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Solidroad lands $25M to bring AI to customer support interactions
Solidroad Inc., a startup that develops software for use in training and coaching customer service agents, today said it has raised $25 million in an early-stage funding. The Series A round, led by U.K.-based Hedosophia Services Ltd., comes as enterprises are seeking ways to improve customer experience while managing rising support volumes and the growing ...
Hybrid quantum-classical computing gains momentum in Europe
The European Union is taking ambitious steps to coordinate efforts by its member countries to achieve global leadership in quantum computing. The EU Quantum Computing Act, which is scheduled to take effect this year, aims to coordinate EU and national research and innovation in quantum technologies and stimulate investment in quantum infrastructure and industrial uses ...
Australian researchers blaze a trail toward quantum coexistence
Quantum computing is emerging as a practical complement to traditional supercomputing, with early applications in optimization, machine learning and complex simulation now moving from theory into real-world experimentation. World Quantum Day is giving researchers a chance to highlight how quantum computing is evolving from a largely experimental discipline to tackle real-world use cases. The Pawsey ...
GrowthLoop targets real-time, causal decisioning with AI-infused marketing platform
Customer data platform maker GrowthLoop Inc. today introduced a composable artificial intelligence analytics platform designed to help better understand the causal drivers of customer behavior. The New York-based company said its Composable AI Decisioning platform is intended to operate directly on enterprise data clouds, enabling marketers to analyze and act on customer data without moving ...
Starburst adds AI front end in a bid to make conventional business intelligence dashboards obsolete
Starburst Data Inc. today introduced an artificial intelligence capability designed to let business users query and analyze enterprise data using natural language, positioning the offering as a shift away from traditional business intelligence dashboards toward more interactive, real-time decision-making. AI Data Assistant is intended to address what the company describes as a growing disconnect between ...
Quantum computing finds its place alongside classical systems, Livermore scientist says
Quantum computing is emerging as a complementary technology to traditional high-performance computing rather than a wholesale replacement. Quantum systems will act as co-processors that can accelerate specific classes of problems alongside classical supercomputers, according to Kristi Beck (pictured), director of the Livermore Center for Quantum Science at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Speaking to theCUBE in an ...
Quantum computing moves into real-world workflows
As the fifth annual World Quantum Day gets underway on April 14, researchers say the focus of their efforts is shifting from hardware experimentation to integrating quantum systems into broader computing environments alongside artificial intelligence and traditional supercomputers. A team at the Argonne National Laboratory is working to incorporate quantum computing into existing high-performance computing workflows. ...
HubSpot targets AI-driven buyer behavior shift with new tools and agents
Customer relationship management vendor HubSpot Inc. today introduced a set of product updates aimed at helping sales and marketing teams adapt to a shift in how buyers research and engage with vendors, with a particular focus on visibility inside artificial intelligence-driven search tools. The announcements, part of the company’s Spring 2026 Spotlight, center on what ...
Wasabi to acquire Seagate’s Lyve Cloud business
Wasabi Technologies Inc. has agreed to acquire the Lyve Cloud business from Seagate Technology Inc., expanding its position in the market for object storage compatible with Amazon Web Services Inc.’s S3 as enterprises seek alternatives to hyperscale cloud providers. The companies disclosed the transaction in a statement released today. Financial terms were not announced, but ...
Startup Sazabi bets on logs and AI agents to replace traditional observability stacks
Artificial intelligence-driven observability startup Sazabi Inc. is emerging from stealth mode this week with a platform that challenges conventional monitoring approaches by focusing exclusively on log data and using AI agents to automate analysis. The company is positioning its technology as a departure from traditional observability stacks that rely on a combination of logs, metrics ...