Sources: Multimodal AI startup Fal.ai already raised at $4B+ valuation
Fal.ai announced its previous round at a $1.5 billion valuation in July.
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is pushing UK regulator to unbundle Google’s search and AI crawlers
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is urging regulators to rein in Google’s AI practices, arguing the tech giant’s dominance in search gives it an unfair edge in the AI race.
Bill Gates’s old climate lobbyists launch a new firm
Members of Breakthrough Energy’s policy team are back with a new organization, the Clean Economy Project, aimed at nudging lawmakers toward clean energy.
I spent a month living with a $430 AI pet, the Casio Moflin
Casio’s Moflin, a hamster-like robot pet, uses AI to develop a personality over time.
Google Fi to add AI-enhanced audio and RCS web messaging
The tech giant says calls will now use AI-enhanced audio to reduce background noise and improve voice clarity, even when speaking to someone on a landline or older device.
A16z-backed Codi launches AI agent office manager
Codi launches what it hails as the first fully automated office manager.
OpenAI launches an AI-powered browser: ChatGPT Atlas
OpenAI is launching an AI-powered browser, its latest challenge to Google as the main way people find information online.
YouTube’s likeness detection technology has officially launched
YouTube’s likeness detection technology is now available. Creators can request the removal of AI content using their face and voice.
WhatsApp and Messenger add new warnings to help older people avoid online scams
WhatsApp will now warn users before sharing their screen with unknown contacts, and Messenger will flag suspicious messages using AI.
Serval raises $47 million to bring AI agents to IT service management
Serval is using agentic AI models to automate IT service management, but the company has a unique approach that takes advantage of agentic AI’s powers while avoiding many of its pitfalls.