September 2023

Amazon CodeWhisperer gains an enterprise tier

September 28, 2023
On the heels of the debut of its Bedrock service for building generative AI apps, Amazon has launched a new enterprise plan for CodeWhisperer, its AI-powered service to generate and suggest code. The new plan, aptly called CodeWhisperer Enterprise Tier, introduces new functionality that allows a company to integrate their internal codebases and resources to […]

Google patches zero-day exploited by commercial spyware vendor

September 28, 2023
Google has rushed to patch a zero-day vulnerability in Chrome that was exploited by a commercial spyware vendor. The vulnerability was reported to the Chrome team by Clement Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) just two days before the patch was released. Google said it is aware that an exploit for the vulnerability, tracked as […]

Fortnite maker Epic Games is laying off 16% of its workforce

September 28, 2023
Epic Games is laying off 16% percent of its employees, impacting about 870 people, the company announced on Thursday. The company also announced that it’s divesting Bandcamp and spinning off most of SuperAwesome. The news was first reported by Bloomberg. The company is the maker of Fortnite, which is a popular online game with more […]

Fitbit brings Pixel Watch features to the Charge 6

September 28, 2023
Fitbit products haven’t exactly been a focus for Google since the acquisition closed at the beginning of 2021. It’s been clear from the start that the software giant’s interest in the wearable pioneer came down to its own proprietary smartwatch ambitions. We saw that play out with last year’s Pixel Watch launch and will likely […]

Nexusflow raises $10.5 to build a conversational interface for security tools

September 28, 2023
Nexusflow, a startup using generative AI to help companies make sense of cybersecurity data, today announced that it raised $10.5 million in a seed round led by Point72 Ventures with participation from Fusion Fund and several AI luminaries in Silicon Valley. The tranche, which values Nexusflow at $53 million post-money, will be put toward hiring, […]

Amazon launches its Bedrock generative AI service in general availability

September 28, 2023
Amazon today announced the general availability of Bedrock, its service that offers a choice of generative AI models from Amazon itself and third-party partners through an API. Bedrock, which was unveiled in early April, allows AWS customers to build apps on top of generative AI models and customize them with their proprietary data. Leveraging these […]