Lemurian Labs, which aims to develop hardware-agnostic portability software for AI workloads, raised a $28M Series A co-led by Pebblebed Ventures and Hexagon (Sally Ward-Foxton/EE Times) https://www.eetimes.com/lemurian-labs-raises-28-million-for-ai-portability-software/
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Lemurian Labs, which aims to develop hardware-agnostic portability software for AI workloads, raised a $28M Series A co-led by Pebblebed Ventures and Hexagon
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India's digital transformation has exposed citizens to scams like "digital arrests", where victims are coerced into transferring funds under false accusations (Bloomberg) https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-india-digital-scams/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2NDkxNTIzMywiZXhwIjoxNzY1NTIwMDMzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNlM1WFlLSVVQU04wMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI0NjQ4NjlDMTUxOTI0QTA1QkM5N0MwNEM0RTAyQTVBRiJ9.tvDF_QRuEgj0nbQdh4l--XPgnSeiWhuDYHr4kEFHETo
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Simular, which is building AI agents for Mac and Windows PCs, raised a $21.5M Series A led by Felicis; Simular has released its 1.0 version for macOS (Julie Bort/TechCrunch)
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Simular, a startup building AI agents for Mac OS and Windows, has solved the AI hallucination problem in a compelling way.
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Simular, which is building AI agents for Mac and Windows PCs, raised a $21.5M Series A led by Felicis; Simular has released its 1.0 version for macOS
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Excelsior Sciences, which aims to use AI and robots for small-molecule drug discovery and development, raised a $70M Series A from Khosla Ventures and others (Aayushi Pratap/Chemical & Engineering News)
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Excelsior Sciences cofounders say the company will make new molecules using robots and artificial intelligence
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Excelsior Sciences, which aims to use AI and robots for small-molecule drug discovery and development, raised a $70M Series A from Khosla Ventures and others
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South Korea says it has signed an MOU with Arm to strengthen its chip and AI sectors, including a program to train ~1,400 high-level chip design specialists (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/softbanks-arm-plans-set-up-chip-design-facility-south-korea-2025-12-05/
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South Korea says it has signed an MOU with Arm to strengthen its chip and AI sectors, including a program to train ~1,400 high-level chip design specialists
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PermitFlow, which develops AI-powered workflow software for construction permitting, raised a $54M Series B led by Accel, a source says at a ~$500M valuation (Rashi Shrivastava/Forbes) http://www.forbes.com/sites/the-prompt/2025/12/02/this-ai-startup-is-cutting-through-construction-red-tape/
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PermitFlow, which develops AI-powered workflow software for construction permitting, raised a $54M Series B led by Accel, a source says at a ~$500M valuation
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Chinese smartphone makers are promoting apps to help users switch from iOS in a race for market share, as Apple struggles to roll out AI features in China (Financial Times)
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Chinese smartphone makers are promoting apps to help users switch from iOS in a race for market share, as Apple struggles to roll out AI features in China
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In recent months, several companies like Airtable, Handshake, and Opendoor have announced that they are "refounding", as they scramble to add new AI features (Lora Kelley/New York Times)
Don’t Call It a Pivot. These Executives Are β€˜Refounding’ Their Start-Ups.
In the age of artificial intelligence, some company leaders are framing new business lines as radical reboots.
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In recent months, several companies like Airtable, Handshake, and Opendoor have announced that they are “refounding”, as they scramble to add new AI features
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Digital asset treasuries, one of the hottest trends in public markets in H1 2025, saw a dramatic reversal in H2; SharpLink stock has fallen 86% from its peak (Monique Mulima/Bloomberg) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-06/from-2600-gain-to-86-wipeout-crypto-s-hottest-trade-collapsed
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Digital asset treasuries, one of the hottest trends in public markets in H1 2025, saw a dramatic reversal in H2; SharpLink stock has fallen 86% from its peak
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A profile of Byron Cook, a VP at Amazon who is leading the company's effort to reduce AI hallucinations with a feature called Automated Reasoning Checks (John Pavlus/Fast Company) https://www.fastcompany.com/91446331/amazon-byron-cook-ai-artificial-intelligence-automated-reasoning-neurosymbolic-hallucination-logic
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A profile of Byron Cook, a VP at Amazon who is leading the company
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