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Nvidia GTC 2026: Jensen Huang’s Groq ‘Mellanox moment’ and the inference land grab

Dave Vellante — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:59:51 +0000

Ahead of Nvidia Corp.’s GTC 2026 this week, we reiterate our thesis that the center of gravity in artificial intelligence is shifting from “How fast can you train?” to “How well can you serve?” Training has ushered in the modern AI era. Inference is where the monetization rubber meets the proverbial payback road. Token economics, […]

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NinjaOne launches AI-driven vulnerability management to speed detection and remediation

Duncan Riley — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:00:44 +0000

Unified endpoint management company NinjaOne LLC today announced the launch of NinjaOne Vulnerability Management, a new solution that helps information technology teams identify, prioritize and remediate vulnerabilities faster. The new offering is built natively into the NinjaOne platform and brings together artificial intelligence-driven real-time vulnerability assessment, patch confidence scoring and remediation to allow organizations to proactively fix […]

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Okta unveils new framework to manage AI agents and upcoming Okta for AI Agents platform

Duncan Riley — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:00:09 +0000

Identity access management company Okta Inc. today announced a new framework designed to help organizations secure the growing use of artificial intelligence agents inside enterprise environments, alongside providing details of a forthcoming platform called Okta for AI Agents that aims to implement the model in practice. The new framework, described as a blueprint for the secure agentic […]

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Report: Meta could lay off 20% of its staff and replace many of them with AI workers

Mike Wheatley — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 23:13:36 +0000

Meta Platforms Inc. is reportedly planning to lay off as much as 20% of its global staff, according to a report by Reuters Friday that cited three people familiar with the company’s inner workings. The layoffs are being made in order to offset the company’s costly investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure and lay the groundwork […]

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GTC preview: Inside the AI factory — The $1T infrastructure war under the hood of the AI economy

John Furrier — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 03:01:34 +0000

Every year the artificial intelligence industry gathers at Nvidia Corp.’s GPU Technology Conference expecting to see faster graphics processing units, bigger models and the next wave of AI software innovation. And yes, that will all be there. But if you’ve been watching the conversations we’ve been having on theCUBE over the past few years, you […]

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Twenty years in, Amazon S3 finds itself at the center of AWS’ push beyond storage

Ryan Stevens — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:00:53 +0000

For Amazon Web Services Inc., this year’s Amazon S3 anniversary marks more than a milestone — it underscores S3’s rise from an internal utility to a pillar of cloud infrastructure and beyond. Commemorating the 20th Amazon S3 anniversary on March 14, the company is using Pi Day — the annual celebration of the mathematical constant […]

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Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick launches robotics venture Atoms

Maria Deutscher — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 01:41:16 +0000

Travis Kalanick, the billionaire co-founder of Uber Technologies Inc., today announced the launch of a new robotics startup. Atoms Inc. is built on the assets of a company called City Storage Systems Inc. that Kalanick founded in 2016. It will reportedly also absorb Pronto AI Inc., a venture-backed autonomous driving startup. The Information reported that […]

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Gumloop reels in $50M for its AI automation platform

Maria Deutscher — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 23:52:21 +0000

Gumloop Inc., the developer of a platform that enables nontechnical workers to create artificial intelligence agents, has raised $50 million in funding. The startup announced the Series B round on Thursday. It stated that Benchmark led the deal with participation from Shopify Ventures, Y Combinator and several others. The investment brings the company’s total outside […]

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AWS will bring Cerebras’ wafer-size WSE-3 chip to its cloud platform

Maria Deutscher — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:11:49 +0000

Amazon Web Services Inc. will make Cerebras Systems Inc.’s WSE-3 artificial intelligence chip available to its customers. The companies announced the initiative today. It’s part of a multiyear partnership that will also see AWS and Cerebras develop a “disaggregated architecture” for AI inference workloads. The technology is expected to increase the speed at which AI […]

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What to expect during Chainguard Assemble: Join theCUBE on March 19

Victoria Gayton — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:52:42 +0000

As enterprises accelerate development across cloud-native and AI-driven environments, software supply chain risk has moved from a background concern to a boardroom priority. The pressure to ship faster hasn’t disappeared, but the tolerance for hidden vulnerabilities inside open-source components and container images has shifted. What once felt like a security team problem now shapes architecture […]

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The 6G horizon: Can AI finally solve the telco monetization paradox?

