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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
In a move that signals its intensifying focus on AI and data dominance, Salesforce has officially acquired cloud data management firm Informatica for $8 billion. The all-equity transaction marks one of Salesforce’s most significant acquisitions to date, aimed at strengthening its foundational data infrastructure to support AI at enterprise
Biotechnology
Samsung’s venture capital arm is preparing to invest in California-based medical device startup Exo, as part of a funding round that could reach $100 million. The round is reportedly being led by Sands Capital, Bold Capital, and Qubit Health Capital. Notably, Qubit Health’s chairman, former Medtronic CEO Omar
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
OpenAI is rolling out a significant upgrade to Operator, its autonomous AI agent capable of browsing the web and interacting with cloud-hosted software environments. The company has announced that Operator will soon run on a new version of its o3 model—part of the latest o-series, known for superior reasoning
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Anthropic, the AI startup backed by Amazon and founded by former OpenAI researchers, has unveiled its most powerful suite of AI models yet: Claude 4. The release includes Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, which the company claims are setting a new benchmark for intelligent agents and autonomous coding
Health
Strava, the widely used fitness tracking app, has raised a new round of funding that values the company at $2.2 billion, including debt. The announcement, made by CEO Mike Martin, signals a new chapter of expansion for the company, which has also confirmed its second acquisition in as many
Software Development
After a quiet debut in Google Labs last December, Jules, Google’s autonomous coding assistant, is now available to everyone in public beta—with no waitlist and global access wherever the Gemini AI model is supported. Unlike traditional coding tools or AI copilots, Jules aims to be something more ambitious:
Design
At Google I/O 2025, the company unveiled Stitch, a new generative AI tool designed to accelerate the transformation of rough user interface (UI) ideas into polished, functional designs — complete with frontend code. Powered by Gemini 2.5 Pro, Stitch is part of an experimental rollout via Google Labs, and
Hardware
In a major move blending cutting-edge AI with elite design pedigree, OpenAI has acquired io, the startup founded by renowned former Apple designer Jony Ive, for a reported $6.5 billion. OpenAI confirmed the acquisition in a blog post on Wednesday, featuring a real (not AI-generated) photo at the top
E-commerce
Amazon is introducing a new way for shoppers to absorb product information — through their ears. On Wednesday, the company announced the launch of short-form, AI-generated audio summaries on select product pages in the Amazon Shopping app. This experimental feature aims to make product research quicker, more accessible, and even a
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI startup Mistral has unveiled a powerful new addition to its model lineup: Devstral, an open-source AI model designed specifically for coding. Announced on Wednesday, Devstral is the result of a partnership with AI company All Hands AI, and it's available under the permissive Apache 2.0 license,
E-commerce
Shopify is doubling down on artificial intelligence. At its latest Edition launch event, the e-commerce giant announced a suite of AI-powered features aimed at helping merchants streamline the creation and management of their online stores — no coding required. The updates include a new AI store builder, enhanced capabilities for Sidekick,
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Google has announced the next phase of its AI-powered search evolution: advertising. On Wednesday, the tech giant detailed plans to begin testing ads within AI Mode, the company’s artificial intelligence-driven feature in Google Search. The move comes as part of Google's broader strategy to monetize its increasingly