The startup’s team focuses not only on code generation but also on creating tests and ensuring overall code quality. Qodo plans to expand its service to test code through the user interface. This new service will behave like a person trying to use a company’s website and will test the UI for errors.

The event booking platform handles organizational tasks aimed at simplifying interactions between event organizers and performers. With the growing demand for in-person events, the startup plans to use the funds to expand operations in new cities.

The Manchester-based company is developing a new platform for physical simulation. The technology has great potential and is already attracting attention from major investors.

The startup focuses on autonomous electric aviation and is working to expand its line of cargo and crop-spraying planes. The funds will go towards creating an environmentally friendly dual-purpose aircraft.

The French startup offers freelancers an administrative platform. The company acts only as an assistant, while workers remain independent, but they can still get contracts for health insurance and all the benefits employees enjoy.

The Indian budget hotel management startup has closed a deal not only for the acquisition of the hotel, but also the Studio 6 brand. This deal will allow the company to expand its presence in North America.

The startup creates AI-generated image models. Black Forest Labs is planning to launch new technologies soon. The company has already stated that it is working on a modern text-to-video conversion tool. The release date is yet to be announced.

Fathom has its own team that works with models and experiments with them. Recently, the program added a range of new features, including automatic task creation and drafts for follow-up emails, as well as the "Ask Fathom" chatbot.

The startup manufactures rocket engines using 3D printing. The funding will be used to develop new solid-fuel rocket engines.

The startup helps teams at companies like Allianz, Audi, Rakuten, and GitLab track and optimize their Kubernetes clusters, focusing on efficiency. The acquisition of Kubecost will enhance IBM's IT and FinOps capabilities.

The company develops AI agents aimed at performing repetitive tasks, allowing human employees to focus on more strategic work. The digital workers at 11x.ai are currently trained in 25 languages, including Swedish, Italian, German, and Hebrew.

Supermaven is an AI-based programming platform similar to Tabnine. The funds will be used to hire specialists and develop a text editor.

The TeamBridge platform is designed to automate certain HR tasks and give hourly workers access to a self-service app. The new funds will be used for product research and development, as well as doubling the team size.

World Labs is developing what they call "big world models," which will be used by artists, designers, developers, and engineers. The company aims to create AI models that understand and interact with the 3D world.

Howbout is an app designed to help users find time to meet with friends. The company bets that some Gen Z users will enjoy sharing their calendars with friends.

The startup focuses on an AI-powered digital platform that offers affordable vision tests and eyeglasses. The XP Health platform uses facial recognition to recommend glasses that suit the user's style and face shape.

The funding round will be led by Thrive Capital, which previously invested in OpenAI. The preliminary valuation will be $150 billion.

Smartcat is one of the providers of automated translation tools, focused on the corporate segment. The new funds will be used to expand the team of 200 people, product development, and various ongoing marketing activities.

The company focuses on automation and IT monitoring. The deal will expand Progress's product portfolio, adding tools that help enterprises more efficiently share and collaborate on documents.

The Indian electric scooter manufacturer aims to capitalize on the growing demand for electric vehicles in the world's third-largest car market. The proceeds will be directed towards a new manufacturing facility in Maharashtra, debt repayment, and research and development.

The company primarily works with small and medium-sized businesses employing at least five specialists, such as beauticians and manicurists. The software helps automate tasks from client booking to sending promotional emails.

Own offers a range of enterprise-oriented data backup tools and services, such as automatic copying and disaster recovery. Today, Own serves about 7,000 clients and employs hundreds of staff.

The French startup focuses on clean technology. The funding will help scale the industrial production of eco-friendly alternatives to microbeads and microcapsules.

Oyster is a payroll and HR management platform specializing in distributed workforces. The company helps organizations in emerging markets easily and quickly pay remote employees.

Mayfield announced the launch of AI Garage for entrepreneurs interested in building AI-driven companies. With the funding, Mayfield plans to scale and formalize its program.

The AI startup plans to use the funds to acquire computing power and hire researchers and engineers, who will work in Palo Alto and Tel Aviv. SSI has not yet disclosed the exact focus of its research.

The market for digital lending platforms in the Middle East and Africa is expected to reach $2 billion in the next five years. Ghana-based Fido will use the funding to expand into new markets.

The Dubai-based startup launched a fintech app for 50,000 retail clients, enabling them to send and receive money. The venture is considered promising due to the fast-growing SME sector in the UAE and a recently secured central bank license.

The startup addresses HR management issues with software that allows companies in the Middle East and North Africa to hire, manage, and pay employees globally. The platform is designed to reduce human errors and ensure full compliance with company regulations.

The startup is addressing the issue of hospital bed shortages by creating "virtual beds" that allow doctors to remotely monitor patients who have either been discharged or never entered the hospital. The company already operates successfully in the UK and Ireland, and the funding will go towards expanding its operations across Europe.

Users can take an existing collage and customize it to their own liking. For those who don't want their collages remixed, they can disable this feature in settings.

Now users can save passwords in Google Password Manager, built into Chrome for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Passwords will automatically sync across all devices where the system has been logged in.

Google DeepMind researchers are demonstrating a method to train robots to perform complex tasks. The company used the new ALOHA Unleashed training platform in combination with the DemoStart simulator program.

The hearing aid feature amplifies specific sounds in real time. The company also applies a personalized hearing profile to music, movies, and phone calls across different devices.

The new feature will alert users about sleep apnea—a health condition where a person stops breathing. Supported models will use an accelerometer to detect this symptom.

Meta plans to integrate notifications in WhatsApp and Messenger to inform users about third-party integrations. The system will also notify about the appearance of new compatible messaging apps.

Google has added support for trying on dresses. Now users can virtually try on thousands of dresses from hundreds of brands, including Boden, Maje, Sandro, Simkhai, and Staud.

