Ex-OpenAI research chief Bob McGrew’s Arda raises $232M for US factories
Ex-OpenAI research chief Bob McGrew’s Arda raises $232M for US factories

Arda Industries, founded by OpenAI’s former research chief Bob McGrew, has come out of stealth with $232 million in funding, the company announced on Tuesday. Its AI software turns new product designs into working assembly lines. The total includes a $…

ASI hits a $3bn valuation as its AI moves from air traffic to the grid
ASI hits a $3bn valuation as its AI moves from air traffic to the grid

ASI has raised $325 million in a Series C round that values it at $3 billion, the Boston AI company announced on Tuesday. Its software models air traffic, power grids and military operations hours, days and weeks ahead. The aim is to let operators act …

ChatGPT now has locked chats to keep your sensitive conversations hidden

When you move an existing conversation into the Locked Chats section, it is protected by a PIN when you use ChatGPT in a web browser or through the desktop app.

Researchers developed an AI tool that predicts cancer survival odds by analyzing patients’ face

Could a selfie reveal clues about a cancer patient’s survival risk? Researchers have developed an AI model that estimates biological age and predicts mortality risk, using facial photographs of a patient.

Sierra and Stripe let AI agents take card payments during calls
Sierra and Stripe let AI agents take card payments during calls

Sierra, the AI customer service startup led by Bret Taylor, has partnered with Stripe so its agents can take card payments during phone calls. Customers type their card number on the keypad and the data goes straight to Stripe. Healthcare billing firm …

Spotify has kicked 50 million AI slop tracks out of your recommendations

Spotify is stepping up its fight against AI-generated music spam, with millions of tracks filtered out and new tools designed to help listeners discover genuine artists.

Otter.ai raises $320M from General Catalyst for enterprise growth
Otter.ai raises $320M from General Catalyst for enterprise growth

Otter.ai has raised $320 million in growth financing from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund. The AI meeting notetaker announced the deal on Tuesday. It will use the money for enterprise growth, its go-to-market strategy, international expansion an…

Homebase’s new AI assistant fills shifts for small business owners
Homebase’s new AI assistant fills shifts for small business owners

Homebase, which makes scheduling and payroll software for hourly teams, has launched Homebase Assistant. The AI tool finds and contacts staff to cover missed shifts, builds schedules, screens job candidates and flags timecard errors before payroll. It …

Asymptote Labs raises $5.5M to track and control what AI agents do
Asymptote Labs raises $5.5M to track and control what AI agents do

New York startup Asymptote Labs has raised a $5.5M seed round led by Tower Research Ventures. It makes Beacon, a free open-source tool that records what AI agents do, and sells a paid platform that can block risky agent actions. The money will go on en…

Spotify pulls 50M AI slop and spam tracks from its recommendations
Spotify pulls 50M AI slop and spam tracks from its recommendations

Spotify says it has taken more than 50 million AI-generated “slop” and spam tracks out of its recommendations this year, on top of 75 million spam tracks it has deleted. It found these were the tracks listeners skipped or rejected most. Spotify did not…