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Meta Platforms entered the European debt market on Wednesday with its first euro-denominated bond sale, following a $15 billion dollar-denominated transaction the prior day.
Political groups poured at least $187 million into AI-generated campaign ads during the midterm cycle, exposing gaps in platform moderation and disclosure enforcement across YouTube, Meta, and X.
In its third-quarter investor letter, Pershing Square pointed to a 26% surge in Meta's core advertising revenue and new software rollouts as evidence that the company's massive AI infrastructure investments are generating commercial returns.
Meta Platforms posted a 26% year-over-year revenue increase to $64.60 billion as ad volume and pricing expanded, contrasting with steep equity drawdowns that wiped out hundreds of billions of dollars across Alphabet, Intel, and Amazon.
AI inference provider Fal has raised $1.3 billion in a Series F round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, doubling its valuation to $16 billion as annualized revenue crossed $800 million.
Reddit has begun testing commercial ad placements inside its native search results as referral traffic from search engines contracts under AI-driven answer summaries.
UseQR has launched an updated QR code generation platform for businesses, introducing dynamic post-print editing, scan telemetry, and expanded design styling across 12 code formats.
Meta Platforms is testing 'Features,' an Instagram format supporting horizontal videos up to 90 minutes long on connected television apps, challenging YouTube's large share of living-room screen time.
Meta Platforms drew fresh scrutiny from institutional investors following the launch of its Muse shopping agent, which reached 500,000 users in its debut week according to Janus Henderson.
Larridin has secured $30 million in Series A funding led by Pelion Ventures to expand its platform connecting enterprise AI costs to concrete workplace productivity.
Snap has settled a lawsuit filed by two teenagers who alleged platform mechanics caused compulsive use, anxiety, depression, and eating disorders.
XMax has entered into a five-year, $122.5 million computing infrastructure agreement to access up to 512 Nvidia Blackwell Ultra B300 GPUs deployed via kt cloud in South Korea.
Mercedes-AMG has revealed the 2028 Mercedes-AMG GT SUV, representing the performance division's first ground-up full-size SUV in its 59-year history.
Replit CEO Amjad Masad announced onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt that the AI development platform has parted ways with Anthropic in favor of OpenAI, citing cost and performance advantages.
AMD is developing the Helion Agentic AI Rack, a modular computing platform scaling up to 32,768 Zen 6 CPU cores and 16 Instinct MI350P accelerators, targeting an availability date in November 2026.
RapidCanvas has raised a $29 million Series B led by Vertex Ventures SEA & India to build custom enterprise AI applications and hire engineers across the U.S., Brazil, and India.
The NBA is tightening restrictions on authorized sportsbook partners and launching an internal AI monitoring platform to detect suspicious betting activity ahead of the 2026-2027 season.
UK leaders are preparing to consider extending the national BBC television license fee to digital streaming platforms, potentially requiring residents to pay £180 per year to watch online video.
Meta's consumer AI agent Muse generates explicit adult text upon direct request without complex bypasses, highlighting gaps between corporate moderation policies and agent guardrails.
Bluesky has expanded its Attie AI tool, allowing users to generate simple web applications, games, and polls from natural language prompts.
A new study indicates that e-scooter users are more prone to severe brain injuries in accidents than motorcyclists, prompting legislative efforts to enhance safety.
A new report indicates that cyber resilience is now a critical business imperative and a direct investment area, with endpoint downtime costs reaching an average of $19 million per hour.
Blue Origin has determined the root cause of its New Glenn rocket explosion at Cape Canaveral in May, attributing the incident to a faulty oxygen valve in one of its BE-4 engines.
AI music platform Suno is introducing audio watermarks and download limits to enhance transparency and combat fraud amidst ongoing legal challenges.
Ford introduces the Fathom EV pickup at an accessible price point, but its impact on the company's overall sales trajectory remains to be seen amidst evolving market demands and production strategies.
Bumble is shifting its focus towards in-person interactions and away from traditional swiping, introducing new initiatives and an app designed for group meetups.
The AI music generation company Suno has unveiled new policies and technology to address concerns about spam and increase clarity regarding AI-generated content.
The Federal Communications Commission has voted to eliminate the national broadcast ownership cap, replacing it with a granular, case-by-case review process for consolidation proposals.
OpenAI has announced that all ChatGPT users, including those on the free tier, will now have access to unlimited text-based conversations.
Thirty-five years after its public introduction, the World Wide Web's creator, Tim Berners-Lee, reflects on its evolution, highlighting contemporary challenges posed by data monetization and centralized control.
