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Thread AI
United States

Thread AI Emerges From Stealth With Composable Infrastructure Platform to Help Enterprises Design, Implement, and Manage AI Workflows

Company raises $6 million in seed funding, led by Index Ventures, as customer momentum builds NEW YORK – Thread AI, a new company founded by former Palantir AI Product and Engineering leads Angela McNeal and Mayada Gonimah, emerged from stealth today to announce the launch of its composable AI infrastructure platform, Lemma. This AI workflow solution brings together disparate or previously incompatible systems into one observable, robust, and … Continue reading Thread AI Emerges From Stealth With Composable Infrastructure Platform to Help Enterprises Design, Implement, and Manage AI Workflows

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UN Environment Programme
Global

New fund to support chemicals and waste management in developing economies

Nairobi, 1 October 2024 – One year after its adoption in Bonn, the Global Framework on Chemicals today launched its first call for projects targeting the safe and sustainable management of chemicals and waste. The selected projects are expected to work on green and sustainable solutions and to channel actions to prevent and minimize harm from chemicals and waste in some of the world’s most disadvantaged countries.   “Pollution and waste … Continue reading New fund to support chemicals and waste management in developing economies

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Accenture and NVIDIA
United States

Accenture and NVIDIA Lead Enterprises into Era of AI

NEW YORK; Oct. 2, 2024 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and NVIDIA today announced an expanded partnership, including Accenture’s formation of a new NVIDIA Business Group, to help the world’s enterprises rapidly scale their AI adoption. With generative AI demand driving $3 billion in Accenture bookings in its recently-closed fiscal year, the new group will help clients lay the foundation for agentic AI functionality using Accenture’s AI Refinery™️, which … Continue reading Accenture and NVIDIA Lead Enterprises into Era of AI

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Globant
United States

Globant Acquires Exusia To Continue Expanding Its Data & AI Offering

News provided by Globant  Oct 03, 2024 Exusia delivers solutions leveraging its full lifecycle AI, Data engineering, cloud computing expertise, and a robust portfolio of partnerships with Microsoft Azure, AWS, Databricks, Snowflake, Ab Initio, and Google Cloud Exusia has a strong cross-industry footprint, working for leading companies in the Healthcare, Logistics, Financial Services and Consumer Products verticals MIAMI, Oct. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Globant, a digitally native company … Continue reading Globant Acquires Exusia To Continue Expanding Its Data & AI Offering

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winter sports
Europe

FIS and WMO partnership highlights the harmful effects of climate change on winter sports and tourism

03 October 2024 The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have announced a new partnership to raise awareness of the fact that winter sports and tourism face a bleak future because of climate change. Key messages A new Memorandum of Understanding commits the organizations to work together to highlight the far-reaching impacts of rising global temperatures on snow and … Continue reading FIS and WMO partnership highlights the harmful effects of climate change on winter sports and tourism

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Iridex
United States

Iridex Appoints Patrick Mercer as Chief Executive Officer

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Iridex Corporation (Nasdaq: IRIX), a worldwide leader providing innovative and versatile laser-based medical systems, delivery devices, and procedure probes for the treatment of glaucoma and retinal diseases, today announced the appointment of Patrick Mercer as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President effective October 1, 2024. Previously Mr. Mercer served as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and President. David Bruce, the Company’s prior Chief Executive … Continue reading Iridex Appoints Patrick Mercer as Chief Executive Officer

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Rare
United States

Rare Raises US$6 Million in Outcome Funding to Launch World’s First Small-Scale Fisheries Impact Bond

September 24, 2024 – Press Release (New York City) Rare announced today that it has raised US$6 million to launch a first-of-its-kind Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF) Impact Bond (Bond), the world’s first such bond specifically designed to channel private, public, and philanthropic capital to the small-scale fisheries sector. The Bond, first unveiled at COP28 in Dubai, will finance community-led co-management of small-scale fisheries, a proven pathway to meeting the needs … Continue reading Rare Raises US$6 Million in Outcome Funding to Launch World’s First Small-Scale Fisheries Impact Bond

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Poolside
United States

poolside closes $500 Million Series B to build the world’s most capable AI for software development

News provided by poolside Oct 02, 2024 Bain Capital Ventures-led round attracts corporate, institutional and VC investors drawn to proven leadership, a unique applied research approach and a strong go-to-market focus SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — poolside, the company building the world’s most capable AI for software development, today announces the final closing of a $500 million Series B financing this summer led by Bain Capital Ventures, joined by … Continue reading poolside closes $500 Million Series B to build the world’s most capable AI for software development

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