The new feature will allow parents to link their account to their teenager's account to receive information about their activity on the platform. After linking, parents will receive notifications about the number of uploads, subscriptions, and comments.

Volkswagen is conducting an experiment with the ChatGPT voice assistant in its vehicles. The rollout will begin with the 2025 Jetta and Jetta GLI models, as well as the 2024 ID.4 vehicles.

The startup has introduced a product that helps companies track, manage, and direct B2B customer conversations across channels like Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Discord. Over the last year, Pylon added features such as ticket generation, chatbots, and traditional communication channels.

The construction tech startup offers software for scheduling commercial projects. The company has an autonomous software platform that helps contractors schedule and plan their long-term and short-term projects via a digital interface.

The UK startup focuses on live selling of fashion items. The company is working on innovative features and community engagement to provide the best experience for both buyers and sellers.

Reclaim.ai integrates with Google Calendar and helps users better manage their time and find time for meetings, tasks, personal habits, and breaks. Dropbox plans to continue developing the product under its leadership.

The Kenyan startup provides cloud solutions for HR, payroll, and benefits management for businesses with employees across Africa. In the last 16 months, the company has added nearly 500 businesses to its platform and now serves over 1,000 clients in 20 African countries.

The startup is developing a blockchain platform to help intellectual property owners more effectively track its use. The funds will go toward further product development and entering the commercial market.

The social commerce platform focuses on conversational AI for customer engagement in Asian markets. The funds will be used to further develop AI and scale across Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.

The startup delivers household goods and essentials in reusable packaging. The new capital will go towards product development, hiring, and expanding the service to additional markets.

The startup is betting on the emergence of a thriving market for liquid oxygen (LOX) derived from lunar water ice. LOX is a key component of fuel for spacecraft and is used as an oxidizer alongside fuel such as hydrogen, kerosene, or methane.

The acquisition will bolster AMD’s position as an "ecosystem" partner for companies building large-scale AI projects. ZT Systems specializes in AI, cloud, and general-purpose computing infrastructure.

The CodeRabbit platform automates code review with advanced AI algorithms that understand developer intentions and provide actionable, human-like feedback. The new funds will go towards expanding the sales and marketing departments.

Lockheed Martin intends to pay off the satellite maker’s debts. This is not the first acquisition offer for the company.

The startup is launching a platform to vet election commission staff. Ferretly uses AI to scan social media and public data to identify potential risks and patterns of behavior that may be missed in traditional checks.

Definity aims to provide companies with tools to monitor, correct, and optimize data pipelines. The startup supports a wide range of environments but specializes in Apache Spark-based applications.

The company develops tools for landlords to manage properties using AI. The chatbots are trained to answer questions and hold conversations with tenants, both prospective and current.

Kiteworks develops tools to protect email and file sharing. The company stated that part of the funds would be used for asset acquisitions.

The Indian startup aims to capture a share of the competitive quick delivery market in India. Zepto plans to increase its annual sales volume by more than $1.5B.

Encord is a "data development" platform for companies managing and preparing data for AI models. The funds will be used to double its team of developers, engineers, and AI researchers and expand its San Francisco offices.

The Singapore-based investment platform is working to make wealth management more accessible, offering various investment products and options through a mobile app. The company plans to release more products and accelerate growth in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Australia.

The startup helps companies remotely manage AR and VR devices. Series A funding will go towards developing and scaling the platform.

The startup aims to make healthcare more affordable by allowing patients to pay their bills in installments without interest or fees. Part of the funding will be used to pay off debt.

The platform works based on anonymized data provided by its customers. Its dashboard offers fleet managers insights on emissions.

The Chinese startup is preparing for an IPO in the U.S., hoping to raise around $96M.

The B2B cross-border payments platform found success after shifting from crypto to traditional banking services and is now entering African markets. Companies using its platform can make USD payments directly to bank accounts via ACH or SWIFT.

The startup has developed an AI-powered programming assistant called Cursor. The funding will go towards refining the product.

Anduril aims to become the next major U.S. defense contractor. The funding will help scale its new software-defined manufacturing platform called “Arsenal.”

The startup uses AI tools and cloud services to create modernized versions of outdated company applications and services. The funding will be used to transform the company’s legacy systems.

The Singapore-based startup operates in HR and payroll management. Payoneer stated it could pay an additional $10M if Skuad meets various performance metrics.

The California-based company designs, builds, and operates satellites in low Earth orbit. Muon Space also announced a new deal with defense giant Sierra Nevada Corp.

The startup conducts market research using AI-based location data. Placer provides a wide range of geolocation analytics to industries such as retail, events and entertainment, CPG, real estate, financial services, and healthcare.

The startup is developing chips to power generative AI models. Groq plans to install over 108,000 LPUs by the end of Q1 2025.

The self-driving technology company is preparing to commercially launch autonomous vehicles by the end of 2024. The startup will use the funds for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

StackShare is one of the most popular platforms for developers to discuss, track, and share tools they use to build applications. The acquisition will help FOSSA extend its products for management and security to a broader developer audience.

The British startup uses artificial intelligence to discover new treatments for rare diseases. The company announced that it has received regulatory approval to begin phase two clinical trials of a new drug in the U.S.

The UK-based startup took the opportunity to accelerate the decarbonization of the energy system. The company focuses on connecting flexible assets like electric vehicles, home batteries, and heat pumps to energy markets.

The chip accelerators will be available for both hybrid and on-premises environments. IBM plans to integrate Gaudi 3 support into its Watsonx AI and data platform.

The new version of Scaniverse allows users to capture objects around them with more detail. It uses Gaussian scanning, which collects more data points for accurate and detailed representations, offering faster rendering.

Ring has introduced a new battery-powered doorbell version. Buyers will benefit from extended battery life, color night vision, a head-to-toe view of visitors, and a new pin-based mounting system.

The Reader app is available worldwide, supporting 32 languages. It allows users to upload any text content, such as articles, PDFs, or e-books, and listen to them in multiple languages.

