Aircall has raised $29 million in Series B funding, led by Draper Esprit, with participation from Balderton Capital, NextWorld Capital, eFounders, Newfund and other existing investors, bringing total funding to $40.5 million to-date. Aircall will use the new funds to accelerate the buildout of its cloud-based phone system, including seamless integrations into all the software … [Read more...] about Aircall Secures $29 Million to Reinvent the Business Phone
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VidMob Raises $6.4M in Additional Capital Taking Its Total to Over $20M
VidMob announced today that it has closed an additional $6.4M extension to its previously announced Series A financing. The additional funding will be dedicated to growing the company's Engineering and Data Insights teams and expanding the company's presence with the opening of a London office. VidMob focuses on building technology solutions aimed at making human creativity … [Read more...] about VidMob Raises $6.4M in Additional Capital Taking Its Total to Over $20M
FDA approves additional claim for Roche cobas Zika test
Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today FDA approval of an additional claim for the cobas® Zika test for use on the cobas® 6800/8800 Systems. The newly approved claim allows for the streamlined screening of multiple individual blood or plasma donations that have been pooled together. - New claim allows for streamlined screening of pooled blood or plasma … [Read more...] about FDA approves additional claim for Roche cobas Zika test
The U.S. Needs a National Strategy on Artificial Intelligence
The following is an opinion editorial provided by Brian Krzanich, chief executive officer of Intel Corporation. China, India, Japan, France and the European Union are crafting bold plans for artificial intelligence (AI). They see AI as a means to economic growth and social progress. Meanwhile, the U.S. disbanded its AI taskforce in 2016. Without an AI strategy of its own, the … [Read more...] about The U.S. Needs a National Strategy on Artificial Intelligence
Fuze Announces Additional $150M Funding Round
Fuze, the leading cloud-based communications solution provider for the modern global enterprise, today announced a recent financing round of $150 million. The investment will be used to accelerate product innovation, and drive global expansion to serve the growing enterprise market demand for cloud communications. The round was led by Boston-based Summit Partners, with … [Read more...] about Fuze Announces Additional $150M Funding Round
XNOR, a Self-Serve Developer Platform Powering AI on Billions of Devices, Raises $12M Series
XNOR.AI today announced the close of its $12 million Series A financing led by Madrona Venture Group with participation from NGP Capital, Autotech Ventures and Catapult Ventures. The funding will be used to unlock the next wave of AI adoption, shifting AI from the cloud to run locally on intelligent devices. Unlike traditional AI that runs in massive data centers and requires … [Read more...] about XNOR, a Self-Serve Developer Platform Powering AI on Billions of Devices, Raises $12M Series
Tablet Market Struggles
Global tablet shipments in the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18) reached 31.7 million, declining 11.7% from the prior year, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. However, the growing niche of detachable tablets like the Microsoft Surface and iPad Pro did experience more than 2.9% year-over-year growth and … [Read more...] about Tablet Market Struggles
Worldwide Smartphone Market Slows Down
According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone vendors shipped a total of 334.3 million units during the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18), resulting in a 2.9% decline when compared to the 344.4 million units shipped in the first quarter of 2017. The China market was the biggest driver of this decline … [Read more...] about Worldwide Smartphone Market Slows Down
Smart Cities Initiative
NTT Group (NTT, NTT DATA, NTT Communications and Dimension Data) has expanded its partnership with Dell Technologies to include smart city initiatives. The companies will be collaborating on the first smart city proof of concept with the City of Las Vegas as part of the city’s digital transformation. NTT Group believes smart cities are the natural evolution in public safety … [Read more...] about Smart Cities Initiative
Ballard Receives Purchase Order for 40 Fuel Cell Modules to Power Van Hool Buses in Germany
Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) today announced it has received a purchase order from Van Hool NV ("Van Hool"; https://www.vanhool.be/en/), a bus OEM partner in Belgium, for 40 FCveloCity®-HD fuel cell modules to power buses under the Joint Initiative for hydrogen Vehicles across Europe ("JIVE") funding programs. The purchase order is further to Ballard's … [Read more...] about Ballard Receives Purchase Order for 40 Fuel Cell Modules to Power Van Hool Buses in Germany