Figma Acquires Weavy to Expand Media Generation in Design
We see AI outputs as a new medium to mold, and we believe the combination of human craft alongside AI generation unlocks more expression and a bolder point of view.
Retail
How retailers and consumer brands run AI in production.
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Inside Sephora’s AI-Driven Beauty Transformation
“We believe in technology enriching the relationship"
AI Integrator Is The Next Job To Look Out For
Organizations are now creating positions focused entirely on embedding AI into the systems they already rely on.
Applied Compute Emerges From Stealth With $80M
With $80 million in new capital, Applied Compute plans to grow its team, scale deployments with customers, and expand its in-house agent platform.
Reflectiz Secures $22 Million to Expand Web Threat Management
“Our mission is to provide a complete picture of web exposure, bringing transparency and actionable insights to organizations globally”
Top 8 OpenAI Alumni Who Left to Launch New Startups
They wanted to build their own vision, not execute someone else's
At Verizon, AI Won't Fix Bad Incentives
Verizon’s retail AI is what happens when automation meets misaligned goals
Profit Is Up and People Are Out at Amazon
Amazon is cutting 14,000 corporate jobs while profits rise, showing how efficiency has replaced expansion as the new measure of power in the AI era.
Cartesia Raises $100 Million to Transform Real-Time Voice AI with Sonic-3
"Experience voice AI that feels truly human"
List
Top 10 AI Startups Challenging Big Tech
In 2025, startups are rewriting how Big Tech has dominated innovation.
Leadership move
Mark Zuckerberg Appoints Vishal Shah to Key AI Role at Meta
"We can't just be an AI team, we need to be an AI company"
List
The AI Startups Making Millions Without a Dime of Venture Capital
From billion-dollar data firms to viral language apps, these bootstrapped startups chose revenue over investors
Vercel’s AI Experiment That Replaced an Entire Team with a Bot
If you can document a workflow, it’s now pretty straightforward to have an agent do it.
Chegg Is Out of A(I)nswers
A year of layoffs and leadership changes leaves Chegg searching for a way to survive AI
Leadership move
X’s Ad Lead Departs After 10-Month Tenure
John Nitti exits X after 10 months leading global advertising and revenue operations.
ROLLER Secures $50 Million to Bring AI to Theme Parks
With over 3,000 customers in 30 countries, the Austin-based startup plans to use the funding to develop smarter tools that help venues manage crowds, personalize guest experiences, and run more efficiently.
OpenAI's Latest Acquisition Brings Apple DNA to ChatGPT
The acquisition will help OpenAI be more than just a conversational engine.
College Dropouts Take Startup to 5 Million Users in Just 18 Months
From college side project to a platform onboarding 20,000 users daily.
Starbridge Secures $42 Million For AI-Driven Government Sales Platform
“Now, AI is the game changer, making government data accessible and actionable like never before"
Sumble Launches After $38.5 Million Funding to Transform Sales Intelligence
Transforming sales intelligence by turning fragmented data into actionable AI-driven insights.