Kakao’s Kanana Space Turns KakaoTalk Into an AI Assistant You Can Talk To
Kakao has unveiled Kanana Space, a voice-and-text AI assistant inside KakaoTalk fronted by its Ryan character, with a closed beta…
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Coinbase Is Betting AI Agents Will Be the Next Big Users of Stablecoins
Coinbase wants AI agents paying each other in stablecoins instead of humans typing card numbers into checkout forms, and the…
HubSpot Cuts 660 Jobs as It Restructures Around AI, and Its CEO Insists That’s Not Why
HubSpot laid off roughly 660 employees this week, and CEO Yamini Rangan says AI efficiency isn't the reason, even as…
Nous Research Confirms $1.5 Billion Valuation, Now Wants Businesses to Use Its AI Agents
Nous Research, the decentralized AI lab known for its open Hermes models, has confirmed a raise at a $1.5 billion…
The South Korea Bank Hacker Left His Resume in the AI Logs He Used to Break In
CrowdStrike says it found what looks like the suspected hacker's own resume buried in exposed AI session logs from the…
China’s Manus Just Raised $500 Million in Its First Round Since the Meta Deal Fell Apart
Manus, the Chinese AI agent startup Meta once tried to buy into, has closed more than $500 million in its…
Catalyst Raised $30 Million So Its AI Agent Can Trade Stocks for You
Fortune reports AI trading agent startup Catalyst raised a $30 million seed round led by Sequoia Capital after a pilot…
Brett Adcock’s Hark Just Shipped Its First AI Assistant, and Privacy Is the Whole Pitch
Hark, the AI startup that raised $700 million at a $6 billion valuation, launched its first product today: a free…
An AI Agent Startup With 14 Employees Just Raised $1 Billion at a $10 Billion Valuation
Instinct raised a $1 billion Series C led by Sequoia, Benchmark, and Coatue at a $10 billion valuation, and opened…
This AI Startup Is Booking 50,000 Car Dealership Appointments a Month, and Toyota Is Funding It
Flai raised $27 million as its AI phone software for car dealerships crossed 50,000 booked appointments a month, with backing…