Zeus Kerravala — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:45:52 +0000

As one would expect, artificial intelligence was a top theme at the recent MWC conference in Barcelona, but 6G was certainly prominent as well. This year, the discussions has pivoted from the maturation of 5G wireless networks to the “seamless path” toward 6G. But for those of us who have spent the better part of two decades […]

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Twenty years after pioneering the cloud, Amazon Web Services chases the next big prize: AI

Robert Hof — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:27:02 +0000

As soon as online photo storage startup SmugMug Inc. heard about Amazon.com Inc.’s Simple Storage Service, an online data storage repository that debuted on March 14, 2006, “my eyes got all big,” co-founder and Chief Executive Don MacAskill said at the time. Amazon’s S3, the pioneering service for what soon became known as cloud computing, […]

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AI startups’ funding frenzy, where AWS goes next, and what’s coming at Nvidia’s GTC event

Robert Hof — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:00:25 +0000

Massive AI startup funding raged on this week with a couple of billion-dollar-plus rounds for Yann Lecun’s and Mira Murati’s startups, plus multiple multi-hundred-million rounds for vertical startups and tool providers — I mean, look at the AI and Data Money Matters section down there, it’s nuts — plus big funding for data centers too. […]

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Verifiable AI startup Axiom raises $200M to prove AI-generated code is safe to use

Mike Wheatley — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 01:22:40 +0000

Axiom Quant Inc. said today it’s ready to step up to the plate and make sure that the tsunami of artificial intelligence-generated code is safe, secure and accurate after raising $200 million in early-stage funding. The Series A round, which brings Axiom’s valuation to $1.6 billion, was led by Menlo Ventures and represents a bet […]

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AI agent development startup Wonderful reels in $150M

Maria Deutscher — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 01:20:54 +0000

Artificial intelligence agent startup Wonderful AI Inc. today announced that it has closed a $150 million investment led by Insight Partners. The Series B deal also included contributions from Index Ventures, IVP, Bessemer Venture Partners and Vine Ventures. It marks the third funding round that Wonderful has raised since launching last year. The Israel-based company […]

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Rubrik shares slip after-hours despite strong earnings results and upbeat outlook

Duncan Riley — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:28:24 +0000

Shares in Rubrik Inc. edged down in late trading today despite the cloud data management and security company reporting strong results in its fiscal 2026 fourth quarter and providing an outlook ahead of expectations. For the quarter that ended on Jan. 31, Rubrik reported adjusted earnings per share of four cents, reversing a loss of […]

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Anthropic’s Claude gets interactive visuals to enhance learning

Mike Wheatley — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:23:32 +0000

Last year, Anthropic PBC released a temporary experience called “Imagine with Claude” that enabled its chatbot to create interactive visuals in real-time without any code, and now the same capability is coming to Claude’s chat conversations. In a blog post today, the company said Claude’s new visualization capabilities are an “expansion” of Imagine with Claude that […]

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Google Maps makes navigation easier with conversational ‘Ask Maps’ feature

Mike Wheatley — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 23:58:50 +0000

Google LLC is giving Google Maps a new button: “Ask Maps” integrates a Gemini-powered conversational experience directly into the app, allowing users to ask more detailed questions about whatever it is they need to find. In a blog post, Google Maps Vice President and General Manager Miriam Daniel said users will be able to hit […]

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Bold Security and Onyx Security raise $40M each to tackle emerging AI cybersecurity risks

Duncan Riley — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 23:45:33 +0000

Two cybersecurity startups focused on securing the growing use of artificial intelligence launched today with new funding rounds as interest in protecting enterprise endpoints and autonomous AI agents continues to grow. Bold Security Ltd. and Onyx Security Inc. each revealed $40 million in funding as organizations deploy AI across their infrastructure and, in doing so, […]

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Vibe coding startup Replit closes $400M round at $9B valuation

Maria Deutscher — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 23:30:06 +0000

Replit Inc., a startup with an artificial intelligence platform that enables users to create websites and mobile apps, has raised $400 million in funding. The company announced the investment on Wednesday. The capital was provided by a consortium that included Databricks Ventures, Okta Ventures, Shaquille O’Neal, Y Combinator and others. Replit is now valued $9 […]

