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Virtual Reality (VR)
While most of Wednesday’s Meta Connect developer conference focused on smart glasses, the company also delivered a slate of metaverse updates, headlined by the rollout of Hyperscape Capture, a tool that brings photorealistic virtual environments closer to reality. Hyperscape: Real-World Spaces, Recreated in VR Meta first previewed Hyperscape at
Cybersecurity
Irregular, an AI security company formerly known as Pattern Labs, has raised $80 million in new funding to expand its efforts in safeguarding artificial intelligence systems. The round was led by Sequoia Capital and Redpoint Ventures, with additional participation from Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport, valuing the company at $450 million,
Tech Insights
Zoom is doubling down on AI to stay ahead in the workplace collaboration race. At its annual Zoomtopia conference on Wednesday, the company introduced a slate of new products, including an upgraded AI Companion that works across meeting apps, AI-powered scheduling tools, and photorealistic avatars designed to mimic user behavior
Software Development
Speed is everything in today’s AI-driven software world — and Blacksmith is betting it can help developers ship code faster and cheaper. The San Francisco–based startup announced a $10 million Series A led by Google Ventures (GV), just four months after raising its $3.5 million seed round. Rapid
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AT&T is experimenting with a new AI-powered assistant designed to pick up your phone calls, screen them, and decide whether they deserve your attention. The mobile carrier is rolling the feature out to a select group of customers this year, describing it as a “digital receptionist” built directly
Software Development
When Harjot Gill launched FluxNinja, an observability startup he co-founded after selling his first company Netsil to Nutanix in 2018, he didn’t expect his next big idea would emerge from watching his own engineers at work. “We had a team of remote engineers who were starting to adopt AI
Software
Google announced on Tuesday that it is rolling out a new experimental app for Windows designed to help users find what they need faster. The tool introduces a universal search bar that can be accessed with the Alt + Space shortcut, letting people instantly search across their computer files, installed apps,
Software Development
Microsoft is rolling out a new feature in Visual Studio Code that automatically selects the best AI model for developers using GitHub Copilot. The “auto model” function will dynamically pick between options like Claude Sonnet 4, GPT-5, GPT-5 Mini, and others to deliver what Microsoft calls “optimal performance.” For free
Software Development
OpenAI announced Monday that it is rolling out GPT-5-Codex, a new version of its AI coding agent. The model introduces a more dynamic approach to “thinking time,” allowing it to spend anywhere from just a few seconds to as long as seven hours on a coding task. According to the
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Alibaba Group Holding has unveiled its latest artificial intelligence model, marking a major leap in efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The model, developed under the Qwen3-Next architecture, is said to be 10 times more powerful yet requires only a tenth of the cost to build compared with its predecessor, according to announcements
Software Development
Replit, the fast-growing collaborative coding platform, has closed a $250 million funding round that values the company at $3 billion, according to sources familiar with the deal. The round marks a dramatic leap in valuation from its last raise in 2023, when the startup secured $100 million at a $1.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
ASML Holding, the Dutch semiconductor equipment giant, is making a bold bet on artificial intelligence by investing €1.3 billion ($1.5 billion) in Paris-based startup Mistral AI. The deal, announced Tuesday, gives ASML an 11% stake in Mistral and values the two-year-old company at roughly €11.7 billion — making