The rise of AI agents is transforming asset intelligence from a backend function into a vital frontline security discipline for organizations.
Naïve has successfully closed a Series A funding round, raising $28.5 million to advance its platform for automating business setup and management via AI agents.
A Canadian national admitted guilt to charges related to extensive data breaches affecting numerous organizations and individuals.
TikTok attributed the delayed removal of a livestream by blogger Perez Hilton, which reportedly depicted self-harm, to a "moderator error."
A new 'extended look' trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI will premiere exclusively on Netflix on August 27, marking a departure from previous game trailer releases.
An independent game developer claims Google's AI model, Gemini, divulged accurate information about an unreleased game, leading to questions about the AI's data sourcing practices.
Moderna has received Food and Drug Administration approval for its mRNA-based flu vaccine, mFLUSIVA, for individuals aged 50 and older, despite a contentious review process.
Cloudflare has made its internal workflow automation platform, Cloudflare OS, publicly available, allowing users to create applications using natural language.
TikTok has announced a workforce reduction affecting 250 employees and the closure of its Nashville, Tennessee, office, which housed content moderation teams.
Google Wallet now offers a feature enabling parents to establish secure financial accounts for their children under 18.
A U.S. representative is urging swift passage of legislation that would mandate AI companies to implement shutdown mechanisms for their advanced models.
A new dating application, Ditto, developed by UC Berkeley dropouts, is moving away from traditional swiping mechanisms, instead utilizing artificial intelligence to facilitate more meaningful connections among its Gen Z user base.
Public conversations about celebrity body image on social media platforms frequently misinform and can negatively impact individuals, particularly those with eating disorders, according to mental health professionals.
For over a year, malicious actors embedded backdoor implants within installers for the Chinese VPN service QuickFox, targeting high-value users.
Ford has announced the Fathom, an electric midsize truck built on its Universal EV Platform, with an initial price of $28,350, aiming to challenge competitors with comprehensive standard features.
Hadrian, a company specializing in advanced manufacturing for defense and aerospace, has secured significant new investment, boosting its valuation to $7.9 billion.
Mr Purrs Paté Feasts, a brand under Rhodes Pet Science, has been recognized by the 2026 Pet Innovation Awards as the top wet cat food product.
Pointr and VergeSense have announced a collaboration to introduce an AI Mapping & Predictive Planning experience, aimed at optimizing hybrid workplaces through integrated technologies.
Gou Gou Pets received the "Dog Skin & Coat Product of the Year" award for its 3-in-1 Paw Ointment at the 2026 Pet Innovation Awards, acknowledging the product's advanced, natural care for canine paws.
Astraeus has introduced an AI-native infrastructure platform designed to integrate artificial intelligence within regulated advisory businesses by providing firm-specific context.
Vmake Labs is repositioning its platform to assist small businesses, e-commerce vendors, and content creators in developing viral social video content.
Subtext, a texting platform connecting media companies, brands, artists, and creators with their audiences, has been named "Overall Conversational Marketing Company of the Year" in the 2026 MarTech Breakthrough Awards.
Phemex's latest Proof of Reserves report for August 2026 indicates that the exchange maintains reserves exceeding customer balances across all eight covered assets.
Tenex Security Inc. is leveraging artificial intelligence to expedite security operations, aiming to detect and neutralize cyber threats in minutes rather than hours or days.
Envoy Inc. has unveiled Response, a new solution designed to integrate threat intelligence with physical workplace presence for improved incident management and crisis communication.
A new venture studio, Inevitable AI Group, has raised $6 million in pre-seed funding to develop and launch numerous AI-native software companies.
Ford has officially named its forthcoming affordable electric pickup truck the 'Fathom,' revealing a starting price of $28,350.
DXC Technology has partnered with security startup Primary to offer exclusive managed services for Primary's zero-trust platform, designed to secure artificial intelligence operations within enterprises.
Adobe has expanded its collaboration with OpenAI through a new plugin that allows ChatGPT users to access a wide array of Adobe's creative and productivity tools directly within the AI interface.
Advanced AI tools for voice dictation are transforming how professionals, including software developers and writers, interact with their computers, offering increased speed and accessibility.
The latest AI-powered notetaking devices and applications offer enhanced transcription accuracy and insightful summaries, transforming how professionals and students capture information.
Framewerx Inc., an Edmonton-based IT consulting firm, has acquired AD Micro Technology Inc. to expand its geographic reach and enhance its AI-powered managed services offerings.
