Alibaba launches Qwen 3.5 AI model amid intensifying China chatbot race

Anwesha Pattanaik / techmonitor - Alibaba introduced its latest artificial intelligence (AI) model, Qwen 3.5, to boost its presence in China's chatbot market.

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London-based SurrealDB raises additional €19 million to scale multi-model database for AI applications

David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - SurrealDB, a UK company developing a multi-model, AI-native database, has secured an additional €19 million ($23 million) in Series A funding, bringing the company’s total investment to-date (including Seed) to €37 million ($44 million). Chalfen Ventures …

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AI startup automating medical device compliance work secures pre-seed round

Oscar Hornstein / uktech - AI-powered medtech startup Klaris has raised a $1m (£730,000) funding round in support of its automated regulatory compliance platform for medical device companies. The London-based startup was founded to address the challenges of securing regulatory appr…

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Bootstrapped And Profitable AI InsurTech Company mea Platform Secures €42.2M Funding

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - mea Platform (mea), a UK-based AI-first InsurTech company, has secured a €42.2 million ($50 million) minority growth equity investment from London-based SEP (Scottish Equity Partners) to accelerate product development and enhance customer engagement. Boot…

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Alibaba unveils Qwen-3.5, sharpening global race to spread AI models

scmp - Alibaba Cloud has unveiled its next-generation open artificial intelligence model, Qwen-3.5, in a move set to have major implications for the global AI race between China and the US.The much-anticipated release, timed on the eve of the Lunar New Year, cap…

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TUM spinout Sitegeist grabs €4M for AI robots fixing concrete renovation labour crunch

Sofia Chesnokova / techfundingnews - Europe has a major backlog of infrastructure repairs. Many bridges, tunnels, parking structures, and public buildings need urgent…

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Google boosts Gemini 3 Deep Think AI and it’s a huge milestone for 3D printing

digitaltrends - Gemini 3 Deep Think is focused on scientific and engineering work, and it's now now available to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the Gemini app. The post Google boosts Gemini 3 Deep Think AI and it’s a huge milestone for 3D printing appeared first on Digit…

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Siri’s Massive AI Overhaul is Still Coming This Year, Apple Insists

Jesse Hollington / idropnews - Reports of testing "problems" had fans worried that Siri's AI makeover was slipping to 2027. Apple says those fears are unfounded.Read More...

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simmetry.ai expands AI training platform following €330K funding

Tamara Djurickovic / tech - simmetry.ai, asynthetic data company working across agriculture, food and industrial sectors,has secured €330,000 from NBank, the investment and development bank of theGerman state of Lower Saxony. Th...

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MiniMax Unveils M2.5: $1/HR “Full‑Stack AI Employee” Rivals Claude Opus 4.6

pandaily - MiniMax open‑sourced M2.5, a 10B‑activated‑parameter coding model scoring 80.2% on SWE‑Bench Verified, with 100 TPS inference at $1/hr — driving 10K+ Agents built in 24 hours .

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Google Deepmind upgrades Gemini 3 Deep Think for complex science and engineering tasks

Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - Google Deepmind says its upgraded Gemini 3 Deep Think mode leads major reasoning and coding benchmarks.The article Google Deepmind upgrades Gemini 3 Deep Think for complex science and engineering tasks appeared first on The Decoder.

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Manufact raises $6.3M to help developers connect AI agents with Model Context Protocol

Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - Manufact Inc., formerly mcp-use, an infrastructure platform developing the next generation of artificial intelligence agents built on Model Context Protocol, today announced it raised $6.3 million in seed funding led by Peak XV. Liquid 2 Ventures, Ritual …

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Human brain-based AI startup raises £6m

Oscar Hornstein / uktech - Stanhope AI, a startup developing artificial intelligence technology that aims to mimic the processes of the human brain, has raised $8m (£5.8m). The company, which previously secured a £2.3m investment back in 2024, is working on its Real World Model pro…

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China’s Zhipu AI launches new major model GLM-5 in challenge to its rivals

scmp - Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company Zhipu AI has launched its latest flagship model, the GLM-5, with a leap in coding capabilities amid a heated race among Chinese tech firms to roll out major new models ahead of the Spring Festival holiday.Zhipu…

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Seamflow Raises $4.5M To Build AI Tools For Testing, Inspection, And Certification Industry

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - London-based Seamflow, an AI-driven software company for the global testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) industry, has raised $4.5 million in seed funding. The round was co-led by Northzone and Initialized Capital, with participation from Entrepre…

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Can Databricks IPO after $7B raise at $134B valuation?

Vignesh R / techfundingnews - San Francisco-based data and AI company, Databricks, has raised more than $7 billion in new funding, combining around $5…

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Sweden-Based Vesiro Raises €1.6M Funding

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Gothenburg-based Vesiro, a spinout from Chalmers University, has secured €1.6 million in seed funding. The round was supported by Chalmers Ventures, Industrifonden, Länsförsäkringar Göteborg & Bohuslän, Yuncture, First Gate Invest, E14 Invest, Mach One, a…

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Paris-based EventTech Startup Naboo Secures €58.7 Million In Series B Round

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Paris-based EventTech startup Naboo has raised €58.7 million ($70 million) in a Series B funding round to expand its AI-powered procurement platform beyond events to include companies’ “tail spend” (Class C spending). The round was led by Lightspeed Ventu…

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Your next AirPods might get tiny cameras to sense the world

digitaltrends - Apple’s next AirPods Pro may add built-in cameras for AI and spatial features, with no expected price increase. The post Your next AirPods might get tiny cameras to sense the world appeared first on Digital Trends.

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