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Databricks raises $5B at $190B: CFOs alarmed by AI token bills drive $15B demand

Databricks funding round: Databricks raised $5 billion at a $190 billion valuation after investors offered nearly 15 times ...
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LLM-Generated GraphQL Mocks Arrive at Airbnb and Expedia, While the Spec Lags behind

Expedia Group has open-sourced mockql-rs, a Rust CLI that fills @mock-annotated GraphQL fields with LLM-generated data at ...
DATAQUEST

Why MongoDB believes simplicity will win in the AI era

MongoDB's Ben Cefalo explains why the data layer is becoming the foundation of enterprise AI, the future of databases, application modernisation and hybrid cloud ...
Seattle Times

WA driver data still used in ICE arrests, UW report shows

Earlier this year, state officials said they would take further action to block federal immigration agencies from tapping Washington drivers’ data, but arrests made using driver data have been ...
InfoWorld

New Databricks tool uses AI agents to rewrite legacy SQL at scale

The new agentic code converter uses Genie Code-powered agents to analyze, translate, validate, and refine SQL workloads moving from Teradata, Snowflake, Redshift, and SQL Server. Databricks is adding ...
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Microsoft (MSFT) and Databricks Forge Long-Term Azure Partnership Through 2030s

A long-term collaboration between Microsoft and Databricks has been confirmed to continue through the 2030s Databricks commits to operating its internal systems on Azure Databricks while expanding ...
Reuters

Databricks expands Microsoft Azure partnership, to use more custom chips

July 23 (Reuters) - Databricks said on Thursday it would expand its partnership with Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab through the 2030s, a deal under which it will increase its use of ‌the Azure ...
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Databricks and Microsoft expand partnership to help enterprises bring business context to enterprise AI

REDMOND, Wash., and SAN FRANCISCO — July 23, 2026 — Microsoft Corp. and Databricks on Wednesday announced an expansion of their decade-long strategic partnership, extending into the 2030s. Databricks ...
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Unstructured Data Lags in Enterprise Analytics and AI. Here Is How Data Teams Are Solving It.

Hand holding magnifying glass focused on virtual AI Agents icon. Concept of searching for artificial intelligence solutions, analyzing data, and digital inspection. Technology news headlines are ...
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Databricks hits $188B valuation, extending its run as AI’s favorite second act

Databricks on Thursday announced a new round of funding that values the company at $188 billion. The round was led by Coatue. Databricks didn’t disclose exactly how much it raised; it said the money ...
Wall Street Journal

Databricks Set to Hit $188 Billion Valuation With New Investment From Coatue

Coatue Management is leading a $3 billion investment in Databricks, a data-analytics software provider, that values the company at $188 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The new ...
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Inkling Ships: Murati’s Lab Puts Largest US Open-Weight AI on Hugging Face

Thinking Machines Lab released Inkling on Wednesday — the first AI model the company built from scratch — giving any developer or enterprise the right to download, inspect, and fine-tune a 975-billion ...