New York-based AI detection startup Pangram raised $9 million in July 2026 and launched two new detection models: Pangram 4, its next-generation AI text detector, and Pangram Image, an AI image…
Spur Intelligence, a cybersecurity startup based in Lake Mary, Florida, has raised $200 million in a funding round led by Insight Partners, the companies announced in July 2026.
Founded in 2017 by…
Fish Audio raised $52M in a July 29, 2026 seed led by Coreline Ventures and Capital Today to expand its AI voice platform by ex-NVIDIA researcher Shijia Liao and CEO Rissa Cao. It reports 15,000+ NL controls, 8M users, $21M ARR, 31K GitHub stars, five models (including paid S2.1 Pro), and plans for 2026: audio understanding and speech-to-speech.
Recursive Superintelligence signed a $410M multi-year compute deal with AWS, the bulk of its $650M funding after emerging from stealth in May 2026. CEO Richard Socher says it’s compute/“agent count” rather than headcount, with AWS co-developing infrastructure.
AI coding startup Cursor introduced a India-specific subscription plan in July 2026, pricing it at ₹649 per month (about $7) — well below its standard $20-per-month Pro tier — as the company moves to…
Safe Superintelligence (SSI), the AI lab founded by former OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, announced in July 2026 a long-term partnership with Nvidia that includes a multi-billion dollar investment…
Robotics startup Enigma emerged from stealth in July 2026 after raising a $70 million seed round led by Index Ventures and Ribbit Capital, with participation from Sarah Guo’s Conviction Partners. The…
Cognition bought Poke in a “low nine-figure” deal announced July 24, 2026, aiming to bring Poke’s interaction style and personality to its coding agent Devin. Poke, launched in March 2026, chats via iMessage, SMS, Telegram, and WhatsApp, and users exchanged over 100 million messages in the past three months.
Bluesky has expanded its AI assistant Attie with a new feature called Quests, allowing users to ask open-ended questions about news, trends, and conversations across the Bluesky network and any app…
Patreon is cutting approximately 93 employees — about 20 percent of its workforce — as the company reshapes its operations around artificial intelligence, CEO Jack Conte announced in July 2026.
In a…
Primate Labs released Geekbench 7 in 2026 with AV1 and Opus audio/video encode/decode tests and a redesigned multi-core suite using bigger CPU/GPU datasets. Geekbench 6 scores aren’t compatible; Pro is $99 ($79 through Aug 6) for Windows/macOS/Linux.
Runway launched the Media Router in July 2026 to automatically select the best image, video, or audio model via Runway Dev based on priorities like quality, speed, or cost. It can also exclude Chinese-made models, and current customers include Adobe, Cloudflare, ElevenLabs, and Expedia.
