01 May - 31 May 2025
OpenAI has launched @Codex, a cloud-native AI agent built to write code, debug, test, and manage tasks in parallel—all within isolated environments tailored to your codebase.
Codex behaves like a disciplined software engineer—reading files, running tests, and pushing PRs with traceable, test-backed changes.
It is more than an assistant—it is a scalable teammate.
The future of coding just got faster, smarter, and more autonomous.
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Saudi-born startup WakeCap has secured $28M at the Saudi-American Investment Forum to scale its real-time, wearable tech for construction sites.
With IoT-driven solutions that boost safety and efficiency, WakeCap is set to expand beyond the Kingdom, advancing digital transformation in one of the world’s most outdated sectors.
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Saudi-based healthtech startup Kilow has raised $2.5M in seed funding to scale its AI-powered weight loss platform. Backed by Sanabil Venture Studio, the platform blends medical insights, personalized plans, and smart device integration to help users shed pounds sustainably.
As Saudi Arabia doubles down on digital health, Kilow is positioning itself as a key player in the region’s wellness tech future.
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Zurich-based startup Scalera raises €5.7M to streamline construction procurement across Europe. The AI platform automates tender processing, cutting bidding time and reducing errors—already handling €2.1B+ in tenders. It is now expanding into Germany and Austria.
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Health tech startup Kouper emerges from stealth with $10M to streamline patient transitions post-discharge—a costly weak link in U.S. healthcare.
Kouper uses AI to automate follow-ups, boost engagement, and reduce readmissions. It is already seeing results with top health systems.
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Apple reportedly develops AI-powered search capabilities for @Safari, a strategic move that could end its long-standing agreement with Google.
The potential shift threatens billions in annual search ad revenue and signals Apple’s growing focus on integrating AI tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity. As users turn to AI for answers, the dominance of traditional search engines is being redefined.
With Google paying Apple nearly $20B annually to remain Safari’s default, the stakes couldn’t be higher.
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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launches HUMAIN, a PIF-backed AI company aimed at making Saudi Arabia a global AI powerhouse. The firm will build advanced Arabic LLMs and next-gen data centers and drive AI adoption across key sectors, from energy to healthcare.
With HUMAIN, the Kingdom accelerates toward its Vision 2030 goals and cements its place on the global tech map.
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Copenhagen-based Alice.tech has raised €4.2 million to scale its AI-driven study platform, which personalizes learning at scale. The platform adapts course content into interactive guides, quizzes, and real-time feedback, helping students retain more and stress less.
Already active in 10 countries, Alice has grown its user base by 650% in four months, signaling strong demand for next-gen EdTech.
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San Francisco– and Sydney-based Relevance AI has secured $24M to expand its AI agent platform for businesses. With 40k+ agents registered in January 2025 alone, the startup enables companies like Activision and Qualified to deploy specialized, adaptive AI teams across workflows.
New tools Workforce and Invent aim to simplify multi-agent systems and prompt-based creation as Relevance doubles down on U.S. and Australian markets.
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Berlin-based Parloa has raised €105 million to scale its Agentic AI platform. The startup is enabling enterprises to deploy AI agents that deliver natural, scalable, and highly personalized customer experiences.
With revenue quadrupled in a year and rapid global expansion ahead, Parloa is positioning AI at the core of enterprise communication.
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Pinterest is rolling out smarter, more intuitive visual search tools — powered by generative AI and visual language models — making it easier to search for a style, mood, or aesthetic without needing the right words.
Users can now discover why they like a Pin, explore color or style variations, and long-press any image on their feed to launch an instant search. Initially launching in fashion categories across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, the tools hint at Pinterest’s broader push to be more than inspiration, but a true visual search engine for the AI era.
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Hamburg-based 3D Spark has locked in €2M to expand its AI-driven SaaS platform that helps enterprises pick the smartest, most sustainable manufacturing options across both additive and conventional methods.
The startup plans to enhance its tech coverage, scale its supplier marketplace, and grow its team. 3D Spark is set to redefine how components are sourced, costed, and produced.
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Skillvue has landed $6.3M in new funding to scale its AI-powered skills assessment platform, which helps companies uncover hidden talent and make smarter HR decisions.
The startup is building Skills Assessment Agents that streamline recruitment, internal mobility, and workforce planning, all powered by objective, bias-free evaluations.
As AI reshapes HR and 59% of workers face reskilling by 2030, Skillvue is helping companies stay ahead by turning skills data into a competitive advantage.
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Espoo-based startup IXI has raised €32.2 million to accelerate its development of the world’s first autofocus glasses, IXI Adaptive Eyewear. The innovative glasses automatically adjust focus using real-time eye tracking and dynamic lens technology, offering crystal-clear vision in any scenario.
IXI aims to disrupt the $200B global eyewear market, turning traditional glasses into a tech-enhanced lifestyle accessory. With support from investors like Plural and Amazon Alexa Fund, this breakthrough technology is set to change how we experience vision.
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Language barriers just lost another battle. DeepL’s new Arabic Document Translation tool is live, bringing lightning-fast, layout-perfect translation to and from Arabic across Word, PDF, PowerPoint, and more.
From Dubai to Casablanca, businesses can now expand across MENA with precision, clarity, and zero formatting headaches.
Built for scale. Backed by trust. Designed for teams ready to speak globally.
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Swiss startup Aktiia has rebranded to Hilo by Aktiia and raised €37 million to scale its cuffless, AI-powered blood pressure monitoring platform.
With CE-marking, global approvals, and rapid growth, Hilo is moving closer to making continuous, effortless blood pressure tracking the new standard.
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Berlin’s Solda.AI has raised €3.5M in seed funding led by Accel to scale its fully autonomous voice agents, capable of closing deals across 100 phone lines in real time.
The startup’s AI agents are already generating millions in revenue with just 1% detection rates. Solda.AI aims to replace legacy call centers in a €25B market, offering multilingual, high-efficiency agents ready to sell in under two weeks.
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Berlin’s Solda.AI has raised €3.5M in seed funding led by Accel to scale its fully autonomous voice agents, capable of closing deals across 100 phone lines in real time.
The startup’s AI agents are already generating millions in revenue with just 1% detection rates. Solda.AI aims to replace legacy call centers in a €25B market, offering multilingual, high-efficiency agents ready to sell in under two weeks.
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Meta has launched its Llama API, taking on OpenAI, Google, and DeepSeek in the battle for AI developers. Announced at its first AI dev conference, the tool promises fast integration—“one line of code.”
The API is in limited preview, with broader access coming soon. Unlike rivals, Meta lets developers fully own and move their custom models—no lock-in.
With AI costs rising, Meta is betting on open access and developer freedom to shift the balance of power.
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Viral AI app Cluely, known for its “undetectable” cheating tool, is now facing resistance. Startups like Validia and Proctaroo have launched software to detect Cluely during live sessions, calling its model unethical.
Cluely calls detection tools pointless and is already planning hardware like smart glasses and brain chips to stay ahead. As scrutiny grows, it is also shifting focus from exams to meetings and sales calls.
The AI cheating war is no longer theoretical. It is happening in real time.
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OpenAI Challenges Google with Ad-Free Shopping in ChatGPT
OpenAI has rolled out a powerful new update: shopping features inside ChatGPT that offer personalized product suggestions, without ads or affiliate links, and available to all users worldwide.
The new experience, powered by GPT-4o, delivers curated results for categories like fashion, beauty, electronics, and home goods, using structured third-party data, not sponsored content.
With over 1 billion searches in just one week and 400M+ weekly active users, ChatGPT is no longer just a chatbot—it’s becoming the next big thing in consumer search.