Category Artificial Intelligence

Google pushes Gemini into the living room with a new smart speaker

Google’s Gemini smart speaker aims to revive the home device market with natural conversation, new voices and a paid premium tier.

Slow tech is gaining momentum as consumers seek simpler devices, fewer distractions and more control over their attention.

Robot training data is scarce. XDOF is raising $70 million to build the infrastructure frontier AI labs need for physical AI.

Pramaana Labs raised $27M to use formal verification and LLMs to make AI more reliable for tax, legal, drug discovery and cybersecurity.

CPP Investments commits up to $741 million to CtrlS, betting on India’s AI-driven data center boom and growing digital infrastructure demand.

World model startup Odyssey raises $310M, reaches a $1.45B valuation and adds Amazon as it shifts to AWS and Trainium.

Pinterest launches Ask Pinterest, an experimental AI shopping app, alongside new AI tools for advertisers and marketers.

The AI IPO boom is reshaping markets as SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic drive fresh speculation, capital flows and industry spillovers.

DeepL acquires Mixhalo to expand live translation into conferences, sports and venues, while boosting its U.S. presence.

NewCore raised $66M to secure AI agents identity, giving enterprises new tools to authenticate, govern and revoke digital workers.