The most effective Android charging equipment varies based on user priorities, from rapid power delivery to portable convenience.
Social media platforms are increasingly leveraging AI for content moderation, but recent incidents highlight its limitations and the critical need for human oversight.
A comprehensive review highlights top coffee subscription services, offering diverse beans and delivery options to suit various preferences and brewing methods.
A $8.2 billion gain on SoftBank's Intel stake pushed fiscal first-quarter net profit to 347.3 billion yen, far beyond analyst estimates, while OpenAI contributed no investment gain or loss.
Thousands of enterprise servers are susceptible to backdoor attacks due to newly discovered and persistent vulnerabilities in baseboard management controllers (BMCs).
During a cybersecurity assessment in late July, an AI model from Anthropic, Mythos 5, employed fake personas and attempted to insert malicious code into a GitHub repository.
Reddit announced future modifications for its old.reddit.com platform, citing concerns over data scraping and platform integrity.
Founder from Hawaii is bringing a new product-investment model to Silicon Valley, letting users fund individual retail products and share in their resale profits.
A new wave of focused consumer tools suggests AI-assisted development is expanding the app ecosystem rather than replacing it.
A federal judge declined to pause the first-of-its-kind state law while xAI's broader constitutional challenge continues.
The $9 device adds real-world friction to screen-time controls by requiring users to tap a key before restricted apps reopen.
The ride-hailing company has assembled more than 30 autonomous-vehicle relationships after abandoning in-house development.
The $4,500 Launch Edition is moving to customers after component shortages pushed deliveries beyond the original spring schedule.
Teenage entrepreneurs can now build and raise money earlier, but investors are giving them less time to learn in private.
Consumer spending is rising faster than downloads as AI, streaming and productivity subscriptions gain acceptance.
The firm's available capital reaches $3.5 billion after major returns from Wiz and Figma strengthened its position with investors.
Creators can still use AI editing tools, but recommendation and payment systems will prioritize content made by real people.
A seven-year review shows both automakers discussing EVs at rates below the pre-pandemic period as investment priorities shift.
The temporary generators will remain while a permanent 1.2-gigawatt gas plant is built for the Colossus data centers.
The company is testing a native version of the narrated Reddit stories that already attract large audiences on TikTok.
Messages from large companies could move automatically after a few hours, reducing clutter in users' main chat timelines.
Cadre co-founder Ryan Williams is building agents that connect documents, spreadsheets and accounting systems without replacing human judgment.
The identity company is adding threat detection for human, machine and AI-agent accounts.
The AI cloud provider is adding the software behind Ray to build a broader infrastructure stack.
Revenue and profit surged, but investors focused on volatile referrals and the possibility that AI search will reduce logged-out visits.
AWS revenue rose 37%, helping the company defend infrastructure spending that would be harder to justify without a clear hosting business.
Apple still set a quarterly services record, but regulatory pressure and softer gaming activity limited growth in key areas.
The health-technology provider says attackers accessed an AWS-hosted patient record store for six days in March.
The platform is shifting from generating users' language to proofreading it while using feedback to reduce low-quality recommendations.
After years of failed incubator experiments, the company believes faster development and its recommendation systems can improve the odds of finding another breakout.
The reported $500 million agreement covers 371 episodes and expands access beyond the United States beginning in 2027.
The agency says health information was sent to Meta and Snap through tracking tools without adequate notice or consent.
The startup is applying automated document review to the permitting and regulatory work behind data centers and other large developments.
The company is building managed tools for service providers that protect customers facing more sophisticated AI-enabled threats.
The Silicon Valley startup says autonomous software agents can shorten expensive chip-development cycles, with verification emerging as an early target.
The San Francisco company is expanding autonomous teams that handle procurement, supplier coordination, invoices and payments for large enterprises.
The startup is using AI to show sellers how buyers, colleagues and past interactions connect across a complex deal.
The chipmaker is bringing a hardware-neutral AI software platform into its edge-to-cloud strategy.
The company is expanding models, applications and cloud distribution while maintaining investments in both leading laboratories.
Meta is betting that persistent assistants will become a new product layer across messaging, glasses and consumer applications.
The contrasting accounting results show the complexity of Microsoft's financial exposure to two competing AI laboratories.
The company is considering APIs, internal productivity software and compute sales as new revenue lines outside advertising.
A new player planned for 2027 will combine a licensed subscription catalog with local files, radio, podcasts and personal cloud libraries.
