OpenAI’s new browser is a broadside shot at Google

Today, OpenAI launched its new Atlas web browser in a surprise livestream. The show started with CEO Sam Altman speaking directly to the audience. He stated that AI represents a rare, once-a-decade opportunity to rethink what a browser can be.…

a16z-backed Codi launches AI agent office manager

Codi, a startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz and founded by Christelle Rohaut and Dave Schuman, is launching what it describes as the first AI-powered platform to fully automate office management. The company was founded in 2018 with a mission to…

Veeam acquires data security company Securiti AI for $1.7B

Data resilience company Veeam wants to give its customers more control and security over their data in the age of AI. The Kirkland, Washington-based company announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Securiti AI, a company that…

Google Fi to add AI-enhanced audio and RCS web messaging

On Tuesday, Google announced that its telecommunications service, Google Fi, is receiving several new updates. These include AI noise filters and RCS web messaging. The company states that calls will now use AI-enhanced audio to reduce background noise and improve…

Bill Gates’s old climate lobbyists launch a new firm

In March, Bill Gates’s Breakthrough Energy organization disbanded its energy policy team, resulting in dozens of staff members being cut. Now, some of those former employees have founded a new nonprofit organization called the Clean Economy Project. Similar to Breakthrough…

Serval raises $47M to bring AI agents to IT service management

Some startups pride themselves on having prestigious financial backers, but having prestigious customers is just as important. This is a main point of pride for Serval, an enterprise AI company that announced a forty-seven million dollar Series A funding round.…