The platform introduces monthly paid subscriptions that users can purchase using the app’s digital currency—stars. Content creators can now create invite links, allowing users to join channels in exchange for monthly fees.

The "Add Me" feature allows the person taking a group photo to become part of it. "Auto-Cropping" helps adjust image composition to focus on subjects or people in the photo.

Gemini Live allows users to engage in "deep" voice conversations with Gemini, Google’s AI-powered chatbot. Users can interrupt Gemini to ask clarifying questions, and the assistant will adapt to the user’s speaking style in real-time.

Silvia is an app located on the left side of the keyboard. By clicking on the icon, users can speak in their preferred language mix, and the app will transcribe the text. Currently, it supports only Spanish and English, but French, Romanian, Ukrainian, German, and Dutch will be added soon.

Flighty 4.0 tracks two main causes of delays—late-arriving planes and airspace issues. The primary goal is to inform users of delays earlier than the airlines.

The Figure 02 robot is equipped with speakers and microphones to talk and listen to people. It has already visited an automotive manufacturer’s plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, for training and data collection.

Users can access the "Manage Distractions" tool from the "Page" menu in the Smart Search field. After selecting an element to remove, Safari will remember to remove those elements during future visits.

Lens will be available to users worldwide in the address bar and the menu. Google is also introducing a new feature called "Tab Comparison," which will help with shopping. Chrome will provide AI-generated summaries of similar products from nearby tabs.

The funding supports the startup’s mission to democratize access to AI. According to Statista and Market.us, the AI chip market could generate $67 billion in revenue by 2027.

The startup focuses on ensuring a secure environment. The Odaseva team has created a leading platform for enhancing data resilience for the Salesforce ecosystem.

The Berlin-based startup is developing a platform with artificial intelligence for small and medium-sized businesses. The new funding will be directed towards research and development.

The company essentially offers clients a front office: sales, customer relationships, marketing, and service management processes. The startup's main competitors include Oracle, Salesforce, Microsoft, and SAP.

As part of the deal, the two companies will form a joint venture to develop software and technology. Rivian will share its expertise in electrical architecture with VW and is expected to transfer existing intellectual property rights to the joint venture.

The startup EvolutionaryScale will direct investments towards creating AI models that generate new proteins for scientific research. The funding round was supported by Amazon and NVentures, Nvidia's corporate venture arm.

Rockset creates tools for real-time data search and analytics. OpenAI stated that it would integrate Rockset’s technology to enhance infrastructure across all products.

Daydream focuses on providing personalized shopping results using generative artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer vision. The company plans to offer the platform in beta to US consumers this fall.

Cadana optimizes the payroll process for HR companies. The platform’s geography has already covered 32 developing countries, including Brazil, Ghana, Nigeria, Pakistan, and the UAE.

The C12 team is working on its business ecosystem. The startup's current focus is on the chemical industry and energy. One industry uses quantum computers to model chemical reactions, while the other solves optimization problems.

The company works with well-known clients such as Vercel, Canva, and FanDuel. This round will help accelerate initiatives that will strengthen the advantages of the real-time data processing platform for engineering and information teams.

Identifying, isolating, and testing natural molecules is more complex and labor-intensive than synthesizing new compounds in the laboratory. Enveda identifies plants with the highest likelihood of yielding drugs; team members collect materials and test them using a laboratory and AI model

The investments will position Amazon AWS Generative AI Accelerator as an attractive choice of cloud infrastructure for startups developing generative AI models for their products. Most of the new tranche will come in the form of credits for AWS infrastructure.

The company offers a range of digital accounting services, tax services, and reporting. The funds will be directed toward creating the "financial function of the future" — cloud-based automated services supported by artificial intelligence to help accounting departments work faster and better.

The main goal of Restate is to simplify the development of distributed applications. The company announced the release of version 1.0 with an open BSL license and the launch of a managed cloud service.

The startup offers an AI-powered app to summarize news from various publishers. Partnerships and investments are intended to show how serious Particle is about collaborating with publishers.

The company is working on foundational AI models to compete with the most productive GPT-4 from OpenAI, Claude 3 from Anthropic, and Llama 3 from Meta. The company also offers a chat assistant called Le Chat, which is currently available for free.

Cognigy develops its generative AI models to enhance its platform. The startup plans to invest the new capital in geographic expansion across the US and developing new products.

Stake intends to use the investment to implement its international plans. Most of the funds will be directed toward opening an office in Saudi Arabia and expanding operations in Abu Dhabi. Some of the money will also be used to offer additional options in Dubai, such as commercial real estate investments.

The Anterior project aims to reduce denials and speed up patient access to medical care. Over time, the company plans to expand the scope of other healthcare administration functions.

The EnerVenue startup has introduced an alternative to lithium-ion batteries for long-term renewable energy storage. The funding will be used to implement the project.

The Seattle-based startup combines GenAI with more traditional methods. The team is currently working on testing and refining the system with several development partners. Tektonic requires installation as a container in a virtual private cloud.

Cameyo develops virtualization tools. By combining ChromeOS capabilities with innovative virtual application delivery technology, Google will enable companies to modernize their IT infrastructure while preserving investments in existing software.

The startup aims to rethink data management by offering a dbt-compatible data transformation platform. It is based on popular open-source projects SQLMesh and SQLGlot.

The deal with WalkMe will complement two other acquisitions made by SAP. In 2021, the company acquired the German firm Signavio, which deals with business process automation. At the end of last year, it purchased LeanIX, specializing in enterprise architecture management, mainly helping companies modernize faster.

GetWhy is engaged in consumer research, helping companies conduct market research and extract insights from video interviews using artificial intelligence. The Danish company counts several well-known brands, including Nestlé, McDonald's, Nike, and L'Oréal.

