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24 Seven has acquired Markacy, a New York-based marketing consulting firm, expanding its end-to-end marketing and AI consulting capabilities. The deal marks 24 Seven's 12th acquisition overall and its fourth in 2025.
1Mind has publicly launched with $40 million in funding, including a $30 million Series A led by Battery Ventures, to expand its AI-led sales platform that uses lifelike digital agents called Superhumans to automate sales and customer engagement.
SOCi Inc. announced it has deployed more than 150,000 Genius Agents that have completed over 10 million local marketing tasks for multi-location enterprises.
Invoca has introduced a new AI Messaging Agent built on Databricks’ Data Intelligence Platform, designed to enable secure, two-way SMS conversations using first-party journey and intent data.
Sitecore has launched Sitecore Studio, a new component of its SitecoreAI platform that enables marketers and partners to build and customize AI agents and workflows within a secure environment.
Singapore-based Dealism has launched an AI sales agent that interprets psychology, intent, and emotion to enhance customer engagement, following a $15 million angel funding round led by GL Ventures.
alby announced its AI shopping agents have facilitated 20 million consumer conversations and processed 39 million messages, marking a milestone in AI-driven retail engagement.
KeyBanc Capital Markets and Sapphire Ventures released their 16th annual Private Company SaaS Survey, showing renewed growth, improved profitability, and widespread AI adoption among private SaaS firms.
Callidus Legal AI has rebranded as StrongSuit, unveiling a new AI-driven legal research platform featuring automated case validation and advanced precedent verification tools for attorneys.
A U.S. magistrate judge has ordered OpenAI to provide 20 million anonymized ChatGPT chat logs to plaintiffs in a copyright lawsuit filed by media organizations, including The New York Times. OpenAI argues the order threatens user privacy and sets a dangerous precedent.
Proceed has acquired Rapid Legal and its LegalConnect platform to strengthen its national footprint and enhance its e-filing and service of process technology.
Agiloft has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Accelerate Program, enabling closer collaboration with AWS sales teams to expand the reach of its contract lifecycle management platform.
Dixon Schwabl + Company has introduced the AI Readiness Check, a digital tool that helps financial institutions assess their preparedness for responsible AI adoption. Developed with Cause + Effect Strategy and FLX AI, the tool was unveiled at the New York Bankers Association Financial Services Forum.
iKenekt AI and QuoteWizard by LendingTree have announced a partnership to integrate property search, lending, and insurance into a single AI-powered digital ecosystem for homebuyers and homeowners.
OpenAI and Microsoft have joined an AI safety task force organized by the attorneys general of North Carolina and Utah. The group aims to create voluntary safeguards for AI developers to protect users, particularly children, from potential harm.
OpenAI has led a $15 million seed funding round for Red Queen Bio, a startup spun out of Helix Nano that uses AI and lab research to prevent AI-enabled biological threats. The investment was approved by OpenAI's compliance team and unconflicted board members.
Anthropic announced a $50 billion investment to build AI data centers in Texas and New York, partnering with Fluidstack to expand computing capacity for its Claude models. The first facilities are expected to go online in 2026.
Baidu has introduced two new AI chips, the M100 and M300, aimed at providing powerful and low-cost computing solutions for Chinese firms. The chips, developed by Baidu’s Kunlunxin unit, are scheduled for release in 2026 and 2027 respectively.
Alibaba.com has launched 'AI Mode', a new feature integrating agentic AI into its B2B e-commerce platform. The rollout follows strong growth, with European orders up 57% and global supplier numbers rising 50%.
Elon Musk has denied reports that his AI startup xAI raised $15 billion in a new funding round, calling the claim false on X after CNBC reported the deal. Reuters confirmed Musk’s denial and noted that the company continues expanding its data center capacity to train advanced AI models.
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