Liberate bags $50M at $300M valuation to bring AI deeper into insurance back offices
Liberate’s AI agents automate tasks for P&C insurers, working across sales, service, and claims.
AI agents are not your “coworkers”
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Imagine coming in to work to learn that a new underling will report to you. The worker is not a person but an AI tool—one that your company nonetheless calls Alex, an…
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Self-driving car companies Pony.ai and WeRide get the OK for Hong Kong listing
The Chinese AV companies are already traded on the Nasdaq.
Learn How to Streamline Your Business With ChatGPT for Just $20
Learn practical ways to use ChatGPT at work and in life with this e-degree.
AI Customer Service Is Saving a Major Tech Company $100 Million Annually, According to Its CEO
Salesforce cut 4,000 customer support staff roles at the company earlier this year.
After Selling RVCA, Pat Tenore Is Back to Building Community, Not Just a Brand
The iconic streetwear founder returns with TENŌRE, bringing the same creative energy to a mix of subcultures few have managed to unite under one roof.
Meta partners up with Arm to scale AI efforts
Semiconductor firm Arm is partnering with Meta to enhance the social media company’s AI systems amid an unprecedented infrastructure buildout.
Nscale inks massive AI infrastructure deal with Microsoft
Nscale plans to deploy the chips over the next few years to three data centers in Europe and a fourth in the U.S.
Google releases Veo 3.1, adds it to Flow video editor
Google launched its new video model Veo 3.1 with improved audio output, granular editing controls, and better output for image to video. It said that Veo 3.1 builds on May’s Veo 3 release and generates more realistic clips and adheres to prompts better. The model allows users to add an object to the video and […]
Google now lets you add friends as contacts for account recovery
Google now lets you recover your accounts using your phone number or trusted contacts
Cyber giant F5 Networks says government hackers had ‘long-term’ access to its systems, stole code and customer data
The company, which provides cybersecurity defenses to most of the Fortune 500, said the DOJ allowed it to delay notifying the public on national security grounds.