Startup

  • Automattic Acquires WPAI to Enhance AI Features for WordPress

    Automattic Acquires WPAI to Enhance AI Features for WordPress

    Automattic, the company behind WordPress hosting, announced on Monday that it has acquired WPAI, a startup specializing in AI solutions for WordPress. The financial details of the deal remain undisclosed. WPAI, known for developing tools…

  • Sakana AI Reinvents Model Training with CycleQD for Multi-Skill Mastery

    Sakana AI Reinvents Model Training with CycleQD for Multi-Skill Mastery

    Sakana AI has unveiled CycleQD, an innovative framework designed to streamline the development of multi-skill language models. By leveraging evolutionary algorithms, CycleQD enables the creation of diverse, task-specific agents without the need for expensive and…

  • Y Combinator Alum Nowadays Raises $2M to Automate Event Planning

    Y Combinator Alum Nowadays Raises $2M to Automate Event Planning

    Y Combinator alum and 2024 Disrupt Battlefield participant Nowadays has secured $2 million in seed funding to revolutionize event planning using AI. The startup, founded in 2023 by sisters Anna Sun and Amy Yan, leverages…

  • LatAm Startup Vambe Boosts ARR to $1M After Pivot to AI

    LatAm Startup Vambe Boosts ARR to $1M After Pivot to AI

    Vambe, a Santiago-based startup, has transformed its business trajectory by pivoting to conversational AI tools. Originally founded in 2023 by Nicolás Camhi, Matías Pérez Pefaur, and Diego Chahuán, the company began as a CRM for…

  • Key Leaders from Google’s NotebookLM Team Depart to Launch New Startup

    Key Leaders from Google’s NotebookLM Team Depart to Launch New Startup

    Three pivotal members of Google’s NotebookLM team, including its team lead, Raiza Martin, have announced their departure to establish a new stealth startup. Joining Martin are designer Jason Spielman and engineer Stephen Hughes, marking a…