News reporting focused on AI and machine learning, covering the companies behind these technologies, their real-world applications, and the ethical concerns they raise. This includes areas like generative AI (large language models, text-to-image and video), speech tech, and predictive analytics.
AegisAI, a startup founded by former Google security executives, has raised $36 million in Series A funding to combat AI-driven spear phishing. The company uses AI agents to analyze emails for subtle anomalies that traditional rule-based systems miss. Battery Ventures led the round, with Accel and Foundation Capital also participating.
Samsung is reportedly in discussions to invest up to one billion euros in French AI startup Mistral, a move that would value the company at around 20 billion euros. The investment would mark a significant increase from Mistral's 12 billion euro valuation less than a year ago. Samsung previously invested in Mistral through its venture arm in 2024, and Swedish investor EQT is also said to be participating in the new funding round.
Glow, a cybersecurity startup founded by former Meta and Snowflake executives, emerged from stealth with a $1.2 billion valuation after raising $180 million in Series A funding. The company is building an AI-powered endpoint security platform designed to prevent risky software, AI agents, and developer tools from entering enterprise environments, challenging established players like CrowdStrike and Microsoft.
A weekend rumor about Anthropic acquiring robotics startup Physical Intelligence spread rapidly across AI Twitter, despite a denial from Physical Intelligence's CEO. The rumor gained traction due to Physical Intelligence's high-profile co-founders, over $1 billion in funding, and its widely used π0.5 robot brain model. Reports indicate that acquisition talks did occur between the two companies this spring, adding fuel to the speculation.
Gritt, a startup founded by Carnegie Mellon-trained roboticists, exited stealth with $34 million in total funding to deploy AI-controlled robots for solar panel installation. The company uses off-the-shelf hardware and its own AI models to help construction crews install panels faster and more safely. It is contracted to help install 2.8 gigawatts of solar capacity over the next 18 months.
Apple has sued OpenAI, accusing the company of stealing hardware secrets through former employees, including chief hardware officer Tang Tan. Meanwhile, New York became the first state to impose a moratorium on large-scale data centers, drawing criticism from Donald Trump. The episode also covers OpenAI employees funding a rival super PAC for AI guardrails, DOGE's use of AI at HUD facing FOIA stonewalling, and a cyclosporiasis outbreak spreading across over 30 states.
FablePool is a new platform where strangers pool money behind a single instruction, and an AI agent builds the project in public, milestone by milestone. Funding targets are set by an AI planner, with contributions starting at $0.25. The site currently lists open projects including an open-source PID tuning library and a single-page website for Claude Shannon.
Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI, developer of the Kimi chatbot, is aiming for a valuation of up to $30 billion in a new funding round. The company is looking to raise between $1 billion and $2 billion, more than six times its late-2025 worth of $4.3 billion. Annual recurring revenue has doubled to roughly $200 million by April.
AI video startup Runway, founded by artists from NYU, shifts focus from tools for filmmakers to world models trained on video data. The company aims to surpass language-based AI leaders like Google by building systems that understand the physical world directly. Valued at $5.3 billion with $40 million in Q2 2026 recurring revenue, Runway faces tough competition but leverages its unique origins and recent funding.
Richard Socher has launched Recursive Superintelligence, a San Francisco startup emerging from stealth with $650 million in funding. The company aims to build a recursively self-improving AI that fixes its own weaknesses without human help. Socher and his team of top researchers discussed their open-endedness approach in a recent interview.
Wirestock announced a $23 million Series A funding round to expand its data supply business for AI labs. The company, which pivoted from stock photography distribution, now provides images, videos, design assets, gaming, and 3D content from over 700,000 artists. It serves six major foundation model makers with $40 million annual run-rate revenue.
Former Google, Meta and OpenAI researchers have started Recursive Superintelligence with over $650 million in funding and a $4 billion valuation. The six-month-old firm aims to create AI that improves itself. Backed by investors like GV, Greycroft, Nvidia and AMD, it joins efforts to automate AI development amid recent advances in code-writing AI systems.