Chang She, previously the VP of engineering at Tubi and a Cloudera veteran, has years of experience building data tooling and infrastructure. But when She began working in […]
Google launches Firebase Genkit, a new open source framework for building AI-powered apps
At the Google I/O developer conference on Tuesday, Google announced an addition to its Firebase platform that aims to make it easier for developers to build AI-powered applications […]
MongoDB CEO Dev Ittycheria talks AI hype and the database evolution as he crosses 10-year mark
A lot has happened since Dev Ittycheria took the reins at MongoDB, the $26 billion database company he’s led as president and CEO since September 2014. Ittycheria has […]
Salesforce’s silly deal dies, Rubrik’s IPO, and venture capital in space
It’s going to be a big week! Tech earnings are coming up, the EV wars are on (and how!), and it feels like venture capital has its head […]
Why vector databases are having a moment as the AI hype cycle peaks
Vector databases are all the rage, judging by the number of startups entering the space and the investors ponying up for a piece of the pie. The proliferation […]
Open source vector database startup Qdrant raises $28M
Qdrant, the company behind the eponymous open source vector database, has raised $28 million in a Series A round of funding led by Spark Capital. Founded in 2021, […]
Pinecone’s vector database gets a new serverless architecture
For a long time, vector databases were a bit of a niche product, but since they are uniquely suited to provide context and long-term memory to large language […]
AWS re:Invent: Everything Amazon’s announced, from new AI tools to LLM updates and more
Amazon’s big AWS cloud event has begun, with a clear focus on the use of AI to keep its lead intact Christine Hall 12 hours Amazon Web Services […]
With Neptune Analytics, AWS combines the power of vector search and graph data
There’s been a debate of sorts in AI circles about which database is more important in finding truthful information in generative AI applications: graph or vector databases. AWS […]
Here’s everything Amazon Web Services announced at AWS re:Invent
Amazon Web Services is live in Las Vegas for its AWS re:Invent event. We expect a rapid-fire stream of announcements and unveilings of recent things it’s been working […]