News from AI startups

Grammarly secures $1B in non-dilutive funding from General Catalyst | TechCrunch

Perplexity's new tool can generate spreadsheets, dashboards, and more | TechCrunch

DeepSeek's updated R1 AI model is more censored, test finds | TechCrunch

Humain planning $10B VC fund to invest in US, European and Asian startups | TechCrunch

Getty Images spending millions to battle a 'world of rhetoric' in AI suit, CEO says

AI coins rejoice as Grayscale Investments unveils its ‘AI crypto sector’

CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: What chip shortage? 10 questions with Temasek-backed AI startup unfazed by U.S.-China tensions

Anthropic launches a voice mode for Claude | TechCrunch

Y Combinator-backed startup Firecrawl offers $1 million to hire three autonomous AI agents

SAP SE (SAP)’s Strategic Pivot Drives Optimism – JPMorgan Reaffirms Overweight Rating

Samsung may invest in $100M round for medical imaging startup Exo | TechCrunch

The Browser Company mulls selling or open-sourcing Arc Browser amid AI-focused pivot | TechCrunch

One of Europe’s top AI researchers raised a $13M seed to crack the ‘holy grail’ of models | TechCrunch

Citi Maintains a Hold Rating on Salesforce (CRM), Cuts PT

The Billion-Dollar AI Contract That Has Wall Street Talking About Palantir (PLTR)

Book excerpt: "Empire of AI" by Karen Hao

Salesforce in Talks Again to Buy Informatica

Barclays Reaffirms Equal Weight on Baidu (BIDU), Trims Target to $84

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Strengthens Tech Banking Team with Hires from BofA, Goldman, and Lazard