Palona AI's $10M Raise, Anthropic Adds Citations, and Hugging Face Launches Ultra Small Model

Palona AI, a startup developing human-like AI agents, has secured $10 million in seed funding to compete with major companies like Amazon and UberEats. Brands such as Wyze, MINDZERO, and Pizza My Heart are already using Palona's technology to improve customer interactions and increase sales. Read more

Anthropic has launched a Citations feature on its Claude API, enabling AI to reference specific source documents in responses. This aims to enhance the trustworthiness of AI outputs and is available on the Anthropic API and Google Cloud’s Vertex AI. Read more

Hugging Face has released two AI models, SmolVLM-256M and SmolVLM-500M, designed for efficient image, video, and text analysis on devices with limited RAM. These models are trained on high-quality datasets and claim to outperform larger models on specific benchmarks. Read more

Meta's chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, anticipates a shift in AI architectures within the next few years, highlighting future advancements in AI and robotics. Read more

Perplexity has launched the Perplexity Assistant for Android, enhancing its capabilities from an answer engine to a comprehensive assistant. Users can now perform tasks like booking rides and setting reminders with this new feature. Read more

OpenAI has launched a new AI agent named Operator, capable of performing web tasks using its own browser. Initially available to ChatGPT Pro users in the US, it features advanced reasoning and vision capabilities. Read more

New Era Helium and Sharon AI have formed a joint venture to build a 250-MW net-zero energy data center in the Permian Basin, focusing on clean energy for AI and computing industries. Read more

The Stargate AI project, supported by SoftBank and OpenAI, plans a $100 billion investment in AI infrastructure, with potential growth to $500 billion over four years. Announced by Donald Trump, it will exclusively serve OpenAI and is in the planning stages, with the first facility in Abilene, Texas. Read more

StructuredWeb has received a $30 million investment from Invictus Growth Partners to boost its AI-driven channel sales and marketing solutions. The funding will support the company's AI innovation and global expansion efforts. Read more