The Linz, Austria-based startup works on a content management system (CMS) for organizations. Storyblok plans to use the funds for further expansion into Europe and the US, as well as for implementing new automation and artificial intelligence tools.

The Swiss startup plans to apply artificial intelligence to accelerate the design process. The startup’s product is currently used by Airbus, Bosch, General Electric, Mubea, Subaru, and four Formula 1 racing teams.

Calls to virtual AI characters can be useful for practicing language skills or incorporating them into gameplay. The feature currently supports several languages, including English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese.

These languages include Afar, Cantonese, Manx, Punjabi (Shahmukhi), Tamazight (Amazigh), and Tok Pisin. The company said that the new languages are spoken by more than 614 million people, or about 8% of the world's population.

Users will be able to experience new shortcuts for local search results, an updated address bar, Live sports cards for fans, and more personalized search recommendations. These features will appear on both Android and iOS devices.

The new feature adds custom graphics, as well as zooms, music, sound effects, transitions, and a moving background based on content to vertical videos. The main goal is to give users the ability to express ideas.

The beta version of Opera One introduces new multimedia controls, split tabs, and AI capabilities. Controls can be in a separate floating window, just like the picture-in-picture video module.

Gemini will help write emails and summarize the subjects of incoming messages. Google will also add the Gemini sidebar to Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive.

The beta versions of iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia include support for mirroring the iPhone directly to the Mac. Users will be able to use their phone on the computer, including launching iPhone apps and even moving files between Mac and iPhone.

The AI-based app provides style recommendations based on selfies. It can suggest outfits based on height and body type, as well as items from the wardrobe that can be scanned with the phone’s camera and uploaded to the platform.

The mini-antenna weighs about 2.5 pounds with the stand, which is only about 60% of the weight of the standard Starlink antenna. The device operates with download speeds of over 100 Mbps.

The Snapdragon-based device runs Android 14 and is equipped with a pair of 50-megapixel cameras for shooting 3D images and spatial videos. Beam Pro provides users with access to all Google Play apps, social networks, entertainment streaming, and gaming platforms.

The limit for video call participants in the messenger has been increased to 32 people. There is also a highlighting feature that automatically highlights the speaking participant and displays them first on the screen.

Apple demonstrated Apple Intelligence, a new "personal intelligence system" that will be used across all platforms. New features allow iPhone to understand languages on the device, added new image processing capabilities, and expanded Siri's functionality.

The app allows users to receive messages even if the phone is locked. The main feature is that messages are not stored, so they can only be listened to once.

The Romanian startup creates tools that help old banking and insurance companies offer new features and products provided by neobanks. Key clients of FintechOS include Société Générale, Admiral, Ben

Slingshot helps find the tools needed to manage financial operations. The company offers its own corporate card to centralize financial transactions on its platform.

The company allows users to pay their bills and apply for loans via text messages. The funding will be used for further organizational growth.

Relay is a banking and capital management service for small and medium-sized businesses. The online platform is designed to help businesses control their cash flows.

Berlin-based company Faircado has created a browser extension and wants to become the hub for finding used products. When you search for a product on sites like Amazon, Zalando, or Patagonia, the extension matches images and text to offer pre-owned alternatives.

The fast-growing startup raised funding to expand its presence in Latin America and the US. The main interface is WhatsApp with a chatbot that simplifies sending and receiving cross-border money transfers, even using voice messages.

The company plans to use the new funding round to launch its first product suite, build advanced infrastructure, and accelerate research and development of future technologies.

Flipkart leads the e-commerce market in India, serving hundreds of millions of consumers in small towns. The startup controls about 48% of the Indian e-commerce market. Flipkart competes with Reliance Retail, Amazon, and Meesho, backed by SoftBank.

The French company allows people with no development experience to easily create and launch mobile apps. The platform’s advantage lies in its technology: a full-stack service, a simple drag-and-drop interface, and integrated tools.

The AI startup has developed a new approach to solving the problem of receiving suspicious emails with unwanted links. The company will use the new capital to expand its work on the popular free phishing check portal CheckPhish.

The Praktika language learning app allows creating personalized avatars using AI to simulate working with a private tutor. The funding will be directed towards further platform development.

Wonder Dynamics is a startup that enables quick and easy creation of complex characters and visual effects using AI-based image analysis. The two companies have been closely collaborating for many years.

Farcaster is a social protocol that allows developers to build other applications on top of it. The most popular is the social network Warpcast, which is similar to X (Twitter).

H aims to work on AI agents: automated systems that can perform tasks traditionally done by humans. The company plans to achieve full artificial general intelligence (AGI) — a concept where AI can solve a wide range of tasks at a level comparable to human intelligence.

Vitesse aims to provide insurance companies with a unified platform for treasury and payment management. The company is doubling its efforts to expand in the US, facilitated by the appointment of Kurt Hess, who will lead its US growth.

Venafi’s technologies focus on ensuring security and understanding data flows between machines. As a result of the deal, CyberArk plans to expand its market presence.

The company develops software that manages data, automates reporting, simplifies fundraising processes, and provides accounting and tax services to real estate investment companies. Agora plans to start serving clients in Central and South America and Australia.

The startup has created infrastructure and a unified API that allows companies to access raw data from virtual meeting platforms like Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack Huddles, Zoom, and even platforms without an API. Users can create AI-based meeting bots themselves.

The company’s tools allow engineers to view project files, capture and track feedback, and document issues on a single dashboard. Companies like Ford, Johnson Controls, and Schneider Electric currently use CoLab solutions.

Alkira’s latest development is “network infrastructure as a service,” which allows managing hybrid cloud assets as a unified whole. Alkira has all the capabilities to unlock growing potential with its visionary approach, market popularity, and advanced technologies.

Weka is a platform for building data pipelines that process various sources, types, and sizes of information. The company’s main offering is a parallel file system that can distribute data processing tasks across multiple locations simultaneously.

