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The HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster

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Around the turn of the century, Autonomy Corporation was one of the darlings of the UK technology industry, specializing in knowledge management and enterprise search. Its Agentware internet search tools are used by enterprises including Barclays Bank and Unilever and sold as shrink-wrapped software through retail outlets.

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CodeSignal secures $50M for its tech hiring platform

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In less than a year after raising $25 million in Series B funding , technical assessment company CodeSignal announced a $50 million in Series C funding to offer new features for its platform that helps companies make data-driven hiring decisions to find and test engineering talent. Hiring talent is the No.

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Battery Ventures Sees AI’s Massive Impact On Tech, And It’s Here Already

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Battery has made investments in Arize , Weaviate and Galileo in technologies that assist companies with model management and performance. Thakker joined Battery in 2015 to build out its infrastructure, data and cloud practice. And so, we’re seeing this innovation fully impact productivity in the tech sector.”

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12 most popular AI use cases in the enterprise today

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And with the rise of generative AI, artificial intelligence use cases in the enterprise will only expand. DC Water even has an AI tool called Pipe Sleuth that can review CCTV footage of sewer pipes to assess their maintenance needs in real-time.

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‘Knowledge-as-a-service’ platform Lynk announces collaboration with UBS

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Founded in 2015, Lynk has raised a total of $30 million in funding, including a $24 million round announced in January that was led by Brewer Lane Ventures and MassMutual Ventures, with participation from the Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund. Lynk’s technology uses machine learning algorithms to match clients with experts in its database.

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Berlin’s Kaiko Systems nets €2M to help maritime technical operations go paperless

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The average cost of shipping a standard large container reached $10,000 in 2021 , but from 2015 to 2020, the number largely trended below $2,000. The spike in cost was in part due to an increase in global consumption, ports shut down by COVID-19 and supply chain disruptions during the outbreak, the founder explained.

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Fed Tech News Roundup 8 July 2015

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Pentagon's Silicon Valley unit gets $1.75M for fiscal 2015 - FCW.com FCW (Today) - FCW.comPentagon's Silicon Valley unit gets $1.75M for fiscal 2015FCW.comThe Defense Department's first fulltime outreach office in Silicon Valley is up and running thanks to a July 2 memo from Deputy. Some are already. Securities and.