Gupshup raises $60M in equity and debt, leaves unicorn status hanging
Gupshup, a business messaging startup that began its journey in India over two decades ago and became a unicorn four years ago,…
Month: July 2025
Amazon acquires Bee, the AI wearable that records everything you say
Amazon has acquired the AI wearables startup Bee, according to a LinkedIn post by Bee co-founder Maria de Lourdes Zollo. Amazon confirmed…
Trump administration unveils wide ranging AI action plan
The administration of United States President Donald Trump has unveiled its new artificial intelligence action plan, which includes a strategy…
Google develops AI tool that fills missing words in Roman inscriptions
Google develops AI tool that fills missing words in Roman inscriptions Aeneas program, which predicts where and when Latin texts…
Anglicare Sydney starts using AI in HR operations
Initially in areas such as recruitment and job coaching. Anglicare Sydney is starting to use artificial intelligence in its human…
AI Research Firm Reka Valued at $1 Billion
Artificial intelligence (AI) research/product development firm Reka AI has raised $110 million. The company’s new funding round, announced Tuesday (July 22), included contributions from Nvidia and…
Latent Labs launches web-based AI model to democratize protein design
About six months after coming out of stealth with $50 million in funding, Latent Labs has released a web-based AI model for…
21-year-old MIT dropouts raise $32M at $300M valuation led by Insight
Karun Kaushik and Selin Kocalar weren’t planning to raise a Series A so soon. Their AI compliance startup, Delve, which announced a $3 million…
OpenAI’s Sam Altman warns of AI voice fraud crisis in banking
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned the financial industry of a “significant impending fraud crisis” because of the ability of artificial intelligence…
Instead of selling to Meta, AI chip startup FuriosaAI signed a huge customer
South Korean AI chip startup FuriosaAI announced a partnership on Tuesday to supply its AI chip, RNGD, to enterprises using LG AI Research‘s recently…
OpenAI and Oracle announce Stargate AI data centre deal
OpenAI has shaken hands with Oracle on a colossal deal to advance the former’s colossal Stargate AI data centre initiative. It’s one thing…
Google’s newest Gemini 2.5 model aims for ‘intelligence per dollar’
Google just dropped the stable version of Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite and they’ve essentially created a model that’s designed to be…
UK border officials to use AI to verify ages of child asylum seekers
Officials are to start using artificial intelligence to help estimate the age of asylum seekers who say they are children.…
Microsoft poaches top Google DeepMind staff in AI talent war
US tech giant recruits more than 20 people from rival in push to gain edge in the fast-developing technology Microsoft…
Utah lawmaker tapped to lead national AI task force
A Utah lawmaker was recently tapped to lead a national task force to help guide state-level artificial intelligence policies. State…
BLUEVISION: The Next-Generation AI-Powered Maritime Platform to Debut at IDEF 2025
HAVELSAN will showcase its forward-thinking AI vision at IDEF 2025 International Defense Industry Fair. Representing the latest milestone in this vision,…
Xelix Raises $160 Million to Bring Agentic AI to Accounts Payable
Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) software firm Xelix has raised $160 million in new funding. The company’s Series B round will help Xelix develop…
Yahoo Japan Mandates AI Use to ‘Double’ Productivity by 2028
Yahoo Japan is all in on AI. The company has ordered all employees to use generative AI, with the goal…
AI as the greatest source of empowerment for all
In a few weeks, I’ll be joining OpenAI as CEO of Applications, helping get OpenAI’s technologies into the hands of…
72% of U.S. teens have used AI companions, study finds
A new study by a U.S. nonprofit focused on the lives of kids and families, Common Sense Media, has found that…