Sprouts.ai, a US-based artificial intelligence startup founded in 2023, has secured $9 million in pre-Series A funding led by True Global Ventures and Accel, bringing its total raised to $14 million. The company builds AI-powered Revenue Agents that autonomously handle B2B sales tasks — including prospecting, contact enrichment, and multi-channel outreach — integrating with platforms such as Salesforce, Microsoft…

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Insider Brief Chef Robotics announced it is developing a new AI-powered food preparation system designed to automate more complex prep-table tasks beyond traditional assembly-line meal production. The platform will use two robotic arms and a Food Foundation Model designed to handle less structured tasks such as assembling burgers, burritos and other made-to-order meals. The system…

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Read Online | Sign Up | Advertise Good morning, {{ first_name | AI enthusiasts }}. Google had a lot to show at I/O, but the theme was even cleaner than the release list: Gemini being turned into the agentic engine behind every one of Google’s products. New launches, including Omni, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Spark, Antigravity…

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Alibaba has unveiled a new AI processor built specifically for AI agents, pairing the chip announcement with a multi-year silicon roadmap and a new large language model, signalling that the company is building an integrated AI stack, not just filling a gap left by US export controls. The Zhenwu M890, developed by Alibaba’s semiconductor subsidiary…

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Insider Brief Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute inaugurated the AI Robotics Innovation & Development Center in Tainan as part of the country’s broader AI infrastructure strategy and push into robotics commercialization. According to ITRI, the center will focus on developing and testing AI-powered robotics applications across healthcare, logistics, food services and disaster response while serving…

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Insider Brief L3Harris Technologies has delivered T4 and T7 robotic systems to the Australian Defence Force designed to help personnel detect, inspect and neutralize threats while operating from a safe distance. According to the company, the multi-mission robots support tasks including explosive device disposal, hazardous materials response and route clearance under Australia’s DEF08101 modernization program.…

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Insider Brief Hyundai Mobis hosted its fifth Mobis Mobility Day in Silicon Valley focused on robotics and physical AI as the company expands its search for technology partners and investment opportunities beyond traditional mobility markets. The event brought together startups, automakers and investors, with attendance more than doubling from last year to about 400 participants…

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Insider Brief Locus Robotics has acquired Nexera Robotics as the company expands its warehouse automation platform with AI-driven robotic grasping and manipulation capabilities. Nexera’s NeuraGrasp technology is designed to help robots handle a wider range of inventory types, including irregular products, textiles, soft packaging and delicate goods. The acquisition strengthens the capabilities of Locus Array,…

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SandboxAQ, the Alphabet spinout chaired by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, has partnered with Anthropic to embed its large quantitative models directly into Claude, making powerful drug discovery and materials science tools accessible through a natural language interface for the first time. The company’s proprietary LQMs are physics-grounded AI models trained on real-world lab data…

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Insider Brief Faraday Future secured $25 million in new financing, bringing the company’s total funding over the past two months to $70 million as it expands its embodied AI and robotics strategy. According to the company, the funding will support development of humanoid and bionic robots alongside AI-enabled automotive robotics systems through the first phase…

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