Brazil’s competition watchdog has ordered WhatsApp to suspend its policy that prevents third-party AI companies from using its business API to offer chatbots on the app. The agency, known as CADE, has also opened an investigation to determine if this…
Superorganism launched in 2023 as the first venture capital firm focused exclusively on biodiversity. It aims to serve as the conservationist on the cap table for nature-friendly startups. The firm has now closed its first fund, securing $25.9 million in…
Slackbot is entering a new era as an AI agent. The automated assistant, built into the Salesforce-owned messaging platform Slack, has been completely remodeled with generative AI. Salesforce CTO Parker Harris hopes this new version will become as viral as…
Artificial intelligence is rapidly advancing into the field of drug discovery. Pharmaceutical and biotech companies are adopting these tools to shorten research and development timelines and improve success rates, all while managing rising costs. More than 200 startups are now…
When Justin Kim, co-founder and CEO of Hupo, first launched his company about four years ago, it wasn’t selling AI-powered sales coaching to banks, financial services, or insurance companies. The company originally began as Ami, a mental wellness platform focused…
OpenAI has acquired a small startup named Torch for an undisclosed sum. According to an unnamed source, the deal was valued at approximately one hundred million dollars worth of equity. The four-person team from Torch will be joining OpenAI as…
With AI igniting an investor frenzy, new startups achieve unicorn status every month. Using data from Crunchbase and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked the venture capital-backed startups that became unicorns so far this year. While most are AI-related, a surprising number are…
In early tests with a review unit of Bee, we found the device itself was easy to use. Turning recording on or off is just a press of a button. In the companion app, you can configure whether a double…
When Meta announced its capital expenditure projections last year, the company made it clear it planned to spend heavily to build capacity for its AI business. Susan Li, Meta’s CFO, stated during an earnings call that developing leading AI infrastructure…
Smart rings, smart screens, smart TVs, smart pins, and even smart ice cube makers. Artificial intelligence was everywhere at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where companies large and small showed off how they are bringing AI to…
