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Inworld acquires Ultravox to expand real-time voice AI
Inworld has acquired Seattle-based voice AI startup Ultravox, formerly known as Fixie, for an undisclosed sum.
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Nvidia-Groq deal sparks Delaware fiduciary lawsuit
A Delaware lawsuit is challenging the structure of a recent business combination between Nvidia and Groq.
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Meta removes 5.3M child abuse content pieces in India, H1 2026
Meta reported removing 5.3 million pieces of child abuse content in India during the first half of 2026, as scrutiny of its platform grows in the country.
Reporting: inc42.com
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FINCA Ventures Prize 2026 awards funding to African startups
FINCA Ventures has awarded funding to African startups as part of its 2026 Prize, with two companies receiving larger shares than others.
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Anthropic slashes Haiku 5.5 pricing, cuts Sonnet cache costs
Anthropic has released Claude Haiku 5.5, pricing the new small model at roughly a quarter of Haiku 4.5’s cost, while halving cache read prices for Claude Sonnet 5.5.
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$1.8B AI-biology consortium launches with gov, tech, Biohub
The collaboration, announced today, appears positioned to explore alternatives to traditional lab-based methods in studying cellular responses.
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InteleTravel acquires group travel startup 40Hammocks, rebrands as Groupr
InteleTravel has acquired 40Hammocks, a startup specializing in group travel automation, and will relaunch it as Groupr.
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Nous Research raises $90M at $1.5B valuation, launches AI agents
Nous Research has raised a $90 million Series B at a $1.5 billion valuation, the company confirmed to TechCrunch.
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Aston Martin deploys AI behind the scenes, avoids customer-facing agents
Aston Martin Lagonda appears to be testing AI agents for back-end operations while keeping them away from customer interactions, based on reporting by SiliconAngle.
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Cisco embeds AI agents in Webex at WebexOne
Cisco has expanded its Webex collaboration platform with AI agents that join team conversations, integrate workplace management.
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OpenAI releases 722 AI-generated math papers in single push
OpenAI has published 722 math papers generated by an unreleased artificial intelligence model, posting them to GitHub late Tuesday.
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Québec IT firm Devolutions launches $10M corporate VC fund
Québec-based IT services company Devolutions has launched a $10 million CAD corporate venture capital arm to invest in regional tech startups.
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Arista brings Ethernet into the AI rack, redefines network backplane
Arista Networks has unveiled a new architecture that pushes Ethernet into the server rack, effectively turning the network into the backplane for AI-scale workloads.
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Inworld acquires Ultravox to bolster real-time voice AI
Inworld has acquired Seattle-based voice AI startup Ultravox, formerly known as Fixie, for an undisclosed amount.
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Mecka AI raises $60M Series B from Sequoia, Nvidia
Mecka AI has closed a $60 million USD Series B round led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Nvidia, BetaKit reported.
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Edmonton Unlimited launches Deep Tech Foundry for 2027
Edmonton Unlimited has announced the Deep Tech Foundry, a new program set to launch in 2027 aimed at helping startups commercialize deep-tech innovations.
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Infor embeds AI agents for Midwest Wheel’s distribution ops
Infor has begun embedding AI agents into its software for Midwest Wheel, a century-old U.S. distributor.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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BioRender launches AI agent for scientific research images
BioRender has launched an AI agent designed to generate scientific research images, positioning itself as a more precise alternative to broad AI tools.
Reporting: betakit.com
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Infor launches industry-specific AI agents to curb enterprise hallucinations
Infor has rolled out industry-specific AI agents for manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, and food and beverage sectors.
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AI moves from coding assistant to engineering workflow participant
Dedicatted has demonstrated an AI-driven operating model that integrates large language models directly into software testing, deployment, and operations.