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Sorry for the no show last weeks folks. There’s been a LOT going on behind the scenes. Today’s News issue covers the news from the past 2 weeks, so bear with me!
In this Issue:
Your Weekly Industry News Recap
The Raise Recap
Headliner: Gemini CLI: AI at the Tip of Your Terminal 💻⚡
Google’s Gemini is hitting the command line with a bang—giving developers an AI boost right inside their terminals. ⚡💻 This tool turns simple prompts into automated workflows, making complex tasks feel effortless. It’s one more step in AI becoming every dev’s (not so) secret weapon. 🔗 Read more
Your Weekly Industry News Recap
Meta Makes Clean Energy Deals to Power AI Data Centers
Meta’s powering its growing AI needs with green energy—but the scale still raises eyebrows. ⚡🌿 🔗 Read moreGoogle Maps Adds AI-Powered Eco-Routing in Europe
Google Maps is helping you go greener with smarter route suggestions in 40+ countries. 🚗🌱 🔗 Read moreCanada’s AI Innovation Gap Could Be Shrinking
A new RBC report says Canadian companies can go global—if they fully commit to AI adoption. 🇨🇦📈 🔗 Read moreAI Products That Flopped—And Why They Failed
A sobering tour of flashy AI that didn’t deliver—because innovation needs more than buzz. 😬📉 🔗 Read moreFujitsu Pushes AI Agents into Smart Manufacturing
Factories are getting a software upgrade—Fujitsu’s AI agents optimize like pros. 🏗️🧠 🔗 Read moreOpenAI Acquihires Crossing Minds for Agent Tech
OpenAI scoops up this recommendation startup—expect agentic magic to get smarter. 🤝🛠️ 🔗 Read moreMeta Wins Copyright Case, But It's Not Over
A court backed Meta—for now. The ruling still leaves the door open for authors to fight back. ⚖️📚 🔗 Read moreMAP: The New MVP in AI Product Strategy
Startups are moving from MVP to MAP—making sure they’re AI-ready from day one. 🧠⚒️ 🔗 Read moreProgress Software Acquires Nuclia for Agentic RAG
Enterprise search gets smarter—Nuclia’s knowledge retrieval system joins Progress. 🔍🤖 🔗 Read moreAndreessen Horowitz Shares Advice for AI Builders
From infra to GTM, a16z lays out what it takes to succeed in enterprise AI. 💼📊
🔗 Read moreAnthropic Launches Claude-Powered Artifacts
Claude can now generate persistent documents and “artifacts”—a smarter way to collaborate. 🧾🧠 🔗 Read moreNature Calls for Better GenAI Safety Research
Hype is out, science is in. Researchers are asking for more empirical safety studies. 🧪🛡️ 🔗 Read moreMiddleware Unveils Ops AI
This new platform promises to turn DevOps into DevWow—by automating infrastructure with agents. 🛠️🤖 🔗 Read more
STARTUPFEST 2025 IS ONLY A WEEK AWAY
🎉 It’s that time of year again—conference season’s kicking off! I’ll be heading back to Startupfest in Montréal, where the AI track is always buzzing. With AI touching nearly every corner of tech, I’m diving in once more—but this year with an extra eye on the edge.
If you’ve been reading closely, you’ve probably noticed I’ve been slipping more edge stories into the mix. That’s no accident—I really believe getting AI closer to the hardware will unlock bigger, more impactful use cases (don’t worry, I’m not on the robot overlord train 🚫🤖). This year, expect wide-ranging coverage—but you’ll definitely see me nerding out over the Hardtechfest track. 🛠️🔥
In the meantime! Check out last year’s coverage here.
And the follow-on articles:
This Week’s Raise Recap 📈💰
Alphabet’s Gradient Ventures Launches $200M AI Fund
Google’s VC arm is going all in on AI startups with a fresh $200M pot. Start building. 🧠💰 🔗 Read moreNvidia Acquires Canadian ML Company CentML
Nvidia snapped up CentML to supercharge its inference optimization tech. A Canadian win! 🍁⚡ 🔗 Read moreUbie Secures Over $125M in Funding
Ubie’s AI-driven health platform is picking up steam—and a ton of capital to scale globally. 🩺📈 🔗 Read moreAudos Raises $115M to Help Entrepreneurs Build AI Biz
Build your AI startup without the pain—Audos is here with funding and infrastructure. 🛠️🚀 🔗 Read moreClimatiq Series A Funding for Carbon AI
Climatiq raised funds to scale its AI that calculates your carbon impact—climate tech meets code. 🌍📊 🔗 Read moreOpenRouter Raises $40M for AI Model Marketplace
OpenRouter wants to be the Amazon of LLMs—and VCs are clearly on board. 🛒🤖 🔗 Read moreDrimco Raises €4.2M for AI-Powered Manufacturing Tools
Industrial AI gets a boost as Germany’s Drimco secures funding to modernize factory workflows. 🏭⚙️ 🔗 Read moreCampfire Raises $35M to Reinvent AI ERP
Enterprise AI meets fresh funding—Campfire’s building a smarter business backbone. 🔥📊 🔗 Read moreTandem Bags $50M Series A for Health AI
Sweden’s Tandem is leveling up care coordination using AI—and $50M to grow. 💉🤝 🔗 Read moreApple Quietly Acquires Canadian Startup DarwinAI
DarwinAI is now under Apple’s wing—expect smarter Siri moves down the line. 🍎🧠 🔗 Read moreFiluta AI Secures $4.2M to Boost Composite AI
Czech startup Filuta is mixing LLMs, planning, and symbolic AI—and VCs are curious. 🧩🤖 🔗 Read moreDatabahnAI Raises $17M to Reinvent Enterprise Data
Enterprise data doesn’t have to suck—Databahn just raised millions to prove it. 📁💥 🔗 Read more
Stay well, and see you next week!
-✌🏽 Sam
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