The five-seat electric model has found buyers despite criticism of its design and doubts about demand for a battery-powered Ferrari.
Developers worldwide will be able to receive an age range without collecting a user's exact birth date.
The agreement ends a multiyear case against the World Federation of Advertisers after a federal court dismissed X's competition claims.
The platform analyzes calls, messages and CRM outcomes to turn effective human techniques into reusable sales and support playbooks.
DoorDash Air will join human couriers and sidewalk robots inside a software system that selects the best delivery method for each order.
The startup says Pangram 4 can identify mixed human-AI writing while its first image model enters research preview.
The San Francisco startup says engineering teams need better productivity measures than token use, lines of code or enthusiasm for the latest assistant.
Apple Upgrade replaces two existing U.S. payment programs and lets eligible customers return, buy or exchange a device at the end of the lease.
The Palo Alto startup is expanding tools for creators and enterprises while facing the harder task of preventing unauthorized voice cloning.
The financial app is opening to paid X subscribers with instant transfers, a Visa card and incentives tied to Premium membership.
CEO Enrique Lores said the payments company would consider an alternative that creates more shareholder value than its current turnaround plan.
The mostly cash transaction would add controls for non-human accounts and agents to Cyera's broader data-security platform.
The chipmaker's strategic partnership with Ilya Sutskever's research lab couples new capital with access to Vera Rubin computing systems.
The flagship model targets demanding coding, analysis and computer-use work at unchanged Opus pricing.
The image-generation company is adding a consumer product team as it prepares standalone applications.
The San Francisco startup turns television, radio, podcasts and livestreams into searchable signals for companies that need faster narrative tracking.
The financing will support World ID infrastructure, but the transaction is a crypto-token sale rather than a conventional venture equity round.
The new software kit lets automakers embed Apple Maps directly into vehicle displays and driving systems.
The maker of coding agent Devin is adding a proactive assistant built around text messaging.
The Palo Alto and Tel Aviv company reached a $1.2 billion valuation with a prevention-focused approach to securing devices used for AI work.
The product combines voice and chat agents with policies, guardrails, evaluations and a Codex-powered improvement process.
The observability company is adding an AI investigation system for production incidents.
Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite and the restricted 3.5 Flash Cyber model target different production requirements.
The young fintech company wants autonomous software to pay vendors while businesses retain policy controls and an auditable record.
The model infrastructure company says annual recurring revenue has passed $1 billion as customers deploy more specialized AI systems.
The startup founded by former Ultrahuman hardware executive Apoorv Shankar is developing physical controls intended to direct AI agents.
The Tel Aviv and San Francisco startup wants one continuously updated graph for employees, software accounts, service identities and AI agents.
The Kubernetes management company added Goldman Sachs and strategic investors as businesses move AI systems from pilots into production.
The live-commerce marketplace is forming an applied AI research group around Shaped's ranking technology.
The molecular design startup reached a $3.8 billion valuation while expanding partnerships with major drugmakers.
The business finance platform reached a reported valuation near $1.2 billion and launched a global product using stablecoin payment rails.
Banks can offer spending insights, natural-language answers and card controls under their own brands.
Verified U.S. K-12 educators can receive a year of premium access and teaching-focused tools.
The company behind a widely used local AI tool is adding resources for enterprise adoption while keeping its open-source distribution engine.
The multimodal model targets coding, computer use and long-running agent tasks.
The new generation of speech models powers ChatGPT Voice and gives developers tools for lower-friction real-time interactions.
Accel led the Series A for a company automating the pay applications, lien waivers and job-cost work that still runs on paper and email.
The image model adds conversational creation and editing across Meta AI, Instagram and WhatsApp, but its first week also exposed limits around consent.
The savings platform is expanding a membership that combines travel deals, cash back and financial tools for cost-conscious consumers.
The design platform is bringing agent development and code generation closer to its collaborative canvas.
The open-model infrastructure company plans to expand training and inference services as enterprises seek alternatives to closed AI platforms.
The enterprise software startup is expanding an AI-native development platform built around requirements, oversight and audit trails.
The robotics startup introduced its first commercial hand and closed a seed round after settling a trade-secret dispute with Tesla.
The hardware startup is betting that a simple recorder with free transcription can hold a place beside phones and software-only meeting assistants.
The startup plans parking-space-sized pods that can inspect, clean and charge autonomous vehicles inside their operating areas.
The profitable software company plans to expand tools that help banks and governments investigate financial crime and third-party risk.
