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Agentic artificial intelligence startup Uvi said today it has raised $7.5 million in seed funding to tackle an expensive problem around business context that’s draining millions of dollars annually from the coffers of enterprises using autonomous AI agents. It’s backed by CT …
Evos bags $9M to build autonomous workers that learn from companies’ most experienced humans
A startup called Evos said today it has raised $9 million in pre-seed funding to spearhead the adoption of artificial intelligence-based automation within smaller businesses by learning from their most valuable assets – the people they employ. Today’s round was led by …
Forgepoint raises $9.8M to automate custom price quotes for manufacturing firms
One of President Donald Trump’s main priorities is to revive America’s manufacturing industry in order to reduce its reliance on foreign imports and create more jobs, and a startup called Forgepoint Inc. shares the same goal after raising $9.8 million in seed …
OpenAI fires Saudi employee accused of planting a bug in its executive conference room
OpenAI Group PBC called in the Federal Bureau of Investigation to come and arrest one of its employees after a “sophisticated recording device” was discovered hidden within the artificial intelligence company’s executive conference room. Abdulrahman Alfozan (pictured in a CCTV image), a …
Business video automation startup Clueso raises $10M to kill off manual production processes
Clueso, creator of an agentic video creation platform that’s designed specifically for business teams, said today it has raised $10 million in a new early-stage round of funding. Dharana Capital led the Series A round, which saw participation from Founders Fund, Neotribe …
Applied Materials opens new $5B chip research facility to accelerate collaborative semiconductor innovation
Semiconductor industry giant Applied Materials Inc. today opened the doors to its Equipment and Process Innovation and Commercialization Center, a massive new $5 billion facility in Silicon Valley that’s set to enable the next wave of breakthroughs in the commercial chipmaking industry. …
Cisco scales programmable AI network capacity with new silicon and repluggable optics innovations
Cisco Systems Inc. took to the stage at the annual Open Compute Project Global Summit today, unveiling a new suite of open silicon and optical networking systems as it delivered one of the event’s most eagerly anticipated keynotes. The new innovations are …
E-commerce AI startup Loops raises $3.5M to create smoother online shopping experiences
Agentic e-commerce startup Loops Smart AI wants to help online retailers create more seamless buying journeys and streamline the shopping experience after raising $3.5 million in seed funding today. Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z speedrun accelerator led the round, with NTT Docomo, Connecticut Innovations, …
Report: Amazon in talks with AI startup Decart over possible $7B acquisition
Amazon.com Inc. is reportedly engaged in discussion over the potential acquisition of artificial intelligence developer Decart.ai Inc. in a deal that could be worth up to $7 billion. Decart has developed software that makes it easier for developers to run their AI …
White House bars Microsoft from sponsoring green card applications as JD Vance accuses it of fraud
The White House has barred Microsoft Corp. from further participation in a federal program that enables U.S. companies to apply for green cards for employees holding H-1B visas after accusing it of abusing the system to replace American workers with cheaper foreign …