Hebbia Secures $100M Series B for AI Document Search, Led by Andreessen Horowitz
Hebbia, a pioneering startup leveraging generative AI to search vast document repositories and provide specific answers, has successfully raised close to $100 million in a Series B funding round led…
Samsara Eco Secures $65 Million to Replace Plastic Packaging
Samsara Eco, an Australian startup specializing in fossil-free polymer resins, secured a substantial $65 million equity funding round on Wednesday, June 26. Co-led by Temasek and Main Sequence, the investment…
Google Ends Infinite Scroll on Desktop and Mobile Search Results
Google is ending infinite scrolling for search results on desktop on June 26 with plans to remove the feature from mobile devices in the coming months. According to a report…
Fujifilm, once struggling to sell cameras, now faces overwhelming demand.
TOKYO: For years, Japan’s Fujifilm pivoted away from its legacy camera business to focus on healthcare. But thanks in large part to the TikTok crowd, its retro-themed X100 digital cameras…
AI personal assistant startup Ario secures $16 million to democratize digital assistants
Ario, a startup developing an AI-powered personal assistant, announced today it has secured $16 million in funding to advance its innovative “universal basic AI” technology. This groundbreaking approach aims to…
SoftBank partners with Tempus to launch AI healthcare joint venture in Japan
SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son announced on Thursday that the Japanese tech giant has established a joint venture in the country with Chicago-based health tech company Tempus. Together, the pair…
Rivian Secures $5 Billion from Volkswagen Partnership
Volkswagen and Rivian have announced a $5 billion partnership, focusing on the development of software-defined vehicle platforms. This collaboration involves Volkswagen adopting Rivian’s zonal architecture, while Rivian secures significant funding.…
Dust raises $16 million for enterprise AI assistants linked to internal data.
In a major development for the AI enterprise sector, French startup Dust has secured a $16 million Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital. Dust’s innovative platform allows companies…
Reddit to Update Robots.txt to Thwart AI Crawlers
Reddit has announced changes to its Robots Exclusion Protocol (robots.txt file) to prevent AI crawlers from scraping its site without proper authorization. This update aims to curb the use of…
Creatio secures a huge $200 million to enhance no-code and AI-powered enterprise CRM solutions.
Generative AI may be dominating the headlines, but Boston-based Creatio is making news of its own with the success of its “no code” customer relationship management (CRM) platform and app-building…
Irrigreen’s AI Sprinkler Cuts Lawn Water Usage by Half
AI-powered sprinklers from companies like Irrigreen promise to cut water usage in half by precisely targeting only the lawn, reducing waste and saving costs. As the heat intensifies, Americans are…
Most of Indonesia’s data hit by the cyberattack wasn’t backed up, officials say.
The recent ransomware cyberattack on the Indonesian government has revealed significant deficiencies in the country’s cybersecurity preparations. Officials have admitted that most of the affected government data had not been…
Huawei’s Harmony OS seeks to eliminate China’s dependence on Windows and Android.
SHENZHEN, China – In a small room packed with a drone, a bipedal robot, a supermarket checkout, and other innovative devices, a vision of China’s software future is being showcased.…
Meta begins testing user-created AI chatbots on Instagram.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Thursday that the company will soon begin testing AI characters created by users through Meta AI Studio on Instagram. This testing phase will commence…
Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia invests a big $200 million in expanding its European operations
AMSTERDAM/HAMBURG – Nexperia, a global leader in the production of basic semiconductors such as diodes and transistors, announced on Thursday that it will invest $200 million to expand capacity at…
Teen Students Get Access to Google’s AI Gemini via School Accounts
Google is expanding access to its AI technology, Gemini, to teen students using their school accounts. This move follows its earlier rollout to teens with personal accounts. Alongside this, educators…
Google Translate Uses AI to Add 110 Languages
Google Translate has significantly improved its ability to learn new languages, thanks to generative AI. On Thursday, June 27, Google announced that its Translate tool now supports 110 new languages,…
OpenAI and Microsoft Sued by Center for Investigative Reporting
The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft in federal court, alleging copyright infringement. The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of New York…
OpenAI and Time Strike Multiyear Content Deal
OpenAI and Time have entered a multiyear content agreement, granting OpenAI access to over a century of Time’s archived and current articles, as reported by Axios. This deal allows OpenAI…
Micron Tech surpasses revenue expectations due to strong AI chip demand; shares dip after prior surge
Micron Technology has surpassed third-quarter revenue expectations, driven by robust demand for its memory chips. However, its forecast for the current quarter left investors disheartened, who had been buoyed by…