Boston AI Startup Graylark Raises $10.7 Million to Build Raven Image-Search Tool
Boston AI startup Graylark raised a $10.7M seed led by General Catalyst for Raven, which helps investigators geolocate photos and spot fake images.
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Ledgebrook Raises $200 Million as Allianz X Backs Boston AI Insurance Platform
Boston AI insurer Ledgebrook raised $200 million co-led by Allianz X and Rockefeller Capital. Deal size, dates, what Blackbird does and what is unknown.
Simons Foundation, OpenAI and Anthropic Fund $15M Math-AI Effort
A $15M Simons Foundation AI mathematics effort with OpenAI and Anthropic will fund workshops to help mathematicians check AI results and set shared standards.
Germany and Nvidia Set to Unveil Industrial AI Pact in Berlin
The Germany Nvidia AI pact, worth several hundred million euros, is due Monday at Invest in Germany as Merz meets Jensen Huang. What’s in it and who’s involved.
Microsoft Pulls Out of Nscale’s Loughton AI Data Centre
Microsoft has quit the Nscale Loughton AI data centre in Essex after the site was told grid power may not arrive until the 2030s. What it means for UK AI plans.
Google Willow Chip Grows ‘Magic States,’ Cutting Errors 40x
Google says magic state cultivation now works on its Willow quantum chip, cutting errors about 40x to 99.99% fidelity. Here’s what that means and the catch.
Taiwan Plans $4 Billion Texas Park for AI Chip Suppliers
Taiwan plans a Texas AI industrial park costing up to $4 billion for TSMC and Foxconn suppliers, a day after TSMC posted record Q3 revenue of $46.7 billion.
CERN and Mistral AI Plan a Large Physics Model for the LHC
CERN Mistral partnership: the physics lab and French AI firm plan a Large Physics Model trained on billions of simulated LHC collisions. What it will do and why.
Drone Warfare Guide: History, Types, Defenses and What Comes Next
A sourced guide to drone warfare in 2026: history, FPV and Shahed drones, counter-drone defenses, AI, costs, U.S. policy and the law.
Ukraine’s Strikes on Yandex Data Centers Spark Debate Over Russian Bot Farms and the Wider Information War
Ukraine hit three Yandex data centers Oct. 7-11. Zelenskyy says pro-Kremlin bots fell; researchers say the data shows crawlers, not bot farms.