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Sail raises $80M to make AI agents cheaper to run

Sail Research has raised $80m to make AI agents cheaper to run. The startup, founded by ex-Apple and ex-NVIDIA engineers, says it can serve the tokens agents burn through at up to 10 times lower cost.

OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, and Amazon are behind a new organization that aims to help prepare workers for AI

Former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is leading a new nonprofit with big aims to address AI job displacement.

Meta hires Virtue AI founders

The company is beefing up its security talent.

Coval raises $28M to stress-test AI voice agents

Coval has raised $28m to test AI voice agents before they reach real callers. Its founder built the same kind of safety checks for Waymo’s self-driving cars, and thinks voice needs them just as badly.

Taktile raises $110M to put AI in charge of bank decisions

Taktile has raised $110m in a Series C led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives. The startup wants banks and insurers to hand their riskiest decisions to AI agents, the calls that cost millions when they go wrong.

Netris raises $15M Series A from a16z to automate the networking that slows down GPU clouds

Netris raised $15M from a16z for its GPU network automation platform, now live at 35-plus clusters with 800 percent annual revenue growth.

Satya Nadella Recognizes the Hypocrisy in Tech’s AI Strategy

Microsoft's CEO challenges companies to reconsider their approach to AI deployment and workforce integration

Did Alibaba Illegally Extract Anthropic’s AI Capabilities?

Anthropic claims Alibaba used thousands of fake accounts to distil Claude at scale, adding fresh fuel to the intensifying US-China race for AI dominance

Netris raises $15M Series A from a16z to help AI neoclouds go live faster

Netris provides software that runs on network switches, and offers a platform that helps neocloud operators reduce the time it takes to go live.

AIB Overhauls Mobile Banking App With Advanced AI Insights

The Irish lender’s major digital upgrade leverages machine learning to transform everyday transaction data into personalised, actionable financial guidance

Repositioning retail for the AI era

From conversational shopping assistants to hyper-personalized recommendations, AI can make digital retail experiences feel more intuitive, seamless, and individualized, says Macy’s senior director of engineering Murali Murugan.

Axios House: As click behavior rapidly switches, open internet pays the price

For the first time, bots outnumber people on the internet — and in five years, they could exceed humans by 1,000 to 1