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Lance Blob V2: Making Multimodal Data a First-Class Citizen in the Lakehouse
LanceDB announced the release of Lance Blob V2, a significant update that makes multimodal data a first-class citizen within their database.
LanceDB Blog
Lance JSON Support: Why You Might Not Really Need Variant
LanceDB released new JSON support, highlighting how it can simplify data handling and potentially eliminate the need for variant types in certain use cases.
DuckDB Blog
Announcing DuckDB 1.5.1
DuckDB version 1.5.1 introduces support for the Lance lakehouse format as a core extension, allowing users to read and write Lance tables directly within DuckDB.
LanceDB Blog
Lance Blob V2: Making Multimodal Data a First-Class Citizen in the Lakehouse
LanceDB announced Lance Blob V2, a significant update that aims to make multimodal data a first-class citizen in the lakehouse. This new version addresses challenges in handling diverse data types like images, audio, and video, improving efficiency and governance for AI and ML applications.
LanceDB Blog
LanceDB Raises $30M Series A to Build the Multimodal Lakehouse
LanceDB announced a $30 million Series A funding round led by Theory Ventures, with additional participation from CRV, YCombinator, Databricks Ventures, RunwayML, Zero Prime, and other investors, to accelerate their work on the Multimodal Lakehouse and expand their open-source community.
LanceDB Blog
LanceDB Raises $30M Series A to Build the Multimodal Lakehouse
LanceDB has announced it raised $30 million in Series A funding. This investment is intended to support the company's development of a multimodal lakehouse. The funding will likely be used to further build out this technology.
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