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Google DeepMind releases highly accurate AI model map of Earth
Google DeepMind, Alphabet Inc.’s artificial intelligence research arm, announced the release of AlphaEarth Foundations on Wednesday, a new AI model that can process terabytes of daily satellite data to track changes on the Earth’s surface. The new model is being launched as part of the company’s Google Earth AI initiative, a collection of geospatial AI ...
Zuckerberg outlines Meta’s vision for AI superintelligence
Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg penned an open letter today touting the emergence of superintelligent artificial intelligence and how the company will pave a path towards it. “The improvement is slow for now, but undeniable,” he wrote. “Developing superintelligence is now in sight.” In the letter, Zuckerberg shared Meta’s vision for approaching this ...
Google rolls out new ways to use AI Mode search with PDFs, images, live video and more
Google LLC today announced an upgrade to its conversational artificial intelligence search tool, AI Mode in Search, expanding its capabilities. The company introduced AI Mode in March, which lets users transform the familiar Google Search experience from simple lists of links into dynamic, personalized explanations and cohesive paragraphs, while also enabling them to ask direct ...
Streamline AI raises $8.6M to transform work for in-house legal operations teams
Streamline AI, an artificial intelligence-powered workflow management platform for in-house legal teams, today announced it has raised $8.6 million in early-stage funding to help expand the company’s expansion to meet rising demand by legal teams struggling with manual processes. Blumberg Capital led the Series A funding round, with participation from Tribeca Venture Partners, Acronym Venture ...
Writer releases autonomous AI ‘super agent’ for enterprise users
Generative artificial intelligence startup Writer Inc. today announced the launch of Action Agent, a powerful AI agent that integrates tool use, knowledge work and deep research capabilities along with enterprise-grade control and transparency. “Other AI chatbots can tell you what to do. Action Agent does it,” said co-founder and Chief Executive May Habib. “It’s the ...
Promptfoo raises $18.4M to build AI security and evaluation platform
Promptfoo Inc., a broadly adopted open-source framework for artificial intelligence evaluation and testing, today announced it has raised $18.4 million in an early-stage funding led by global software investor Insight Partners. The company’s existing investor Andreessen Horowitz also participated in the Series A round. Founded in 2024, Promptfoo provides robust AI security testing and risk ...
PayPal expands crypto payments for US merchants to lower cross-border fees
PayPal Holdings Inc. today announced it has expanded its crypto payments capabilities for merchants and small businesses in the United States with “Pay with Crypto,” which allows them to accept more than 100 cryptocurrencies. “Businesses of all sizes face incredible pressure when growing globally, from increased costs for accepting international payments to complex integrations,” said Alex ...
Drizz launches with $2.7M to provide vision-based testing AI for mobile apps
Drizz Automation Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a company that uses vision-enabled generative artificial intelligence agents to test mobile applications, today announced it launched with $2.7 million in seed funding. The round was led by Stellaris Venture Partners and Shastra VC, with participation from former Cleartrip Chief Business Officer Anuj Rathi and Vaibhav Domkundwar. The company said ...
Trunk Tools raises $40M to revolutionize how construction teams interact with project data
Trunk Tools Inc., an artificial intelligence-powered platform for construction teams, today announced it has raised $40 million in fresh funding to change how project management works. The Series B round, led by Insight Partners, also attracted participation from Redpoint Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Stepstone, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures and Prudence. The new funds bring the total funding ...
Gupshup raises $60M+ to expand its conversational AI and messaging platform
Gupshup Inc., the developer of a conversational artificial intelligence platform for marketing, commerce and support automation, announced Wednesday it has raised more than $60 million in mixed equity and debt financing from Globespan Capital Partners and EvolutionX Debt Capital to expand its operations. Founded in 2004, Gupshup began as a text messaging platform. It now ...