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Brazil orders Meta to suspend policy banning third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp
Brazil's competition watchdog has ordered WhatsApp to put on hold its policy that bars third-party AI companies from using its business API to offer chatbots on the app. The agency...
Converge Bio raises $25M, backed by Bessemer and execs from Meta, OpenAI, Wiz
AI drug discovery startup Converge Bio raised $25 million in a Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with additional backing from executives at Meta, OpenAI, and Wiz.
The latency trap: Smart warehouses abandon cloud for edge
While the enterprise world rushes to migrate everything to the cloud, the warehouse floor is moving in the opposite direction. This article explores why the future of automation relies on...
Why Apple chose Google over OpenAI: What enterprise AI buyers can learn from the Gemini deal
Apple’s multi-year agreement to integrate Google’s Gemini models into its revamped Siri offers a rare window into how one of the world’s most selective technology companies evaluates foundation models –...
Meta-backed Hupo finds growth after pivot to AI sales coaching from mental wellness
Hupo, backed by Meta, pivoted from mental wellness to AI sales coaching for banks and insurers, and secured a $10M Series A led by DST Global.
NeuralGCM harnesses AI to better simulate long-range global precipitation
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CES showed me why Chinese tech companies feel so optimistic
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. I decided to go to CES kind...
Harmattan AI raises $200M Series B led by Dassault Aviation, becomes defense unicorn
French defense tech company Harmattan AI is now valued at $1. 4 billion after raising a $200 million Series B round led by Dassault Aviation, which is best known for...
How Shopify is bringing agentic AI to enterprise commerce
Shopify is enhancing core enterprise commerce workflows with agentic AI, automating operations while expanding sales channels. The adoption of generative AI in commerce has largely centred on customer support chatbots...
Retailers like Kroger and Lowe’s test AI agents without handing control to Google
Retailers are starting to confront a problem that sits behind much of the hype around AI shopping: as customers turn to chatbots and automated assistants to decide what to buy,...