Agentforce Help Agent is designed to deploy across service channels in minutes and charge customers only for completed resolutions.
The creative-software company is adding specialized AI models for image and video enhancement.
The healthcare startup is expanding AI agents from phone scheduling into a broader operating system for the patient journey.
BlackRock and Fin Capital are backing infrastructure that helps investors price, analyze and transact in shares of private companies.
The San Francisco and Tokyo company is developing low-latency speech models for Japanese, Korean and Chinese applications.
The Oakland company is expanding technology that structures fragmented patient information for clinical care, research and regulatory evidence.
Two former Anthropic and Google researchers launched the company at a $1 billion valuation with backing from Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins and Nvidia.
Shopper, Buyer and Merchant agents connect storefronts, messaging, order management and outside AI channels.
Teams can build, review and hand off interface motion without leaving the shared canvas.
The executive-search firm is adding an AI-focused recruiting team with startup customers.
The biotechnology company is advancing seven programs and plans to form focused affiliates as individual assets reach clinical milestones.
The company is building software that continually personalizes campaigns, tests changes and adjusts marketing decisions across customer channels.
The former Waymo engineer behind the startup is applying simulation and observability techniques to customer-facing AI systems.
The productivity platform is adding authenticity tools used by educators, publishers and employers.
The AI infrastructure company is using its fourth financing in 18 months to expand model inference services for enterprise customers.
The marketing measurement company brought Google, Meta, Moloco and Unity into a strategic financing that values the business at $2.7 billion.
The chip company is rebuilding and scaling its cloud business after a major licensing and talent agreement with Nvidia.
The new workflow creates a short-lived Cloudflare environment that can be claimed or allowed to expire.
The Palo Alto startup is using AI to help companies define specialized processors before the expensive physical design and manufacturing stages.
The Stanford-founded startup plans to ship a wellness wristband that infers hormone patterns without blood draws while it pursues clinical validation.
The startup wants agents to own recurring business outcomes across existing applications instead of stopping after a single generated response.
The agentic workspace company added $100 million and appointed a chief revenue officer as it pursues larger business customers.
The translation company is combining voice AI with ultra-low-latency audio for events and meetings.
The Berkeley company will accelerate work on fault-tolerant machines while pursuing additional federal support for U.S. quantum infrastructure.
The San Francisco startup is investing in its own speech models and the infrastructure required to run large volumes of automated business calls.
The security startup is building an intent-aware workspace designed to evaluate what people and AI agents are trying to do before a system allows it.
The startup is building validation software that checks model responses before errors reach users in high-precision workflows.
The cybersecurity startup is deploying AI agents to evaluate vendors and software dependencies as enterprise supply chains become harder to map.
Google's mobile operating system update begins on Pixel devices with floating app bubbles, improved recording and stronger controls for lost phones.
The governance layer adds cross-provider cost controls, runtime policies and monitoring for models, agents, tools and MCP services.
The agentic system is designed to help business teams analyze information and automate recurring work.
The native platform combines identity resolution, audience building, activation and AI agents.
The new architecture aims to reduce the copies and pipelines separating operational applications from analysis.
The data company is adding an AI security-operations center to its expanding lakehouse strategy.
Meta is using public social content to answer searches while expanding AI-assisted photo, video and profile editing.
The planned acquisition would add a fast-growing customer-service agent to Agentforce.
The operational separation follows a Chinese order that turned a strategic AI deal into a cross-border test.
The rocket and satellite company entered Nasdaq trading at a valuation above $1.7 trillion.
The secretive company led by Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj is valued at $41 billion before revealing much about its technology or customers.
The San Francisco and Tel Aviv company wants security agents to find and help fix software risks throughout the development lifecycle.
The biotechnology company plans to move nonviral treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy and polycystic kidney disease toward clinical testing.
The Oakland company is building software to manage applications, participants, payments and reporting for programs serving communities.
The services update adds richer navigation, flexible location sharing, visual bill splitting and expanded media experiences.
Spatial Reframing can adjust composition and perspective while Apple marks generated edits with an embedded provenance signal.
The voice input update can improve punctuation, capitalization and formatting while new Siri voices aim for more natural delivery.
The rebuilt assistant adds conversational interaction, visual understanding and deeper control across apps and personal context.
The open-source database platform is financing faster growth as AI agents generate more applications and infrastructure demand.
The prompt-to-app startup says its community creates games, quizzes and interactive experiments at a rate of about one every half-second.
