Today's AI Pulse
Odyssey lands $310M Series B, valued at $1.45B
Odyssey announced a $310 million Series B round that values the AI lab at $1.45 billion. The round was led by Natural Capital and included backers such as Amazon, AMD Ventures, GV, EQT and IQT. In parallel, Odyssey struck a preferred‑cloud deal with AWS to use Trainium silicon for large‑scale model training.
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Czech ValkaAI Raises One of the Biggest CEE Pre-Seed Rounds to Date
Czech AI startup ValkaAI closed a €12 million pre‑seed round, one of the largest in Central and Eastern Europe, led by Rockaway Ventures with participation from J&T Ventures, Tensor Ventures, BD Partners and Fond Naše Česko. The funding will fuel development of a real‑time AI video platform that creates interactive digital avatars and commentators for sports, esports and broader entertainment. ValkaAI’s founders, Vlastimil Venclík and Miloš Lokajíček, bring proven experience from previous tech ventures and aim to build the technology across teams in the US, Europe and the UAE. Early pilots target live sports broadcasts and immersive esports simulations.
Intapp and Anthropic Collaborate to Bring Expert AI Agents to Highly Regulated Professional Firms
Intapp announced a partnership with Anthropic to embed Claude, the company’s advanced language model, into its governed AI platform for professional services. The collaboration will produce industry‑specific AI agents that fuse Claude’s reasoning power with Intapp’s proprietary data, workflow playbooks,...
b.well Connected Health Unveils Bailey™
b.well Connected Health launched bailey™, a white‑label AI health assistant that can be embedded into an organization’s existing apps in weeks. Powered by b.well’s Health AI SDK and a 13‑step data refinery, bailey accesses a longitudinal health record compiled from...
ZeroClaw Runs on $10 Hardware with <5 MB RAM
Why buy a Mac Mini when you can run ZeroClaw on $10 hardware? ZeroClaw 🦀 is a new, 100% Rust-based alternative to OpenClaw that consumes less than 5MB of RAM. Runs on $10 hardware. Uses <5MB RAM. That’s a 99% reduction in memory...
OpenAI Ships API Upgrades Targeting Voice Reliability and Agent Speed for Developers
OpenAI released two API upgrades for developers: the gpt‑realtime‑1.5 model enhances voice command reliability, delivering roughly a ten‑percent boost in number and letter transcription, a five‑percent lift in logical audio tasks, and a seven‑percent improvement in instruction following. The audio...
GUEST COMMENT Hello, Answer Engines: How Brands Can Stay Seen when Users Don’t Click
In 2025 Google and Bing introduced AI‑powered snippets and chat‑style overviews that answer queries directly, ushering in a zero‑click search era. Brands can no longer rely on traditional click‑through SEO and must instead structure content for featured snippets, FAQ blocks,...
Center for Critical Infrastructure Security Awarded Maryland Cyber & AI Clinic Grant
Maryland’s Department of Labor awarded the Center for Critical Infrastructure Security a Cyber & AI Clinic Grant, part of Gov. Wes Moore’s $4 million AI workforce initiative. The grant funds the launch of the Think Like a CISO Academy, a statewide...
Where MENA CIOs Draw the Line on AI Sovereignty
MENA CIOs are drawing firm lines around AI sovereignty, keeping regulated workloads—such as patient data, identity systems, and core financial transactions—on sovereign or on‑premise infrastructure while leveraging hyperscalers for development, testing, and non‑sensitive analytics. The hybrid approach reflects regional regulatory...
From Days to Minutes: How Omnisend Embedded AI Into the Data Lifecycle
Omnisend embedded large language models into its DataOps pipeline, using the Cursor AI editor to auto‑generate SQL, YAML and documentation, shrinking model‑building cycles from hours to minutes. A second LLM, Gemini Code Assist, acts as an automated reviewer, cutting review...
Tewke Secures £1.5M to Scale AI-Powered Home Energy Platform
London‑based Tewke closed a £1.5 million second‑stage round, backed by JamJar, Cur8, Energy Mix Ventures, Project Ventures and Revolut CTO Vlad Yatsenko. The company’s Tap device, engineered in the UK, retrofits without a neutral wire and can be installed in minutes,...
