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Twin1 AI raises $20M to create digital twins

Twin1 AI, a stealth startup, secured a $20 million seed round to develop digital‑twin technology for professionals.

Google Strikes $12.2 B Marvell Deal to Expand Its Custom AI Chip Push

Google deepens its bet on custom AI silicon with a $12.2 B stake in Marvell, aiming to compete with Nvidia and Broadcom for AI infrastructure.

Rillet raises $100M Series C at $1B valuation — 2 years after emerging from stealth

AI accounting startup Rillet announced a $100 million Series C at a $1 billion valuation, led by Iconiq, after doubling its ARR in the past three months.

India startup Murf AI takes on OpenAI with Falcon 2 voice model at lower cost

Murf AI launched its Falcon 2 text‑to‑speech model, priced at $0.01 per minute, competing with OpenAI and ElevenLabs in speed, cost and voice quality.

Binance now lets AI agents trade, but keeping them in check is largely up to users

Binance launched Agent OS, a platform that lets AI agents analyze markets and execute trades on users’ behalf, while placing responsibility for oversight on the users themselves.

Cerebras reimagines AI cluster design with switchless CS‑4 architecture

Cerebras unveiled the CS‑4 rack‑scale AI system that connects wafer‑scale processors without network switches, reducing latency and infrastructure costs.

Velaura AI raises $110M to develop power‑efficient AI chips

Velaura AI Inc. secured $110 million in a Series A round to build low‑power AI processors, shifting focus from crypto accelerators to AI chip building blocks.

Adobe Introduces Brand Visibility Solution to Redefine Customer Experience Orchestration

Adobe unveiled a new Brand Visibility solution that integrates AI-driven insights into customer experience orchestration, aiming to enhance brand measurement and impact.

Alibaba Cloud Opens Third South Korea Datacentre

Alibaba Cloud launched a new datacentre in South Korea, expanding its global network to 104 availability zones and adding AI‑centric services to the region.

Neoclouds collaborate to transform AI infrastructure

Super Micro, Vast Data, Kioxia and others are partnering to build purpose‑built AI infrastructure, aiming to meet the high‑performance demands of agentic AI workloads.

Questflow Unveils Brand Evolution as AI Finance Agent, Advancing “Financial Intelligence for All”

Singapore‑based Questflow announced a brand repositioning that frames it as a platform for AI‑powered finance agents, aiming to democratise expert investment strategies through a new “Financial Codex.”

Groq raises $350 M to fuel its pivot from AI chips to neocloud

Groq, once an AI‑chipmaker, secured $350 million to transition into a neocloud provider of GPU and AI infrastructure services.

Happy Health Raises $75M for AI Sleep‑Apnea Ring

The health‑tech startup is using AI to analyze biometric data from a smart ring to diagnose sleep apnea and offer treatment options.

Nvidia's AI moat is shifting from chips to capital

Nvidia announced a pact with Wall Street firms to pursue $500 billion in GPU financing and will back an OpenAI data center in Ohio with up to $105 billion, signaling a new focus on capital as an AI moat.

Cursor capitalizes on GitHub frustration, launches rival hosting platform

AI startup Cursor, now part of SpaceX, unveiled Origin, a new code‑hosting platform designed to compete with GitHub amid widespread outages and performance issues.

TrendLife Announces Kaleida: The World's First Safe AI Built for Every Member of the Family

TrendLife unveiled Kaleida, a family‑centric AI platform with built‑in privacy and parental guardrails.

French government to hire sovereign AI providers such as Mistral

Paris Budget Minister David Amiel announced that France will procure AI tools from domestic providers like Mistral, excluding OpenAI, as part of a strategy to secure national cybersecurity and data sovereignty.

Reach Capital raises $265M Fund V to back AI founders building to ‘expand human potential’

Venture firm Reach Capital closes a $265 million fund focused on AI startups that aim to enhance human capabilities across learning, health and work.

The AI visibility index: Which brands are vanishing from AI search?

Fractl’s study reveals how some well‑known brands are under‑represented in AI search results while others dominate, highlighting a mismatch between traditional SEO and AI recall.