Walmart Unveils AI 'Super Agents' & Air New Zealand Teams with OpenAI

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Walmart has introduced AI 'super agents' to improve customer interactions and streamline operations. The initiative aims to enhance digital sales as Walmart targets e-commerce growth. Meanwhile, SQWAD Sports Inc. has launched SQWAudience, an AI-powered tool designed to help sponsors identify and segment high-value fans in real time by analyzing behavioral signals.

Memories.ai, a startup from San Francisco, has secured $8 million in seed funding to develop a Large Visual Memory Model for enhanced video analysis, with backing from Susa Ventures and Samsung Next. In a strategic partnership, Air New Zealand is teaming up with OpenAI to boost its artificial intelligence capabilities, focusing on improving efficiency and customer experiences.

Walmart Launches AI 'Super Agents'

Walmart has introduced AI 'super agents' to improve customer interactions and streamline operations, aiming to boost digital sales and enhance the customer experience. Read more

SQWAD Sports Inc. Launches AI Tool for Fan Identification

On July 24, 2025, SQWAD Sports Inc. introduced SQWAudience, an AI-powered tool that helps sponsors identify high-value fans by analyzing behavioral signals in real time. Read more

Memories.ai Raises $8 Million for Video Analysis

Memories.ai, a startup from San Francisco, has secured $8 million in seed funding to advance its video analysis technology. The funding will support the development of a Large Visual Memory Model (LVMM) to enhance machine understanding of long video contexts. Read more

Air New Zealand Partners with OpenAI for AI Enhancement

Air New Zealand is partnering with OpenAI to expand its use of artificial intelligence, aiming to improve efficiency and customer experiences. The collaboration will provide the airline with direct access to OpenAI technologies, enabling smarter decision-making and innovative solutions across its operations. Read more

Olto Secures $5.1 Million for AI Demo Engineer

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LinkSquares Appoints New VP of Sales

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Kaizen Analytix Appoints New Associate Partner

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Sharpsell.ai Secures Rs 30 Crore in Funding

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Lucidya Raises $30 Million in Series B Funding

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GTCR to Acquire FMG Suite from Aurora Capital Partners

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SALESmanago Acquires Thulium

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HubSpot Introduces CRM Connector for Anthropic's Claude AI

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Harmonya Receives Investment from W23 Global

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Onix Networking Corp. Acquires UJET Services Unit

Onix Networking Corp. has acquired the professional services business unit of UJET, enhancing its AI-driven customer engagement solutions and strengthening its partnership with Google Cloud. Read more

Cafeteria Raises $3 Million for AI Expansion

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NiCE to Acquire Cognigy for Nearly $1 Billion

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Sawt Secures $1 Million for Voice AI in Saudi Arabia

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Conversion Secures $28M Series A for AI Marketing Tools

AI marketing automation startup Conversion, founded by UC Berkeley dropouts, has raised $28 million in Series A funding to enhance its AI-driven marketing tools. Read more

Hightouch Receives Funding from Snowflake and Capital One

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UgenticAI Secures $4 Million for AI Expansion

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LG Uplus Partners with OpenAI for AI Contact Center Solutions

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Calo Secures $39 Million for AI and Expansion

Saudi foodtech startup Calo has raised $39 million in a Series B extension to support its global expansion and AI integration efforts. Read more

Scowtt Appoints First Head of Engineering

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