Sona helps companies manage almost all aspects of employee work: from shift scheduling, time tracking, and feedback collection to connecting with agencies to cover shifts during staff shortages. The funds will be directed towards accelerating international expansion plans.

DEEPX, a South Korean startup with an on-device AI chip (NPU or neural processing unit), creates hardware and software for various applications in electronic devices. The startup plans to use the capital to accelerate the development and launch of the next generation of embedded LLM solutions.

Triomics is one of the few startups processing large datasets specifically for oncology centers. The company plans to reduce the time needed for doctors to select patients who can participate in studies.

Checkfirst’s solution is API-based and uses AI for image recognition and automation, report summarization, and scheduling. The funding will be used for further platform development.

Panax targets medium and large companies in traditional industries such as manufacturing, logistics, and real estate. Panax hopes to differentiate itself by not only offering investment accounts and credit lines.

Atlan aims to bring order to IT and help understand that despite the diversity of tools and data repositories, a unified picture can be achieved. The idea is to create a data structure that helps understand how data connects within an organization and simplifies collaboration.

Axmed creates a marketplace to connect manufacturers with healthcare institutions. This will eliminate shortages, high logistics costs, and counterfeit drugs. The startup plans to aggregate demand, allowing buyers to obtain medications directly from manufacturers at lower prices.

Samsung Medison produces medical equipment specializing in diagnostic devices. The company stated that Sonio’s software will help it bring more advanced AI-powered image processing workflows to market.

The company offers property insurance for homeowners and condominium associations. Honeycomb will use the new funding to increase staff from 90 to 180 people over the next 18 months, introduce new products, and expand its offerings in new markets.

Swypex is a financial company offering corporate cards and management tools for businesses. The funding will be directed towards expanding the business and the technical capabilities of the platform.

Wayve, a UK-based startup, is developing a self-learning system for autonomous driving. The company plans to use the new investment to develop a product for "eyes-on" vehicle control and fully automated driving with AI support.

Allozymes has introduced an original method for quickly testing millions of biological chemical reactions. The company plans to transform its business from a useful service into a world-class resource.

Instagram expands the capabilities of its "Restrict" tool specifically for teenagers. After enabling the feature, teens can only see comments, messages, story replies, tags, and mentions from "Close Friends" group. Interaction with unfamiliar accounts will be restricted.

New AI-powered features include a text writing assistant, wallpaper creation program, and convenient access to the Google Gemini chatbot. Chromebook Plus laptops are low-spec devices focused on performance.

The French startup known for its secure hardware crypto wallets releases an updated wallet featuring an E Ink display, developed in partnership with Tony Fadell, one of the lead designers of iPod.

Truecaller now allows customers to use their AI-based assistant to respond to phone calls in their own voice. Partnership with Microsoft enables the Swedish company to use personalized voice communication technology within Azure AI Speech.

By taking a photo with smart glasses, users can voice command to post the image on Instagram. Meta also introduces multimodal artificial intelligence in smart glasses, enabling users to ask questions about what they see.

The feature is designed for sports viewers who want to follow more than one live broadcast simultaneously without constantly switching channels. Users need to update the YouTube TV app to the latest version to launch it.

In the absence of descriptions on the main screen, artificial intelligence will automatically fill them in. It will also translate descriptions into the viewer's native language, making content accessible to a wider audience.

The company releases a pair of new displays, including a 16-inch model priced at $4000, as well as a 32-inch version. Displays are available in both landscape and portrait orientations, providing flexibility for various content formats and applications.

Developers can now display places and areas in their own apps and websites, such as restaurant collections or stores. The new feature is globally available, with brief information about places and areas already accessible in the US.

The Magic Keyboard for iPad is now thinner and lighter, featuring quick access to screen brightness and volume controls. Additionally, the new keyboard includes aluminum palm rests and an enlarged trackpad.

The new feature simplifies event planning within communities. Any user can create an event, which others can respond to. All group members can view events, while those planning to attend receive notifications.

The startup expands operations in Ethiopia following a factory launch in Addis Ababa, recycling plastic waste into interlocking building materials like bricks, columns, beams, and lintels. Kubik plans to double its Addis Ababa operations, laying the foundation for pan-African growth from 2025.

Fintoc's product is an API enabling online companies to accept instant payments directly from a customer's bank account. The funding will expand business in Latin American countries.

RevenueCat supports subscriptions in over 30,000 apps, processing over $2 billion annually. In addition to new product support, the funding will help the company expand into new markets, including Japan and South Korea.

Carv offers a platform for web gaming and AI companies, as well as gamers, to control and monetize their data. The funding will improve portal design for scalability and support broader usage scenarios.

With HashiCorp, IBM gains a suite of cloud security and lifecycle management tools, aiming to create a comprehensive hybrid cloud platform for the AI era.

Dripos integrates retail points, mobile payments, employee management, payroll, loyalty program automation, marketing functions, and administrative tasks such as accounting and banking. The company aims to invest in technology development and market expansion.

Israeli company Run: ai simplifies AI workload management for developers and operational teams. Nvidia will continue offering Run: ai products under the same business model.

Perplexity's product core is a generative AI-based search engine providing results via a chatbot-style interface. The company develops algorithms including various LLMs to deliver precise answers.

Bump enables entrepreneurs to track income and asset market value. The platform helps secure better deals and manage partner debts.

Pomelo combines international money transfers and lending. The new capital will fund product and market expansion, with Mexico as the next target country.

Webflow, a web design and hosting platform, expands into marketing with the acquisition of Intellimize, which uses AI to personalize websites for unique visitors.

Washington, D.C.-based startup Cape aims to create a secure approach to personal data on mobile networks. Cape neither collects nor intends to request user information such as name, address, social security number, or location.

The company manufactures custom screen protectors for phones featuring personalized logos or slogans visible when the device screen is off. Customers can create their own designs or choose from the company's catalog.

