Sales Automation Startup Rox Reaches $1.2 B Valuation With AI Agents
Startup Rox has reached a valuation of roughly $1.2 billion after raising new funding for its artificial-intelligence platform designed to automate sales workflows. The company builds AI agents capable of…
New York Lawmakers Consider Pause on AI Data-Center Expansion
Lawmakers in New York have proposed a temporary pause on the construction of new data centers while regulators examine the environmental impact of the rapidly expanding AI industry. Data centers…
Vertiv Highlights Rapid Growth of AI Infrastructure in Latin America
Infrastructure provider Vertiv has highlighted growing demand for AI-related data-center infrastructure across Latin America as organizations expand computing capacity for machine-learning workloads. The company recently recognized regional projects demonstrating innovation…
Venture Capital Continues Pouring into AI Startups
Artificial-intelligence startups remain one of the hottest sectors for venture capital investment in North America. Investors are increasingly backing companies building generative-AI tools for software development, marketing automation and enterprise…
Brazil Orders Meta to Reverse Restrictions on Third-Party AI Chatbots on WhatsApp
Brazil’s government has intervened in the evolving artificial-intelligence ecosystem surrounding messaging platforms, ordering Meta to suspend a policy that restricted third-party AI chatbots on WhatsApp. Regulators argued that limiting external…
AI Adoption Accelerates Across Latin America Despite Infrastructure Challenges
Artificial-intelligence adoption is accelerating across Latin America as businesses explore new ways to integrate machine learning into operations. Companies in sectors such as finance, logistics and retail are experimenting with…
AI Data-Center Boom Reshapes Technology Infrastructure
The rapid expansion of artificial-intelligence services is fueling a massive build-out of data-center infrastructure across the United States. Technology companies and cloud providers are investing billions of dollars in facilities…
Chile’s State Mining Giant Partners with Microsoft on AI Systems
Chile’s state-owned copper producer Codelco has signed a partnership agreement with Microsoft aimed at integrating artificial intelligence into the company’s mining operations. The collaboration will focus on using advanced analytics…
AI Networking Startup Eridu Raises $200 Million to Build Data-Center Infrastructure
Artificial-intelligence infrastructure startup Eridu has emerged from stealth with a $200 million Series A funding round aimed at developing networking technology specifically optimized for AI data centers. Training large machine-learning…
Leadership Changes at Thinking Machines Lab Reflect Fierce AI Talent Competition
The emerging AI startup Thinking Machines Lab, founded by former OpenAI executive Mira Murati, has already experienced leadership changes as competition for AI talent intensifies across Silicon Valley. Two of…
