Intelligence, the company behind AI evaluation platform DesignArena, announced a $7.9 million seed round on Monday, August 4, 2026, led by Index Ventures with participation from Conviction, A*,…
Superblocks and AWS ink a multi-year joint marketing deal for 2026 that lets enterprises embed its vibe-coding tool in AWS private clouds. Apps provision Amazon Aurora databases and integrate with Amazon Bedrock without data leaving the customer’s account; Superblocks has 50 employees and raised $60M as of its May 2025 Series A.
A startup called June emerged from stealth in August 2026 with $20 million in pre-seed funding to help large businesses deploy AI tools within their existing enterprise systems — without relying on…
CareCloud plans to notify ~345,000 people after hackers accessed an AWS-hosted EHR store for at least six days (Mar 10–16, 2026). It disclosed the incident to regulators on Mar 27; stolen data includes SSNs, IDs, bank/payment details, and medical records, with additional victims expected as states file.
LinkedIn says it will not expand AI data centers or increase compute/storage for FY2026 (July 2026–June 2027), keeping GPU spending steady despite peers. It credits a 6-month doubling of existing GPU efficiency and points to its Oregon, Texas, and Virginia sites built in 2022 after Azure wasn’t viable at scale.
Microsoft has confirmed it is developing a Copilot “super app” that will merge its chat, coding, and agentic capabilities into a single product, with a launch expected later in 2026. CEO Satya…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told investors on July 29, 2026, that the company sees a broad enterprise opportunity spanning AI agents, APIs, compute sales, and internal productivity software — well…
Microsoft recorded a $3.2 billion gain on its Anthropic investment during the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2026, while simultaneously writing down its OpenAI stake by approximately $600 million,…
Encore AI raised a $30M Series A in July 2026 led by Team8 to train AI voice agents using “interaction mining” across call recordings, emails, texts, and CRM data. Founded in 2022 as Insait IO, it serves 40+ enterprise customers, mostly financial institutions, and claims ARR grew 5x+ since its seed round less than 18 months ago.
DoorDash won FAA Part 135 air carrier certification in July 2026, clearing the way for DoorDash Air—built by DoorDash Labs—to operate commercial drone deliveries in the U.S. DoorDash says there’s no timeline yet: it expects limited line-of-sight pilots before seeking BVLOS approval for longer autonomous flights, while continuing Wing and Flytrex partnerships and running Dot in Tempe, Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, and Fremont.
Perplexity has expanded its Personal Computer agentic tool to Windows, giving users of the world’s most widely used operating system access to a locally run AI system. The rollout began on July 28,…
Monday.com said it will lay off ~600 employees (~20%) in July 2026, citing an AI-driven growth strategy and projecting $45M–$55M in restructuring charges. It still forecasts up to 20% YoY revenue growth, as >20 U.S. tech firms cut nearly 140,000 jobs this year.