Magzter is a popular digital newsstand platform with over 1 million paid subscribers in India and an active user base of 87 million.

The expense management startup focuses on AI-driven services. The new funding aims to enhance innovation, including AI automation of complex processes, deeper expenditure insights, and expanded decision-making capabilities.

The Danish company develops payment solutions for small and medium-sized businesses like shops, restaurants, and salons. It plans to enter new European markets and launch additional products.

Abu Dhabi-based G42 aims to become a global leader in AI. Microsoft gains extensive access to the region's market, integrating its business across industries such as finance, healthcare, energy, government, and education.

Berlin-based Finmid creates embedded fintech solutions tailored for trading platforms. The funding will support product development and market expansion.

British legal tech startup Lawhive provides AI-driven "virtual lawyers" through a software-as-a-service platform. The company aims to expand its AI-based service offerings.

Noname Security specializes in API cybersecurity, offering comprehensive proactive API security solutions. It serves 20% of Fortune 500 companies and covers the entire API security landscape.

The company aims to expand operations into new European markets. Currently, the service operates in Turkey and Germany. Platform representatives state it simplifies store management for companies seeking a digital presence.

Guesty is a platform that allows accommodation managers to run their businesses online. The company plans to enhance its existing platform for current clients.

In the future, messaging will work across all services. Beeper's main app connects to 14 services, including Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Instagram DM, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Discord, Google Messages.

Cyera has developed an artificial intelligence-based platform to help organizations understand the location and movement of all data within their networks. The company's clients include several multinational corporations.

Sprinto manages supplier risk, vulnerability assessment, access control, evidence collection, and other tasks. The platform plans to increase automation levels and expand its client base to include a wide range of companies operating in digital formats not technology-oriented.

The US aims to redirect chip production amid escalating geopolitical tensions between the US and China. TSMC will build a third production unit in addition to the two currently under construction and will manufacture 2-nanometer or more advanced chips.

The new system helps doctors diagnose autism in children as young as 16 months. The startup's technology is currently used in eight clinics across six US states

Growing tension in US-China relations is a key motivator for the purchase. The deal will help the University of California, Berkeley's spin-off establish a presence in the Asian market.

Silicon Valley startup producing system-on-chip (SoC) platforms for embedded machine learning. The company plans to bring its second-generation chipset to market, specifically designed for multimodal generative data processing in AI.

Aerospike, working on NoSQL, plans to use the funds to accelerate innovations in artificial intelligence. They are mainly focused on graphical and vector capabilities. Today, the company's clients include Airtel, TransUnion, Snap, and parent company TechCrunch Yahoo.

Singaporean SaaS startup offers offline companies tools to increase revenue by using the Internet. SingleInterface aims to expand its international presence and enhance products to make them more relevant to global brands.

Thai company HD creates healthcare-focused chatbots. The company is currently working on creating the Sierra artificial intelligence for Southeast Asia's healthcare industry.

The company aims to provide equal exposure conditions for all content creators. Instagram states that it is working on a new way to rank recommendations that will show suitable content for smaller audiences.

Playruo launches video games without the need for any installation. Thus, publishers can send a game demo in the form of a publicly accessible link.

Rabbit R1 is a gadget with a microphone that allows users to use various services by giving natural voice commands. The device will find the optimal solution to the user's task and execute all commands.

Users will no longer need to receive one-time codes via SMS. WhatsApp can be accessed using password verification through facial recognition, biometrics, or a PIN stored in Apple's password manager.

Ecosia funds tree planting initiatives from part of its search ad revenue. The new browser, available for Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android, is built on top of the open-source Chromium project.

Poetry Camera takes the concept of photography to a new level by creating poems based on visual effects. Raspberry Pi takes a picture, and then computer vision algorithms analyze visual data. AI models then interpret the image in the frame, which serves as the basis for the poetry creation process.

Following the retirement of the hydraulic version of the humanoid robot, Boston Dynamics announced that Atlas has become electric. The new version of the robot is almost unrecognizable—it has become more graceful, with smooth lines and a less heavy torso.

BigPanda collects operational and contextual customer information from observation, change data, CDMB, and topology. The tool provides a tips window where users can ask questions and interact with the bot.

New chat filters allow easy access to specific message types: all, unread, and groups. WhatsApp is working on other filters, such as "Contacts," to filter messages from unknown people and businesses.

Entering a query in the search bar will initiate a conversation in DM with Meta AI. Users can ask questions or use preloaded prompts.

Among the available tools, Magic Editor stands out—a service powered by artificial intelligence that enhances photos. Additional features include Magic Eraser (removes unwanted elements from photos), Photo Unblur (sharpens blurry photos), Portrait Light (allows changing lighting sources in photos), and others.

The tool will become part of Google Workspace, allowing real-time collaboration across different devices. Examples of video clips include product presentations, educational content, and team celebration videos.

Imagen 2 now offers the ability to create short four-second video clips based on textual prompts. This can be done using AI-powered clip generation tools like Runway, Pika, and Reverent Labs.

The new capital will allow Skyflow to expand its data privacy business. This marks a new stage in supporting new artificial intelligence technologies.

Wonderschool, a software startup helping individuals and local authorities modernize childcare businesses, has acquired EarlyDay, a manager of the early childhood education services market.

The startup from Singapore and South Korea plans to use the raised capital to create additional research and development centers and support the commercial use of its technologies in the B2B sector. The company also plans to expand its geographical presence.

Databricks has spent approximately two months training DBRX. The company claims that the new model surpasses all existing open-source models in standard tests.

The cybersecurity startup focuses on addressing artificial intelligence as the next major challenge in corporate data protection. Cyera fights against cybercriminals using AI to hack networks, aiming to better control corporate data.

The London-based startup has introduced a compliance platform to help financial institutions meet global sanctions obligations. GSS is transitioning from the development phase to full-scale operation.

