At a glance Microsoft Research publishes breakthrough in Nature on glass-based data storage that could preserve information for 10,000 years.  New technique extends technology from expensive fused silica to ordinary borosilicate glass found in kitchen cookware.  Innovations enable faster parallel writing, simplified readers (one camera instead of three), and easier manufacturing.  Phase voxel method requires only a single laser pulse,

Amsterdam-based AI infrastructure company Orq.ai has introduced its AI Router as a standalone product, signalling a shift in how enterprises are thinking about large language model (LLM) orchestration, cost control and sovereignty. More models, more problems As organisations move from pilot projects to production-grade AI systems, the complexity of managing multiple models is increasing. New

Render has raised $100 million in an extension of its Series C, valuing the company at $1.5 billion and bringing total funding to $258 million. The round was led by Georgian, which also led the original Series C, and drew significant participation from all major existing backers: Addition, Bessemer Venture Partners, General Catalyst, and 01

Temporal has closed a $300 million Series D financing round at a $5 billion valuation. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and joined by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sapphire Ventures. Existing investors Sequoia Capital, Index, Tiger, GIC, Madrona, and Amplify also participated, signaling continued confidence in the company’s direction. The raise marks one

ChipAgents has closed an oversubscribed $50 million Series A1 round, bringing its total funding to $74 million. The round was led by Matter Venture Partners, a TSMC-backed HardTech venture firm, with participation from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Micron, MediaTek, and Ericsson. As part of the deal, Wen Hsieh, Founding Managing Partner of Matter Venture

Inaugural Customer Conference showcases the Kipu Helix Intelligent Operating System, reshaping how behavioral health organizations scale, operate, and deliver care As artificial intelligence redefines what’s possible in healthcare, Kipu brings that transformation directly to behavioral health leaders. Today, the company announced Elevate 2026 — the Kipu Customer Conference — a curated executive forum designed to

The move to the country’s leading tech hub follows a year of accelerated growth and 190% enterprise expansion Drata, the leading agentic trust management platform, today announced the opening of its new San Francisco headquarters, signaling a long-term investment in customers, talent, and the trust ecosystem. The milestone follows on the heels of Drata’s five-year

New research shows 67% already building agentic workflows and 85% expect AI agents to become table stakes within three years. Nylas today released its 2026 State of Agentic AI report, based on a survey of more than 1,000 developers and product leaders building or influencing agentic systems. The research reveals that 94% of respondents would consider

New enterprise capabilities are designed to accelerate data movement across distributed AI environments while lowering complexity and total cost As AI drives explosive data growth, enterprises are under increasing pressure to move information quickly and securely across clouds, data centers, and distributed locations. In response, Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) today announced an expansion of its

At its core, MyLovely AI offers is a service where you can build and talk to AI girlfriends that match your deepest desires and innermost feelings. And it doesn’t just sugarcoat the way other AI chatting tools do when you try and get a bit naughty. The basic gist of what MyLovely AI offers is