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Obot AI, an open-source software company building enterprise-ready platforms for the emerging Model Context Protocol standard, said today it has raised $35 million in a seed funding round co-led by Mayfield Fund and Nexus Venture Partners. The company said it intends to …
AppZen raises $180M to automate enterprise finance operations
California-based AppZen Inc., a leading agentic artificial intelligence platform for finance teams, today announced it raised $180 million in a Series D growth funding round led by Riverwood Capital to scale up the company’s autonomous finance software. Founded in 2012, the company …
Researchers detail Delphi-2M, an AI model capable of predicting 1,000+ diseases
Researchers in Europe have unveiled a new artificial intelligence model that can forecast a person’s risk of developing over 1,000 diseases more than a decade in advance. The generative AI tool, called Delphi-2M after the ancient Greek oracle, was custom-built by scientists from …
OpenMind releases open-source OS for intelligent robots
OpenMind, a company developing an open artificial intelligence operating system for robots, today announced the beta mode release of its open-source OS, which it said will allow anyone to program robots. The company called its OS the “Android for robots,” providing a …
Luma AI launches Ray3, a next-gen cinematic video generation model with built-in reasoning
Artificial intelligence startup Luma AI Inc. today announced the launch of Ray3, a powerful text-to-video AI model with built-in reasoning, designed for high-quality cinematic visual production for professionals. Luma also revealed a partnership with Adobe Inc. to integrate the new model into …
Zoom unveils AI Companion 3.0 amid other innovations to optimize employee time
Continuing its lean into agentic artificial intelligence, Zoom Communications Inc. today introduced the next generation of its AI Companion and its virtual workspace. AI Companion 3.0 designed to help users deliver high-quality work by providing insights and intelligent assistance. It includes a number …
Swedish AI firm EvoluteIQ raises $53M to scale up business process automation
Stockholm-based EvoluteIQ AB, an artificial intelligence business automation platform, today announced it raised $53 million in minority growth capital led by Baird Capital to fuel the global expansion of the company’s agentic AI services. Founded in 2019, the company provides a platform …
Ethosphere raises $2.5M to support retail associates with AI insights
Seattle-based startup Ethosphere, a voice-enabled artificial intelligence platform for retail operations, said today it has raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding to bring large language models to brick-and-mortar store floors, aiming to help sales associates deliver better in-person service. Point72 Ventures led …
Workday acquires Sana Labs for $1.1B to upgrade agentic AI work experiences
Human resources and finance software giant Workday Inc. today announced the acquisition of Sana Labs AB, an artificial intelligence company offering enterprise knowledge and employee training tools, for about $1.1 billion. Workday also announced new AI agents for HR, finance and industry …
Quantum Motion brings silicon-based quantum computer online in major industry milestone
London-based Quantum Motion Technologies Ltd. announced today it has delivered the industry’s first quantum computer built using traditional semiconductor chipmaking processes, the same technology used in conventional computers. The new system was installed at the UK National Quantum Computing Centre, the United …