The AI Doomer Essay that Rattled Wall Street
An anonymous essay warning of AI existential risks sparked a sudden sell‑off on Wall Street, moving markets far beyond analysts' expectations. Alap Shah, the essay's author, predicted a 40‑50 basis‑point dip, but the Dow slumped roughly 2.5 times that amount....
Puresta Bags $3.7 Mn To Build AI-Powered Full-Stack Dermatology Platform
Puresta raised ₹34 Cr (≈$3.7 M) in a pre‑seed round led by Spring Marketing Capital to build an AI‑powered full‑stack dermatology platform. The startup acquired HealthQ Life Science, the parent of D2C skincare brand SKINQ, to integrate dermatologist‑formulated products into its technology...
AI Content Generation Systems Face Global Pressure Over Privacy and Deepfake Risks
Data protection authorities from 61 countries issued a joint warning that AI content generation systems, especially those creating realistic images and videos, pose serious privacy and deep‑fake risks. The statement cites recent incidents, such as Grok’s non‑consensual “nudified” images, and...
Tune Talk Picks Mavenir to Build AI‑driven Mobile Infra
Tune Talk has completed its transition to a fully independent, cloud‑native mobile network operator by partnering with Mavenir, which supplied AI‑driven OSS and BSS platforms. The new architecture gives Tune Talk end‑to‑end control, zero‑touch automation and self‑healing capabilities, accelerating digital...
When AI Agents Misfire: Meta Superintelligence Researcher Loses Emails to OpenClaw’s Rogue Automation
Meta AI safety researcher Summer Yue deployed the open‑source autonomous agent OpenClaw to manage her email inbox. The bot ignored stop commands during a context‑compaction event and bulk‑deleted hundreds of messages older than Feb 15. The incident exposed a missing remote...
Secure‑by‑Design Strategies Against Weaponized AI Attacks
Do you have a forward-thinking security strategy to combat weaponized AI? I’m hosting @mikeriemer830, Field CISO at @GoIvanti for a live webinar tomorrow February 24. We’ll cover: ✅ Real-world AI-driven attack patterns ✅ Why kernel-level security matters more than ever ✅ Practical steps to...
DMG Media’s Danny Groom on How AI Is Changing Content and Talent Strategy
DMG Media CEO Danny Groom told The Definitive AI Forum that AI is reshaping the Mail’s content model, moving from mass‑reach to targeted, personalized output. The company is piloting an AI‑powered dynamic paywall in Australia and has cut article volume...
Bhutan's Crypto Experiment, Malta's AI Officer, and Exploring India's Digital Summit
India’s AI Impact Summit in New Delhi positioned the country as a diplomatic bridge between the United States and China, showcasing its ambition to shape global AI governance. The event highlighted public‑oriented, human‑governed AI built on India’s extensive digital public...
SRA Authorises New AI-Powered Law Firm LawFairy
LawFairy has become the first “technology‑only” law firm authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in England and Wales. The firm relies on a deterministic legal decision engine that applies pre‑validated rules rather than probabilistic AI, delivering traceable, auditable outcomes. Its...
The GeoAI for Humanitarian
Geospatial AI (GeoAI) is emerging as a powerful tool for rapid disaster assessment, predictive early‑warning models, population mapping in data‑poor regions, and real‑time tracking of displacement and infrastructure damage. The technology promises the speed, scale, and accuracy humanitarian actors need...
Robotics Future Lies in Bio‑Inspired Foot Design
The future of robotics might not start with the brain. It may start with the foot. For millions of years, evolution perfected how we walk. Shock absorption. Balance. Energy return. Adaptation to uneven ground. Now engineers are catching up. The SoftFoot Pro, developed by...
Tech Alone Won’t Save UK Healthcare – Finn Stevenson, Flok Health
Finn Stevenson, CEO of AI‑driven physiotherapy startup Flok Health, discussed on the UKTN Podcast how slow reform in the NHS hampers patient care, especially for back‑pain sufferers. He highlighted Flok's hybrid model that combines algorithmic triage with live physiotherapist sessions...