The Arc browser features command panel navigation, pinned tabs, and various workspaces for separating work and personal browsing. In January, the company released the Arc Search app for iOS, focusing on AI-based search.

The Paris-based company's main product is carbon emissions accounting software. It collects data from clients, including transportation bills, cloud computing usage, and financial reports. Greenly aims to move beyond corporate carbon accounting to assess the lifecycle of individual products.

The White House plans to allocate up to $8.5 billion to finance Intel's chip production in the United States. Intel adds that it plans to invest 10 times more over the next 50 years. The company is expected to create around 20,000 jobs in construction and 10,000 in manufacturing.

Uber has invested $100 million in Moove, an African startup that offers financing to vehicle drivers using ride-hailing and delivery apps. The investment will be used for expansion into new markets.

The app, which has over 900 million users, issued bonds worth $210 million last year. Over the past few years, the company, headquartered in Dubai, has introduced new revenue streams, including advertising, selling usernames on the blockchain, and premium subscriptions.

DarwinAI specializes in visual monitoring technology for components during production to enhance efficiency. In addition to improving manufacturing efficiency, DarwinAI uses methods to make AI models faster, which could be useful for features in devices that Apple hopes to introduce in iOS 18 this year.

The Nigerian startup specializes in offering ready-made and custom digital solutions to government and private institutions in Saudi Arabia. With the new tranche, the company plans to enhance the efficiency of global risk analysis and expand its products to new markets.

Empathy has created a platform that assists with various tasks related to bereavement, from funeral organization to financial matters. The funds will be used to continue developing tools.

The San Leandro-based company has developed a platform for individualized protein synthesis driven by artificial intelligence. This development will help pharmaceutical, industrial, and agricultural organizations develop new proteins in weeks rather than months.

California-based startup Bear Robotics produces AI-powered server robots. The autonomous tray-carrying towers are designed to replace waiters in restaurants and other establishments. With these investments, LG Electronics becomes Bear's largest shareholder.

The startup, valued at $6 billion, aims to integrate artificial intelligence into more sectors, including automotive, defense, construction, and agriculture. The new capital will finance the most ambitious projects.

SolarMente offers energy management services, including the installation of solar panels without upfront costs. This marks Leonardo DiCaprio's first investment in Spain.

Griffin Bank, a British platform offering Banking as a Service (BaaS), has obtained a full banking license. The platform enables fintech companies to provide banking services, payments, and financial solutions through automation and integrated accounting.

Companies in the AI2 Incubator program can receive dedicated compute resources worth up to $1 million in data centers. This will cover most of the computational needs of companies developing new foundational models.

Cyclode, a startup offering a comprehensive application security posture management platform, has acquired Bearer. Their tool continuously scans code for potential vulnerabilities throughout the software lifecycle and helps remediate these issues.

The San Sebastian-based startup plans to continue developing its existing business, focusing on industries such as manufacturing and finance. Multiverse aims to collaborate more closely with companies in artificial intelligence, creating and leveraging large language models.

Thoma Bravo has acquired Everbridge, a company specializing in critical event management (CEM) software, for $1.8 billion. Everbridge helps businesses across various industries respond to emergencies.

With the palm recognition contactless service, customers can hover their palm over a device and make purchases at selected locations, including over 500 Whole Foods Market and Amazon stores. Users can simply scan their palm on the device and use it in the app.

The robot's body allows it to move in hard-to-reach places. After studying the oceans of the moon, NASA plans to send the snake robot to Saturn's small cold moon, Enceladus.

Previously, users could only pin one message at the top of a conversation with a contact or group. Users can now pin all types of messages, including text, images, and polls.

Cherry assists in finding products encountered while scrolling through social media or seen in real life. The artificial intelligence technology underlying Cherry leverages the capabilities of Google and Bing to gather data directly on the user's device.

Roblox introduces two new artificial intelligence technologies to reduce the time needed to create avatars and 3D models. They eliminate the labor-intensive steps of avatar setup and texturing when creating content on the Roblox platform.

LinkedIn, owned by Microsoft, known as a platform for professional networking and recruitment, is working on a new gaming interface. The first three projects are games called "Queens," "Inference," and "Crossclimb."

Apptronik and Mercedes-Benz will collaborate to explore applications for advanced robotics in Mercedes-Benz production. Mercedes plans to use robotics and Apollo to automate some types of low-skilled manual labor with physical strain.

The company simplifies the creation of listings for sellers if the product is already on their website. The new tool uses artificial intelligence to analyze details from the URL of the product on another site and create an Amazon listing. This feature is available to sellers in the US.

At the Modex exhibition in Atlanta, visitors were surprised by a humanoid robot that accurately dispensed free food upon request. The robot, working at Modex, represents a second-generation system that is currently being selectively tested by potential customers.

StashPad Docs is a new offering from Stashpad that doesn't require authentication and supports formatting. The product is available in the browser, and document history is stored locally, allowing users to work without server access.

The update enhances the appearance of hairstyles, makeup, neck, mouth, and eye visualization. The new version of VisionOS also introduces mobile device management (MDM) capabilities.

Apple has introduced new MacBook Air models featuring the M3 chip, equipped with an 8-core processor combined with a 10-core graphics processor. The new MacBook Air devices also feature a matrix with three microphones to enhance voice clarity during calls.

The Nigerian startup was founded to automate and implement ethical debt collection processes. Essentially, it's a self-service platform that allows borrowers to set up new payment plans and AI-driven dialogue tools.

The French cybersecurity startup Filigran leverages the success of OpenCTI to create an open-source threat management suite. OpenCTI is a threat analysis platform that allows data collection from multiple sources in a unified interface.

The Paris-based AI photo editing app processes around 5 billion images annually. Photoroom plans to use the funds for hiring and continued investment in research, development, and infrastructure.

The Paris-based AI startup, working on foundational models, announced a new language model that can compete with OpenAI's GPT-4. Microsoft claims these investments will be officially converted into equity in the next funding round.

