Company accelerates investments in Agent Bricks, Lakebase and Databricks Apps to power Data Intelligent Applications 

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Databricks, the Data and AI company, today announced it is raising a >$4 billion Series L investment, valuing the company at $134 billion. Additionally, the company crossed a $4.8 billion revenue run-rate during its Q3, growing >55% year over year, including >$1 billion revenue run-rate from its Data Warehousing business and >$1 billion revenue run-rate from its AI products — all while delivering positive free cash flow over the last 12 months.

The parallel rise of vibe coding and generative AI is accelerating the development of Data Intelligent Applications in the enterprise. Databricks will use this new capital to help customers build AI apps and agents on their proprietary data, leveraging Lakebase as the system of record, Databricks Apps as the user experience layer, and Agent Bricks to power multi-agent systems.

The round was led by Insight Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, and J.P. Morgan Asset Management with additional participation from Andreessen Horowitz, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, funds managed by Blackstone (“Blackstone”), Coatue, GIC, MGX, NEA, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, Robinhood Ventures, accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., Temasek, Thrive Capital and Winslow Capital. This new investment builds on Databricks’ accelerating financial results and underscores the company’s vision to make data and AI accessible to all organizations.

Databricks’ Financial Momentum
This funding follows continued strong momentum across Databricks’ business, including:

• Surpassing $4.8 billion revenue run-rate, growing >55% year over year.
• Continuing to achieve positive free cash flow over the last 12 months.
• Achieving >$1 billion revenue run-rate for its AI products.
• In its first six months, Lakebase already has thousands of customers and is growing revenue at twice the pace of its Data Warehousing product.
• Achieving >$1 billion revenue run-rate for its Data Warehousing product in less than four years from general availability.
• Net retention rate sustaining >140%.
• >700 customers consuming at over $1 million annual revenue run-rate.

The Rise of Data Intelligent Applications 
Databricks’ Series L funding will advance product development across three strategic products, helping customers build Data Intelligent Applications.

• Lakebase is the first serverless Postgres database purpose-built for the age of AI.
• Databricks Apps offers world-class speed and security to build and deploy data and AI applications.
• Agent Bricks makes it easy for organizations to build and scale high-quality agents on their data.

In addition to fueling its growth, this capital is expected to be used to provide liquidity for employees. The investment is also expected to support future AI acquisitions and deepen AI research.

“Enterprises are rapidly reimagining how they build intelligent applications, and the convergence of generative AI with new coding paradigms is opening the door to entirely new workloads. With this investment, we’re deepening our commitment to help every organization innovate with AI on their own data,” said Ali Ghodsi, co-founder and CEO of Databricks. “By anchoring transactional data in Lakebase, delivering intuitive experiences through Databricks Apps, and enabling advanced multi-agent systems with Agent Bricks, we’re giving customers a unified foundation to build trusted, high-performance Data Intelligent Applications at scale.”

“Our continued investment in Databricks reflects our deep conviction in their extraordinary momentum today and their ambitious vision for the future,” said John Wolff, Managing Director at Insight Partners. “Databricks leads the way in turning AI innovation into enterprise impact. We’re thrilled to deepen our investment in a team that continues to pair strong financial performance with real customer results, setting the standard for how AI creates value for businesses. Databricks is just getting started.”

About Databricks
Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and over 60% of the Fortune 500 — rely on Databricks to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified Data Intelligence Platform that includes Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, Lakebase and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram.

Contact: Press@databricks.com

SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — VIOFO has launched the newest model, the A119M Pro, a feature-packed, budget-friendly front-only 4K dashcam that is designed to impress. With real 4K 30 fps recording, Sony STARVIS 2 imaging, superior night vision, Wi-Fi 6 for lightning-fast transfers, and smart operations all packed into a tiny body, the A119M Pro is a big step forward from the A119 Mini 2. 

Next-Gen License Plate Clarity

4K 30FPS Recording

With true 4K 30fps recording, the A119M Pro gives you top-notch video quality with lifelike clarity and legible details. Every frame, from license plates to quickly moving objects, provides trustworthy proof in the event that it is needed following an incident.

