Recently, UK-based AI and robotics startup Humanoid unveiled its versatile humanoid robot HMND01 in a new video. This robot features a bipedal design that mimics human movement and actions, equipped with a head, torso, arms, and legs, along with fingered hands that possess high-speed and precise operational capabilities, enabling it to perform complex tasks. This is made possible by its numerous high-torque and high-speed actuators. Humanoid's founder and serial entrepreneur Artem Sokolov stated, 'The greatest achievement of humanoid robots is to...'

Recently, AI programming startup Codeium is undergoing a new funding round, with a valuation close to $2.85 billion. According to sources, this funding round is led by investment firm Kleiner Perkins, marking another occasion where Codeium has garnered investor attention after six months. Notably, in the past six months, Codeium completed a $150 million Series C funding round, with a post-funding valuation of $1.25 billion. Although the specific amount for the new funding round has not been disclosed yet.

Crunchbase announced that it will abandon its role as a historical data provider and transform into an AI-driven prediction engine. This new platform will be able to predict startup funding rounds, acquisitions, and growth trajectories with an accuracy of up to 95%, marking a significant strategic shift for Crunchbase. Crunchbase CEO Jagger McConnell stated in an interview that the traditional historical data industry is in decline. He believes that data companies relying solely on historical data...

Recently, Tencent E-signature's official account announced the upcoming launch of an AI contract drafting feature. This innovative function will leverage Tencent's Hunyuan and DeepSeek large model technologies to provide users with a convenient one-click contract generation service.

According to the latest data from analysis company Dealroom, funding for AI startups reached $110 billion in 2024, representing a 62% increase from last year. In contrast, the overall funding situation in the tech industry was less favorable, with the total amount of funding for private equity-backed companies (including startups and growth companies) amounting to $227 billion, a 12% decrease from 2023. Image source note: The image was generated by AI, image licensed from Midjourney. Dealroom founder.

Founded by former OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, the AI startup SSI (Safe Superintelligence) is currently in negotiations for a new round of funding, expected to value the company at $20 billion, quadrupling its valuation from last September. Although SSI has yet to generate any revenue, this hefty valuation reflects investors' confidence in its potential to develop transformative AI technologies. Unlike other AI companies, SSI focuses on safety.

Google X's 'moonshot factory' has recently announced the independent development of a new startup, Heritable Agriculture. This new company aims to improve the way crops grow using data and machine learning technologies. Heritable Agriculture stated in a press release that plants are efficient and astonishing systems: 'Plants are solar-powered, carbon-negative self-assembling machines that rely on sunlight and water to thrive.' However, agriculture puts immense pressure on the Earth and its resources.

Amidst the increasingly fierce competition in the global AI sector, Arthur Mensch, the founder and CEO of French startup Mistral AI, recently stated in an interview with Bloomberg Television that the company will not consider selling and will focus on advancing its initial public offering (IPO) plans in the future. He mentioned that Mistral AI will continue to expand its business in Europe and the US, while also planning to open an office in Singapore to enhance its influence in the Asia-Pacific region. Since its establishment in 2023.

French startup Mistral AI, a new force in the open-source AI space, recently announced plans to go public rather than being acquired. Mistral's CEO and co-founder Arthur Mensch stated in an interview with Bloomberg Television, "We are not selling." Earlier rumors suggested that Microsoft might acquire the company, partly because Microsoft invested €15 million (approximately $15.6 million) in Mistral and established a collaboration with them.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Arthur Mensch, co-founder and CEO of the renowned French AI startup Mistral, stated that the company is fully committed to achieving its goal of an initial public offering (IPO). Founded in 2023 by researchers from tech giants like Google DeepMind and Meta, Mistral has rapidly risen in just two years, releasing a series of open-source AI models and launching chatbot-like technology.

BPR Hub is an AI-driven platform focused on compliance management, which recently completed a successful $2.6 million seed funding round led by Accel and Kae Capital. The funds will be used for the company's global expansion, team building, and the development of new features to meet the growing demand for efficient compliance solutions. BPR Hub was founded in 2024, and its founding team includes CEO Teja Edara and COO Mila.

Recently, the surge in the AI field has not benefited all companies, as some startups continue to search for an exit. Metropolis, an AI-based parking platform, has acquired the controversial computer vision company Oosto, which was previously known as AnyVision. The transaction is an all-stock deal valued at $125 million, significantly lower than the $380 million Oosto raised from investors over the years, and clearly below its peak valuation. Metropolis's technology has

Startup Friend plans to launch a $99 AI smart necklace intended to be a digital companion for users; however, the company has announced a delay in shipping the first batch of products, now expected in the third quarter. The original plan to ship to pre-order customers in the first quarter now seems unfeasible. Co-founder and CEO Avi Schiffman stated in an email to customers: 'While I hoped to ship in the first quarter of this year, I still need to refine the product further. In fact,

Mira Murati is a prominent figure in the field of artificial intelligence, and her latest startup project has attracted significant attention from the industry. Recently, it was reported that Jonathan Lachman, the former head of special projects at OpenAI, has joined the AI research lab newly founded by Murati. This decision marks the highest-profile recruitment since Murati left OpenAI last September and represents an important step forward in the lab's personnel composition.