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Amazon deploys its 1 millionth robot, releases generative AI model

As Amazon’s fleet of robots has reaches a milestone, the company is also releasing a new AI model to make them more efficient.

How Circle co-founder Sean Neville plans to build the first AI-native financial institution

This week on StrictlyVC Download, Circle co-founder Sean Neville joins Alex Gove of StrictlyVC to discuss building banking infrastructure for AI agents. Fresh off Circle’s 450% IPO surge, Neville has raised $18 million from a16z to create Catena Labs, the first fully regulated AI-native financial institution. They explore what “agent-native finance” actually means, how AI… Continua a leggere How Circle co-founder Sean Neville plans to build the first AI-native financial institution

Grammarly acquires AI email client Superhuman

In its announcement, Grammarly said it wants to build AI agents for emails using Superhuman’s tech.

David George from a16z on the future of going public at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

David George of a16z joins the Going Public stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Moscone West in San Francisco, from October 27–29. Register now.

Mo Jomaa breaks down IPO prep for founders on the Scale Stage at TechCrunch All Stage

Mo Jomaa of CapitalG, will lead a session, “What to Think About Now If You Want to IPO Someday” at TechCrunch All Stage on July 15 in Boston. Register now.

Songscription launches an AI-powered ‘Shazam for sheet music’

This kind of product could be useful for a musician who records a song, then uploads it to get the sheet music — that way, they can skip the step of having to manually transcribe their work.

US government takes down major North Korean ‘remote IT workers’ operation 

US prosecutors indicated a total of 13 people involved in the fraudulent scheme to steal and launder money for North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.

Tailor, a ‘headless’ ERP startup, raises $22M Series A

Tailor, a San Francisco- and Tokyo-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform, has raised $22 million in a Series A funding round.

Meta restructures its AI unit under ‘Superintelligence Labs’

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is restructuring the company’s AI efforts to center around building  AI “superintelligence.” 

Google embraces AI in the classroom with new Gemini tools for educators, chatbots for students, and more

Google will give teachers the ability to create interactive study guides using the AI research tool Notebook LM, along with their classroom materials.