Techmeme: China-based AI chipmaker Enflame raises $98.6M Series B led by Summitview Capital, with Tencent and others participating (Yupu Li/Pandaily)

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Yupu Li / Pandaily:

China-based AI chipmaker Enflame raises $98.6M Series B led by Summitview Capital, with Tencent and others participating — China's cloud artificial intelligence-training platform Enflame Technology, backed by Tencent, raised RMB 700 million ($98.6 million) in Series B funding led …

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Abner Li / 9to5Google:

Google adds a kid-friendly “family mode” to Duo and says Duo on the web will soon support group calls, starting as a preview on Chrome — Work and personal video calling are surging in light of COVID-19, with Google announcing a handful of new Duo features last month to support that demand.

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