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Singapore-based robotics data infrastructure firm Ropedia Pte. Ltd. today announced it raised $22 million in Pre-Series A funding to scale up its collection of real-world, multimodal interaction data to fuel artificial intelligence robotics models developed by technology companies. Physical AI and embodied …
Swimlane launches AI security operations center for managed security services providers
Agentic artificial intelligence cybersecurity automation company Swimlane Inc. today announced the launch of an AI security operations center for managed security service providers. The company said it built the new service to support its customers and partners rather than compete with them. …
Humanoid raises $152M at $1.35B valuation to bring human-like robots into factories
London-based artificial intelligence and robotics firm SKL Robotics Ltd., doing business as Humanoid, today announced it raised $152 million in funding, bringing the company’s post-money valuation to $1.35 billion. The round was led by Prime Movers Lab, a venture capital firm focused …
Whop releases command-line interface to let business owners and their AI agents access digital commerce
Whop Inc., an e-commerce platform with a social marketplace that allows businesses to monetize digital products and services, today announced a new command-line interface that allows developers and artificial intelligence agents quick access to its capabilities. Launched in 2021, Whop provides e-commerce …
Hugging Face uses open-weights Z.ai GLM 5.2 to battle attacker after commercial frontier model refusal
Hugging Face Inc., an open-source artificial intelligence platform often described as the “GitHub of machine learning,” found itself forced to use an open-weights model to respond to an agentic AI attack after the safety guardrails on commercial AI models blocked requests. Last …
Syntetica raises $30M to scale nylon recycling solutions
Paris-based Syntetica SAS, a company developing advanced technology to recycle nylon fibers, often used in clothing, announced Thursday it has raised $30 million in early-stage funding to build its first commercial facility. The Ecotechnologies 2 fund, managed on behalf of the French …
Google rebrands NotebookLM as Gemini Notebook, focusing on ecosystem and accessibility
Google LLC today announced that its popular NotebookLM, the company’s artificial intelligence-powered research assistant, is being rebranded as Gemini Notebook and is getting upgrades aimed at providing secure cloud computing for every notebook. Launched globally in 2023, NotebookLM, began as an AI …
Microagi nabs $55M to teach factory robots how to work
Munich-based startup Microagi GmbH today announced it has raised $55 million in seed funding led by Hummingbird to change how industrial robotics works with artificial intelligence models. Northzone, LocalGlobe, Village Global and Redalpine also participated in the round. The capital raise arrives …
Mimic Robotics launches highly capable robotic hand that emulates human movements
Switzerland-based Mimic Robotics AG today announced it’s launching a new specialized robotic hand that looks and behaves like a human hand, introducing a new architecture for embodied robotics. Physical AI, or embodied artificial intelligence, combines AI models and sensors that can perceive …
Cadence extends its AI agents beyond chips with AuraStack for circuit boards and packaging
Integrated circuit and electronic hardware design company Cadence Design Systems Inc. today announced a new artificial intelligence agent that assists with packaging and system design, the step after silicon has been customized and produced, marking how chips and components get used in …