Have you ever shared sensitive work information without your employer’s knowledge? Source: “Oh, Behave!

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