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Sunday raises $165M at $1.15B valuation to launch Memo household robot

Duncan Riley — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 23:13:08 +0000

Helpful home robots startup Sunday Inc. announced today that it has raised $165 million in new funding on a $1.15 billion valuation to scale up research and begin real-world deployment of its Memo home robot. Founded in 2023, Sunday is developing autonomous robots that are designed to perform routine household tasks by combining artificial intelligence […]

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Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen to step down after nearly two decades leading company transformation

Duncan Riley — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 22:45:56 +0000

Adobe Inc. announced today that Chief Executive Officer Shantanu Narayen plans to step down from the role after 18 years and will transition from his position as CEO after a successor has been appointed. Adobe’s board has established a special committee to direct the process that will consider both internal and external candidates. Narayen (pictured) […]

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Microsoft launches Copilot Health to help consumers understand their medical data

Maria Deutscher — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:18:47 +0000

Microsoft Corp. is updating its Copilot artificial intelligence assistant with a new tool designed to answer users’ medical questions. Copilot Health became available today through a waitlist open to U.S. adults. Microsoft plans to expand access over time, as well as add support for languages other than English. The updated assistant takes the form of […]

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Intelligent service: Salesforce, Zoom and RingCentral unveil AI agents to drive a transformed customer experience

Mark Albertson — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:44:01 +0000

One of life’s many irritations is calling a service number, reciting account details with a reason for calling to a chatbot, and then being transferred to a human agent and having to repeat everything again. Thanks to the adoption of AI agents for call centers, this teeth-grinding customer experience may soon be a thing of […]

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Translucent raises $27M to help healthcare firms automate financial visibility

Kyt Dotson — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:55:01 +0000

Translucent AI Inc., which provides financial visibility for hospitals and clinics, announced today it has raised $27 million in early-stage funding to bring its AI-native platform to healthcare organizations. Spending in healthcare was projected to hit around $5.6 trillion in 2025, according to a report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, with hospitals making […]

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Genspark launches Claw AI assistant as secure alternative to open agent platforms such as OpenClaw

Duncan Riley — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:00:55 +0000

Artificial intelligence workspace startup Genspark.ai today announced the launch of Genspark Claw, a new AI assistant designed to operate a dedicated cloud computer environment on behalf of each user. The new offering is powered by the Genspark Cloud Computer, a dedicated cloud-based instance provisioned for every user, with Genspark Claw preinstalled and ready to use […]

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From GPU clusters to AI factories: The next phase of AI infrastructure heading into Nvidia GTC

Krystle Vermes — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:10:03 +0000

As organizations move from pilot projects to production systems, the artificial intelligence stack continues to evolve. Companies are starting to see AI transition from experimentation to operational scale, growing beyond the simple graphics processing unit clusters of its infancy. These changes are ultimately forcing enterprises to monitor network performance more closely than ever. At the […]

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Thenvoi launches platform to help developers orchestrate multiple AI coding agents

Kyt Dotson — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:30:36 +0000

Thenovi AI Ltd., a company developing an interaction infrastructure for artificial intelligence agents, today announced the launch of its developer platform that connects coding agents for shared conversations. As more coders adopt AI agents, they have begun to specialize them into different roles: planning, review, integration and testing. This is because, in many cases, developers […]

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Qdrant raises $50M to bring flexible vector search to production AI systems

Kyt Dotson — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:55:50 +0000

Open-source vector search startup Qdrant Solutions GmbH today announced it has raised $50 million in early-stage funding to pave the way for smarter and more reactive artificial intelligence apps. AVP led the Series B round, with participation from Bosch Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Spark Capital, and 42CAP. To date, the company has raised $87.8 million in capital, […]

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Kubernetes Ingress is hitting a transition point, and platform teams need a bigger strategy

Sam Weston — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:17:56 +0000

Kubernetes Ingress networking is entering a transition moment that is bigger than a routine tooling refresh. Internal research cited by Kubernetes security leadership suggests that roughly half of cloud-native environments currently rely on NGINX Ingress Controllers. As that part of the ecosystem approaches a major shift, platform teams must reevaluate how they manage traffic, security […]

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