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Artificial Intelligence

Alta Partners With Public School to Bring AI Styling Tools to Websites

Alta is shifting from a standalone app to integrating its AI styling tools directly onto brand websites, starting with a…

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Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic Nears $20 Billion Funding Round

Anthropic is nearing a record $20 billion funding round, valuing the company at $350 billion and doubling its initial target,…

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Artificial Intelligence

Sapiom Secures $15M to Empower AI Agents With Self-Service Tools

Sapiom, a startup founded by a former Shopify director, has raised $15 million in seed funding to build a financial…

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AI & Tech

Handshake Acquires Cleanlab in Competitive AI Data Deal

Handshake, an AI data services company, has acquired the data quality startup Cleanlab in a strategic acqui-hire to integrate its…

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AI & Tech

Why True Agentic AI Is Still Years Away

Current AI agents are limited automations, not the sophisticated, goal-oriented systems needed to transform enterprise workflows, falling short of true…

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Artificial Intelligence

Lovable: Vibe-Coding Startup Secures $330M at $6.6B Valuation

Swedish AI startup Lovable raised $330 million, reaching a $6.6 billion valuation and highlighting intense investor interest in AI tools…

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Artificial Intelligence

Chai Discovery Raises $130M Series B at $1.3B Valuation

Chai Discovery secured $130 million in Series B funding, reaching a $1.3 billion valuation, with investment led by top venture…

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Artificial Intelligence

Harness AI Hits $5.5B Valuation in $240M Raise

Harness raised $240 million in Series E funding, increasing its valuation to $5.5 billion and projecting annual recurring revenue to…

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AI & Tech

Anthropic Is Quietly Winning the Enterprise AI Race

Anthropic has become the dominant enterprise AI vendor, capturing 40% of large language model spending, largely driven by its leading…

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AI & Tech

Anthropic and Accenture Forge Major AI Partnership

Anthropic and Accenture have formed a strategic alliance, creating a dedicated business unit to deeply integrate Anthropic's Claude AI models…

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Artificial Intelligence

Wispr Raises $25M as Voice Dictation App Gains Traction

Wispr secured $25 million in new funding, bringing its total to $81 million, with strong investor backing and notable growth,…

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Artificial Intelligence

Suno AI raises $200M at $2.45B valuation amid legal battles

Suno AI secured $200 million in Series C funding, valuing the company at $2.45 billion and reflecting strong investor confidence…

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AI & Tech

China’s Open-Source Triumph in AI: Kimi K2 Thinking Rewrites the Rules

The new AI frontier is open-source, and it's being driven from the East. Moonshot AI’s Kimi K2 Thinking, an affordable…

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Artificial Intelligence

Inception Raises $50M for AI-Powered Code and Text Models

Inception secured $50 million in seed funding from prominent investors, highlighting that independent AI startups can often attract substantial backing…

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Artificial Intelligence

Consumers Willing to Pay More for Responsible AI, Survey Finds

Consumers are increasingly willing to pay for generative AI tools, especially from companies that demonstrate strong innovation and a commitment…

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Artificial Intelligence

NFDG Backs Composite’s Cross-Browser Testing Tool

Composite is a cross-browser automation tool designed to help professionals save time by automating repetitive digital tasks across platforms like…

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AI & Tech

Anthropic Surpasses OpenAI as Leading Business LLM Provider

Anthropic now leads the enterprise AI market with 32% usage share, surpassing OpenAI's 25%, driven by its dominance in business-focused…

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Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic AI Outshines OpenAI in Enterprise Preference

Anthropic has surpassed OpenAI in enterprise AI adoption, holding 32% market share compared to OpenAI's 25%, marking a significant shift…

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Artificial Intelligence

Wispr Flow Secures $30M for AI-Powered Dictation App

Wispr Flow, an AI-powered dictation app, secured $30 million in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to $56 million,…

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Artificial Intelligence

Meet the 2025 VB Transform Innovation Showcase Finalists

The 2025 VB Transform Innovation Showcase will feature seven pioneering companies presenting cutting-edge enterprise AI solutions, including generative AI advancements…

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