London-based Dwelly secures over €79.3 million to scale AI-driven rental marketplace

Antonio L. Escárzaga / eu-startups - Dwelly, a London-based property management platform acquiring and digitising independent letting agencies, has secured over €79.3 million (£69 million) in combined equity and debt funding to accelerate its expansion across the UK. The raise includes a €36…

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Atlassian gives Jira and Rovo Agents an agentic upgrade

Sander Almekinders / techzine - To get the most out of Jira and agents together, Atlassian is announcing several updates to this part of its System of Work offering today. Agents will take on a more active role in Jira, and it will be possible to use Rovo Agents’ capabilities throughout…

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Adobe Firefly Makes Video Editing Easier Than Ever

Paul Thurrott / thurrott - The Adobe Firefly video editor now allows users to quickly generate footage and a structured first cut from uploaded b-roll footage.The post Adobe Firefly Makes Video Editing Easier Than Ever appeared first on Thurrott.com.

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Waymo's robotaxis now being dispatched in 10 major U.S. markets with expansion in Texas and Florida

techxplore - Waymo will begin dispatching its robotaxis in four more cities in Texas and Florida, expanding the territory covered by its fleet of self-driving cars to 10 major U.S. metropolitan markets.

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Slang AI Raises $36M to Scale Hospitality Voice AI

Ekemini / ventureburn - Slang AI has secured $36 million in Series B funding to accelerate the growth of its AI solutions for the voice communication segment of the hospitality industry. This funding roundThe post Slang AI Raises $36M to Scale Hospitality Voice AI appeared first…

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AI accounting startup Basis raises $100M at $1.15B valuation from Accel, GV to automate Big Four drudgery

Vignesh R / techfundingnews - Artificial intelligence is no longer just a back-office tool in finance. It is now directly affecting how accounting…

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‘This should terrify you’: Meta Superintelligence safety director lost control of her AI agent—it deleted her emails

Jude Cramer / fastcompany - As built-in AI pops up in more aspects of everyday life, laymen are counting on the experts to keep technology safe to use. But one Meta employee’s misadventure with AI has social media users fearful for the future of AI alignment.Summer Yue is the direct…

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How an AI doomsday Substack post caused a mini market crash

Catherine Baab / qz - After a Substack post laid out a striking economic warning, major indexes and a handful of individual stocks sank. The response was telling

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Nimble raises $47M to scale agentic web search platform for enterprise AI

Duncan Riley / siliconangle - Nimble announced today that it has raised $47 million in new funding to accelerate development of its agentic web search platform, expand its multi-agent research capabilities and scale up its governed real-time web data infrastructure for enterprise arti…

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Waymo robotaxis are now operating in 10 US cities

Kirsten Korosec / techcrunch - Waymo launched services today in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando.

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Munich-based VoiceLine raises €10 million to scale its voice AI platform for enterprise frontline teams

Rahul Raj / eu-startups - VoiceLine, a Munich-based voice AI platform for enterprise frontline teams, today announced that it has closed a €10 million Series A funding round to scale its team and platform, as well as expand internationally. The round was led by Alstin Capital and …

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Hypercore Secures $13.5M to Launch AI Admin Agent

Ekemini / ventureburn - Hypercore has raised $13.5 million in Series A funding to build software infrastructure for private credit funds. The funding will expand the reach of the company’s AI Admin Agent softwareThe post Hypercore Secures $13.5M to Launch AI Admin Agent appeared…

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OpenAI teams up with consulting giants to boost its enterprise business

Luke Kawa, Jon Keegan / sherwood - This alliances come amid an industrywide love affair with Anthropic’s Claude Code, which has juiced the startup’s revenue projections.

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InScope nabs $14.5M to solve the pain of financial reporting

Marina Temkin / techcrunch - The startup, founded by accountants who worked at Flexport, Miro, Hopin and Thrive Global, automates the difficulties of prepping financial statements.

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Google Play used AI to help block 1.75 million bad apps in 2025

Steve Dent / engadget - Google has announced that with the help of AI, it blocked 1.75 million apps that violated its policies in 2025, significantly down from 2.36 million in 2024. The lower numbers this year, it said, are because its "AI-powered, multi-layer protections" are d…

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New York drops plan to legalize robotaxis in setback for Waymo

Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) dropped her proposal to allow robotaxi companies to launch commercially in cities other than New York City, citing a lack of support among state legislators, Bloomberg reports today. The move is a blow to Waymo and other…

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Accenture Links Staff Promotions To Use of AI Tools

msmash / slashdot - Accenture has reportedly started tracking staff use of its AI tools and will take this into consideration when deciding on top promotions, as the consulting company tries to increase uptake of the technology by its workforce. From a report: The company to…

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Stacks Raises $23M in Series A Funding

FinSMEs / finsmes - Stacks, a London, UK-based provider of an agentic platform for enterprise finance, raised $23M in Series A funding. The round was led by Lightspeed, with participation from EQT Ventures, General Catalyst, and S16VC. The raise followed its the $12M seed fi…

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Plato Raises $14.5M To Expand AI Platform for Wholesale Distributors

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Plato, an AI-driven operating system for wholesale distributors, has secured $14.5 million in a seed funding round led by Atomico, with participation from existing investors such as Cherry Ventures. The distribution sector faces mounting pressures from la…

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