AI News Archive

The full archive of AI startup and funding news tracked by AI Market Watch. Page 9 of 41.

• Anthropic launches Claude connectors for Photoshop, Blender, and Ableton, backs Blender FoundationApr 28, 2026
• Ineffable Intelligence raises $1.6T seed round, largest in European history, from DeepMind veteran David SilverApr 28, 2026
• Outtake builds cyber investigator agent on Claude for threat dismantlingApr 28, 2026
• Ineffable Intelligence raises $1.1B seed at $5.1B valuation, led by ex-DeepMind researcherApr 28, 2026
• Marloo raises $10M seed for AI platform targeting financial advisorsApr 28, 2026
• OpenAI partners Qualcomm, MediaTek for AI smartphone processor, targets 2028 launchApr 28, 2026
• Mistral AI launches Workflows, a Temporal-powered orchestration engine for enterprise AIApr 28, 2026
• SpaceX commits $60B to Cursor, signaling hyperscaler push into AI codingApr 28, 2026
• Anthropic brings Claude Code to Google Vertex AI, deepening hyperscaler distributionApr 28, 2026
• Tension joins NVIDIA Inception for global expansion of sovereign AI healthcare platformApr 28, 2026
• Microsoft and OpenAI gut their exclusive deal, freeing OpenAI to sell on AWS and Google CloudApr 28, 2026
• Vib AI selected for South Korea's TIPS program, validating tech and growthApr 28, 2026
• SearchDoc raises $750K seed for massive document and drawing analysis AIApr 28, 2026
• ComfyUI raises $30M at $500M valuation for node-based AI generation platformApr 28, 2026
• OpenAI achieves FedRAMP Moderate authorization for ChatGPT Enterprise and APIApr 28, 2026
• Meta's attempted acquisition of AI agent startup Manus blocked by ChinaApr 28, 2026
• Tynapse raises $3.9M seed for AI agent runtime security, targets financial sector firstApr 28, 2026
• Aishi Technology Partners with Hunan Broadcasting, Injecting AI Video into Broadcast EcosystemApr 27, 2026
• Microsoft and OpenAI restructure partnership with non-exclusive IP licenseApr 27, 2026
• Qwen opens 'AI-powered services' platform to third parties, first partner China Eastern AirlinesApr 27, 2026
• Avoca raises $125M from Kleiner Perkins, hits $1B valuation for AI agents in home servicesApr 27, 2026
• Banma Intelligent partners with Dongfeng to launch Taobao Flash Purchase Agent in vehiclesApr 27, 2026
• XiaomiMiMo drops MiMo-V2.5-Pro, a 1.02T-parameter open-source MoE modelApr 27, 2026
• Microsoft turns Copilot in Outlook into an agentic inbox and calendar managerApr 27, 2026
• Accenture deploys Microsoft 365 Copilot to 743,000 employees in largest enterprise rolloutApr 27, 2026
• Amidex raises $7.7M pre-Series A for AI-driven dental restoration systemApr 27, 2026
• OpenAI publishes AGI development framework with five principlesApr 27, 2026
• China blocks Meta’s Manus acquisition, halting hyperscaler distribution playApr 27, 2026
• Google ready to invest $40B more in Anthropic at $350B valuationApr 27, 2026
• China blocks Meta's $2B Manus acquisition, dealing blow to AI agent ambitionsApr 27, 2026
• SmartRide launches LLM-based AI business analysis report service for taxi operatorsApr 27, 2026
• Telta launches AI Interview Assistant 'Interview Pro' to streamline hiring assessmentsApr 27, 2026
• NTT Data launches AI agent for product planning that generates concepts in 150 secondsApr 27, 2026
• Salmon raises $100M to expand digital banking in PhilippinesApr 27, 2026
• Prazto launches AI agent features in Passwork with deployment support packageApr 27, 2026
• Prometheus raises $10B at $38B valuation for physical AI, no prototypeApr 27, 2026
• Collov Labs raises funding for visual AI interface that lets agents reason over imagesApr 27, 2026
• OpenAI launches GPT Image 2.0 with integrated text-image generation for commercial designApr 27, 2026
• DeepSeek V4 adopted by AI agent OpenClaw amid Huawei chip collaboration scrutinyApr 26, 2026
• Sarvam AI launches 105B-parameter open-source model for Indian languagesApr 26, 2026
• Anthropic overtakes OpenAI in enterprise AI adoption, Ramp Index showsApr 26, 2026
• Anthropic admits Claude 'dumbing down' due to three bugs, resets quotas amid backlashApr 26, 2026
• Former DeepSeek core member Ruan Chong joins Yuanrong Qixing as chief scientist, details 40B VLA base modelApr 26, 2026
• Coinbase Base head Pollak: AI agents will drive crypto payments, x402 shows $48M volumeApr 26, 2026
• Wuwen Zhike (无问智科) raises over RMB 100M for physical AI data infrastructureApr 26, 2026
• NVIDIA developer requests NIM API rate limit hike for agent workflowsApr 26, 2026
• Anthropic secures up to $40B from Google, $25B from Amazon in capital blitzApr 26, 2026
• TableCheck raises investment from Toho Gas CVC for restaurant reservation platformApr 26, 2026