The San Francisco-based startup helps technical professionals acquire skills for career advancement. The funding will be directed towards scaling the company.

The autonomous driving startup, backed by Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor, is working on deployable L2 or L3 products.

The Israeli startup helps companies visualize their infrastructure and relationships, targeting medium-sized enterprises. The funding will be used to expand the company's workforce and production capabilities.

The startup provides an enterprise-level microservices platform based on an open-source project. Orkes currently supports Conductor, created by the Netflix team.

The Paris-based startup can be considered a subsidiary of Owkin. Their AI improves disease diagnosis and helps create new biomolecules for medical or ecological applications. Bioptimus will train its models on expensive graphics processors and hire talented researchers.

The French startup Planity has launched a SaaS for hair salons to simplify appointment scheduling. Over time, the company expanded its services to beauty salons and nail salons. The platform manages waiting lists, sends reminders via text messages, and creates individual schedules for each employee.

The startup in performance management offers a SaaS platform for managing productivity. It allows companies to set goals for their employees and reward them as they achieve them.

The San Francisco-based startup has found a way to easily capture and document internal processes through automation. Scribe plans to scale the company and expand its workforce.

The Nigerian startup in clean technology provides products and solutions in the field of distributed renewable energy. The funding round aims to further expand the company's operations and accelerate the implementation of its products and solutions from renewable energy sources in Nigeria and beyond.

Rasa has introduced an infrastructure that allows developers in large enterprises to create reliable generative conversational AI assistants. In 2023, the company doubled its annual recurring revenue compared to the previous year.

Bold provides affordable payment terminals, called datafones, which allow small and medium-sized enterprises to accept payments via links. The company is involved in financial technology and is building electronic payment infrastructure in Colombia.

Klaus, an Estonian startup providing customer service assistance, has been acquired by Zendesk. The merger will help provide enterprises with the best AI-based quality control on the market.

Odyssey is a producer of functional energy drinks based on mushrooms. With the accelerated growth of the functional beverage industry, Odyssey aims to expand its operations and capitalize on the increasing consumer focus on healthy products.

The startup is betting on software to play a prominent role in providing reliable and affordable nuclear energy. Thea plans to build an experimental reactor.

The young startup, founded by one of the early engineers of OpenAI, aims to integrate artificial intelligence into manufacturing to produce unique parts for medical, defense, and aerospace industries. The funding will be used to open additional plants.

The Delaware-based startup is developing software for landscape design and construction services in the US. With the funding, the company hopes to improve its developments and distribute them to a larger number of enterprises.

Epic and Disney announced a partnership to create an entirely new gaming and entertainment universe, bringing Disney characters to life through collaboration with Fortnite. The deal will enable Disney to enter the gaming world and open significant growth and expansion opportunities.

The power electronics startup will use the funding to assist in commercializing solid-state transformers made from silicon carbide. The technology was developed in the research laboratories of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

The merger with Onfido will allow Entrust to take leading positions throughout the entire identification lifecycle. The deal is reportedly valued at over $400 million.

Ambience Healthcare has developed a platform for healthcare organizations to help physicians with significant administrative work. The funding will be directed towards expanding the business.

Los Angeles-based company ProducePay is addressing food waste issues resulting from the instability of the global supply chain for fresh produce. The new capital will support the company's expansion into Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, as well as the expansion of the ProducePay team.

Adobe introduces Project Music GenAI Control — a platform that can generate audio from textual descriptions. The program allows adjusting tempo, intensity, repeating patterns, and structure within a single workflow.

YouTube Create — Google's mobile app that helps create both short and longer videos — originally launched on Android in the US. The geographical reach has expanded to several countries, including Brazil, Spain, Canada, and Australia.

Spanish startup Sweanty creates disposable wearable devices called Sweanty patches. The sticky patch for tracking athletes' sweat allows capturing salt loss and helping adapt rehydration strategies.

Samsung will showcase the Galaxy Ring at the Mobile World Congress later this year. The initial versions will not be able to send or receive emails, but due to its location on the finger, the ring will be convenient for tracking activity and sleep metrics.

CyberDog 2 can be purchased online for $3000. Xiaomi positiones development as a home robot.

Google has announced a new set of features for phones, cars and wearable devices. Gemini will be available for creating messages and signatures to images generated by artificial intelligence, synthesizing texts with AI for Android Auto, and accessing passes in Wear OS.

Samsung is implementing the Galaxy AI on more devices with the new One UL 6.1 update, which will be released in late March. Artificial intelligence features were first introduced for the Galaxy S24 series.

Hivemapper is preparing to launch a dashcam that could take away market share from Google. Bee is conceived as a more "passive" camera. It is protected from atmospheric influences and is more reliable. Drivers can install it outside their vehicles.

Google is testing a new feature that allows you to call businesses on your behalf, wait on hold, and then call back as soon as an agent is available. The feature is currently available in English for US residents who have joined Search Labs.

In the Clubhouse app, users can now send text messages to their friends, who will hear the sender's voice instead. Clubhouse will indicate when an artificial intelligence reads the message instead of a person.

The headset now has over 1000 apps specifically designed for use with the new hardware. Vision Pro is touted as the best mixed reality headset on the market, although work on it is still ongoing.

The tool called "Chat with RTX" allows owners of GeForce RTX 30 and 40 series graphics cards to run an AI-powered chatbot autonomously on Windows PCs. Nvidia warns that downloading all necessary files will require a significant amount of memory — from 50 to 100 GB.

Singaporean Brilliant Labs announced its new product Frame — a pair of lightweight AR glasses equipped with the multimodal AI assistant Noa. Frame will still have open-source code, like its predecessor.

ImageFX, based on Imagen 2, offers a user interface based on prompts for creating and editing images. As an additional security measure, Google marks images created using ImageFX with SynthID, a digital watermark.