DataStax made a name for itself by commercializing the open source Apache Cassandra NoSQL database, but these days, the company’s focus is squarely on using its database chops to build a “one-stop GenAI stack.” One of the first building blocks for this was to bring vector search capabilities to its hosted Astra DB service last […]
Archives for 4th April 2024
Caitlin Clark drawing record betting handle at Vegas sportsbooks ahead of women's Final Four
LAS VEGAS — From down the Strip to the periphery of the city, Vegas sportsbooks raved about Monday’s Elite Eight women’s basketball game between Iowa and LSU. “We handled more on that game than we ever have on a women’s sporting event,” Westgate SuperBook executive vice president Jay Kornegay said, “including the WNBA and the […]
Igor Stimac To Remain In Charge Of India's FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Against Kuwait And Qatar
The under-fire Igor Stimac will remain in charge of India’s FIFA World Cup second round qualifying matches against Kuwait and Qatar as the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has asked the head coach of the senior men’s team to focus on the upcoming two games. This comes a week after the technical committee headed by […]
The 2nd Generation Idol With Such Heavenly Visuals That Even His Fellow Member Couldn’t Look At Him
A certain celebrity was so handsome back in the days that some people couldn’t bare to look at him. Super Junior‘s Heechul is a second-generation K-Pop idol who debuted in 2005. He sported long hair for most of his career, giving him an ephemeral vibe that was uncommon back in the day and even at […]
SiMa.ai secures $70M funding to introduce a multimodal GenAI chip
SiMa.ai, a Silicon Valley-based startup producing embedded ML system-on-chip (SoC) platforms, today announced that it has raised a $ 70 million extension funding round as it plans to bring its second-generation chipset, specifically built for multimodal generative AI processing, to market. According to Gartner, the market for AI-supporting chips globally is forecast to more than […]