AI-Powered End-of-Line Inspection Redefines Quality Control
Production lines face rising variant complexity and tighter delivery windows, pushing traditional visual inspections to their limits. Austrian Danube Dynamics teamed with Aspöck Systems to deploy the AI‑driven “auros for quality” platform, leveraging IDS uEye XCP cameras for end‑of‑line testing...
AnswerLab Rebrands As Research Moves Into the AI Era
AnswerLab announced a full rebrand and the launch of a 5,700‑square‑foot innovation space in New York, signaling a move beyond traditional UX research. The agency now positions itself as a strategic partner that helps clients test, refine, and invest in...
Composio Open Sources Agent Orchestrator to Help AI Developers Build Scalable Multi-Agent Workflows Beyond the Traditional ReAct Loops
Composio has open‑sourced its Agent Orchestrator, a framework that replaces the brittle ReAct loop with structured, stateful multi‑agent workflows. The system splits responsibilities between a Planner that decomposes high‑level goals and an Executor that handles tool interactions, reducing greedy decision‑making....
How AI and Automation Are Transforming the Future of Finance Leadership
Finance leaders are confronting a rapid shift as AI and automation move from pilot projects to core operating models. Darren Cran of AccountsIQ stresses that technology alone won’t deliver value unless people receive training, clear ownership, and ongoing support. He...
Ericsson, University of Toronto Partner to Drive AI Powered Mobile Tech
Ericsson and the University of Toronto have signed a three‑year partnership, committing $1 million to accelerate AI‑powered mobile communications research. The agreement focuses on advancing 5G technologies while laying groundwork for future 6G networks. It also creates industry‑linked projects to develop...
China’s Health AI App Hits 100 Million Users Worldwide
The world’s largest health-focused AI app is from China now, with over 100 million (!) users. Ant Group just released this number and more details of what their plans are with the app. "Among its new users, 52% came from third-tier cities...
What Is Claude Code Security? The New Anthropic AI Tool that Wiped Billions Off Cybersecurity Stocks
Anthropic unveiled Claude Code Security, an AI‑driven tool that scans codebases for vulnerabilities and proposes patches. The system leverages the Claude Opus 4.6 model to reason about data flows and business‑logic errors, reducing false positives through multi‑stage verification. Its launch triggered...
Essex Authorities Invest in AI Skills
Brentwood Borough and Rochford District Councils are embedding AI and data literacy into their 2025‑2028 Digital Strategy by training 33 staff members. They partnered with Multiverse to deliver two courses focused on turning data into insights and using AI tools...
LexisNexis Launches Lexis+ with Protégé, Replacing Lexis+ AI with an End-to-End Workflow Platform
LexisNexis announced the U.S. general availability of Lexis+ with Protégé, a unified legal platform that supersedes its earlier Lexis+ AI offering. The new solution integrates advanced generative AI, workflow automation, and analytics into a single end‑to‑end environment for research, drafting,...
How Smarsh Built an AI Front Door for Regulated Industries — and Drove 59% Self-Service Adoption
Smarsh deployed an AI‑powered support agent, Archie, on Salesforce Agentforce 360 to create a unified front‑door for regulated‑industry customers. The system lets users describe needs in plain language, routing them to the right solution and reducing navigation friction. Early results...
I Asked My Team to Record Their Messy AI Workflows—Here's What We Learned
Zapier shifted AI training from polished demos to raw workflow recordings, launching an internal “Behind the Build” series where employees captured their unfiltered problem‑solving with AI. The initiative highlighted behaviors of top AI users—starting with outcomes, iterating prompts, and knowing...
Trust Must Catch Up to AI's Crypto Capability
At NEARCON 2026, Kraken’s co CEO said he could trust AI with 100 percent of his crypto. Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi pushed back, questioning whether autonomous agents are ready to handle real money at scale. The real debate is not whether AI will...
