Cohere hits $7B valuation a month after its last raise, partners with AMD
A fresh $100 million and an interesting partnership with AMD has slightly bumped Cohere’s valuation up.
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Oracle is reportedly looking to raise $15B in corporate bond sale
This news comes just a few weeks after Oracle allegedly inked a $300 billion compute deal with OpenAI that surprised the market.
Google is starting to launch real-time AI voice search
Google is bringing Search Live to everyone in the US, letting you search for information by having a conversation with an AI assistant. When you use the feature, Search Live will respond to your questions in real-time, as well as surface relevant links from the web. You can try the feature out by opening the […]
Microsoft embraces OpenAI rival Anthropic to improve Microsoft 365 apps
Microsoft is bringing Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.1 AI models to its Microsoft 365 Copilot today. It’s a big move that expands model choice beyond just OpenAI’s range of models in Microsoft 365 Copilot, and it will allow Microsoft’s customers to access Anthropic models in Researcher and Microsoft Copilot Studio. “Copilot will […]
Google makes real-world data more accessible to AI — and training pipelines will love it
Google’s Data Commons gets an MCP Server to help AI systems access massive amounts of real-world data.
From Digg to deals: Kevin Rose on reinvention and investing at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Kevin Rose, Digg founder and True Ventures partner, returns to the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to talk pivots, reinvention, and spotting the next wave of breakout startups.
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Google launches an AI-powered mood board app, Mixboard
Google’s Nano Banana AI model can now be used to help you brainstorm ideas and make collages with Mixboard.
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