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Google AI health coach to use Abbott glucose data
Abbott and Google are linking continuous glucose monitoring data with Google’s AI-powered health coaching tools, giving the Gemini-powered service access to another source of personal health information. Under a multiyear agreement, data from Abbott’s Lingo continuous glucose monitor will be integrated into the Google Health app. Users will be able to view glucose trends alongside…
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10 Spain-Based AI Scale-Ups You Need to Know in 2026
Spain’s AI scale-up scene splits cleanly between Madrid and Barcelona, with Bilbao and Valencia each contributing a standout of their own. Madrid is home to healthcare AI, HR automation, and clinical NLP for electronic health records, while Barcelona is producing climate risk intelligence and AI security infrastructure. From federated learning platforms built for privacy-preserving AI…
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Neura Robotics Acquiring Active Shuttle Autonomous Transport System from Bosch Rexroth
Insider Brief Neura Robotics is taking over Bosch Rexroth’s Active Shuttle autonomous transport system, with the transfer effective Oct. 1. Neura Mobile Robots will assume responsibility for Active Shuttle’s hardware, software and service, while integrating the system into Neura’s broader physical AI ecosystem. Active Shuttle is used in factories to move small load carriers and…
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Home Cleaning Robot Maker Matic Releases ‘Matic Cues’ Voice and Gesture Command Upgrade
Insider Brief Matic introduced Matic Cues, a software update that lets its home cleaning robot respond to spoken commands in more than 70 languages along with pointing and other gestures. The feature lets users direct the robot without an app, including pointing to debris, sending it to a room or asking it to follow them,…
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AI Coding Startup Cognition Reportedly in Talks for New Funding Round at $40B Valuation
Cognition, the company behind AI coding agent Devin, is reportedly in early discussions with investors about a new funding round that could value the company at $40 billion, according to sources cited by Bloomberg. The potential valuation would be tied to Cognition reaching a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate, marking a significant jump from…
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Twitch Faces Backlash Over Default Opt-In to AI Training Using Creator Content
Twitch announced it will allow parent company Amazon to use creators’ content to train generative AI models, sparking significant backlash from the platform’s community after it emerged that creators are automatically opted in by default. The change gives Amazon access to vast amounts of audio and video from Twitch livestreams, though users must manually opt…
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Thrive Holdings Raises $2B at $12B Valuation to Expand AI-Driven Business Acquisition Model
Thrive Holdings, a firm that acquires traditional businesses and integrates AI into their operations, has raised $2 billion in new funding at a $12 billion valuation, with backing from investors including SoftBank, D1 Capital Partners, and Altimeter Capital. Part of the funding will support the launch of a new vertical focused on regulatory services for…
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Alloy Robotics Raises $8M in New Funding to Help Engineers Debug Robot Fleets With AI Agents
Insider Brief Alloy Robotics raised $8 million at an $80 million valuation to expand its AI-agent platform for diagnosing robot failures and improving fleet reliability. Square Peg led the round, with participation from Blackbird, Airtree, Skip Capital and executives and engineers from OpenAI, Anthropic, Tesla, Waymo, Halter and Carbon Robotics. Alloy said its platform supports…
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Obsidian Closes $85M Series D to Scale AI Agent Security Growth
Insider Brief Obsidian Security, a platform securing non-human identities and AI agents across third-party applications, announced $85 million in Series D financing led by Crescent Cove Advisors, with participation from existing investors including Greylock Partners and Menlo Ventures. The round follows accelerating growth, with more than 100 customers now spending over $100K annually and over…
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Superblocks Partners With AWS to Bring Vibe Coding Into Enterprise Private Clouds
Superblocks, a vibe-coding startup, has signed a multiyear joint marketing agreement with Amazon Web Services that will allow its tool to be embedded directly within the private clouds of AWS enterprise customers. Under the arrangement, applications built through Superblocks will use Amazon Aurora databases and integrate with Amazon Bedrock, keeping business data within a company’s…
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