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Perplexity has likely raised $200 million at a valuation of $20 billion American artificial intelligence startup Perplexity has raised $200 million in a new round of funding, valuing the company at $20 billion, according to The Information. Reuters notes that it has been unable to independently confirm this information, and
$1.5 million for Mriia. Google has invested in the Ukrainian educational ecosystem Google has announced that it will provide $1.5 million in funding for the Mriia public education ecosystem. This was reported to AIN by own sources. Agreement details The funding will help with the large-scale implementation of Mriia in
Finnish platform ONEiO raises €8M to accelerate IntegrationOps and expand into UK and DACH regions ONEiO, a Helsinki-based automation-first platform redefining enterprise IT integrations, has raised €8 million in a growth round. The round was led by Bocap, with renewed participation from existing investor Fairpoint Capital, Tech.eu reports. About ONEiO
Klarna lets employees sell shares early in IPO window, reports say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/klarna-lets-employees-sell-shares-early-ipo/
‘Reverse acquihires are incredibly dangerous’: Tech lawyer Mike Turner Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/mike-turner-podcast/
Weight loss platform Yazen tops new Sifted leaderboard Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/weight-loss-platform-yazen-tops-new-sifted-leaderboard/
Is Mistral worth €12bn? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/is-mistral-worth-12bn/
A California bill that would regulate AI companion chatbots is close to becoming law SB 243 passed the California Senate on Thursday and heads to Gov. Newsom’s desk. If SB 243 is enacted, California would become the first state to require operators to implement safety protocols for AI companions and
OpenAI secures Microsoft’s blessing to transition its for-profit arm OpenAI and Microsoft say they reached a non-binding agreement on a revised partnership. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/11/openai-secures-microsofts-blessing-to-transition-its-for-profit-arm/
Apple’s latest iPhone security feature just made life more difficult for spyware makers Apple launched a new security feature for iPhone 17 and iPhone Air designed to reduce the effect of memory corruption bugs, and in turn make spyware and zero-days more difficult to hack into iPhones. Powered by WPeMatico