xcena raises $135m to put compute inside memory chips
startup xcena secures series b funding for a chip that moves data processing closer to dram, aiming to cut ai inference costs by reducing data movement between memory and processors.
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glean hits $300m arr as ai cost savings drive growth
enterprise ai search company glean reaches $300 million in annual recurring revenue, tripling in 15 months, with token cost reduction becoming a key selling point.
aws rebuilds search for ai agents
aws launches opensearch serverless to handle spiky agent traffic, scaling compute from zero to meet bursts and cutting idle costs.
ai token futures trading is coming
exchanges are developing derivatives markets for llm tokens, letting businesses hedge against compute costs.
asana buys no-code agent builder stack ai
asana acquires stack ai to integrate no-code ai agents into its work management platform, aiming to automate complex business processes.
anthropic raises $65b at $965b valuation before ipo
anthropic closed a $65 billion series h round, reaching a $965 billion valuation as it prepares to go public.
sesame launches ios app for conversational ai agents
sesame, founded by oculus creators, releases an ios app with ai agents that talk naturally, pause to think, and adapt mid-sentence.
rsi is the new agi — and just as hard to pin down
recursive self-improvement has become the latest buzzword in ai, with startups and researchers chasing systems that can upgrade themselves without human help.
leaked renders show apple's new siri app and ai plans
bloomberg reveals apple's upcoming siri app and ai integration in ios 27, aiming to rival chatgpt with google gemini-powered search and a standalone chatbot app.
google io 2026: 12 big ai reveals
google io 2026 unveiled gemini omni for video generation, search agents, and new ai tools across products.
general compute bets on sambanova chips for faster ai inference
general compute raises $15m to deploy sambanova's new inference chips, aiming to speed up ai agents and reduce costs.
visa invests in replit for agentic payments
visa invests in replit to explore integrating payment tools so developers and ai agents can accept payments directly on the coding platform.
vertu launches ai foldable for executives at $6,880
luxury phone maker vertu unveils alphafold, a foldable smartphone with an ai agent for enterprise workflows, targeting ceos and affluent buyers.
snowflake signs $6b aws deal for ai cpu chips
snowflake commits $6 billion over five years to aws, driven by ai demand and access to amazon's graviton cpus.
payroll startup remote boosts revenue per employee 50% with ai
remote used ai across all functions to increase revenue per employee by 50% without adding headcount, reaching $300m arr and cash-flow positivity.
meta rolls out paid subscriptions for instagram, facebook, whatsapp
meta launches plus plans for its main apps and begins testing meta one subscriptions for ai, creators, and businesses.
ai labs find product-market fit with coding agents
anthropic and openai shift enterprise pricing to api rates as coding agents drive massive token usage and revenue growth.
china restricts top ai talent from traveling abroad
beijing now requires government approval for leading ai researchers and founders to leave the country, tightening control over brain drain and foreign deals.