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Nvidia Corp. today unveiled Earth-2, its artificial intelligence models and tools for scientists, startups, developers, enterprises and governments worldwide to make weather prediction more accessible than ever. Access to weather prediction matters because it shapes the map of human decisions, from the …
Synthesia raises $200M at $4B valuation to build worker skills using AI avatars
London-based Synthesia Ltd., an artificial intelligence video avatar platform, today announced that it has raised $200 million in a late-stage funding, bringing the company’s valuation to $4 billion. Founded in 2017, Synthesia offers a platform that generates photorealistic lifelike video avatars of …
Nexxa.ai raises $9M to streamline the world’s industrial backbone with AI
Nexxa.ai Inc. announced today that it has raised $9 million in seed funding led by Construct Capital, with significant participation from a16z and existing investors, to help heavy industry engineers modernize their software stack. Launched in 2024, the company builds specialized AI …
AheadComputing lands $30M to build RISC-V processors for AI data centers
AheadComputing Inc., a company pioneering breakthrough central processing unit microarchitecture to deliver next generation performance for future artificial intelligence needs, today announced it has raised $30 million in early-stage funding. Eclipse, Toyota Ventures and Cambium co-led the Seed2 round, bringing the company’s total …
LexisNexis unveils global launch of AI work automation for legal professionals
LexisNexis, the global data and analytics division of RELX Inc., today unveiled a new commercial preview program for its Protégé artificial intelligence assistant for legal and business professionals, introducing workflows backed by citable authority and data. As AI adoption makes inroads into …
AiStrike raises $7M to expand preemptive cyber defense for the AI era
AiStrike, a cybersecurity company pioneering artificial intelligence-native cyber defense, announced today it has raised $7 million in seed funding to scale its its platform for cybersecurity operations. The round was led by Blumberg Capital, with participation from Runtime Ventures, NextEra Energy Investments …
XBuild raises $19M to launch AI-powered residential roofing contract estimation product
XBuild, a company aiming to bring artificial intelligence to residential construction contractors, today announced it raised $19 million in early-stage funding to build what it calls a “vibe coding” estimating platform for construction projects. N47 led the Series A round, and Rackhouse …
Harness launches a ‘human-aware’ site reliability engineering agent
Harness Inc., a software delivery startup that provides artificial intelligence tools for developers to update and monitor applications, said today it’s launching a “human-aware change agent” to help teams resolve incidents faster without adding extra members. The company said AI site reliability …
Legato raises $7M to corral in-platform vibe coding with SaaS app AI builder
Legato, a company building in-platform artificial intelligence “vibe” application creation for business users, today announced $7 million in seed funding to expand its software-as-a-service product that allows businesses to embed AI builders directly into their products. Israel-based early-stage venture capital firm S …
Reps launches to help teams train for AI-powered execution
Reps, a startup focused on making “execution readiness” measurable, today launched its artificial intelligence platform designed to help enterprises move from planning to action. Although enterprise teams are still beginning to learn how to use AI and understand how it can accelerate …