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Endra secures $20M to automate mechanical, electrical and plumbing design for construction
Sweden-based Endra Systems AB, an artificial intelligence and generative design startup for engineers who make buildings habitable, announced Thursday it has raised $20 million in seed funding led by Notion Capital. When it comes to construction, buildings are more than just structures: They require basic amenities for human life, such as ventilation, plumbing and electricity. ...
Exein closes €100M round to harden security in internet of things devices
Embedded cybersecurity firm Exein SpA today announced it raised €100 million (about $117 million) to accelerate the company’s global expansion and develop a next-generation platform to defend connected devices against cyberattacks. The new investment was led by Blue Cloud Ventures, with participation from HV Capital, Intrepid Growth Partners, Geodesic and J.P. Morgan. This funding round ...
Radiant raises $300M to make mass-produced nuclear reactors a reality
Radiant Industries Inc., a pioneering startup developing portable, mass-produced nuclear microreactors, said Wednesday it has raised more than $300 million in a late-stage funding round. Draper Associates and Boost VC led the Series D round, and additional existing investors also joined the company’s newest capital raise, coming six months after its Series C. As artificial intelligence continues ...
Coursera announces acquisition of Udemy in AI education bid
Comprehensive global e-learning platform Coursera Inc. today announced a merger agreement with prominent online education platform Udemy, Inc. According to Reuters, Coursera will buy Udemy in an all-stock deal. Based on the closing prices of the companies’ common stock on Dec. 16, the combined company emerges with an implied equity value of about $2.5 billion. ...
Bioptomus announces universal ‘biology world model’ for biomedical research
French artificial intelligence startup Bioptomus, pioneers of the biology research model family H-Optomus, today announced the availability of the company’s next-gen clinical biology AI model, H-Optomus-1, and the world’s first universal multimodal AI foundation model for research, M-Optimus. An iteration on the company’s first model, H-Optimus-0, released in late 2024, H-Optimus-1 is currently the leading ...
Retell AI targets human bottlenecks in agentic voice AI with automated QA
Retell AI Inc., an artificial intelligence voice platform, today announced the addition of a quality assurance solution for voice AI named Retell Assure that monitors calls, surfaces issues and reduces the need for human spot checks. The company positions itself as a third-generation voice AI platform designed to replace traditional call center operations by handling ...
Allen Institute for AI introduces Molmo 2, bringing open video understanding to AI systems
Building on a foundation of image understanding artificial intelligence models, the Allen Institute for AI today introduced Molmo 2, a multimodal model family adapted to computer video and multi-image understanding. In 2024, Ai2 released Molmo, which set a new benchmark for image understanding and helped establish a reference for powerful “pointing” and tagging capabilities. Those ...
Zoom rolls out AI Companion 3.0 with browser access and agentic automation
Zoom Communications Inc. today launched AI Companion 3.0, the latest iteration of its workplace assistant that pushes the platform beyond meeting summaries into agentic workflows, low-code automation and federated AI orchestration across the browser and desktop. Announced in September, the newest AI Companion weaves together multiple generative AI functions that touch every part of employee ...
Nvidia launches Nemotron 3 model family as open foundation for agentic AI systems
Nvidia Corp. today announced the launch of Nemotron 3, a family of open models and data libraries aimed at powering the next generation of agentic artificial intelligence operations across industries. The new family of models will consist of three sizes: Nano, Super and Ultra. The company built them using a breakthrough architecture using a hybrid ...
Port nets $100M to turn its developer portal into an agentic AI hub
With a $100 million funding round announced today, Port IO Ltd. is positioning itself at the center of a fast-emerging shift toward agentic artificial intelligence platforms that automate large parts of the software development lifecycle. General Atlantic led the Series C round with participation from Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners and Team8. Combined with the company’s ...