Super Night Vision

The Sony STARVIS 2 sensor empowers the A119M Pro with enhanced visibility in dim/insufficient lighting and superb low-light performance with a larger dynamic range. It captures license plates and other important details with utmost clarity in the dark.

Incredible Image Quality

The A119M Pro uses a Sony STARVIS 2 IMX678 1/1.8″ 8MP image sensor, allowing it to record images with less motion blur and noise. This makes the videos and images look much sharper, even when things are moving at fast speeds.

Enhanced HDR Vision

The A119M Pro merges the Sony STARVIS 2 with HDR technology to create perfectly balanced lighting, guaranteeing legible plates even in tricky situations like backlit scenes and glare-heavy conditions.

Ultra-Convenient Connectivity

Hands-Free Voice Control

Ever needed to save an important moment but couldn’t take your hands off the wheel? Now you can simply say commands like “Lock Video” or “Take Photo” in 4 languages (English, Chinese, Russian, and Japanese), and the A119M Pro does the rest. Just safe, seamless control that keeps you focused on driving.

Lighting-Fast Wi-Fi 6 Transfer

No more long waits for downloading 4K video files. With the latest Wi-Fi 6 technology, the A119M Pro delivers speeds up to 3× faster than older models with transfer speeds up to 30MB/s. A crucial one-minute clip can be pulled onto your phone in roughly 10 seconds.

Plug and Instant Grab Transfer

The A119M Pro lets you access your videos instantly without waiting to pair with Wi-Fi. Just plug your phone directly into the dashcam using a USB 2.0 Type-C to Type-C data cable and start transferring. With speeds up to 20MB/s on the iPhone 16, pulling footage or updating firmware is faster and easier than ever.
*Compatibility Note: Use a USB 2.0 Type-C to Type-C data cable and make sure your phone supports a 5V/2A output. USB 2.0 data transfer requires a compatible device.

Precise GPS Tracking and Location

The A119M Pro features a state-of-the-art Quad-Mode GPS module that supports four distinct satellite positioning systems: GPS, BEIDOU, GALILEO, and GLONASS. This provides faster and more accurate positioning, improved stability in difficult terrain, and detailed speed and time data.

Solid Parking Recording Capability

Dual Battery Protection

The A119M Pro parking mode is backed by two battery protection layers to keep your vehicle safe without draining the car battery.

• Preset Parking Timer: Choose exactly how long the parking recording should run. Once it reaches your preset duration, the camera powers off automatically.
• Hardwire Kit Low-Voltage Cutoff: Using the HK6 hardwire kit, your dashcam gets a second layer of protection. When low voltage is detected, the hardwire kit instantly cuts power to protect your car battery.

24/7 Parking Guardian

The A119M Pro safeguards your vehicle with comprehensive parking surveillance. It supports Auto Event Detection with buffered recording that captures events from 15 seconds before to 30 seconds after motion is detected. You can switch to Time Lapse Recording at 1/2/3/5/10 fps to save power and storage without audio, now enhanced with Super Night Vision for clearer low-light scenes. For continuous monitoring, Low Bitrate Recording keeps the camera running with minimal file size while preserving audio.

More Features

Loop Recording & Auto Emergency Lock

Keep recording without worry. The A119M Pro automatically overwrites old footage and instantly locks important videos during a collision, ensuring key evidence is always saved.

Circular Polarizing Lens (Included)

Cut glare and reflections with the provided CPL and enjoy clearer, sharper footage during the daytime.

Bluetooth Remote Control (Optional)

One press instantly protects videos and images. Place the Bluetooth remote within reach while driving and customize the side buttons for quick access to your favorite functions. 
*Control distance: 5 meters.

Final Thoughts

The VIOFO A119M Pro is proof that the best dash cam tech doesn’t have to break the bank or dominate your windshield. If you’re looking for a compact and affordable dash cam that brings top-tier 4K image quality, great night vision, smart connectivity, and comprehensive parking surveillance, this model is your perfect match.

The new model is also included in VIOFO’s Christmas promotion, running from December 5 to 19, which offers discounts of up to $130 on a wide selection of dash cams—from entry-level to advanced models—helping users easily find the right one for their needs.

