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Open source agentic startup LangChain hits $1.25B valuation As TechCrunch previously reported, the maker of a popular open source framework for building AI agents has officially become a unicorn. As…
Sesame, the conversational AI startup from Oculus founders, raises $250M and launches beta Former Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe’s new startup, Sesame, is building AI-powered smartglasses with natural, humanlike voice interaction.…
OpenAI’s new browser is a broadside shot at Google OpenAI's new browser announcement made it clear exactly how much Google has to lose in the AI era. OpenAI's new browser…
Sources: Multimodal AI startup Fal.ai already raised at $4B+ valuation Fal.ai announced its previous round at a $1.5 billion valuation in July. Fal.ai announced its previous round at a $1.5…
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is pushing UK regulator to unbundle Google’s search and AI crawlers Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is urging regulators to rein in Google’s AI practices, arguing the…
Bill Gates’s old climate lobbyists launch a new firm Members of Breakthrough Energy's policy team are back with a new organization, the Clean Economy Project, aimed at nudging lawmakers toward…
I spent a month living with a $430 AI pet, the Casio Moflin Casio’s Moflin, a hamster-like robot pet, uses AI to develop a personality over time. Casio’s Moflin, a…
Google Fi to add AI-enhanced audio and RCS web messaging The tech giant says calls will now use AI-enhanced audio to reduce background noise and improve voice clarity, even when…
A16z-backed Codi launches AI agent office manager Codi launches what it hails as the first fully automated office manager. Codi launches what it hails as the first fully automated office…
OpenAI launches an AI-powered browser: ChatGPT Atlas OpenAI is launching an AI-powered browser, its latest challenge to Google as the main way people find information online. OpenAI is launching an…