Pixeltable has officially launched its open-source AI data infrastructure, backed by a $5.5 million seed round led by The General Partnership. This funding also saw participation from Exceptional Capital, South Park Commons, Liquid 2, Serena Data Ventures, and industry veterans such as Michael Stoppelman (Former SVP of Engineering at Yelp) and Wes McKinney (Principal Architect at Posit). Pixeltable's platform aims to transform AI application development by reducing infrastructure complexity and compute costs, enabling teams to focus more on innovation. Read More

Veritone, Inc., a leader in human-centered AI solutions, has announced the availability of its Artificial Intelligence Solutions Group (AISG) offerings on the AWS Marketplace. This curated digital storefront allows businesses to seamlessly find, try, buy, and deploy AI solutions from trusted AWS partners. Veritone's integration into the AWS ecosystem aims to accelerate enterprise AI adoption by delivering innovative, efficient, and scalable solutions tailored to unique business needs. Read More

Seek AI, a pioneer in agentic AI for the modern data stack, has achieved a significant milestone with two newly awarded patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). These patents recognize Seek AI's groundbreaking advancements in human-in-the-loop workflows for large language model (LLM)-generated data queries, solidifying its leadership in AI-powered data analytics. Read More

At AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services (AWS) unveiled groundbreaking updates to Amazon SageMaker AI. These enhancements aim to simplify generative AI model development, optimize training efficiency, lower costs, and integrate seamlessly with preferred AI tools. As a trusted end-to-end service for building, training, and deploying AI models, SageMaker now includes innovations like SageMaker HyperPod and partner AI app integrations to accelerate model development for organizations of all sizes. Read More

Cake, a managed open-source AI infrastructure platform, has successfully raised $13 million in a seed funding round to make advanced AI accessible to mid-market companies. The round was led by Gradient, Google’s early-stage AI fund, with contributions from Primary Venture Partners, Alumni Ventures, Friends & Family Capital, Correlation Ventures, Firestreak Ventures, and seasoned industry investors. Read More

At AWS re:Invent, Atlassian Corporation and Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a multi-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) to accelerate cloud transformation, with a focus on delivering advanced AI and security capabilities to enterprise customers. This collaboration will help Atlassian migrate millions of users from its Data Center business to Atlassian Cloud, enhancing productivity and innovation across industries globally. Read More

European enterprises are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence (AI) and automation technologies, with 92% of organizations implementing these solutions in the past two years, according to new research from Digitate. The study, titled ‘The Race to Outpace: How AI and Automation are Driving European Enterprises Across the Finish Line,’ explores the state of AI and automation adoption, the challenges faced, and the future outlook for these technologies. While adoption is widespread, the report highlights that many companies are still working to develop comprehensive strategies for effectively integrating these technologies Read More

Informatica, a leader in enterprise AI-powered cloud data management, unveiled its innovation agenda at AWS re:Invent, AWS's annual conference. The new GenAI and analytics capabilities are built on AWS services, empowering customers to develop and deploy the next generation of generative AI and data analytics applications. The new features, including blueprints for enterprise-grade GenAI applications and automation recipes for Amazon Bedrock, will simplify the creation of AI-powered solutions while enhancing data governance and security. Read More

ContractPodAi, a leader in legal AI solutions and contract lifecycle management, has launched Leah Drive, a central hub for managing legal documents powered by AI. Part of the Leah Intelligence Suite, Leah Drive converts both paper and digital legal documents into actionable, intelligent assets, enabling legal teams to access and analyze critical information more efficiently. By consolidating data from existing contract lifecycle management (CLM) systems and other repositories, Leah Drive streamlines workflows and provides a comprehensive view for better decision-making. Read More