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AI startup Phylo nabs $13.5M for its ‘integrated biology environment’
Biology software developer Phylo Inc. today announced that it has raised $13.5 million in seed funding. Andreessen Horowitz led the round with Anthology Fund, a $100 million investment vehicle created last in 2024 by Menlo Ventures and Anthropic PBC. Zetta, Conviction, SV Angel and several others chipped in as well. Biologists use numerous applications to ...
PayPal appoints HP boss Enrique Lores as CEO after disappointing quarter
PayPal Holdings Inc. today appointed long-time technology executive Enrique Lores as its new chief executive officer. Lores previously held the same role at HP Inc., which he joined in 1989 as an intern. The personal computer and printer maker said director Bruce Broussard will serve as interim CEO while it searches for a permanent successor. ...
OpenAI launches Codex app for macOS to speed up software projects
OpenAI Group PBC today released a macOS client for its Codex programming assistant. The launch comes about two months after Claude Code, a competing service from Anthropic PBC, topped $1 billion in annualized recurring revenue. That number reportedly grew by at least $100 million in December. Claude Code’s rapid adoption may have prompted OpenAI to ...
Shield raises $100M to acquire more managed service providers
Shield Technology Partners Inc., a company that invests in managed service providers and optimizes their business operations, has closed a $100 million funding round. The financing was announced today. It was provided entirely by Thrive Holdings, an investor focused on backing companies that offer information technology and accounting services. Thrive Holdings launched Shield last June in ...
Satellite maker CesiumAstro raises $470M to grow its manufacturing capacity
Aerospace startup CesiumAstro Inc. today announced that it has raised $470 million to finance manufacturing and product development initiatives. More than half the sum was provided in the form of an equity funding round led by Trousdale Ventures. The venture capital firm was joined by Airbus Ventures, the Development Bank of Japan and several others. ...
Anthropic debuts Claude Cowork plugins to help users automate more tasks
Anthropic PBC today rolled out an update to Claude Cowork that will enable users to extend its feature set with custom plugins. Claude Cowork is an automation tool that the company introduced for its popular chatbot earlier this month. It can perform multistep tasks in file folders and the user’s browser. For example, a worker ...
Poetiq nabs $45.8M in seed funding for its LLM-enhancing ‘meta-system’
Poetiq Inc., a startup working to make artificial intelligence large language models more capable and cost-efficient, has raised $45.8 million in seed funding. FYRFLY Venture Partners and Surface Ventures jointly led the investment, which was announced on Thursday. Y Combinator, 468 Capital, Operator Collective, Hico Ventures and Neuron Venture Partners participated as well. Poetiq was ...
Chinese chipmakers Montage, Axera file for Hong Kong IPOs
Chinese chipmakers Montage Technology Co. and Axera Semiconductor Co. today filed to go public in Hong Kong. The companies are set to list their shares next month. The public offerings are expected to raise as much as 10 billion Hong Kong dollars, or about $1.28 billion. Montage’s upcoming listing will represent its third stock exchange ...
Google introduces Project Genie virtual world generator
Google LLC today introduced Project Genie, a tool that makes it possible to generate three-dimensional virtual environments using prompts. The tool is initially available in the U.S. to users with Google AI Ultra subscription. The $250-a-month plan offers several features not included in standard Google accounts. Users receive higher AI usage limits, 30 terabytes of ...
Apple acquires AI startup Q.ai for reported $2B
Apple Inc. has acquired Q.ai, a startup that develops artificial intelligence software for wearables. The Financial Times reported that the transaction is worth nearly $2 billion. Israel-based Q.ai, officially Q (Cue) Ltd., develops AI software that can understand mouthed and whispered speech. It’s also capable of understanding audio produced in noisy environments. The software reportedly ...