Ready for the upgrade? Shop VIOFO A119M Pro on Amazon or in VIOFO website Now!

TotalPLM™ adoption and company growth accelerates with dramatic platform value expansion

BOSTON, Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Bamboo Rose, a global leader in retail product development and supply chain technology, builds on a strong 2024 and is delivering record TotalPLM™ adoption and company growth in 2025. This marks the company’s third consecutive year of growth, fueled by sustained innovation and targeted acquisitions that expand platform capabilities and customer impact.

AI-Native Bamboo Rose Empowers Retailers to Sell More and Work Less in 2025

Putting R&D and M&A Investments to Work
Bamboo Rose’s TotalPLM platform delivers a true end-to-end experience, fueled by AI-powered Decision Intelligence that spans planning, merchant and designer collaboration, product development, sourcing, and order management. A patent-pending metadata layer embeds Decision Intelligence across the platform, enabling human end users and AI agents to work side-by-side. The result is faster product development, stronger confidence in supply, and optimized costs from concept through execution.

Decision Intelligence and Planning are now part of TotalPLM, added in late 2024 through acquisitions. Merchant and designer collaboration is powered by an early 2025 OEM agreement with VibeIQ.

Retailer interest in the Bamboo Rose Plan solution is surging, reflected in strong inbound demand and a growing set of active evaluations.

“Planning is a core part of how we operate, and we’re excited to take the next step. We’ve built real momentum on the platform, so expanding our planning capabilities is a natural evolution. The opportunity ahead is significant, and we’re energized by what it will unlock for our teams, our partners, and our customers,” said Natalie Wood, Chief Merchandising Officer, R.M.Williams.

Work Less, Sell More
TotalPLM connects the full product lifecycle on a single AI-native platform. With Decision Intelligence underneath every workflow, teams can automate routine decisions, reduce handoffs, and move faster with fewer resources. Shared data and connected processes also strengthen collaboration across internal teams and supplier networks, helping ensure the right products are developed, sourced, and delivered at speed and scale.

2025: A Year of Accelerating Success
Platform integration, strong customer success execution, and record levels of new logos define 2025:

• New Customers: More than two dozen new logos, including Target, Fanatics, Serena & Lily, and Système U.
• Multi-Category Adoption: Record levels of expansion and new logos across Fashion and Apparel, Food and Consumables, and General Merchandise.
• Retention Remains Strong: Gross retention exceeds 96%.
• Retail Revenue Impact Keeps Growing: TotalPLM adds over $250 billion in retail revenue under management.

“2025 marks another year of strong momentum, driven by an AI-native TotalPLM platform that is changing how retailers bring products to life,” said Matt Stevens, Chief Executive Officer, Bamboo Rose. “By embedding Decision Intelligence across an end-to-end workflow, we are helping customers simplify work and grow sales, turning complexity into clarity from planning to execution. This is not incremental progress. It is a step-change in speed, confidence, and collaboration for the world’s most ambitious retailers and brands.”

NRF 2026: Retail’s Big Show
Bamboo Rose is positioned for continued success in 2026, helping retailers and brands turn industry challenges into opportunities. Join us at NRF 2026, Retail’s Big Show, January 11–13 in New York City. Schedule a meeting with our team or visit booth #4042.

About Bamboo Rose
Bamboo Rose is a global leader in enterprise retail technology solutions. TotalPLM™ is the most comprehensive Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platform, integrating Planning and Merchandising, Creative Collaboration, Product Development, Sourcing, Supplier Relationship Management, Purchase Order Management, and Global Trade Management — all powered by AI-fueled Decision Intelligence. Built for scalability and agility, the Bamboo Rose platform helps retailers and brands optimize operations, drive margin growth, and meet evolving industry demands. Learn more at bamboorose.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

“Smart Intersection System to be Supplied to Nairobi, Kenya“

• Edge AI enables multi-channel real-time traffic analysis through AI model compression… ITS technology accelerates expansion from Middle East to Africa
• Signs technology supply contract with HANIL STM for the Nairobi ITS Project led by LG CNS

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Nota AI (CEO Myungsu Chae), a company specializing in AI model compression and optimization, announced today that it has signed a contract to supply its Smart Intersection System technology for the Intelligent Transport System (ITS) construction project in Nairobi, Kenya.

