OpenAI backs a nine-month-old startup building swarms of AI agents at a $650 million valuation
OpenAI backs a nine-month-old startup building swarms of AI agents at a $650 million valuation

Isara, a San Francisco startup that is building software to coordinate thousands of AI agents on complex analytical tasks, has raised $94 million at a $650 million valuation, with OpenAI among the investors. The company was founded nine months ago by t…

Next-gen AI breakthrough promises chatbots that can read the room better

This new AI approach teaches chatbots to focus on emotionally important words and link them to the right subject, helping them better understand nuanced messages and respond more appropriately.

ChatGPT is not getting an erotic mode, after all

ChatGPT’s proposed “adult mode” is now on indefinite hold, with OpenAI prioritizing core tools instead. The company says it needs more research on risks like emotional dependency and explicit content.

Turns out, if you ask an AI to play an expert, it gets less reliable

Telling an AI to “act like an expert” sounds like a great idea, but a new study suggests it can actually hurt its accuracy.

Meta grants executives up to $921 million in stock options on the same day it lays off 700 workers
Meta grants executives up to $921 million in stock options on the same day it lays off 700 workers

Meta disclosed in SEC filings on Tuesday that it had granted stock options to six of its most senior executives, the first such awards since the company’s 2012 IPO. Hours later, it laid off approximately 700 employees across Reality Labs, recruiting, s…

Theia Insights grabs $8M to map the global economy with AI

Cambridge-based deeptech company Theia Insights has raised $8 million in Series A funding, ledby MiddleGame Ventures, with participation from Further Ventures and UnusualVentures. The round brings the…

Klarna veterans launch Galdera with €1.5M for AI financial modeling

Stockholm-based Galdera Labs has launchedwith €1.5 million in pre-seed funding to develop an AI-driven platform forfinancial modelling. The round was led by J12 Ventures, with participation fromAntler…

The snow gods: How a couple of ski bums built the internet’s best weather app
The snow gods: How a couple of ski bums built the internet’s best weather app

The best snow-forecasting app for skiers and snowboarders isn’t from any of the federally funded weather services. Nor from any of the big-name brands. It’s an independent app startup that leverages government data, its own AI models, and decades of alpine-life experience to offer better snow (and soon avalanche) predictions than anything else out there.…

SOUS secures €4M to develop AI growth tools for restaurants

Amsterdam-basedSOUS, an AI-powered growth platform for independent food and beveragebusinesses, has raised €4 million in seed funding. The round was led by Seed +Speed Ventures, with participation fro…