Salesforce announces an AI-heavy makeover for Slack, with 30 new features
Slack just got a whole lot more useful.
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Popular AI gateway startup LiteLLM ditches controversial startup Delve
LiteLLM had obtained two security compliance certifications via Delve and fell victim to some horrific credential-stealing malware last week.
Former Coatue partner raises huge $65M seed for enterprise AI agent startup
A few things turned investors’ heads and drew them to participate in such a big round out of the gate.
Delve whistleblower strikes again, with alleged receipts about ‘fake compliance’
Shortly after Delve’s founder published a lengthy denial of allegations, while promising changes, the accuser came forward with more alleged details.
Why OpenAI really shut down Sora
OpenAI’s decision last week to shut down Sora, its AI video-generation tool, just six months after releasing it to the public raised immediate suspicions. The app had invited users to upload their own faces — so was this some kind of elaborate data grab?
Bluesky leans into AI with Attie, an app for building custom feeds
Bluesky’s new app Attie uses AI to help people build custom feeds the open social networking protocol atproto.
Anthropic’s Claude popularity with paying consumers is skyrocketing
Estimates for total Claude consumer users are all over the map (we’ve seen figures ranging from 18 million to 30 million). Anthropic hasn’t disclosed this data, but a spokesperson did tell TechCrunch that Claude paid subscriptions have more than doubled this year.
Whoop has LeBron – now it wants your mom
Whoop founder Will Ahmed has spent 14 years building a health wearable beloved by elite athletes, and is now racing Oura — and the FDA, and the limits of consumer medicine — to turn it into something that could one day save your life.
Physical Intelligence is reportedly in talks to raise $1 billion, again
The deal would effectively double the company’s $5.6 billion valuation in just four months.
Aetherflux reportedly raising Series B at $2 billion valuation
Index Ventures is said to be leading a $250 million to $350 million round.