Explore how machine learning is reshaping industries, from AI to predictive analytics.
Robotics
FieldAI, a stealthy robotics startup, has emerged with $405 million in funding across multiple previously undisclosed rounds to develop what it calls “foundational embodied AI models” — essentially universal robot brains designed to help humanoids, quadrupeds, self-driving cars, and other autonomous machines adapt safely to new environments. The company revealed the
Health
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever glucose monitoring system designed specifically for weight loss, developed by health-tech startup Signos. The decision, announced Wednesday, creates a new pathway for Americans seeking to manage their weight outside of traditional treatments like medication or surgery. A New Option Beyond
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Meta is expanding its AI ambitions with the global rollout of a voice translation feature for creators on Facebook and Instagram. Announced on Tuesday, the new tool lets users automatically translate their reels into other languages — while preserving the sound and tone of their own voice. The feature, which builds
Media
Spotify is quietly testing a new audio mixing feature that gives Premium users more control over how tracks flow together in playlists. The feature, simply called Mix, is currently rolling out in beta to “eligible Premium users,” though availability appears to be limited for now. Unlike the existing crossfade setting,
Data Analytics
Analytics firm Databricks said on Tuesday that its valuation is set to climb more than 61% to over $100 billion following a new funding round, underscoring strong investor appetite for artificial intelligence startups. The San Francisco-based company — which counts 15,000 customers including payments firm Block, energy giant Shell, and
Health
Roughly one in three adults in the U.S. regularly struggles with insufficient sleep—a growing problem that has fueled demand for smarter tools to monitor, analyze, and improve rest. Eight Sleep, a New York-based startup founded in 2014, is betting big on AI-driven solutions to make sleep not just
Semiconductors
Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank Group has agreed to invest $2 billion in Intel, a move framed as a strategic bet on advanced semiconductor manufacturing in the United States. The deal, announced Monday after U.S. markets closed, will see SoftBank purchase Intel common stock at $23 per share, slightly below
Games
This September, Nvidia’s GeForce Now cloud gaming service is getting its biggest upgrade in years. For the first time, Ultimate subscribers will have access to Nvidia’s latest Blackwell GPUs, effectively renting the power of an RTX 5080 with 48GB of memory and DLSS 4 — streamed directly to their
Energy
Alphabet’s Google and nuclear startup Kairos Power will deploy an advanced nuclear power plant tied to the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) electric grid by 2030, the companies announced Monday. The project marks the first U.S. power purchase agreement for electricity generated by an advanced reactor. TVA has
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Cohere, the Toronto-based large language model (LLM) startup, announced Thursday that it has secured an oversubscribed $500 million funding round, pushing its valuation to $6.8 billion — up from $5.5 billion just over a year ago when it last raised the same amount. Founded in 2019 by Aidan Gomez
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
One of Europe’s most prominent AI startups, Multiverse Computing, has unveiled two AI models so small they’re named after a fly’s brain and a chicken’s brain — yet they still boast impressive performance in chat, speech, and even reasoning tasks. The Donostia, Spain–based company, known for
Cloud Computing
Oracle and Alphabet’s Google announced Thursday that their cloud computing divisions have formed a strategic partnership to integrate Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence models into Oracle’s cloud services and enterprise applications. The agreement will allow developers using Oracle Cloud to access Gemini’s capabilities for generating text, video,