BusinessAndo launches team chat built for human employees and AI agentsAndo, a startup led by Sara Du, left stealth on Thursday with a team messaging app designed to let AI agents take part in the same conversations as human coworkers.4 min read
BusinessK&H Group’s H1 2026 profit falls sharply as taxes and interest-rate cap biteK&H Group expanded lending, deposits and customer numbers in the first half of 2026, but its after-tax profit shrank to one‑fifth of the prior‑year level due to higher sector levies and losses from the extended interest‑rate cap.3 min read
BusinessTekever raises $580M at $6.4B valuation as European defence-tech fundraising surgesPortuguese–British drone maker Tekever closed a $580 million funding round that values the company at $6.4 billion.2 min read
BusinessEnveda raises $311M Series E to advance plant- and microbe-derived AI drug candidates into trialsEnveda, a biotech startup that applies AI to natural products, has secured $311 million in a Series E round at a $2 billion valuation led by Catalio Capital Management with participation from Iconiq and others.2 min read
BusinessOpenAI and Anthropic Cut Model Prices, Lowering Operating Costs for Enterprise AI AgentsOpenAI introduced GPT‑6 Sol and GPT‑6 Luna with list API prices the company says are 50% lower than the promotional rates for GPT‑5.6 Sol and Luna, while Anthropic released Claude Opus 5.5 with typical‑use cost reductions of about 40% versus Opus 5.3 min read
BusinessEma raises $77M to expand AI agent platform that automates enterprise processesEma, a startup that coordinates teams of AI agents to automate HR, IT and finance workflows, closed a $77 million Series B led by Creaegis.3 min read
BusinessOpenAI launches ChatGPT Ads in seven Southeast Asian markets and TaiwanOpenAI is expanding ChatGPT Ads to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Taiwan, bringing the advertising product to over 60 countries.2 min read
BusinessAirbnb Expands Access to OpenAI Frontier Models, Including GPT-6 AstraAirbnb has broadened access for its engineering and product teams to OpenAI frontier models such as GPT‑6 Astra via OpenAI APIs and Amazon Bedrock.2 min read
BusinessSmaller AI-Adjacent IPOs Delayed as Investors Concentrate on Big NamesTwo companies connected to the AI ecosystem have postponed planned stock-market listings after investor interest softened, while other financing tied to AI investment shows robust demand.2 min read
BusinessOpenAI's goal: best models across every price tier and modalityAccording to OpenAI's announcement, the OpenAI API aims to offer the best model at every price point and in every modality (text, code, image, video, etc.).1 min read
BusinessSnorkel AI raises $350M at $3.5B valuation as demand for training data surgesSnorkel AI closed a $350 million Series E round that values the company at $3.5 billion, nearly triple its valuation 17 months earlier.2 min read
BusinessGates Foundation Pledges $1 Billion to Boost AI for Africa, Citing Data GapsThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation says African economies risk being sidelined by AI systems trained predominantly on English‑language data.2 min read
