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Happy Wednesday!
Here’s your news in newsletter!
We’re kicking off a new year for the AI Product Report!
In Today’s News issue we recap a LOT of what’s happened over the past few weeks, so brace yourselves for the your weekly news’ season opener~
In this Issue:
Your Weekly Industry News Recap
Tool Spot
The Raise Recap
What I’m Reading
Your Weekly Industry News Recap
NEWS FROM THE INDUSTRY GIANTS
NVIDIA’s AI Rollout: NVIDIA introduces new language model products as Accenture expands its AI offerings for enterprise applications. 💻🔮 Read more: Link
Microsoft’s $3B India Investment: Microsoft invests $3B to boost India’s AI cloud infrastructure and skill-building initiatives. ☁️ Read more: Link
OpenAI’s Robotics Push: OpenAI builds a new robotics team to bring the magic of generative AI into physical machines. 🤖🔧 Read more: Link
Intel Unveils Edge AI Processors: At CES 2025, Intel showcases its cutting-edge processors designed to power next-gen edge AI applications. 💻⚡ Read more: Link
Adobe Transpixar for VFX: Adobe debuts Transpixar, its latest AI-powered tool for enhancing VFX workflows in film and media. 🎥🤖 Read more: Link
Satya Nadella’s AI Vision: Microsoft’s CEO envisions AI agents becoming the backbone of SaaS and workplace productivity in the near future. 🖥️⚙️🤝Read more: Link
AI and Sustainability: Experts warn that ignoring sustainability in AI development could hinder its transformative potential in 2025. 🌱🤔 Read more: Link
SymphonyAI Enhances Retail AI: SymphonyAI introduces new tools for connected retail using Microsoft Azure OpenAI at NRF 2025. 🛒🤖 Read more: Link
ConcertAI at Annual J.P. Morgan Event: ConcertAI showcases its cutting-edge healthcare solutions at the 43rd annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. 🏥✨ Read more: Link
AI in Pharma Talent Wars: Startups are outpacing big pharma in the race to attract top AI talent, reshaping the industry’s innovation landscape. 💊🤖 Read more: Link
Cohere’s AI Workspace Launch: Canada-based startup Cohere unveils an AI workspace, enabling businesses to collaborate more efficiently with intelligent tools. 🌐💡 Read more: Link
AI Cybersecurity Predictions: Snowflake outlines trends in AI-driven data protection and cybersecurity for the year 2025. 🔒🧠 Read more: Link
AI Governance Challenges: The World Bank explores the delicate balance of opportunities and risks in AI governance strategies. 🌍🤔 Read more: Link
Canadian Privacy in AI: A new report examines shifts in Canada’s AI privacy laws, highlighting the need for ethical AI deployment. 🔒 Read more: Link
Neural Wristbands at CES 2025: CES showcases next-gen AI tech, including neural wristbands and smart mirrors for futuristic user experiences. 🛠️🤖 Read more: Link
Qualcomm’s Edge AI Solutions: Aetina partners with Qualcomm to develop innovative on-prem AI solutions for edge applications. 🖥️⚡ Read more: Link
Iktos & Cube Biotech Collaboration: The two companies join forces to enhance small molecule drug discovery with cutting-edge AI technology. 💊🤖 Read more: Link
Tool Spot 🛠️🧰
I’ve found a few interesting resources from across the internet.
For our corporate affiliated readers: HBR’s AI Success Formula: Companies excelling in AI are blending strategy, talent, and culture to stay ahead in the innovation race. 🏆🤖 Read more: Link
Global AI Legislation Tracker: The IAPP’s Global AI Legislation Tracker keeps tabs on evolving AI-related laws and regulations across countries. It's a must-have tool for staying informed about the legal landscape of AI adoption and governance worldwide. 🌍⚖️Read more: Link
For curious minds who want to peer into how LLMs do what they do:
This is such a cool interactive website to learn how LLMs work.
It’s combines step-by-step text explanations with dynamic 3D visualizations for an immersive learning experience.
Available to everyone for free!
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The Raise Recap 📈💰
Overland AI Raises $32M: Overland AI secures $32M in Series A funding to revolutionize ground autonomy for U.S. defense forces. 🚜🛡️ Read more: Link
Pipe17 Secures AI Tools Funding: Pipe17 lands fresh funding to build AI-powered tools for smarter commerce workflows. 🛍️⚙️ Read more: Link
Surbhi Sarna’s $30M for Life Sciences: YC-backed Surbhi Sarna raises $30M to accelerate life sciences AI solutions for cutting-edge healthcare innovation. 🧬💡Read more: Link
Hippocratic AI Raises $141M: Hippocratic AI secures $141M to enhance patient-facing AI agents for better healthcare interactions. 🏥🤖 Read more: Link
Innovaccer Closes $275M Funding: SaaS firm Innovaccer lands $275M to advance AI-powered healthcare data cloud systems. 💾🏥 Read more: Link
Mili’s $2M Seed Funding: Wealth management platform Mili emerges from stealth with $2M in seed funding to redefine enterprise AI. 🏦🤖 Read more: Link
TrueWind Raises $13M: AI-powered accounting platform TrueWind secures $13M in Series A funding to streamline finance management. 💼📊 Read more: Link
Fermata Gets $10M for AgriTech: Fermata raises $10M in Series A funding to revolutionize agriculture with AI-powered insights. 🌾💻 Read more: Link
Aspect Biosystems’ $115M Funding: Vancouver biotech firm Aspect Biosystems secures $115M to expand its AI-driven healthcare solutions. 🧬🌍 Read more: Link
Anatomy Financial Raises $19M: U.S. fintech Anatomy Financial secures $19M in Series A funding to enhance its AI-powered healthcare finance platform. 🏥 Read more: Link
Freedom Furniture Chooses Coveo: After a competitive RFP, Coveo wins a partnership to revolutionize product discovery with AI-powered tools. 🛋️✨ Read more: Link
Human Longevity & SleepScore Labs: These two companies team up to create an AI-driven program for personalized precision sleep improvements. 😴🧠 Read more: Link
What I’m Reading
This article explores how knowledge graphs are becoming essential for enhancing generative AI's capabilities, improving context, accuracy, and decision-making. By integrating structured data, these graphs unlock smarter, more efficient AI applications. A must-read for anyone curious about the future of AI progress towards zero hallucination. 🌐🤖
Notably there are others playing in the space looking to solve this same issue from a different angle, enter: LlamaIndex Enhances Decision-Making: LlamaIndex goes beyond RAG, empowering agents to handle complex decision-making tasks more effectively. 🦙✨Read more about Index: Link
Stay well, and see you next week!
-✌🏽 Sam