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Brain tech startup Science Corp. raised $230M, a source says at a $1.5B valuation, taking its total funding to $489M, to commercialize its implant for blindness (Ike Swetlitz/Bloomberg)
Ike Swetlitz / Bloomberg:
Brain tech startup Science Corp. raised $230M, a source says at a $1.5B valuation, taking its total funding to $489M, to commercialize its implant for blindness — Neurotechnology company Science Corp. raised $230 million from investors to commercialize its implant for blindness and develop even more advanced brain devices.
Pokémon's 'maturity' debate revived after Winds and Waves reveal
Apple Music adds optional labels for AI songs and visuals
Lio, which uses AI agents to automate enterprise procurement, including document reading and supplier evaluation, raised a $30M Series A led by a16z (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)
Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch:
Lio, which uses AI agents to automate enterprise procurement, including document reading and supplier evaluation, raised a $30M Series A led by a16z — Lio's co-founders know firsthand that procurement — the process enterprises use to purchase services from vendors — is often a bottleneck.
China's new five-year blueprint introduces an "AI+ action plan", mentions AI 50+ times, and outlines investments in quantum computing, 6G, embodied AI, and more (Reuters)
Reuters:
China's new five-year blueprint introduces an “AI+ action plan”, mentions AI 50+ times, and outlines investments in quantum computing, 6G, embodied AI, and more — China's new five-year policy blueprint laid out its ambitions to aggressively adopt artificial intelligence throughout …