#AI

Athens-based customer support automation firm closes $67M funding round led by Expedition Growth Capital, bringing ARR to $60M.

The weather-balloon startup raised funding to commercialize AI forecasts, but converting sensor data into private-sector revenue remains the industry's open question.

AMD's Q2 2026 earnings show datacenter revenue nearly doubled to $6.7B, now 58% of total revenue, offsetting a 31% gaming decline.

Entertainment industry splits on AI use, with some writers rejecting the technology while others quietly integrate it into creative workflows, according to Puck's Matt Belloni.

European regulators order Google to grant competing AI assistants and search engines equal access to Android and Google Search data by mid-2027.

Google is renaming its AI note-taking app NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook and rolling out code execution capabilities for enterprise users.

Ford brings back 350 experienced engineers to oversee and retrain AI-driven quality systems after automated processes failed to meet production standards.

Meta relaunched Facebook Creator Studio as a dedicated AI companion app, three years after shuttering the original tool in favor of Business Suite.

As sentiment shifts against AI-as-justification narratives, companies are reframing workforce reductions around operational efficiency instead.

Theker, an AI robotics company, closes $85M Series B round with backing from LVMH and other institutional investors, signaling corporate appetite for autonomous systems.

Apple's revamped Shortcuts app now generates automation workflows from text prompts, lowering the barrier for non-technical users to build complex multi-app automations.

Apple announces redesigned Siri with Google Gemini integration, expands iOS 27 compatibility to five-year-old devices, and emphasizes privacy controls at WWDC 2026 keynote.

Apple has developed camera-equipped AirPods for visual AI features, but delays loom over immature vision capabilities and privacy concerns.

A Stanford-founded startup claims its AI system beats the ECMWF's forecasts by leveraging proprietary sensor data and faster inference cycles.

YouTube is rolling out podcast-specific tools to Premium subscribers, including on-the-go audio mode, adaptive playback speed, and AI-powered recommendations.

YouTube introduced three new podcast features for Premium subscribers on May 28, 2026, including AI-powered recommendations, adaptive playback speed, and hands-free listening controls.

Recycling startups Sortera and Amp are deploying machine-vision systems to recover aluminum from waste streams as prices hit multi-decade highs and the US faces critical-mineral supply constraints.