AI journalism startup Symbolic.ai signs deal with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp |

In Brief Posted: 4:49 pm ps · January 15, Newsrooms have been experimenting with AI for several years now but, for the most part, those…

AI video startup, Higgsfield, founded by ex-Snap exec, lands $1.3B valuation |

11:28 AM pst · January 15, Through an extension to its previous $50 million Series A round that closed in September, AI video generation startup…

Tiger Global loses India tax case tied to Walmart-Flipkart deal in blow to offshore playbook |

India’s top court has ruled against Tiger Global in a tax case stemming from its Flipkart exit during Walmart’s 2018 takeover, a decision that strengthens…

Parloa triples its valuation in 8 months to $3B with $350M raise |

Berlin-based Parloa has raised $350 million in Series D funding from existing investors, valuing the six-year-old customer service AI startup at $3 billion. The round…

Indian SpaceX rival EtherealX hits 5x valuation as it readies engine tests |

Ethereal Exploration Guild, an Indian space tech better known as EtherealX, has climbed 5.5x in valuation to $80.5 million after its latest funding round. The…

India’s Emversity doubles valuation as it scales workers AI can’t replace |

As AI automates parts of the workforce, Emversity, an Indian workforce-training startup, is building talent pipelines for roles it sees AI can’t replace, and has…

How WitnessAI raised $58M to solve enterprise AI’s biggest risk |

7:00 AM pst · January 14, 29 min As companies deploy AI-powered chatbots, agents, and copilots across their operations,they’refacing a new risk: how do you…

The multibillion-dollar AI security problem enterprises can’t ignore 

AI agents are supposed to make work easier. Butthey’realso creating a whole new category of security nightmares. As companies deploy AI-powered chatbots, agents, and copilots…

Digg launches its new Reddit rival to the public |

The reboot of the early internet online communityDigg, a one-time rival to Redditis moving forward. The company, which is today back under the ownership of…

Robotics software maker Skild AI hits $14B valuation |

In Brief Posted: 8:13 AM pst · January 14, Skild AI, which makes foundation models for robots, seems to have more than tripled its valuation…