AI News
OpenAI buys Orchestra Bio to add workflow agents to its life sciences push
The acquisition folds a drug-development operations startup into OpenAI's Rosalind platform, a signal for anyone selling AI tools into specialized industries.
Blog
AI Information & Reviews
Our reviews, head-to-head comparisons and write-ups on how to use AI to run your business.
Tag: business & funding27 articles
All blog posts
AI News
Salesforce agrees to acquire Braze in $5.66 billion cash deal
Salesforce is adding a real-time messaging platform to its marketing lineup, a move that matters to brands weighing their martech stack.
AI News
Otter.ai lands $320 million in non-dilutive funding from General Catalyst
The meeting note-taking company will put the money toward sales, expansion and new AI features, in a crowded market that matters to teams who live on calls.
AI News
Meta's Muse grows fast, then pauses chat sharing over exposed links
Muse hit 10 million U.S. downloads in 40 days, while a security firm found shared chats exposed on the web, so Meta paused sharing.
AI News
Disney hires most of Character.AI's staff in a bankruptcy-based deal
Disney is taking Character.AI's team and seeking a license to its technology, while the bankrupt startup keeps its legal liabilities, per court filings.
AI News
Stripe says AI agent shopping is growing fast, but keeps the totals private
Agent purchases through Stripe's Link surged in September from a small base, and the company is not saying how large the actual volume is.
AI News
MiniMax M3.1 Flash cuts cost per task while trailing Deepseek on overall score
MiniMax's new reasoning model costs about $0.22 per task and beats rivals on some benchmarks, which matters for teams budgeting AI content and agent work.
AI News
Replit makes OpenAI its default model, with Anthropic still selectable
Replit's CEO says OpenAI now powers its agent by default, a shift that matters to teams building apps and workflows on the platform.
AI News
Netomi names new president and growth chief as it targets AI-tailored websites
The Katzenberg-backed AI startup adds a president and a growth executive as it aims to move AI beyond the website chat window.
AI News
Diagnose skills versus hours before spending on AI or new hires
A MarTech analysis argues marketing teams often mistake a skills gap for a headcount gap, and AI can make the mix-up more costly.
AI News
Reach pitches its Google AI deal as a licensing template and presses OpenAI
The Daily Express publisher says its Google agreement sets a framework for AI licensing, while it escalates legal action against OpenAI over scraping.
AI News
Meta's new business terms could open linked websites to AI training
Terms effective October 30 let Meta crawl sites tied to business accounts, raising questions for publishers and marketers who advertise on its platforms.