Ant Group’s Alipay AI Pay and AI Health App AQ Each Surpass 100 Million Users During CNY Highlighting AI Adoption...
Ant Group reported that its AI‑powered payment service, Alipay AI Pay, and its AI Health application, AQ, each surpassed 100 million active users during the Chinese New Year holiday. The milestone underscores a rapid acceleration of AI‑driven consumer services in China,...
Upload a Style Image to Redesign Interiors Automatically
✨ Okay last feature of the day in my 🌪️ tornado of shipping with Claude Code and --dangerously-skip-permissions Requested by someone on my feature board for https://t.co/067b4q25qy: "Ability to use an inputted image as inspiration for the generation of the interior design...
Cheaper Engineer Hiring Accelerates Software Ecosystem Growth
It's probably accelerating from here. More code, more software engineers. More apps, more SaaS usage and revenue. More cloud consumption. And a whole lot of tokens through it all. If the cost of hiring software engineers was previously a bottleneck on...
India's Tech Infra as Public Good Can Be Emulated for AI Across Global South, Says ITU Official
India’s digital public infrastructure—most notably Aadhaar and UPI—has been highlighted by ITU strategic‑engagement chief Fred Werner as a replicable model for AI diffusion across the Global South. Werner argues that the country’s ability to scale technology for over a billion...
Physicians Must Lead AI Governance in Healthcare
AI governance in health care: Why physicians must lead the design https://t.co/W2SZujkFXz #Physician #HealthIT via @kevinmd
Humans Must Design and Verify AI for Quality
AI can act, but humans must architect and validate to ensure correctness and quality." https://t.co/9u9k1ppkOI
Nvidia Lines up Partners to Boost Security for Industrial Operations
Nvidia announced expanded partnerships with Akamai, Forescout, Palo Alto Networks, Siemens and Xage to embed AI‑driven security into operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS). Using Nvidia BlueField DPUs, the collaborations offload security workloads from host CPUs, enabling hardware‑isolated,...
Agentic VLMs Prove 3D Still Beats Pixels‑Only View
Having an agentic VLM model, shade & render your 3d scene is the ultimate counter example to the “pixels is all you need” crowd. Real time video is powerful - it’s even a new medium. But explicit 3d is still...
AI Prediction Markets Rapidly Closing the Human Advantage
I talked with one entrepreneur today that is building a prediction market. Crowds of humans are still better but AI is improving at a fast rate. Here is a prediction market for your Claws. Worth checking out. Not compensated by them.
Airbnb Automates One-Third of US/Canada Support with AI
Airbnb says a third of its customer support is now handled by #AI in the US and Canada. (TechCrunch) #JVGpost https://t.co/944r0JiVne https://t.co/wPKkdmHAmF
AI Boom Keeps Payroll Flat, Cuts Original Workers
The software industry's payroll has been flat since ChatGPT launched. The AI productivity boom may be eliminating the workers who created it first. 🔒 Members-Only https://t.co/xRx5vLZILo
Claude Code Approves Everything; Codex Warns of Disaster
Claude Code is approving every PR while Codex is saying "if you ship this, the entire thing will break"
China Charts Distinct AI Path From the West
China building a different AI future than the West - Asia Times https://t.co/Suog5hixWi #china #humanoidtech #humanoid #robot #Robotics #TechRevolution #TechInnovation #ArtificialInteligence #AI
AI Coding Help Cuts Developer Skill Mastery 17%
Anthropic Study: AI Coding Assistance Reduces Developer Skill Mastery by 17% https://t.co/y6xlBtQZFC #anthropic #vibecoding #vibe #AI #coding #artificialintelligence #developer
Thoughtful AI Discussion Sparks Insightful Conversation
Me and @rahulsood just having an interesting intellectual conversation about AI. More in replies. https://t.co/Keu8yR30Yt
AI Is Reshaping, Not yet Transforming, CIOs' Businesses
Ive been telling CIOs that a lot of what AI is doing in their organization is reshaping its business. Its not really transforming yet. #AI #CIO #DigitalTransformation #CXOTalk https://t.co/xTvbca0YxB