After the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the rapid spread of misinformation online severely impacts Americans' perceptions of candidates, as well as public health, climate change, and immigration topics. The development of generative AI, along with its ability to create deepfake content and its tendency to 'hallucinate' facts, may further exacerbate this issue. Image credit: Image generated by AI, licensed from Midjourney. To address this challenge, Norwegian startup Factiverse was born.

San Francisco-based startup Physical Intelligence recently announced that it successfully raised $400 million, bringing its post-money valuation to $2.4 billion. This funding round attracted the attention of several prominent investors, including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, OpenAI, Thrive Capital, and Lux Capital. According to a company spokesperson, Bond Capital also participated in this investment.

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) has recently signed an agreement with the AI company Ethovox to protect actors' rights in artificial intelligence voice models. The primary goal of this agreement is to establish a responsible framework for the use of AI in the entertainment industry, ensuring that actors' rights are upheld in the new technological era. Under this agreement, actors will receive upfront payments when recording their voices and will share in subsequent revenues. This means that actors will be compensated fairly when their voices are used in AI models.

At the recent NVIDIA AI Summit, CEO Jensen Huang expressed high recognition for India's achievements in artificial intelligence (AI). He noted that there are currently over 2,000 AI companies participating in NVIDIA's incubation program in India, as well as over 100,000 trained AI developers. This number exceeds 650,000 globally, showcasing India's strategic position in AI technology development, which Huang refers to as 'Sovereign AI', meaning countries choose to independently build their own AI infrastructure.

Struggling startup Humane announced on Wednesday that it has reduced the price of its flagship product, Ai Pin, by $200. Reportedly, the Bay Area startup founded by two former Apple executives has been struggling to sell the product, which was launched in April at a price of $700. The new price is $499, which includes the first month of the Humane Plan. The company also emphasized its return policy, offering a 90-day return period to make consumers feel risk-free. However, critics have not reacted positively to the device.

Vienna-based AI governance and compliance solutions provider Daiki GmbH today announced the completion of a €1.5 million seed funding round. The funds will be used to support the company's expansion into the European market and product development, marking a significant step for Daiki in promoting the responsible deployment of AI by European enterprises. Daiki offers SaaS compliance solutions tailored to the EU AI Act and ISO standards, including ISO 13485 certification for medical device manufacturers. The product, developed by a multidisciplinary team of experts, includes integrated documentation and quality management.

Recently, the medical document automation startup Tennr Inc. announced the completion of a $37 million funding round, led by Lightspeed Ventures, with participation from a16z and Foundation Capital. This financing brings Tennr's total funds raised to over $61 million, following a recent $18 million Series A round completed just six months ago. Tennr primarily focuses on utilizing artificial intelligence for...

French AI startup Les Ministraux has launched two brand new lightweight models, Ministral3B and Ministral8B, specifically designed for edge devices, with parameters of 3 billion and 8 billion, respectively. Both models excelled in instruction-following benchmark tests, with Ministral3B surpassing Llama38B and Mistral7B, while Ministral8B outperformed both models in all aspects except for coding capabilities.

Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has recently launched his artificial intelligence startup Parallel Web Systems. The company's official website shows that it is developing a system that enables advanced AI to collaborate with web pages. According to The Information, Agrawal has raised around $30 million for his startup, with investors including venture capital firm Khosla Ventures.

In the global wave of AI, India, a tech powerhouse, is experiencing significant market opportunities. According to a report jointly released by the IT industry association Nasscom and consulting firm BCG, the AI market in India is expected to reach $17 billion by 2027. Against this backdrop, the startup Neysa, led by seasoned tech entrepreneur Sharad Sanghi, emerged with the aim of capturing this growth opportunity by providing AI solutions to local and multinational companies. This Mumbai-based startup focuses on...

Throne, a health tech startup based in Austin, Texas, has launched a unique product—a smart camera that can be clipped onto the side of a toilet to capture and analyze users' stools. Currently, the system is in testing phases, utilizing artificial intelligence technology to analyze stool samples in order to assess users' gut health and hydration levels.