• Wayve raises $60M from AMD, Arm, and Qualcomm Ventures for autonomous driving AIApr 26, 2026
• Pine Labs acquires Shopflo for Rs 88 crore to expand D2C SaaS suiteApr 26, 2026
• Broadcom shares rise on AI chip deals with Google and AnthropicApr 26, 2026
• Anthropic tests AI agents for real-world buy/sell tasks with gift cardsApr 26, 2026
• Meta announces four new MTIA custom AI inference chips built with BroadcomApr 26, 2026
• Nvidia and OpenAI each invest $20B in AI chip startups: Groq acquisition, Cerebras dealApr 26, 2026
• xAI launches grok-voice-think-fast-1.0, topping τ-voice bench at 67.3%Apr 26, 2026
• OpenAI launches GPT-4.5 Omni and o3, slashing inference costs by 45%Apr 26, 2026
• Google Cloud launches $750M fund for consulting partners to deploy agentic AIApr 25, 2026
• DeepSeek launches V4 preview model with low-cost high-performance strategyApr 25, 2026
• SenseTime launches integrated cockpit-driving AI agent products at Beijing Auto ShowApr 25, 2026
• Microsoft launches Office Agent via Stride platformApr 25, 2026
• OpenAI sets April 26, 2026 discontinuation date for Sora video generation productApr 25, 2026
• DeepSeek releases DeepSeek-V4-Pro, a 1.6-trillion-parameter MoE model on NVIDIA NIMApr 25, 2026
• AfterQuery raises $30M Series A at $300M valuation for expert-curated AI training dataApr 25, 2026
• OpenAI acquires Promptfoo to strengthen enterprise agent safetyApr 25, 2026
• OpenAI adds domain allowlist for platform securityApr 25, 2026
• Google debuts eighth-gen TPUs: TPU 8t for training, TPU 8i for inferenceApr 25, 2026
• Molmiru Raises ¥300M Series A for Molecular Visualization AI PlatformApr 25, 2026
• Next Paradigm2 Secures Funding from Professor Yutaka Matsuo for Pet Figurine ServiceApr 25, 2026
• ByteDance's Doubao LLM fully integrated into Mercedes-Benz electric GLC SUVApr 25, 2026
• Anthropic's Mythos AI triggers global regulatory alarm over cyber vulnerabilitiesApr 25, 2026
• DeepSeek V4: drastically reduced costs, 1M-token context challenges Google GeminiApr 25, 2026
• ThinkingAI releases Agentic Engine for enterprise workflow automation, shifts focus from analysis to executionApr 25, 2026
• ComfyUI raises $30M for AI creator tools platformApr 25, 2026
• OpenAI releases GPT-5.5, topping all benchmarks and surpassing Opus 4.7Apr 25, 2026
• Microsoft explored Cursor acquisition but backed out before SpaceX's $60B dealApr 25, 2026
• Oolka raises Rs 130 Cr Series A led by Accel for agentic credit managementApr 24, 2026
• DeepSeek releases V4-Pro (1.86T params) and V4-Flash models with multi-chip support via FlagOSApr 24, 2026
• DeepSeek V4: open-source model using Huawei chips challenges US labs on priceApr 24, 2026
• Volcano Engine launches Agentic AI architecture for automotive with two-tier solutionApr 24, 2026
• Mosaic raises $18M Series A to automate private-market financial modeling with AIApr 24, 2026
• Google commits up to $40B in cash and compute to Anthropic, deepening hyperscaler-model lab dependencyApr 24, 2026
• Cohere acquires Aleph Alpha to create transatlantic sovereign AI challengerApr 24, 2026
• Monk raises $25M Series A for AI-driven contract-to-cash automationApr 24, 2026
• IL raises $8.6M to accelerate physical AI data acquisition for humanoid robotsApr 24, 2026
• Automata (오토메타) raises $7.8M Series A for ontology-based AI enterprise platform Zenith AIApr 24, 2026
• Toda Corporation invests in HiRezo to repurpose idle facilities into GPU data centersApr 24, 2026
• BAND emerges from stealth with $17M to build agent-interaction infrastructureApr 24, 2026
• Huawei backs DeepSeek V4 with Ascend AI chipsApr 24, 2026
• DeepSeek debuts V4 Preview with agent capabilities, reportedly in talks with Tencent and Alibaba at $200B+ valuationApr 24, 2026
• Runloop Launches Benchmark Orchestration Platform with Weights & Biases IntegrationApr 24, 2026
• SpaceX to acquire Cursor by year-end to boost xAI's coding performanceApr 24, 2026
• Cohere acquires Aleph Alpha, lands $600M from Schwarz Group in European AI pushApr 24, 2026
• OpenAI Retires GPT-4o, GPT-5; Rolls Out GPT-5.3 and GPT-5.5 in ChatGPTApr 24, 2026
• LINE WORKS PaperOn adds gen AI for document processing, auto-classificationApr 24, 2026
• 10x Science raises $4.8M seed for AI drug discovery platformApr 24, 2026
• NeoCognition raises $40M seed for self-learning AI agents that adapt to enterprise workflowsApr 24, 2026
• DeepSeek V4 launches on Huawei Ascend, opens first funding round amid talent exodusApr 24, 2026
• DeepSeek launches V4 AI model with 1M context window to rival OpenAIApr 24, 2026
• Tencent launches Hunyuan Hy3 AI model with improved reasoning and coding, integrated into chatbot, coding tool, and QQApr 24, 2026
• MODE raises $9.7M from SoftBank for AI-driven IoT platform BizStackApr 24, 2026