Exa Raises $85M to Build Search for the AI Era
Company aims to deliver “perfect search” for enterprises and AI developers
Generative AI deployments and analysis across enterprise industries.
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Company aims to deliver “perfect search” for enterprises and AI developers
Customers asked for more, but sometimes the smart move is to say no
Investors pile in as coding tool drives growth and rivals like OpenAI, xAI chase bigger rounds
CEO Howie Liu is reorganizing teams, rewriting roles, and gambling on speed to outpace rivals
The platform aims to enable merchants on Shopify and PayPal to connect with AI-powered shopping agents.
These projects promise growth, but water use, grid strain, and modest employment raise questions
MAI-1-preview and MAI-Voice-1 mark a correction after years of dependence on OpenAI
Marc Benioff says automation reduced 9,000 roles to 5,000, challenging industry claims AI would only augment workers
Those folks don’t know what the hell they’re talking about.
OpenAI and Anthropic exposed vulnerabilities in each other’s models while governments move to build independent evaluators
New hires exit within weeks, as internal memos reveal canceled projects and a focus shift to product delivery
Mid-market focus comes as the firm prepares for a sweeping internal overhaul
We are trying to build a tool for imagination, not an ad platform.
Releases from DeepSeek and Mistral rival Anthropic and OpenAI, yet businesses demand vendor-grade guarantees before deploying them
Onum is the ninth acquisition for CrowdStrike since 2017.
Perplexity’s Comet Plus depends on browser adoption it doesn’t yet have
Aurasell raised $30 million within 28 hours of opening its seed round
AI’s future will hinge on disciplined engineering, and empathy
The real-world failures of robotaxis and humanoids show the technology’s present low viability
AI tools let anyone turn ideas into apps quickly, but building reliable, maintainable software still needs real expertise.