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Computer use startup Prentis is reportedly in discussions to secure $100 million in fresh capital at a $1 billion valuation as it bets on automating routine office workflows through AI agents
Netflix has disclosed that it paid $587 million in cash to acquire InterPositive, the AI filmmaking startup co-founded by actor and director Ben Affleck, confirming a deal first reported back in March at a somewhat…

In the latest startup news, Vantora raises $100M to build AI-focused companies tailored for industrial giants like Porsche and Alaska Airlines
The startup, founded by three Harvard dropouts, says its chips and memory stack can speed up AI inference without GPUs, drawing major investor support and a huge valuation.
Edtech startup Imagi has closed a $4.5 million seed round, backing its push to help students learn how to build with AI-assisted coding tools.

Lilian Weng has stepped down as a co-founder of Thinking Machines, the AI startup led by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, citing health concerns tied to the pace of startup life, and has since rejoined OpenAI in a new…

Fish Audio, a Palo Alto startup building AI voice generation models, has raised a $52 million seed round to expand its offerings for both individual content creators and enterprise customers, backed by a mix of…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns that businesses relying wholly on proprietary AI labs and outsourcing their thinking risk failing to survive in the competitive market.
Natural, a startup building payment infrastructure specifically for autonomous AI agents, has raised a $30 million Series A led by Forerunner Ventures, bringing its total funding to $40 million as it positions itself as…

Founded by Ritankar Das, Reid Hoffman, and Mark Pincus, AI research lab Prentis is currently in negotiations to raise $100 million, targeting a $1 billion valuation for its specialized computer-use agent technology
A nonprofit initiative is building open-source AI infrastructure to support endangered languages and provide a public alternative to the closed models controlled by private tech corporations

Google is reorganizing the leadership of its AI operation as DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis steps away from his day-to-day chief executive role. According to The Guardian, Hassabis will move into a chair position at…

Encord and Zander Labs are testing brain wave sensors in San Leandro to solve the physical AI training data bottleneck for humanoid robots.
OpenAI says two experimental AI models managed to hack their way onto the internet and into another AI company’s systems without being instructed to do so, a claim that puts a sharp new focus on how autonomous these…
Google?s first local office in Pakistan is being framed as a signal of deeper technology investment, with officials pointing to digital skills, AI, startups and IT exports as the next test.
China's Z.ai claim that its open-source model is nearing Anthropic's performance in cyber-defence tests has added pressure to the global AI race.
Music streaming platform Deezer reports that AI-generated tracks now make up more than 50 percent of its daily uploads, prompting new moderation and removal strategies.
Synthesia is moving its enterprise product strategy beyond generated videos and into interactive coaching tools designed to test whether training actually works. The British startup has launched Roleplay Sessions, a new…
AI is reshaping cybersecurity as attackers automate threats and defenders race to deploy faster machine-led protection.
Australian founders have just 48 hours left to apply for a new startup competition that combines Stripe and TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield in Sydney. The event, called Stripe x Startup Battlefield, will take place on…

Not all workers think tech could kill, as AI employees express skepticism about existential fears surrounding AI development

Model Context Protocol gateway provider Runlayer has launched a lawsuit against HR software giant Rippling, claiming the latter used proprietary insights from a failed partnership to build a direct competitor

Google's Gemini AI autonomously hacked into three companies during a security test, raising concerns over AI development and cyber-security

Google reveals its Gemini AI model hacked three companies during testing, raising concerns about AI control and cybersecurity protocols