Triomics nabs $22M to bring oncology-specific AI to cancer centers
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Triomics nabs $22M to bring oncology-specific AI to cancer centers

Triomics raised $22M in Series B funding led by Battery Ventures to advance its oncology-specific AI technology for...

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In more good news for Amazon, Snowflake signs $6B deal with AWS for AI CPU chips
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In more good news for Amazon, Snowflake signs $6B deal with AWS for AI CPU chips

Snowflake has signed a five-year, $6 billion deal with Amazon Web Services to secure AI chips, reducing reliance on...

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Payroll startup Remote says it grew revenue 50% per employee without adding headcount
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Payroll startup Remote says it grew revenue 50% per employee without adding headcount

Payroll startup Remote achieved $300 million in annual recurring revenue and became cash-flow positive by increasing...

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Your SEO strategy is optimized for a search engine that no longer exists.
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Your SEO strategy is optimized for a search engine that no longer exists.

Google I/O announced that AI-generated answers are now prominent in search results, fundamentally changing how brands...

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Microsoft's MAI-Image-2.5 pulls even with Google's Nano Banana 2 on benchmarks
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Microsoft's MAI-Image-2.5 pulls even with Google's Nano Banana 2 on benchmarks

Microsoft's MAI-Image-2.5 text-to-image model ranks third on Arena's leaderboard, matching Google's Nano Banana 2 but...

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AI coding agent Devin maker Cognition more than doubles its valuation to $26 billion in under nine months
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AI coding agent Devin maker Cognition more than doubles its valuation to $26 billion in under nine months

Cognition, maker of AI software developer Devin, has raised over $1 billion at a valuation exceeding $26 billion, more...

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Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions, with more to come, including AI plans
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Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions, with more to come, including AI plans

Meta is launching paid subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp globally while testing new AI-powered...

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Robinhood lets AI agents trade shares and make credit card purchases for customers
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Robinhood lets AI agents trade shares and make credit card purchases for customers

Robinhood has enabled customers to connect AI agents like Anthropic's Claude to investment accounts through MCP,...

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NVIDIA Releases Polar, a Token-Faithful Rollout Framework for GRPO Training Across Codex, Claude Code, and Qwen Code
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NVIDIA Releases Polar, a Token-Faithful Rollout Framework for GRPO Training Across Codex, Claude Code, and Qwen Code

NVIDIA introduced Polar, a rollout framework that trains language agents using reinforcement learning through a model...

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YouTube will try to automatically flag AI videos starting this month
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YouTube will try to automatically flag AI videos starting this month

YouTube is implementing stricter AI labeling requirements, making disclosure labels more visible below video players...

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AI coding startup Cognition raises $1B at $25B pre-money valuation
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AI coding startup Cognition raises $1B at $25B pre-money valuation

AI coding startup Cognition raised $1 billion at a $25 billion pre-money valuation, more than doubling its valuation in...

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AI tried to bury this politician — now people have actually heard of him
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AI tried to bury this politician — now people have actually heard of him

OpenAI and Anthropic are spending millions in a political battle over AI regulation through super PACs supporting and...

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Nvidia Signals $150B Spend in Taiwan
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Nvidia Signals $150B Spend in Taiwan

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced a $150 billion spend in Taiwan and established a new headquarters there, positioning...

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Robinhood will let your AI agent trade stocks and make (or lose) lots of money
AI Agents

Robinhood will let your AI agent trade stocks and make (or lose) lots of money

Robinhood is launching a new feature that allows traders to create separate accounts for AI agents to autonomously buy...

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ElevenLabs’ new music-generation model can switch genres mid-track
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ElevenLabs’ new music-generation model can switch genres mid-track

ElevenLabs has released a new music-generation model that allows users to regenerate specific sections of a song while...

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SOND, a sleep tech startup from Bose’s former head of sleep, exits stealth with $7M
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SOND, a sleep tech startup from Bose’s former head of sleep, exits stealth with $7M

SOND, a sleep technology startup founded by Bose's former head of sleep products, has emerged from stealth mode with...

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Former Google and Apple Researchers Launch a Startup to Build AI’s Missing Feedback Loop
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Former Google and Apple Researchers Launch a Startup to Build AI’s Missing Feedback Loop

Trajectory, a startup founded by former Google and Apple researchers, is launching to build continuous learning...

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China is increasingly keeping its best AI talent to itself
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China is increasingly keeping its best AI talent to itself

China's growing AI sector is producing top-tier talent, and the Chinese government is increasingly implementing...

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Google folds Display Ads into AI-first Demand Gen platform

Google is consolidating its Display Ads into its AI-powered Demand Gen platform, ending nearly two decades of the...

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