The contract is part of the Traffic Control Center establishment project led jointly by the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) and LG CNS. HANIL STM is responsible for system design and management, while Nota AI will implement and supply the Smart Intersection System, based on its AI model optimization and compression technology, tailored for an edge environment.

Nota AI’s AI compression and optimization technology is designed to reduce the computational complexity and memory usage of AI models, enabling their efficient operation in edge environments. This makes the technology highly effective in settings requiring low-power and low-latency performance.

The newly introduced AI compression and optimization-based Smart Intersection System is expected to contribute to improved traffic flow. It functions by compressing the size of the required analysis model and tailoring it for local CCTV at intersections, allowing for real-time classification of vehicle types, and analysis of traffic volume, queue length, and other traffic conditions without relying on a central server. Its high efficiency comes from the compression technology, which allows a single edge device to simultaneously manage multiple CCTV channels and process real-time data, resulting in highly effective cost management.

Furthermore, system managers can utilize the real-time data not only to monitor current traffic situations but also as valuable data for future enhancement of intersection operational efficiency. Since the entire analysis process is realized in an edge environment, the system offers stable operation while minimizing the burden of server construction and maintenance costs.

Nota AI has already received recognition for its high technological capabilities through ITS performance evaluations and technology verification by various companies and local governments. The Smart Intersection System and the Emergency Situation Detection System, both developed with Nota AI’s technology, achieved the ‘Highest Grade’ in the basic ITS performance evaluation, where real-time performance and accuracy are key indicators. Additionally, the system recently completed construction successfully in the Yeongcheon ITS reinforcement project, demonstrating an average performance rate of 99.5% across all evaluation criteria.

Building on this technological capability, Nota AI is accelerating the commercialization of its Intelligent Transport System technology. It has showcased advanced technologies in the Middle East and North America, with achievements including: a partnership with the UAE transport infrastructure company ‘ATS’, a contract to supply ITS solutions with the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), and successful verification of pedestrian safety support and traffic volume analysis with Sony in Lakewood, USA. Through participation in the Nairobi project, Nota AI has now expanded the application of its technology to the African region.

Myungsu Chae, CEO of Nota AI, stated, “We are delighted that Nota AI’s AI compression and optimization technology will contribute to traffic innovation in Nairobi, following our success in Dubai. By successfully completing this project, we will further expand the influence of our AI compression and optimization technology in the global market.”

G-P will connect its AI-powered global employment solutions to Workday’s Agent System of Record, enabling new levels of productivity

BOSTON, Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — REMOTE FIRST COMPANY – G-P (Globalization Partners), recognized as the undisputed leader in global employment by industry analysts, today announced it has joined the Workday Agent Partner Network, a global ecosystem of partners building AI agents that will connect with the Workday Agent System of Record (ASOR). By joining the program, G-P underscores its commitment to AI and global employment innovation.

“The Workday ASOR gives customers a unified, secure platform to manage their growing ecosystem of trusted AI agents,” said Dean Arnold, vice president, AI Platform, Workday. “By leveraging the Workday ASOR, partners like G-P enable our customers to securely and simply access innovative solutions for their teams worldwide.”

“G-P is leading AI innovation in global HR,” said Lori McNally, senior vice president, partners, G-P. “Workday inviting G-P to join the Workday Agent Partner Network shows the trust in G-P and in G-P Gia as an enterprise-ready AI solution inside Workday. Together, we’re helping customers work faster, stay compliant, and manage their global workforce with more confidence.”

G-P’s AI-powered EOR enables shared Workday and G-P customers to hire in 180+ countries internationally in regions where they do not have an entity. It facilitates the direct integration of global hires into the Workday platform, including demographic details, salary and payslip information and invoices. Any updates to international employee details made in Workday will be automatically reflected in G-P.

