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CraftStory adds image-to-video generation to power long-form AI videos with human ‘actors’
CraftStory, a company pioneering artificial intelligence generated human-centric video, announced the release of its first image-to-video model today, which allows users to generate up to five-minute videos. The new capability expands the company’s existing video-to-video model, dubbed Model 2.0, which launched in November 2025. As more companies lean into video as a communication format, the ...
D-Wave to acquire Quantum Circuits in bid to become world’s leading quantum computing firm
D-Wave Quantum Inc., a commercial supplier of quantum computing hardware and software, today announced an agreement to acquire the leading developer of gate-model quantum computing systems Quantum Circuits Inc. The deal includes a bid offer from D-Wave of $550 million, consisting of $300 million in D-Wave common stock and $250 million in cash. “With this ...
Clipto raises funding at $250M valuation to revolutionize on-device content management
Clipto Inc., a generative artificial intelligence company developing an AI-native multimodal operating system, announced a new funding round today valuing the company at more than $250 million. The latest round follows multiple back-to-back funding rounds since July 2025, including a Pre-A, Pre-A+ and Pre-A++. Although the company did not reveal the current round amount, it ...
Hyundai and Boston Dynamics join forces to bring humanoid robots to factories
Hyundai Motor Group-owned Boston Dynamics Inc. unveiled its newest Atlas robot line in a public demonstration on Monday at the CES 2026 annual trade show in Las Vegas. “For the first time ever in public, please welcome Atlas to the stage,” Zachary Jackowski, general manager for Atlas at Boston Dynamics, told AP. Atlas, a humanoid robot ...
Plaud launches NotePin S wearable AI recorder and bot-free desktop app
Plaud Inc., the maker of artificial intelligence note-taking pins, has introduced the Plaud NotePin S, the latest in its family of wearable devices capable of recording audio and processing it using AI for meetings and everyday life. In addition to the new pin, Plaud also announced Sunday a desktop application for capturing and summarizing online meetings ...
Ledger confirms leak of customer data from third-party Global-e hack
Crypto wallet company Ledger SAS confirmed today a data breach to a third-party leaked customer data, including names and contact information. Customers received an email from Global-e Online Ltd., an end-to-end e-commerce platform used by Ledger to sell its devices informing them of the data breach. “Ledger was made aware of an incident at Global-e, ...
Unusual raises $3.6M to shape how AI models talk about brands
Unusual, a startup that focuses on changing how artificial intelligence models talk about brands, today announced it has raised $3.6 million in early-stage funding. Investors in the round included BoxGroup, Long Journey Ventures, Y Combinator, Instacart co-founder Max Mullen and Phosphor Capital. Founded in 2024 by Chief Executive Will Jack and President Keller Maloney, Unusual ...
Xreal releases new AR glasses and power hub to transform work and entertainment
Augmented reality device maker Xreal Inc. released the Xreal 1S today, a new premium pair of 3D spatial display glasses, and a compact power hub that combines a battery and video passthrough. The 1S joins the Xreal One Series, including the One and One Pro, providing a powerful foundation for wearable AR displays. The company said ...
MiniMax moves toward Hong Kong IPO as Chinese AI firms rush to go public
Chinese artificial intelligence startup MiniMax is reportedly prepping for its initial public offering in Hong Kong, backed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. A report from Bloomberg revealed the company is seeking more than $600 million, according to unnamed sources. The company will be taking investor bids as early as Wednesday, ...
Mirae Asset announces plans to acquire Korean crypto exchange Korbit
Seoul-based financial firm Mirae Asset Financial Group is considering buying Korean cryptocurrency exchange Korbit Inc., the Korea Times reported today. The Korean cryptocurrency market is dominated by Upbit and Bithumb, which represent over 95% of the exchange volume in the country. As the fourth-largest cryptocurrency exchange, Korbit serves as an entry point for Mirae into ...