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Apple acqui-hires Huxe, former Google NotebookLM team
Apple has acqui-hired Huxe, the AI startup founded by former Google developers linked to NotebookLM.
Reporting: newsbytesapp.com
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Apple acqui-hires Huxe, former Google NotebookLM team
Apple has brought on the team behind Huxe, an AI audio startup founded by former Google developers who worked on NotebookLM.
Reporting: macobserver.com, 9to5mac.com
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Tab exits stealth at $300M with iMessage AI agent
Tab, a startup building a personal AI assistant that operates within iMessage and WhatsApp, has exited stealth at a $300 million valuation.
Reporting: tbreak.com
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Europe’s most capital-efficient startups revealed
Sifted has identified the most capital-efficient startups in Europe, highlighting companies that have achieved growth with minimal external funding.
Reporting: sifted.eu
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India’s AI startup funding jumps 265% YoY in Q3
Indian AI startups saw a 265% year-over-year increase in funding during the July-September quarter, according to Inc42.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Juspay FY26 revenue jumps 30% to Rs 664 Cr as AI bets widen loss
Juspay reported a 30% year-on-year increase in FY26 revenue to Rs 664 crore, driven by international expansion and rising daily transaction volumes.
Reporting: yourstory.com
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Anthropic bans abusive behavior toward AI models in policy update
Anthropic has updated its usage policy to prohibit “sustained and needless abusive behaviour” toward its AI models, Inc42 reported.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Nvidia defends open-source AI safety alliance amid scrutiny
Nvidia has pushed back against skepticism over its open-source AI safety coalition.
Reporting: tech.eu
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Edmonton startup SenseHuman AI scales AI-powered hardhat for worksites
Edmonton-based SenseHuman AI has developed a hardhat equipped with machine vision to monitor worksite safety and is now scaling the product.
Reporting: betakit.com
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Amazon cuts 100 India jobs amid global layoffs
Amazon has laid off at least 100 employees in India as part of broader global job cuts, Inc42 reported.
Reporting: inc42.com
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AI moats shift to workflows—adviser urges dependence over features
Tech adviser Itay Sagie argues that the next durable moats in AI will be built inside customer workflows, not on model performance or feature sets.
Reporting: news.crunchbase.com
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Q3 global VC slowdown masks investor activity surge
Global venture funding fell in the third quarter, yet active investors maintained or even accelerated their pace of deals.
Reporting: news.crunchbase.com
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