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JustWatch Launches Streaming Service With Free and Paid Plans Across 12 Markets
JustWatch has launched its own streaming service, JustWatch TV, offering free ad-supported movies, a paid subscription, and digital movie rentals across 12 markets. The service, launched on October 20, 2026,…
Electric Plant Raises $11.2 Million for AI Model That Reads Electrical Signals in Plants
Electric Plant has raised $11.2 million in seed funding to commercialize an AI system that interprets electrical signals inside living plants to identify their needs. Its technology combines low-cost sensors…
TikTok Employees Warned Executives About Child Safety Risks, Court Records Show
TikTok employees repeatedly warned company executives about child safety risks, including sexual exploitation, exposure to suicide-related content, and weaknesses in parental controls, according to court records obtained by NPR. Depositions…
Figma Adds 20 MCP Partners as CEO Dylan Field Raises Concerns Over AI Data Access
Figma has announced 20 new Model Context Protocol (MCP) partners to expand how AI agents interact with its design platform, despite concerns raised by co-founder and CEO Dylan Field about…
Reliable Robotics Raises $115 Million at Over $1 Billion Valuation to Advance Autonomous Flight
Reliable Robotics has raised $115 million in additional funding, pushing its valuation above $1 billion as it works toward Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification for its autonomous flight technology. The…
US Orders Federal Agencies to Remove DeepSeek AI Over National Security Concerns
The United States has ordered federal civilian agencies to stop purchasing products and services developed by Chinese AI startup DeepSeek and remove its technology from government IT systems. The Department…
Eka Robotics Raises $150 Million at $1.45 Billion Valuation for AI-Powered Robotic Hands
Eka Robotics has raised $150 million in a Series A funding round at a $1.45 billion post-money valuation to develop AI-powered robotic hands capable of handling objects with greater speed…
Tolan Raises $30 Million to Expand AI Companion App With 250,000 Active Users
San Francisco-based startup Tolan has raised $30 million in new funding to expand its AI companion app, which helps users manage daily tasks, personal relationships, and emotional concerns. The investment…
Tenstorrent Raises $1.5 Billion at $6.2 Billion Valuation to Expand AI Chip Production
AI chip startup Tenstorrent has raised $1.5 billion in a Series E funding round, reaching a $6.2 billion valuation as it expands production of processors designed for AI inference and…
Town Raises $108 Million at $1 Billion Valuation to Expand AI Assistants for Businesses
San Francisco-based AI startup Town has raised $108 million in a Series B funding round, reaching a $1 billion valuation just four months after its public launch. The funding, co-led…
Rivian CEO Says Autonomous Driving Could Lead to New Vehicle Designs Beyond R3
Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe believes autonomous driving technology could allow the electric vehicle manufacturer to develop vehicles with substantially different designs from its current SUVs and pickup trucks.…
Amazon to Fund 960-Megawatt Nuclear Plant With 12 Small Reactors in Indiana
Amazon is funding the development of a proposed 960-megawatt nuclear power plant in Indiana, featuring 12 small modular reactors supplied by X-energy. The facility would be operated by American Electric…
Developers Use AI to Remove Ads and Tracking Features From Smart TVs
Developers are using AI coding assistants to remove advertisements, disable tracking features, and replace slow home screens on smart TVs. Projects such as dumbtv and cleanyourtv allow users to customize…
Nvidia Launches Nemotron 3.5 AI Models for Enterprise Agents and Local PCs
Nvidia has launched three open-weight Nemotron 3.5 AI models designed for enterprise automation, always-on AI agents, and local computing. The lineup includes a 120-billion-parameter model for complex business tasks and…
Apple Updates App Store Guidelines to Ban AI Nudify Apps and Hidden Features
Apple has updated its App Store guidelines to prohibit AI-generated nonconsensual intimate imagery and applications that conceal harmful features during the review process. The revised policies, announced on October 16,…
Laplace Intelligence Develops AI Testing Platform for Robots and Self-Driving Cars
Ann Arbor-based startup Laplace Intelligence is developing an automated AI testing platform to identify potential failures in robots, self-driving cars, and other physical AI systems before they are deployed. The…
Even Healthcare Raises $50 Million to Expand Hospital Network in India
Indian healthcare startup Even Healthcare has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round led by Khosla Ventures to expand its hospital network in Bengaluru. The company plans to…
Disney Offers Jobs to 60 Character.AI Employees Following Startup’s Bankruptcy Filing
The Walt Disney Company has agreed to offer employment to at least 60 employees of bankrupt AI chatbot startup Character.AI, representing the majority of its workforce. The agreement includes an…
Meta Removes AI Training Language From Business Terms Following Publisher Concerns
Meta has revised its commercial terms of use after legal experts raised concerns that the updated agreement could allow the company to scrape news publishers’ websites and use their content…