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Parasail to Combine NVIDIA AI Infrastructure with d-Matrix Accelerators to Achieve 10x Faster Token Generation
Inference service provider to deliver faster, more cost-efficient tokens by pairing NVIDIA Hopper and Blackwell GPUs with d-Matrix Corsair accelerators SAN FRANCISCO and SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Parasail, the inference cloud for AI-native startups, and d-Matrix, a pioneer in low-latency AI inference compute platforms for data centers, today announced Parasail is deploying d-Matrix Corsair inference accelerators alongside the NVIDIA Hopper and NVIDIA B
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d-Matrix Corsair Inference Accelerator Wins 2026 AI Breakthrough Award
"AI Processor Innovation Award" recognizes Corsair as the emerging infrastructure of choice for heterogeneous AI compute, deliver blazing fast token generation in concert with GPUs SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- d-Matrix, the pioneer in low-latency AI inference for data centers, today announced its d-Matrix Corsair™ inference accelerator is the recipient of the ninth annual AI Breakthrough Award program's "AI Processor Innovation Award." Having just entere
Jun 25


Coreshell Technologies Enters Defense Market with a Scalable, Fully Domestic Battery Platform for Defense Applications
ADS invests in Coreshell to strengthen the domestic supply chain and bring American-made batteries to the DOW DETROIT, June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Coreshell Technologies today announced its expansion into the defense market, offering the only high-performance batteries that are simultaneously scalable, mission-ready, and entirely free of Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) materials. The announcement comes as ADS, a leading provider of mission-critical equipment to the DOW, ma
Jun 16


Upstart chipmakers keep challenging Nvidia. This time it’s Microsoft-backed D-Matrix
Published Tue, Jun 9 2026 Katie Tarasov Key Points D-Matrix says its chips can run inference workloads 10 times faster and using five times less energy than a standalone graphics processing unit from Nvidia. Like Cerebras, D-Matrix is trying to prove it can carve out a niche in the AI chip market, which Nvidia has dominated. “This is a $1 trillion market in the making,” D-Matrix co-founder and CEO Sid Sheth told CNBC. In the increasingly competitive AI chip market, there’s an
Jun 9


Faster AI Inference enabled by 1000x Higher Scale with Delos Data™ Nonstop AI™
Delos Nonstop AI™ Product Portfolio Solves AI Interconnect Bottlenecks and Increases GPU Utilization Delos AI interconnect architecture enables faster and efficient data movement between GPUs Solves interconnect issues cluster wide for large-scale inference workloads as unified system Delos is showing the cluster and software running AI workloads at Computex PALO ALTO, Calif., May 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Delos Data today announced a new cluster architecture and server design
May 27


d-Matrix Boosts Rack-scale AI Capabilities With Acquisition of GigaIO Data Center Business
Addition of Rack-Scale Technology, Systems Expertise and Key Engineering Talent to Accelerate Deployment of Low-Latency, Highly Efficient AI Inference at Scale SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- d-Matrix, the pioneer in low-latency AI inference compute for data centers, today announced the acquisition of GigaIO's data center business, a systems engineering organization with deep expertise in rack-scale infrastructure and high-performance interconnects. Buildin
Apr 2


Subtle Introduces Voicebuds - Reinventing Earbuds for Personal Voice Computing
Now available for preorder, Voicebuds capture your speech below a whisper, enabling private, precise voice input in noisy and shared spaces LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4, 2026 / PRNewswire / -- Today at CES, Subtle unveiled Voicebuds , reinventing the earbud to provide voice-first productivity that works in the real world, even when you're speaking too quietly to be overheard. Until now, voice input has broken down in the places that matter most - it's too public in shared spaces and to
Jan 4


Lucidean Raises Series Seed Funding to Accelerate Next-Gen Coherent Optical Links for Data Centers; Announces Dr. James Raring as Chief Executive Officer
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Lucidean, a Santa Barbara–based AI interconnect company pioneering coherent optical links for data centers, announced that Dr. James Raring has joined as Chief Executive Officer and that the company has raised $18 million in Seed financing. The Seed funding was co-led by Entrada Ventures and Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), with participation from Foothill Ventures, M Ventures, Cerberus Ventures, and Raptor Group. With this Seed fu
Dec 23, 2025


Subtle Computing Launches from Stealth with $6M to Power a New Era of Voice Computing that Works in the Real World
Stanford-founded startup is building "subtle voice computing" – making voice AI private, precise & reliable where today's devices fail PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 5, 2025 / PRNewswire / -- Subtle Computing , a voice-first computing company, today announced its launch out of stealth with $6 million in seed funding to power voice AI partnerships and a consumer product launch in early 2026. The round was led by Entrada Ventures , with participation from Amplify Partners , Abstract
Nov 6, 2025


Subtle Computing’s voice isolation models help computers understand you in noisy environments
Ivan Mehta 9:57 AM PST · November 6, 2025 California-based startup Subtle Computing is tackling the problem of capturing people’s voices in noisy environments with its own voice isolation models — a technology that could benefit voice-based AI products and services. Consumer apps using voice AI are today seeing tremendous growth. AI Meeting notetakers like Granola , Fireflies , Fathom , and Read AI have received both user and investor attention. Existing companies like Open
Nov 6, 2025


d-Matrix Announces JetStream I/O Accelerators Enabling Ultra-Low Latency for AI Inference at Scale
Paired with d-Matrix's Corsair accelerators and Aviator software, JetStream can deliver up to 10x speedups, 3x better cost-performance,...
Sep 8, 2025


Coreshell Appoints Industry Veteran Young-Duk Kim as Executive Vice President of Manufacturing & Commercialization
Former Ultium and LG Energy Solution executive brings industry-scale expertise to accelerate Coreshell's next phase of growth SAN...
May 8, 2025


Quiet March for venture deals in photonics
Investment in interconnects for AI compute remains strong. Photonics VC Update is a monthly series to brief scientists, engineers,...
Apr 10, 2025


Quantum Rings Now Available for NVIDIA CUDA-Q, Streamlining Quantum Simulation
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 20, 2025 / PRNewswire / -- Quantum Rings today announced the integration of their quantum simulation technology...
Mar 20, 2025


Coreshell has a plan to slash the price of American-made batteries
TechCrunch · March 18, 2025 The electric vehicle transition is really a story about China. There, subsidies have helped juice not just...
Mar 18, 2025


Coreshell Raises $24M To Commercialize the Lowest-Cost and Domestically-Sourced Lithium-Ion Battery Anode
Strategic Funding Round to Scale Cell Production and Deliver Next-Generation EV Batteries to Global Automakers in 2025 SAN LEANDRO,...
Mar 18, 2025


Quantum and optical interconnects led February venture deals
Multiple technical approaches for AI optical interconnect fabrics are emerging. Photonics VC Update is a monthly series to brief...
Mar 6, 2025


AI Assistants: Empowering Allies Or Risky Confidants?
Vinay Goel is CEO of Wald.ai . He was the Chief Digital Officer at JLL and led products at companies like Google, CheckPoint and Webroot....
Feb 28, 2025


Kapta Space Launches out of Stealth Mode to Develop the Next Generation of Advanced Spaceborne Radar Systems
Former Echodyne and Astranis Engineers Raise $5 Million to Field Advanced Spaceborne Radar Systems for National Defense and Commercial...
Feb 21, 2025


Oso Semiconductor Closes $5.2M Seed Round to Power the Next Generation of Phased Array Antennas in Satellite Communication, 5G and Radar Systems
The company’s novel, patent-pending microchips are ultra-low loss and can provide up to 4x improvement in efficiency compared to existing...
Feb 12, 2025
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