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Martin Scorsese has joined German AI image startup Black Forest Labs as an adviser, saying generative AI tools help him communicate his film vision more clearly — a statement that has immediately divided the film industry.
WindBorne Systems' WeatherMesh 6 outperforms the ECMWF on key accuracy metrics and produces a full global forecast every hour — marking a new high-water mark for private AI outpacing government science.
The EU Council and Parliament reached a provisional agreement to simplify AI Act compliance requirements, responding to sustained criticism that the original framework was unworkable for startups and mid-size companies.
Jeff Bezos publicly dismissed AI bubble concerns on CNBC, arguing that even a bubble-driven buildout creates lasting infrastructure value — while revealing he is backing a $6.2 billion physical-world AI startup.
Jeff Bezos broke his silence on Project Prometheus, describing his $38 billion AI startup as building an artificial general engineer — a next-generation design tool for physical objects.
Electric truck maker Harbinger acquired autonomous-driving startup Phantom AI, betting that combining EV powertrains with self-driving software positions it ahead of Goldman Sachs' projected 2028 cost-parity crossover.
NatWest named eight startups for its 2026 Fintech Programme — five of them autonomous AI agents. It signals UK banking's shift from AI assistants to AI systems that act independently.
UK robotics startup Humanoid has signed a binding Robot-as-a-Service agreement with Schaeffler to deploy 1,000–2,000 wheeled humanoid robots across global manufacturing facilities by 2032 — one of the largest humanoid robot deployments ever announced.
Legal AI platform Legora has reached a $5.6 billion valuation in its latest funding round, intensifying its rivalry with Harvey AI as institutional law firms commit serious capital to AI-assisted legal work.
Cloud provider Nebius Group is acquiring 20-person inference optimization startup Eigen AI for $643 million, signaling that making AI models run cheaper is now worth as much as raw compute capacity.
Recursive Superintelligence, a 20-person London lab founded by ex-DeepMind and OpenAI researchers, raised $500M from Google GV and Nvidia at a $4B valuation — to build AI that designs, trains, and evaluates AI without human researchers in the loop.
China has ordered Meta to reverse its completed $2 billion acquisition of agentic AI startup Manus — a rare post-close unwind demand signaling Beijing's hardening stance on U.S. firms absorbing Chinese-origin AI talent.
China's NDRC has ordered Meta to unwind its $2 billion acquisition of Manus — Beijing's most direct intervention yet in a U.S. tech company's attempt to acquire an AI firm tied to Chinese nationals.
Humble Robotics emerged from stealth with a $24M seed round and a ground-up cabless autonomous electric hauler targeting dock-to-dock freight on fixed routes — a narrower use case that may prove more deployable than general autonomous trucking.
AV startups raised $21.4 billion in Q1 2026—up 262% from all of 2025—led by Waymo's record $16 billion Series D at a $126 billion valuation, signaling renewed investor confidence in autonomous deployment.
OpenAI has acquired Hiro Finance, a startup that built an autonomous personal finance assistant with direct bank and credit card connectivity — the company's clearest move yet into vertical-specific AI where the stakes involve real money.
AV startups raised a record $21.4 billion in Q1 2026 — a 262% jump from all of 2025. Waymo's $16B Series D at a $126B valuation dominates the total, but 33 other deals signal broad conviction that commercialization is imminent.
OpenAI acquired Hiro, an autonomous personal finance startup, in a move that signals ambitions to enter consumer financial services. The deal brings a team with expertise in financial AI agents that can execute transactions, not just give advice.
AI startups are attacking retail's margin problem with virtual try-on, inventory optimization, and personalization engines. The AI-in-retail market has hit $18.4 billion, with nearly 90% of retailers now deploying AI.
OpenAI has acquired Hiro Finance, a personal finance AI startup backed by Ribbit Capital and General Catalyst. The deal points toward an AI-powered financial assistant in ChatGPT.