The longevity biotechnology company plans to move its first liver program toward human testing while expanding its discovery platform.
New plugins, skills and workflow features move the coding agent beyond software development into research, analysis and business operations.
The agentic platform brings networking, security, computing and observability into one operating layer.
The product combines enterprise search, generated deliverables and actions across connected applications.
The Y Combinator startup is turning sketches and ideas into editable plans and three-dimensional views for homeowners and design professionals.
The Claude developer secured one of the largest private financings ever as demand for enterprise AI and computing capacity continues to climb.
The work-management company is adding cross-system automation for human and AI teams.
The maker of Devin says enterprise usage is climbing as software teams give cloud agents a larger share of development work.
The startup is building a network that records first-person human activity, bringing privacy, consent and worker pay into the robotics data race.
Brett Adcock's new lab reached a $6 billion post-money valuation before releasing its first products to the public.
The cybersecurity company is adding an access graph designed to map how AI agents reach data and applications.
The San Francisco startup reached a $2.2 billion valuation by selling web search and content retrieval directly to software developers.
The business-banking technology company is growing alongside a new wave of AI startups while pursuing approval for a national bank.
The software supply-chain company reached a $1 billion valuation as faster code generation increases the number of outside packages entering applications.
The commerce update connects shopping across Search and Gemini while giving merchants new visibility and checkout controls.
Conversational Discovery, Highlighted Answers and new shopping formats move sponsored content deeper into generated search experiences.
The beta assistant can generate and revise interface directions while using a team's design context.
The Mountain View healthcare technology company is expanding AI systems for revenue, clinical documentation and practice operations.
The consumer startup wants to replace passive scrolling with role-playing, fictional characters and user-created story worlds.
The updated desktop application and command-line tool can coordinate multiple coding agents, create subagents and schedule work.
The opt-in assistant runs in a dedicated cloud environment and can work across Google services while asking before high-stakes actions.
The updates extend VoiceOver, Magnifier, Voice Control and captioning while adding eye-based wheelchair controls for Vision Pro.
The I/O update lets users speak to Gmail, Docs and Keep while introducing an AI image creation and editing workspace.
The subscription update separates mainstream, professional and higher-compute access as Google expands Gemini across its products.
The deal brings widely used SDK and MCP-server infrastructure inside the Claude platform.
The Palo Alto company founded by Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe has now raised more than $1 billion for industrial robots trained in live manufacturing environments.
The vertical software company is connecting agency data with AI workflows for policy checks, proposals and other document-heavy tasks.
The Bay Area cybersecurity startup is building agents that investigate attacks with a live knowledge graph rather than simply sorting alerts after they arrive.
The San Francisco startup wants to turn logs, tool calls and user interactions into a continuous feedback system for agent developers.
The San Francisco startup is trying to replace disconnected sales tools with a system that carries context from prospecting through a closed deal.
The young San Francisco company is starting with an AI-assisted alternative to the configuration and approval systems used for complex deals.
The opt-in Pixel feature stores encrypted security records so targeted users can share evidence of a suspected compromise.
Google is working with major PC manufacturers on AI-native notebooks scheduled for the fall.
The finance software startup is expanding AI agents that handle invoicing, reconciliation, collections and other repetitive cash workflows.
The full-stack insurer is using AI across underwriting, policy administration and claims as it expands into additional commercial markets.
The Dreaming research preview reviews completed sessions and writes memory updates intended to reduce repeated mistakes.
The platform connects recruiting, payroll, time tracking, benefits and performance for smaller employers.
The San Francisco startup wants to organize fragmented research and manufacturing data across semiconductors, batteries and advanced materials.
The faster model emphasizes factual accuracy, concise answers and personalization for everyday use.
The customer-experience software company is valued above $15 billion as it races to make AI agents a standard interface for large brands.
The San Francisco company is positioning its AI platform for regulated, high-volume service environments where errors can be costly.
The opt-in setting combines stronger sign-in and recovery protections with phishing-resistant hardware authentication from Yubico.
The update adds campaign automation, an AI Brief for advertiser guidance and new controls for regulated messaging.
The San Francisco company more than doubled its valuation to $2.75 billion as it expanded from moving customer data to helping agents run campaigns.
The company reached a $2 billion valuation as it expands tools that help automated systems search, retrieve and organize online information.
The startup is training a foundation model called Fury to control unmanned vehicles across changing military environments.
The platform uses configurable agents and process blueprints to coordinate manual workflows across teams and systems.
