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AI vs. AI: Prophet Security raises $30M to replace human analysts with autonomous defenders
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2025 23:39
Prophet Security raises $30 million to launch a fully autonomous AI cybersecurity platform that investigates and responds to threats without human intervention, promising 10x faster response times and 96% fewer false pos...
Acree opens up new enterprise-focused, customizable AI model AFM-4.5B trained on 'clean, rigorously filtered data'
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2025 23:26
Geared toward Acree's growing list of enterprise customers and their needs and wants -- specifically, a model trained without violating IP.
Arcee opens up new enterprise-focused, customizable AI model AFM-4.5B trained on 'clean, rigorously filtered data'
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2025 23:26
Geared toward Arcee's growing list of enterprise customers and their needs and wants -- specifically, a model trained without violating IP.
ChatGPT just got smarter: OpenAI's Study Mode helps students learn step-by-step
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2025 19:00
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Study Mode, transforming AI from an answer engine into a Socratic tutor that guides students through problems step-by-step rather than providing direct solutions.
Stack Overflow data reveals the hidden productivity tax of 'almost right' AI code
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2025 16:00
Stack Overflow survey shows that as more enterprise developers actually use AI tools, their expectations aren't being met by reality.
Sparrow raises $35M Series B to automate the employee leave management nightmare
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2025 15:00
Sparrow raises $35M Series B to scale AI-powered employee leave management platform that has grown 14x since 2021, serving 1,000+ companies and saving $200M in payroll costs.
Writer launches a 'super agent' that actually gets sh*t done, outperforms OpenAI on key benchmarks
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2025 15:00
Writer launches Action Agent, an autonomous AI that executes complex enterprise tasks across 600+ tools, outperforming OpenAI on key benchmarks in the $114B enterprise AI market.
Chinese startup Z.ai launches powerful open source GLM-4.5 model family with PowerPoint creation
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2025 01:33
GLM-4.5's launch gives enterprise teams a viable, high-performing foundation model they can control, adapt, and scale.
No more links, no more scrolling--The browser is becoming an AI Agent
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2025 01:23
With rumors about a GPT-native browser, search is shifting from finding information to fulfilling tasks. No more links, no more scrolling.