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.

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 …

Do you have a Reddit alt, secret X, finsta, or Glassdoor account you trash your boss with? AI might have just made it a lot easier to unmask you. That's the conclusion of a recently published study, which hints at some uncomfortable consequences for staying private online - even if it's not quite time to […]

In September 2025, Billy Porter had to leave a Broadway production due to a health emergency. Now, he's opening up about the scary time.

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Paayal Zaveri / Bloomberg:
Nominal, which makes software for the defense, space, energy, and automotive sectors, raised an $80M Series B extension led by Founders Fund at a $1B valuation  —  Founders Fund is leading an $80 million investment in Nominal Inc., a startup aiming to modernize factories and make manufacturing more efficient.