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IBM Bob adds self-hosted option as enterprises weigh AI risks
IBM has announced a self-hosted deployment option for Bob, its agentic software development platform.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Halluminate hits $30M raise with just nine employees
Halluminate, a nine-person company building finance-specific training environments for frontier AI labs, has raised $30 million.
Reporting: msn.com
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Armadin hits $2.5B valuation as AI cybersecurity bets surge
Armadin has closed a $255.5 million Series B at a $2.5 billion valuation.
Reporting: msn.com
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Niyo slashes loss 58% in FY26 as revenue jumps 80%
Fintech soonicorn Niyo cut its consolidated net loss by 58.1% to ₹32.6 crore in FY26, even as revenue surged 80% year-on-year to ₹158 crore.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Porchlight’s AI turns seniors’ stories into care tools
Porchlight has rolled out an AI-powered device that converts seniors’ spoken memories into structured care briefings for staff and private audio feeds for families.
Reporting: geekwire.com
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Cognition’s Devin may signal shift toward full-lifecycle AI agents
Cognition AI’s Devin appears to be evolving beyond its initial role as an AI-powered coding assistant.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Grindr acquires telehealth startup Freddie for $250M
Grindr has agreed to acquire Calgary-based telehealth startup Freddie for $250 million, a deal expected to close later this year.
Reporting: betakit.com
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Kickstarter’s pitch: Skip the seed round
Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor has a message for founders: stop treating crowdfunding as the consolation prize.
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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Wellstar debuts on TSXV as Well Health’s software spin-out
The move appears to be part of a broader trend of companies separating non-core units to focus on distinct market opportunities.
Reporting: betakit.com
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NetApp and Nvidia rewrite storage for AI factories
NetApp and Nvidia are reportedly collaborating to rethink enterprise storage for what some are calling AI factories.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Databricks swallows Row Zero to close AI spreadsheet gap
Databricks has acquired Row Zero, the Seattle-based cloud spreadsheet startup built by ex-AWS engineers to handle datasets too large for traditional tools.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Amazon cloud leader exits for Scala CTO post
An Amazon general manager has left to become CTO of Scala, a startup focused on enterprise infrastructure, according to GeekWire.
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Canada probes AI agents after attempted government breach
Canada’s intelligence community has found no evidence that AI agents breached federal systems after an attempted attack on a national archive.
Reporting: betakit.com
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Get Access raises $5M at $85M for angel investing club
Get Access has closed a $5 million funding round at an $85 million valuation, led by Sound Ventures.
Reporting: msn.com
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Nvidia shifts AI economics from chips to full-stack factories
Nvidia is redefining what it sells.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Flow Engineering raises $50M for AI-driven hardware systems
Flow Engineering has raised $50 million in a Series B round co-led by Antonio Gracias of Valor Equity Partners and Gavin Baker of Atreides Management.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Manus launches Cascade, eyes $4B valuation in AI agent race
Manus has announced updates to its platform, including a new architecture called Cascade and a consumer agent app named Cue.
Reporting: cryptobriefing.com
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Kalshi eyes $1B at $40B ahead of 2027 IPO
Kalshi is finalizing a $1 billion funding round at a $40 billion valuation, according to Bloomberg.
Reporting: finance.yahoo.com
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Snyk cuts 200+ jobs as revenue tops $300M
Snyk has laid off more than 200 employees this year, nearly twice the number previously disclosed, while crossing $300 million in annual revenue.
Reporting: tech.eu
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Canada Rocket Co breaks ground on London engine test site
The site, expected to create 40 jobs.
Reporting: betakit.com
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