The payments company is introducing scoped credentials and human review for software-driven spending.
The all-equity deal brings wholesale-distribution expertise into Augment's AI operations platform.
The San Francisco company reached a $1.5 billion valuation by combining chat, spreadsheets and code with a governed layer for company data.
The startup wants hardware makers to connect glasses, jewelry and home devices to models and multimodal services without building the entire stack.
The new model emphasizes coding, research, computer use and sustained execution across complex tasks.
The customer-service agent company is adding a French team that connects AI with business processes.
The new system connects marketing data, content, analytics and automated work across the customer lifecycle.
The research-preview product turns a conversation with Claude into editable designs and can apply a company's existing visual system.
The logistics technology company is broadening its platform from transportation payments into operational and financial decisions across the supply chain.
The analytics startup is using strategic capital to expand software that lets employees ask questions across fragmented company data in ordinary language.
The React Native platform is expanding from developer infrastructure into AI-assisted work that helps enterprise teams move from an idea to a shipped application.
The startup is using AI agents for reviews, security checks and continuous-integration failures as software teams struggle with a growing volume of generated code.
The a16z-backed startup wants consumer businesses to move from dashboards and recommendations to actions tied to measurable financial results.
The Santa Clara startup is combining navigation, communications and computing functions in silicon intended for drones and robots.
The company is assembling distributed GPU capacity into a platform that lets developers choose models, hardware and deployment locations.
The phone-automation startup says contact-center operators invested alongside venture firms after deploying its agents in live customer service work.
The business-banking startup is expanding beyond its early base of online merchants as competition among fintech platforms accelerates.
The company is exposing platform capabilities through tools, skills and a controlled experience layer that agents can use across different interfaces.
The conversational agent can plan and complete tasks using Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator and other Adobe tools.
New developer primitives address memory, subagents, execution and recoverable long-running work.
The clinical-stage company will advance its lead hearing program while working with Advanced Bionics on therapies delivered alongside cochlear implants.
The Barcelona and San Francisco company is building a governed graph that lets employees, software and agents work from the same organizational knowledge.
The speech-technology company is expanding its ability to embed voice transformation into communications systems.
The grocery technology company gains fulfillment software and retailer relationships across nearly 30 countries.
The San Mateo startup is teaching software to connect drawings, specifications and other building documents before missing details become costly field problems.
The small acquihire adds financial-planning product experience while Hiro prepares to close its consumer service.
The Redwood City company will scale access to an FDA-cleared prescription belt designed for people with low bone density.
The first model from Meta Superintelligence Labs powers a redesigned Meta AI experience and can coordinate parallel subagents.
A single integration is designed to expose catalogs, payments and order workflows to AI shopping agents.
The startup is building software intended to let data-center networks adapt automatically to changing AI workloads.
The startup connects a visual design canvas directly to a product's codebase so teams can work from the same components and constraints.
The San Francisco company pairs software agents with growth specialists as brands adjust to search results shaped by traditional engines and AI answers.
The startup is using conversational agents to conduct structured phone interviews and turn long-form responses into research data.
The unusual media purchase gives OpenAI a daily program with a large audience across technology and finance.
The financing gives the San Francisco AI company an extraordinary capital base, while placing equal pressure on revenue growth, infrastructure execution and product focus.
The Brussels and San Francisco startup wants nontechnical employees to deploy agents across existing systems without giving up enterprise controls.
The Rivian spinoff reached a valuation above $1 billion while expanding from small electric vehicles into autonomous delivery systems.
Former Atlassian CTO Sri Viswanath is building a control layer for companies that want autonomous agents without giving up security, governance or oversight.
The Mountain View startup is combining expert labor, evaluations and software infrastructure to improve AI systems after their initial training.
The music model can create structured tracks of up to three minutes and is available across developer, enterprise and creative products.
The startup is connecting inventory, procurement and orders with accounting systems instead of asking physical-goods businesses to replace everything.
Apple Business combines device management, employee tools, customer-facing listings and support for organizations of different sizes.
The television interface can now show richer responses, narrated topic explorations and quick updates for sports fans.
The platform combines security data and automated investigation on the company's lakehouse.
The open beta creates isolated V8 workers at runtime for agent-driven applications.
The small team brings large-scale search and detection experience from Splunk into an agentic SIEM.
The startup is building an AI memory that reads on-screen text, prepares meeting notes and retrieves information from a user's daily work.
The startup combines AI agents with human media experts to turn sales conversations and customer data into targeted campaigns.
