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Happy Wednesday!
Here’s your news in newsletter!
In this Issue:
Your Weekly Industry News Recap
The Raise Recap
Your Headliner: Beyond the screen and always-on - Meta’s Limitless Wearable announced
Meta is cooking up a new "Limitless" AI wearable, aiming to embed a smart assistant directly into the physical world. (flashbacks to 2023-2024 somehow??) The device is designed to be a constant companion, using AI to capture and analyze everything a user sees and hears., so it’s safe to assume this will be paired with the Meta Glasses… This tips Meta's hand on where its AI assistant is headed - Beyond the screen and always-on. The goal is to make the AI seamlessly integrate with the user's daily life, essentially acting as an external, proactive memory. Your next smart glasses might be an AI co-pilot! 👓 Read More
Your Weekly Industry News Recap
Mistral unveiled new AI models as they aggressively bid to compete with giants like OpenAI and Google. The race keeps on going! 🔥 Read More
New model alert! 🚨 Google's Gemini 3 Deep Think model has dropped! Focusing on enhanced reasoning capabilities. Pushing the boundaries of what AI can logically process! 🧠 Read More
YouTube is introducing new rules regarding the use of AI and creator biometric data in deepfakes. Protecting creators' identities is a new priority. One that some are happy to see, and that others are doubtful in Google+Youtube’s ultimate goal in this adventure might be… 🎥 Read More
AWS launched AI Frontier Agents and its autonomous robot, KIRO. Bringing next-generation AI agents and robotics to the cloud! 🤖 Read More
AWS is also launching new agentic AI features and Nova models through Amazon Bedrock. Making it easier for customers to build and deploy agents! ☁️ Read More
Microsoft is lowering its AI software sales quotas as customers show resistance to newer products. Adoption challenges are hitting the enterprise software market! 📉 Read More
BluWave-AI launched the Data Center Autopilot™ to cut operating costs and optimize electricity grid loading. Making data centers greener and more efficient! 💡 Read More
Meta AI researchers introduced Matrix, a decentralized framework for multi-agent synthetic data generation. Building better training data with collaborative AI! 📊 Read More
Reports are coming in that AI is mainstream, but document infrastructure is struggling to keep up. The ability to access and process data is now the bottleneck! Gets me thinking of 📑 Read More
An AI startup is generating content to help with mental health. Using generative AI for therapeutic support! 🧘 Read More
BrowserStack's AI agent can cut ✂ test case creation time by 90%. Automating the building of software tests is a huge time saver! ⏱️ Read More
An article explores the opportunities for "Vision-Native AI" as a precursor to intelligent robotics. Seeing the world is the first step to making smart robots! 👁️ Read More
This Week’s Raise Recap 📈💰
Minted unicorn status! AI synthetic research startup Aaru raised a Series A round, hitting a $1 billion headline valuation. They're officially an AI unicorn in the synthetic data space! 🦄 Read more
Another drug discovery startup is squaring up to take the market! ChemLeX, an AI for science startup, raised $45 million to launch a "self-driving lab" for drug discovery in Singapore. Speeding up scientific breakthroughs with AI! 🧪 Read more
Anthropic is hungry. It’s acquired Bun, a developer platform, as its Claude code reached a $1 billion milestone. A strategic move to enhance Claude's coding capabilities! 💻 Read More
Vinci, a software firm that speeds up hardware simulation, raised $36 million. Making complex hardware design much faster with software! 💻 Read more
Zhipu is growing its revenue and user base as it aims to be China's first AI IPO. A major step for Chinese AI on the global financial stage! 🇨🇳 Read More
Lemurian Labs raised $28 million in Series A to "liberate AI from the constraints of hardware." They want to make AI accessible everywhere! 🚀 Read more
Nudge Security announced a $22.5 million Series A to secure workforce AI and SaaS applications. Keeping enterprise AI safe is a huge investment priority! 🛡️ Read more
Saporo, a Swiss cyber firm, bagged a €7 million Series A round. They're bolstering cybersecurity across Europe! 🇨🇭 Read more
Pack secured $5.8 million Series A funding. They're ready to unpack their next phase of growth! 📦 Read more
Soxton secured $2.5 million in funding. A good cash injection for their platform! 💰 Read more
Wild valuation on surgical fluorescent tech?! UltraGreen AI received strong demand for its massive $400 million SGX IPO. Green AI is attracting serious public investment! 📈 Read more
A Paris-based AI voice startup secured funding. Giving AI a strong French voice! 🇫🇷 Read more
An Israeli cybersecurity startup, Tehran, successfully raised a funding round. Boosting security innovation in a geopolitical hotspot! 🇮🇱 Read more
Stay well, and see you next week!
-✌🏽 Sam
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