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ThirdAI raises $6M to democratize AI to any hardware

TechCrunch

Houston-based ThirdAI , a company building tools to speed up deep learning technology without the need for specialized hardware like graphics processing units, brought in $6 million in seed funding. Their algorithm, “sub-linear deep learning engine,” instead uses CPUs that don’t require specialized acceleration hardware.

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Types and Functions of Network Interface Card (NIC)

The Crazy Programmer

NIC card or network adapter is the crucial component in devices like computers and servers. They help such devices connect with the network. These devices have several types and crucial roles in operating computers and other similar devices that use the network connection. What is NIC or Network Interface Card?

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Mavenoid, which automates technical support and onboarding for hardware companies, raises $30M

TechCrunch

Mavenoid , a Swedish company that provides both human- and AI-enabled support and troubleshooting tools for hardware companies, has raised $30 million in a series B round of funding. Hardware issues are repetitive, difficult, and time-consuming to fix. ” Technical support. .”

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EnCharge AI emerges from stealth with $21.7M to develop AI accelerator hardware

TechCrunch

EnCharge AI , a company building hardware to accelerate AI processing at the edge , today emerged from stealth with $21.7 Speaking to TechCrunch via email, co-founder and CEO Naveen Verma said that the proceeds will be put toward hardware and software development as well as supporting new customer engagements.

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Prelaunch assembles a pre-seed round to help hardware founders pre-build the right pre-products

TechCrunch

Hardware startups are hard, the saying goes, but it isn’t always obvious why they are hard. “We raised from three VCs — Big Story VC led the round, and Formula VC, Granatus Ventures and BANA (Business Angel Network of Armenia) participated. There’s less of that in the hardware space, the company points out.

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Meter Command: the modern network interface

CIO

This rigidity is even more pronounced in infrastructure and networking. Infrastructure and networking, in particular, have been command-line interface (CLI) driven for decades. The last major change in networking software was moving from CLI to cloud management via dashboards, sacrificing precision for accessibility along the way.

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As healthcare goes remote, Equipt Health brings medical hardware to the home

TechCrunch

Equipt aims to make the process easier by being the packager, the logistics, the clinician (via its provider network), providing technical support, and the return of data from connected devices. As healthcare goes remote, Equipt Health brings medical hardware to the home by Andrew Mendez originally published on TechCrunch.

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