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Sequoia backs Sable's $45m AI demo tool targeting B2B sales jobs
US startup Sable has raised $45 million to build an AI agent that replaces human sales engineers, signalling a structural shift in…
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Bunkerhill raises $25m to solve hospital AI integration gap
US startup Bunkerhill Health has raised $25 million to deploy AI agents across major hospital networks, signalling that the real m…
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Travel platform Fora hits unicorn status with $60m raise
Travel platform Fora has reached a $1 billion valuation after a $60 million funding round, demonstrating strong investor confidenc…
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EQT’s €5bn fund eyes first deal leading Mistral round
A potential investment by EQT’s new Scaleup Europe Fund in Mistral would represent a major test of European institutional appetite…
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Google AI Mode updates to complete tasks across third-party apps
Google is transforming its AI Mode from a search tool into a transactional hub by integrating third-party apps, a shift that inten…
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Google rebrands NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook with new data tools
Google is rebranding its AI research tool NotebookLM as Gemini Notebook and adding interactive data analysis capabilities, a move …
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Apple plans October OLED iPad mini as component costs rise
Apple is preparing its first major iPad mini update in five years for an October release, a move that will test whether the compan…
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DoorDash CLI tool reveals the mechanics of AI commerce
DoorDash has launched a command-line tool allowing AI agents to order food, signalling a shift toward automated "agentic commerce"…
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Two hackers jailed for Transport for London cyberattack in blow to Scattered Spider
The sentencing of two young hackers for a major 2024 attack on London’s transit network marks a significant disruption to the Scat…
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Microsoft rebuilds security business around AI, cuts staff
Microsoft is restructuring its dominant cybersecurity division around artificial intelligence and cutting hundreds of jobs to stop…
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Stardust app shares reproductive data with US analytics firm
Period tracker Stardust has been caught sharing sensitive reproductive health data with a US analytics firm, raising significant q…
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OpenAI expands into physical merchandise with ChatGPT basketball
OpenAI has launched a $70 rubber basketball and a line of branded apparel, a curious pivot for the AI giant that signals an ambiti…
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How a former DeepMind researcher raised at a $300M pre-seed valuation before launching a product
Drawing on more than a decade spent helping build some of the world's most influential AI systems, including research that later i…
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Sheryl Sandberg leads $10 million investment in AI-powered vehicle inspection service
The startup, founded in 2021, lets enterprise customers use smartphones to scan and spot vehicle damage.
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UK rejects VPN restrictions, demands platforms police underage users
The UK has abandoned plans to restrict VPNs after government research showed they are rarely used to bypass age checks, shifting t…
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Why AMI Labs’ Alexandre LeBrun won’t call his AI ‘AGI’ or ‘superintelligence’
While everyone in AI is chasing "superintelligence," Alexandre LeBrun, CEO of Yann LeCun’s world model startup, AMI Labs, dismisse…
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Oak raises $60M to secure AI agent and machine identities
Israeli cybersecurity startup Oak has raised $60 million to build a unified identity system for humans and AI agents, addressing a…
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Chinese lab Moonshot to launch $31.5bn-valued AI model rivalling Anthropic
Moonshot AI is releasing a massive open-weight model that matches Anthropic's best, offering European businesses a powerful altern…
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Anthropic and Blackstone launch $1.5bn AI implementation venture
A new $1.5 billion venture backed by Anthropic and Blackstone signals that the real value in artificial intelligence is shifting f…
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A father of the internet wants to give AI agents an identity
Soon the internet will be full of AI agents acting on our behalf. Right now, there is no reliable way to tell who stands behind an…
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A Face ID pioneer raised $52M to read the brain like a blood test
One of the minds behind Apple’s Face ID wants to point AI at something harder than a face. He wants it to read the brain. His star…
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Apple secures Chinese AI approval through Alibaba and Baidu deals
Apple has gained regulatory clearance to launch its AI services in China via local tech giants, a crucial step to defend its $20.5…
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Microsoft patches record 622 bugs as AI disrupts corporate security
A record-breaking Microsoft security update driven by AI-assisted bug hunting is forcing European companies to abandon slow patchi…
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Oracle front-runner for Japan air-gapped cloud deal
Oracle has taken the lead to build a secure, offline cloud for Japan’s government, a deal that underscores the rising global deman…