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Google’s Gemini app has skyrocketed to the top of the App Store and Play Store after Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) made AI image editing and 3D “figurine” transformations go viral.
CodeRabbit, an AI code-review startup founded in 2023, raised a $60 million Series B (total funding now $88M). With 8,000+ customers, it’s seeing ARR cross $15 million.
D-ID has snapped up German AI video startup simpleshow for about $60M, merging explainer-video tech with real-time avatar tools to fuel enterprise digital-human communication.
MicroFactory, valued at $30M, built a compact tabletop manufacturing “factory-in-a-box” with robotic arms that learn by human demonstration—targeting tasks such as PCB assembly and cable routing.
YC-backed Rulebase raised $2.1M to build an AI “agent co-worker” that automates compliance, dispute resolution, and fraud tasks for banks and fintechs—reviewing every customer interaction and cutting manual back-office effort.
GPT-5-Codex outperforms GPT-5 on SWE-bench Verified and refactoring tasks, dynamically adjusts reasoning time—even running for 7+ hours on big code projects—and improves code review precision.
California’s SB 53—requiring frontier AI labs to publish safety plans, risk reports, and protect whistleblowers—has passed the legislature. Gov. Newsom’s signature is still needed.
Karen Hao calls AGI a belief system driving today’s AI “empire,” warning that speed-obsessed growth has sidelined safety, equity, and scientific rigor in favor of growth.
OpenAI board chair Bret Taylor says AI is in a bubble, echoing Sam Altman, but believes such cycles—like the dot-com boom—often spark breakthrough innovation despite big failures.
MarqVision closed a $48 million Series B led by Peak XV to expand AI-driven brand protection, global enterprise tooling, and regional expansion—especially in Japan.
