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Granola raises $125M, hits $1.5B valuation as it expands from meeting notetaker to enterprise AI app

Granola's valuation jumped from $250 million to $1.5 billion with this round, and it has added more support for AI …

Meta turns to AI to make shopping easier on Instagram and Facebook

Meta is using generative AI to provide more product and brand information to consumers when they're shopping in its apps.

With Sift Stack, two ex-SpaceX engineers are bringing the software that helped launch rockets to the factory floor

Sift is building the data infrastructure for advanced manufacturing.

Lucid Bots raises $20M to keep up with demand for its window-washing drones

Lucid Bots has seen demand accelerate over the last year for its window cleaning drones and power washing robots.

With $3.5B in fresh capital, Kleiner Perkins is going all in on AI

The fundraise includes $1 billion for investing in early-stage startups, and $2.5 billion for late-stage growth businesses.

OpenAI’s Sora was the creepiest app on your phone — now it’s shutting down

Though the underlying Sora 2 video- and audio-generation model is scarily impressive, there was not sustained interest in an AI-only …

Kentucky woman rejects $26 million offer to turn her farm into a data center

A "major artificial intelligence company" reportedly offered a Kentucky women $26 million to build a data center on their farm.

Anthropic hands Claude Code more control, but keeps it on a leash

Anthropic’s new auto mode for Claude Code lets AI execute tasks with fewer approvals, reflecting a broader shift toward more …

Databricks bought two startups to underpin its new AI security product

With an overflowing war chest from its recent $5 billion raise, Databricks is buying startups and looking for more. It …

Arm is releasing the first in-house chip in its 35-year history

Arm is producing its own CPU for the first time. It developed the CPU with Meta, which is also the …

OpenAI’s plans to make ChatGPT more like Amazon aren’t going so well

OpenAI says its moving away from Instant Checkout, which allowed users to buy items directly through the ChatGPT interface.

Google TV’s new Gemini features keep fans updated on sports teams and more

Three Gemini-powered features are coming to your Google TV. This includes visual responses, deep dives, and sports briefs.