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In this Issue:
Your Weekly Industry News Recap
The Raise Recap
Your Headliner: MIT Offshoot Says We Can Go Smaller, Lighter for Real Life AI.
Fresh from the lab at Liquid AI (the aforementioned MIT offshoot) is a released technical blueprint designed for building enterprise-grade small AI models. This initiative aims to shift the focus from massive, resource-hungry models to smaller, more efficient architectures that are highly deployable within corporate environments. The blueprint provides a path for businesses to adopt powerful AI without incurring the enormous costs associated with large model inference. This strategy prioritizes efficiency and practical use, potentially democratizing advanced AI for companies of all sizes.
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Your Weekly Industry News Recap
Microsoft's FARA-7B is a new "computer use" AI agent that reportedly rivals GPT-4o and can operate across different apps. A major new competitor in the agent space! 💻 Read More
Google's parent company, Alphabet, is dropping $100 million into a new initiative focused on building a stronger AI foundation. A huge investment in core AI research! 💰 Read More
AI models block 87% of single cyberattacks, but only 8% when attackers persist. Yikes... big discovery for LLM Security testing! 📉 Read More
An AI agent leaked a startup's secret and then emailed the Zoho CEO to apologize for its own mistake. AI agents are becoming hilariously autonomous! 🤦 Read More
Black Forest Labs launched Flux 2, new AI image models that challenge Google's Nano Banana. The generative image war is getting intense! 🖼️ Read More
PetVivo AI Inc. launched an AI platform that is reducing veterinary client acquisition costs by 50-90%. Making pet care business more efficient! 🐾 Read More
A look into how AI-powered content automation generated $3.5 million for Black Lotus Ventures. Content creation is turning into a cash cow! 🤑 Read More
An article explores how to avoid becoming an "AI-first" company with zero real AI usage. Actual implementation over buzzwords! 🙅 Read More
Smart toys are raising concerns about the ethical impact of artificial intelligence on children. Thinking carefully about AI's role in the next generation's lives! 🧸 Read More
SecretVM and Solidity LLM are ushering in confidential AI for Web3. Keeping AI operations private and secure on the blockchain! 🔐 Read More
A UMD student-led team produced an AI platform to transform job interview prep. Getting ready for that interview just got smarter! 🧑💼 Read More
This Week’s Raise Recap 📈💰
Flexion raised a huge $50 million to build the AI systems that power humanoid robots. They're literally building the brains for the next generation of robotics! 🤖 Read More
AI Proteins secured $41.5 million in Series A funding to advance its novel miniprotein therapeutics. They're making a big bet on programmable medicine! 🧬 Read More
Clover, an AI product security firm, secured $36 million in funding. Protecting the products built by AI is big business! 🛡️ Read More
Gravis Robotics raised $23 million to integrate AI into earthmoving equipment. The construction site is getting a smart upgrade! 🚜 Read More
Automat raised $15.5 million in Series A. Building momentum for their automation platform! 📈 Read More
Coplane raised $14 million to build AI-native software that automates ERP systems. Making enterprise resource planning smarter and easier! 💻 Read More
Cerrion secured $18 million to boost the adoption of AI in the manufacturing sector. Factories are getting a huge AI investment! 🏭 Read More
Tidalwave raised a $22 million Series A round. Making waves in the mortgage tech sector with AI! 🌊 Read More
A-One raised $7 million in Series A. Sounds like a winning investment for their AI platform! 🥇 Read More
A South Korean startup got $6 million in Series A funding to scale its AI-powered urban farm network. High-tech farming is coming to the cities! 🥬 Read More
Zinit raised $8 million in a seed round. They're ready to initiate their growth phase! 🌱 Read More
Bite Data raised $3 million to build AI tools for global trade compliance teams. Making sure international business plays by the rules! 🌐 Read More
Pype AI raised $1.2 million in funding. A boost for this agentic AI startup! 🚀 Read More
Stay well, and see you next week!
-✌🏽 Sam
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