Funding
Upscale AI Eyes $200 Mn Funding at $2 Bn Valuation
The startup has already secured $200 million in Series A funding in January and a $100 million seed round at launch in September.
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AI News
Firstsource Launches ‘Kairos’ AI Operating System to Bridge Enterprise Execution Gap
Kairos is designed as an embedded intelligence engine that integrates directly into enterprise operations, enabling end-to-end automation and accountability.
Agentic AI
OpenAI Revamps Codex with Agentic AI Features to Take on Anthropic
The tool can deploy multiple AI agents simultaneously, allowing them to run in parallel on Mac systems without interrupting the user’s ongoing work.
AI Models
Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 4.7 with Enhanced Reasoning and Enterprise Capabilities
The new model delivers significant improvements across enterprise use cases, particularly in document analysis, coding, and long-running tasks.
Funding
Aliste Technologies Raises ₹30 Cr to Expand AI-Led Energy Management Solutions
The Noida-based startup said the fresh capital will be deployed to deepen research into energy-focused technologies and expand distribution of its enterprise offerings.
Acquisition
Axtria Acquires Conexus to Strengthen AI-Driven CRM Capabilities in Life Sciences
The acquisition brings together Axtria’s agentic AI platform with Conexus’ expertise in CRM transformation across ecosystems such as Veeva Systems and Salesforce
Acquisition
Amazon to Acquire Globalstar for $11.6 Bn to Advance Satellite Internet Ambitions
The company recently commissioned 48 new satellites, incorporating beamforming technology to improve signal strength and connection speeds.
Research
Researchers Expose ‘Broken’ AI Benchmarks That Can Be Gamed to Score 100%
The researchers built an automated scanning agent to systematically audit eight popular benchmarks, including SWE-bench and WebArena.
AI Agents
Cloudflare Expands Agent Cloud to Power Scalable, Production-Ready AI Agents
Agent Cloud offers a unified stack spanning compute, storage, deployment, and security, enabling developers to move beyond experimental prototypes.
Reports
Meta Set to Overtake Google in Global Ad Revenue by 2026: Report
Analysts point to AI-driven tools such as Advantage+ and the rise of Reels as key drivers of advertiser spending across Meta’s platforms.
Funding
TraqCheck Raises $8 mn; Wants to Replace HR Dashboards with Autonomous Hiring Agents
TraqCheck is building what it calls the Human Operating System — a DeepTech layer of specialised AI agents designed to collaborate the way human teams do.
Chips
Anthropic Considers Custom AI Chips as Compute Shortage Intensifies
The effort remains in early stages, and the company has not yet committed to building custom chips or assembling a dedicated team.