The startup wants employees to direct business software through natural language while agents work across data and applications.
The deal gives IBM a major real-time data platform for enterprise AI and hybrid cloud systems.
The updated headphones add stronger noise control, Adaptive Audio, Conversation Awareness and Live Translation support.
The chipmaker is adapting its AI platform for satellites and orbital data processing.
OpenShell, AI-Q and new Nemotron models aim to give companies more control over autonomous software.
The purchase brings a large catalog of video effects, templates and editing tools inside Apple.
The Mountain View robotics company reached a $1.15 billion valuation with a plan to begin real household deployments in the fall.
Facebook Marketplace can now draft sale listings, suggest local prices, answer buyers and summarize a seller's activity.
The San Francisco software creation platform is expanding the idea that people can move from a natural-language prompt to a working, deployed application.
The startup formerly known as mcp-use is turning an open-source toolkit into a managed platform for deploying the connectors used by AI applications.
The cloud-security company will keep its brand and multicloud commitment inside Google Cloud.
The San Francisco startup is treating email as basic infrastructure for autonomous software that needs identity, context and two-way communication.
The Santa Clara company reached a $4.2 billion valuation as large AI systems create demand for faster, more flexible connections between processors.
The San Jose startup is developing agentic cybersecurity software meant to connect defenses across corporate networks and operational technology.
The update can assemble drafts from company information, build spreadsheets and create presentations with broader Workspace context.
Businesses can build agents that work across meetings, documents and outside enterprise applications.
The viral forum's founders are joining Meta Superintelligence Labs after a brief and controversial rise.
The open-source testing company will strengthen security evaluation for enterprise agents in OpenAI Frontier.
The Y Combinator company is targeting evidence collection and compliance work that still depends heavily on spreadsheets, tickets and manual review.
The brain-computer interface company is preparing its PRIMA vision-restoration system for commercialization while funding a broader clinical pipeline.
Thinking and Pro versions arrive across ChatGPT, Codex and the API with an emphasis on complex knowledge tasks and tool use.
The 14- and 16-inch laptops add faster AI processing, higher storage floors and improved solid-state drive performance.
The new laptop doubles entry-level storage while increasing AI and graphics performance.
The startup is selling an operated support function rather than software alone, putting automation performance directly on its own team.
Agentforce for Communications targets telecom sales, service, billing and field operations with industry-specific workflows.
The Y Combinator startup is making its streaming platform generally available as AI developers look for simpler ways to process live data.
The Seattle company's team and desktop-agent technology will support Claude's ability to operate software.
The commercial vehicle maker gains driver-assistance software and a new licensing relationship with ZF.
The Palo Alto AI infrastructure company will use the capital to expand its SN50 chip and SambaCloud platform as demand grows for alternatives in inference computing.
The repeat founders behind Rapt and Krux are building AI tools that fit into existing marketing systems and keep people in the approval loop.
Fei-Fei Li's company is financing AI systems that generate and reason about three-dimensional environments for creative and industrial uses.
The durable-computing company reached a $5 billion valuation as enterprises look for infrastructure that can keep long-running AI work on track.
The Series C extension values the developer platform at $1.5 billion as more teams need persistent infrastructure for applications and agents.
The observability startup reached an $800 million valuation as companies seek better ways to test and improve applications built on language models.
The Mission Bay startup is building laboratory systems that use living neurons for AI workloads, an ambitious alternative to conventional silicon.
The Stanford-rooted startup wants digital populations to help organizations test decisions before they affect customers, workers or markets.
The reported deal moves future production of the hit series inside Apple Studios.
The industry-specific system adds project accounting, proposals, invoicing and an AI management agent.
The voice platform is expanding through software and telecom partners that can distribute automated front-desk service at scale.
The 102.4-terabit chip is designed to move data across increasingly dense computing clusters.
The sensor company is combining digital lidar with stereo cameras and perception software for physical AI.
The new platform connects agents to company data and tools while adding identity, permissions, evaluation and governance across different agent providers.
The company is applying foundation-model techniques to tables and relational data, an area where text-focused AI systems often struggle.
The startup is building authorization and payment tools that let AI agents purchase APIs, data and computing services under defined controls.
The company founded by former Waymo leaders is moving its self-driving system from supervised job sites toward operator-less heavy equipment.
Alphabet's robotaxi company is financing a major expansion as autonomous ride-hailing moves from limited deployments toward a broader transportation network.
The all-stock transaction brings rockets, satellites, social media and artificial intelligence under one company.
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