Additionally, the partnership includes an integration with G-P’s global HR agent, G-P Gia. Combining G-P’s decade of global HR expertise with cutting-edge AI, G-P Gia is designed to be HR’s trusted partner, providing guidance on the toughest employment questions and creating contracts and handbooks and more in 50 countries and 50 U.S. states. Gia delivers results built on G-P’s proprietary knowledge base, 100,00+ HR and legal expert vetted articles and 1,500+ government sources, giving users the confidence to make informed decisions when building and managing global teams.

Earlier this year, G-P joined Built on Workday, a program that empowers Workday partners to create and market pre-built apps to solve customers’ business and industry challenges. G-P Gia is available on the Workday Marketplace here, and G-P EOR will be available on the Workday Marketplace soon.

For more information about G-P, visit G-P.com.

About G-P
G-P (Globalization Partners) is the recognized leader in global employment, ranked No. 1 in every industry analyst report. G-P’s global employment platform delivers everything companies of all sizes need to manage the full employee lifecycle with its trusted Global HR Agent, G-P Gia, and AI-powered Employer of Record (EOR) and Contractor products. G-P supports teams in 180+ countries with more than a decade of global employment experience, the largest team of in-country HR, legal, and compliance experts, and its unmatched proprietary knowledge base.

G-P: Global Made Possible^™
To learn more, please visit: g-p.com or connect with us via LinkedIn, X, Facebook or check out our Blog.

SINGAPORE, Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Sharpa, a Singapore-headquartered AI robotics firm, has achieved a major milestone with the launch of mass production for SharpaWave, its flagship robotic hand engineered to match the size and dexterity of the human hand while delivering both delicate precision and superhuman strength. Early customers include leading global technology companies and top research universities.

Moving into mass production marks a critical step toward Sharpa’s vision of making general-use robots widely accessible. The company aims to produce robot hands and other components with the consistency and reliability expected of mission-critical hardware such as aircraft engines or automotive systems.

To ensure quality at scale, Sharpa has developed highly automated reliability and endurance testing systems that validate the performance of thousands of microscale gears, motors, and sensors—guaranteeing high accuracy, durability, and agility.

Sharpa focuses on solving robotics’ hardest problem, the hand, because it is the gateway to truly useful general-purpose robots. A capable hand allows robots to interact with the world as humans do, whether cracking an egg, assembling electronics, or operating tools in extreme environments. With such dexterity, robots can be deployed in hotels, hospitals, shops, or homes without needing to redesign human-oriented workspaces or tools.

SharpaWave features 22 active degrees of freedom (DOF) and Sharpa’s proprietary Dynamic Tactile Array (DTA) technology, enabling near-human precision in grasping, manipulating, and tool use, a foundational breakthrough for general-purpose robotics.

Achieving this sensitivity requires advanced visuo-tactile sensing. Each fingertip integrates a miniature camera and over 1,000 tactile pixels, capturing everything from feather-light contact to heavy loads with 0.005 N precision. Its 6-dimensional force sensing ensures adaptive grip control and slip prevention—essentially allowing SharpaWave to feel by seeing.

To accelerate adoption across industry and research, SharpaWave runs on an open-source, developer-friendly software stack. The SharpaPilot app is fully compatible with major simulation platforms including Isaac Gym, Isaac Lab, PyBullet, and MuJoCo, and provides rich reinforcement learning examples for rapid integration and experimentation.

SharpaWave’s breakthrough engineering has been recognized as a CES 2026 Innovation Awards Honoree in the Robotics category. Sharpa will be exhibiting at CES 2026 (LVCC North Hall, booth 9251), January 6–9, in Las Vegas, with its latest robots featuring groundbreaking dexterity, dynamic motion control, and long-horizon task.

About Sharpa

Founded in 2024, Sharpa is an AI robotics company dedicated to developing high-performance robots and core components, unlocking the potential of future general-purpose robotic applications. Sharpa’s mission is to build robots that assist, not replace, humans, freeing people from repetitive or strenuous work to focus on more meaningful pursuits. Sharpa’s global headquarters is in Singapore, with manufacturing R&D in Shanghai and business operations in Mountain View, USA.