Google’s Gemini chatbot can now more easily analyze GitHub projects

Gemini, Google’s AI-powered chatbot, can now connect to GitHub — for users subscribed to the $20-per-month Gemini Advanced plan, that is. As of Wednesday, Gemini Advanced customers can directly add a public or private codebase on GitHub to Gemini to allow the chatbot to generate and explain code, debug existing code, and more. Users can […]

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AMD announces $6 billion buyback; shares climb 6%

The authorization is in addition to $4 billion in existing approved share repurchases, the company said.

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Tensor9 helps vendors deploy their software into any environment using digital twins

Enterprises want access to new software and AI tools but can’t risk sending their sensitive data out to a third-party software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers. Tensor9 looks to help software companies land more enterprise customers by helping them deploy their software directly into a customer’s tech stack. Tensor9 converts a software vendor’s code into the format needed […]

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Databricks to buy open-source database startup Neon for $1B

Data analytics platform Databricks said on Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Neon, a startup building an open source alternative to AWS Aurora Postgres, for about $1 billion. Databricks said acquiring Neon’s tech would let it combine the startup’s serverless relational database management system with its own data intelligence services to let its customers […]

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Perplexity partners with PayPal for in-chat shopping as AI race heats up

Perplexity is partnering with PayPal to let users make instant purchases directly within chat.

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TensorWave raises $100M to grow its AMD-powered cloud infrastructure

TensorWave, a data center provider building facilities primarily with AMD hardware, has raised $100 million as it seeks to further build out its data center infrastructure. The funding round was led by Magnetar and AMD Ventures, and brings the company’s total capital raised to $146.7 million, according to Crunchbase. Maverick Silicon, Nexus Venture Partners and […]

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Baidu’s robotaxi unit plans Europe expansion

Chinese tech company Baidu’s Apollo Go robotaxi business plans to expand to Europe this year, according to a source familiar with the matter.

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Chinese tech giant Tencent posts 13% revenue jump as growth at key gaming unit surges

Tencent on Wednesday reported an annual rise in its top and bottom line in the first quarter fuelled by accelerated growth in its key gaming business.

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Co-op says shelves to be more fully stocked this weekend

The grocery chain says it is working with its suppliers to restock shelves after a cyber-attack.

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Sony shares rise about 2% in volatile trading following share buyback announcement

Sony shares rose about 2% on Wednesday after the company announced a 250 billion yen share buyback and operating income beat estimates.

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