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Your AI Product - News Report - May 21th
Samuel Pierre-Gilles
May 21, 2025
For those that are new around here, this is an extension of my weekly newsletter where I highlight new and innovative AI products that are worth exploring.
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Happy Wednesday!
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Riding off the high of yesterday’s catchup recap, Today’s News issue covers the news from the past week, so it’ll be short and sweet.
In this Issue:
Your Weekly Industry News Recap
The Raise Recap
FYI TO FOUDNERS - Funding Opportunity
Headliner: When AI Becomes the Inventor: DeepMind’s AlphaEvolve Breakthrough 🧠⚙️
DeepMind’s AlphaEvolve is pushing AI into wild new territory—designing algorithms no human has ever dreamed up. 🧠📐 Powered by Gemini, the agent explores, tests, and refines code all on its own, like a digital scientist. This isn’t just automation—it’s AI inventing new ways to solve problems. 🤯⚙️ It’s a glimpse into a future where AI doesn’t follow our logic—it builds its own.
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Your Weekly Industry News Recap
Netflix Plans AI-Powered Ads by 2026
Streaming ads are about to get smarter—Netflix is testing AI that customizes promos in shows. 📺🧠 🔗 Read moreStarmer’s AI Twin Answers Voter Questions
UK politics meets AI cosplay—Labour leader Keir Starmer now has a chatbot clone. 🇬🇧🤖 🔗 Read moreOpenAI’s Codex Revolutionizes Dev Work
AI agents are reshaping how developers write code—and Codex is leading the charge. 👨💻⚙️ 🔗 Read moreAWS Open-Sources SDK for Agent Devs
Amazon just dropped its agents SDK to help devs build faster with plug-and-play tools. 🛠️🚀 🔗 Read moreU.S. Republicans Propose 10-Year AI Deregulation Ban
A proposed bill would block states from creating their own AI rules—for a decade. 🇺🇸🧾 🔗 Read moreU of Utah Researchers Build Super-Accurate AI Disease Tool
This tool claims to predict illness better than anything before it—big news for diagnostics. 🧪📊 🔗 Read moreFDA Looks to Regulate GenAI in Medical Products
The U.S. regulator is figuring out how to oversee AI’s role in health tools. 💉📜
🔗 Read moreMeta Reportedly Delays Big AI Model
Meta’s “Behemoth” model is being held back—possibly to dodge controversy. 🤐🛑 🔗 Read moreLangChain Interrupt 2025 Recap
LangChain’s event was all about pushing the frontier of LLM workflows. 🛠️✨
🔗 Read moreNew Healthcare AI Models Tackle Burnout
Next-gen AI models are being trained to cut through burnout and improve diagnostics. 🩺⚡ 🔗 Read moreGoogle DeepMind’s AlphaEvolve Designs New Algorithms
This AI agent is dreaming up algorithms no human ever thought of. 🤯📐
🔗 Read moreBox’s New AI Agents Organize Your Docs
AI agents in Box now extract, tag, and organize your files like magic. 📂✨
🔗 Read moreSurvey on Slow Thinking in LLMs
A research deep-dive into how reinforced learning mimics thoughtful human decision-making. 🧠⏳ 🔗 Read moreNew Research on Scaling LLM Reasoning
This arXiv paper explores how bigger brains might help LLMs reason better. 📏🧠
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This Week’s Raise Recap 📈💰
Mistral Eyes IPO as Harvey Targets $3B Valuation
Two major AI players are looking to go big—Mistral might IPO and Harvey’s chasing unicorn status. 📈🦄 🔗 Read moreCredilinq Raises $8.5M for B2B Embedded Finance AI
Embedded finance gets an AI boost with Credilinq’s $8.5M Series A to expand its B2B reach. 💳🤖 🔗 Read moreOpenlayer Scores $14.5M to Scale AI Governance
Openlayer is helping enterprises manage AI more safely—with a fresh $14.5M to do it. 🛡️📊 🔗 Read moreRemberg Secures €15M for AI-Powered Maintenance
German startup Remberg is scaling AI for industrial maintenance with €15M in new backing. 🛠️🤖 🔗 Read moreHyperbots AI Raises $6.5M for Finance-Focused Agents
Agentic AI focused on finance just got a big nod with a $6.5M Series A raise. 🧠💸 🔗 Read moreGranola Raises $43M to AI-Searchify Meeting Transcripts
Granola’s turning messy meetings into searchable gold—and $43M says they’re onto something. 📝🔍 🔗 Read moreHedra Secures $32M for Next-Gen AI Infra
Hedra’s building the backbone of AI with a fresh $32M to scale its infrastructure tools. ⚙️🔥 🔗 Read moreDoji Raises $14M to Make AI Avatars for Try-Ons
Virtual fashion just got real—Doji’s building fun AI avatars for trying before buying. 🛍️🧍♂️ 🔗 Read moreSamaya Raises $43.5M to Disrupt Financial Services
This AI startup is targeting finance with smarter, faster customer engagement tools. 💼⚡ 🔗 Read moreUna Software Adds AI, Raises Seed Round
Adding AI into financial planning, Una just closed seed funding to kick things into gear. 💡📈 🔗 Read moreAkido Labs Raises $60M to Tackle Healthcare with AI
From patient care to backend ops, Akido’s using its $60M to modernize healthcare. 🏥💥 🔗 Read moreTensorwave Raises $100M for Open-Source AI Infra
Tensorwave is betting big on open-source AI with a fresh $100M in the bank. 💻🔋
🔗 Read moreSomite AI Pulls in $47M to Reinvent Cell Therapy
Somite is mixing AI with biotech to push the boundaries of regenerative medicine. 🧬💊 🔗 Read moreSierra Ventures Talks 5-Layer AI Investment Strategy
This VC firm breaks down how they pick winners across the AI stack. 🎯💰
🔗 Read moreUna Software Also Raises $4.4M in U.S. Seed Round
The Canadian startup is getting love across borders with a U.S. raise. 🇨🇦🇺🇸💸
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FYI TO FOUDNERS - Funding Opportunity
Google just rolled out its AI Futures Fund to back bold startup founders with long-term visions. 💸🚀 The fund isn’t about quick wins—it’s aimed at supporting risky, transformational ideas that could reshape industries. It’s a clear signal that Google wants to nurture frontier innovation, not just incremental upgrades. 🌍🧠 For early-stage founders with a moonshot, this could be the fuel they’ve been waiting for. 🔥
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-✌🏽 Sam
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