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Artificial Intelligence
Google Makes It Easy to Move from Other AI Chatbots to Gemini
California: Google has recently announced new features, namely “switching tools”, to help people make a switch from other AI chatbots, such as ChatGPT or Claude, to its own...
Startup Stories
Defense AI Startup Shield AI Raises $2B at $12.7B Valuation
San Diego: Shield AI has raised $2 billion in new funding at a $12.7 billion valuation. That marks a 140%...
Startup Stories
Conntour Raises $7M to Build an AI Search Engine for Security Cameras
Tel Aviv: Conntour has raised $7 million in seed funding to build an AI-powered search engine for enterprise security camera...
Artificial Intelligence
Google Launches Lyria 3 Pro, Its Most Advanced AI Music Model
California: Google has officially launched Lyria 3 Pro, a new artificial intelligence model designed to generate longer and more detailed music...
Technology
Google Debuts TurboQuant to Reduce AI Memory Usage
California: Google has launched TurboQuant, a new AI technology designed to significantly reduce memory usage in large AI models. The Google...
Startup Stories
AI Notes Startup Granola Hits Unicorn Status with $125M Series C
San Francisco: Granola has raised $125M in Series C funding, pushing its valuation to $1.5 billion. The round was led...
Startup Stories
Legal AI Startup Harvey Hits $11B Valuation With $200M Series C
San Francisco: Harvey has closed a $200M Series C at an $11 billion valuation, cementing its position as the highest-valued...
Business
OpenAI Scales Back ChatGPT Shopping Post Checkout Feature Falls Flat
San Francisco: OpenAI confirmed it is scaling back ChatGPT Shopping feature Instant Checkout, a feature launched in September 2025 that...
Business
Novaworks Raises $8M to Replace Legacy HR Systems with Agentic AI
Silicon Valley: Novaworks has raised $8M in seed funding and launched what it calls the first agentic operating system for...
Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic Launches Claude Code Auto Mode With Built-In Safety Layer
San Francisco: Anthropic has added a new auto mode to Claude Code, its agentic coding tool, giving the AI the...