Latest publications
Anthropic Closes $65B Round at $965B Valuation Ahead of IPO
Anthropic closed a $65B round at a $965B valuation, approaching the trillion-dollar mark. This could be the company's final round before its IPO.
Asana Acquires StackAI — A No-Code AI Agent Platform
Asana integrates the StackAI no-code builder into its suite of AI tools for workflow management and automation.
Cloud Giants AWS and Cloudflare Are Rebuilding the Internet for AI Agents
Instead of human traffic, cloud infrastructure is preparing to serve countless AI agents. AWS, Cloudflare, and others are rebuilding the very foundations of the internet.
Glean triples revenue amid demand for AI-driven corporate budget optimization
Glean tripled revenue to $300 million with AI-driven budget optimization solutions for enterprises, establishing itself as a cost-saving alternative amid competition from Google and Microsoft.
South Korean startup XCENA raised $135M, betting on memory over computing power
XCENA valued at $570M challenges industry consensus: the bottleneck in modern AI is memory, not GPU power, which the current industry sees as everything.
Spotify Created a Competitor to Google NotebookLM: New Podcast Application
Spotify released a desktop application for creating personalized podcasts in response to the success of Google NotebookLM, offering its own version of an AI tool in more than 20 countries.
Spotify Added AI-Generated Briefs and Q&A for Podcasts
Spotify will introduce automatic brief and question-answer generation for podcasts using AI — listeners will be able to formulate prompts themselves to create weekly summaries.
Trump Delays Executive Order on Government AI Safety Reviews
Trump postponed an executive order mandating government safety reviews of AI models before market release, claiming the order's wording could obstruct technological development.
Six Search Engines Instead of Google: How to Choose an Alternative
Google is embedding AI Overview, and it's ruining search for many users. Time to try alternative search engines.
Spotify and Universal Music Open AI Covers and Remixes for Premium Subscribers
Spotify and Universal Music Group launched a joint project allowing premium subscribers to create AI covers of songs with guaranteed payments to artists.
Recycling Startups Use AI to Extract Aluminum from Waste
Aluminum prices have risen 20%, and recycling startups see an opportunity to profit by using artificial intelligence to recover critical minerals from waste.
Google Unveiled an AI-Agents Ecosystem to Consumers, but Explained It Poorly
At Google's I/O conference, the company demonstrated how AI agents can autonomously work in browsers, but a confusing presentation left consumers bewildered.
Hark raises $700M to develop universal AI interface
Startup Hark raised $700M in Series A to create a universal AI platform that will integrate with existing services and applications.
The Path Created AI for Mental Health Support with Record Safety Score
The Path, a startup founded by Calm creators and Tony Robbins, developed AI for mental health support with a safety score of 95 points — higher than consumer chatbots.
Spotify and ElevenLabs Launched an AI Audiobook Generator Without Exclusive Contracts
Spotify and ElevenLabs launched a tool for automatic audiobook creation. Authors are not bound to the Spotify platform and can publish their book anywhere—from Apple Books to Amazon.
AI Recovers Voices of Deceased Pilots from Spectrograms — NTSB Restricts Access
Researchers used AI to recover pilots' voices from spectrograms of aircraft black box recordings, prompting the US aviation agency NTSB to temporarily block access to its accident database.
Musk Abandons Solar Energy: xAI Switches to Natural Gas
Elon Musk's companies are shifting energy strategy: xAI opts for natural gas while SpaceX pursues orbital data centers, diverging from his promised solar-electric future.
Amazon Unveiled Bee: When Wearable AI Raises Privacy Concerns
Amazon released Bee — a wearable AI device that promises convenience but simultaneously raises serious questions about privacy and user data security.
Figma Launched an AI Assistant for Text-Based Design Creation
Figma introduced a built-in AI assistant that creates and edits designs based on text commands — transforming ideas into ready-made mockups directly within the collaborative canvas.
NanoClaw Rejected $20M Acquisition and Raised $12M for Development
Creators of a secure OpenClaw alternative chose independence and investment over selling the company.
Stability AI Releases Stability Audio 3.0 for Generating Multi-Minute Songs
Stability AI unveiled an update to its audio model — version 3.0 can generate music up to six minutes long, while the compact version runs directly on user devices.
AI Search Takes Off: How Startups Are Rewriting Industry Rules
AI search has quietly become one of the most attractive niches in consumer AI. Startups like Perplexity and Exa are raising billions in investments, displacing Google.
IrisGo: AI Assistant Backed by Investor Andrew Ng That Learns to Perform Your Tasks
IrisGo startup created an AI assistant that monitors your desktop and automatically learns to perform repetitive tasks you do every day.
OpenAI disproves 80-year-old hypothesis — and mathematicians back it
An OpenAI reasoning model disproved a geometric hypothesis that had remained unresolved since 1946, and this time prominent mathematicians are confirming the result.
Elon Musk's xAI to Become Anthropic's Compute Provider at $1.25 Billion per Month
Anthropic has agreed to pay Elon Musk's xAI $1.25 billion monthly for access to computing resources. The deal highlights the critical role of GPUs in AI companies' race for dominance.
Musk's xAI invests $2.8 billion in gas generators for a data center
xAI is buying $2.8 billion worth of gas turbines over three years for the Colossus supercomputer. The investment was disclosed in SpaceX IPO filings and coincides with a lawsuit against the company over air pollution.
Clouted raises $7M to take the guesswork out of creating viral shorts
Startup Clouted automates the creation and distribution of short videos — it manages a network of 100k creators and uses AI to test social media algorithms.
Jensen Huang Unlocks a $200 Billion Market for Nvidia in AI Agent Processors
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicts a new $200 billion market for AI agent processors—a major growth opportunity as autonomous agents become mainstream.
LetinAR: Nail-sized microlens will become the foundation of AI glasses
South Korean startup LetinAR has developed a micro-lens the size of a fingernail that could become the optical foundation for AI glasses and next-generation XR devices.
Amazon launched podcast generation in Alexa+ for personalized content
Amazon integrated podcast generation functionality into Alexa+, allowing users to create personalized audio broadcasts directly through the voice assistant.