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Amazon Drops Data Center NDAs, While AI Agents Push to Accessโญ9
Amazon drops data center NDAs as community backlash grows, while AI startups race to get consumers to trust agents with credit cards, inboxes, and files.
Arena Nearly Doubles Valuation to $3.1B in 10 Months as AIโญ9
Arena raised $200M Series B at $3.1B valuation as its AI model leaderboard hit $100M annualized revenue, up from $30M just months earlier.
China's Manus Raises Over $500M in First Funding Round Sinceโญ8
Chinese AI lab Manus raises over $500M in its first funding round since Meta's $2B acquisition collapsed. Boyu Capital and IDG Capital led the round.
SpaceX alumni nab $100M to rethink shipping with autonomousโญ9
Parallel Systems, founded by SpaceX alumni, raises $100M to reinvent freight rail with autonomous battery-powered trains, targeting short-haul routes and recapt...
Bloom Secures $3.6M Seed to Become the 'Alibaba' of Americanโญ9
Bloom raises $3.6M seed to build an AI-driven manufacturing marketplace connecting US companies with suppliers, aiming to become the "Alibaba" of American manuf...
Vinod Khosla Bets on Wajo: Why Trust Will Win the AI Agent Marketโญ9
Vinod Khosla backs Wajo, betting trust will decide the AI agent market as Meta's Muse, OpenAI's Dot, and Instinct compete to run errands and calls for users.
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Flai's AI Dealership Software Hits 50,000 Monthly Appointments,โญ9
Flai's AI dealership software now handles 50,000 monthly appointments, serving over 10 of the top 50 US dealer groups, and raises $27M Series A led by Base10 Pa...
Ghost's $3,499 Core: A 19-Year-Old Founder's Bet on Dedicatedโญ9
Ghost emerges from stealth with $11M to launch Core, a $3,499 personal AI computer built to run agents that manage your digital life. Pre-orders are now open.
HackerRank's AI Interviewer Offers a Glimpse Into the Future ofโญ9
HackerRank's Chakra AI interviewer conducts 500,000+ interviews, evaluating critical thinking, judgment, and AI fluency beyond just correct answers.
