Basis Theory has closed a $33 million Series B funding round led by Costanoa. The round also includes participation from Stage 2 Capital and Moneta VC, with continued backing from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Kindred Ventures, Box Group, and Offline Ventures. The payment infrastructure company serves customers including Pinterest, Melio, and MoneyGram. These organizations

Pear Suite has closed a $7.6 million Series A round to expand its AI-powered platform supporting community health workers across the United States. The funding will help the digital health company grow its provider network and secure new contracts with Medicaid and Medicare health plans. Rock Health Capital and Nexxus Holdings co-led the investment, joined

It’s not every week you see an AI app crash through a million downloads in just a few days, but here we are. OpenAI’s Sora, the company’s ambitious video generation platform, has become the talk of the internet — part filmmaking revolution, part ethical minefield. According to a recent report, users are flocking to the

London’s financial heart is thumping to a new rhythm — not the usual hum of traders or analysts, but the sound of algorithms, neural networks, and machine-learning startups hiring faster than coffee brews on Canary Wharf. According to a recent report, job vacancies in the city’s finance sector shot up 9% in the third quarter

Soulgen’s got this funny way of pulling people in—you show up thinking, “let me just toy with this free version,” and next thing you know you’re side-eyeing the premium button like it’s a dessert menu. I’ve been through that dance, so let’s break down the real difference between free vs paid subscription without dressing it

The free plan of HeraHaven is basically a “dip-your-toes” experience. You’ll get access to the AI chat and image tools, but with some frustrating limits — kind of like being at an open bar where you’re allowed one drink every hour. It’s enough to see if the vibes are right, but you’ll quickly hit those

Diving into the world of AI companions can be both exciting and overwhelming. If you’re considering AIAllure, you’re probably wondering whether the Free plan offers enough or if the Paid plan is worth the investment. Let’s break it down. Free Plan: A Taste of What’s Possible Features: Single AI Companion: Create one AI companion to

Purpose-built clouds are cloud environments created and optimized for specific workloads, industries, or applications, rather than generic infrastructure that supports broad use cases. To better meet unique business needs, these clouds offer customizations across various layers of the technology stack, including hardware, software, and developer tools. Several factors are driving the increasing adoption of purpose-built

An analyst recently offered an amusingly accurate observation about how Isaac Asimov’s three laws of robotics — from his classic 1950 science-fiction book “I, Robot” — would read today in a world of generative and agentic AI. The first law was: “A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to

Slack is turning its Slackbot helper into a more capable, personalized AI assistant that can perform actions such as drafting content and scheduling meetings. Users have long been able to interact with Slackbot from channels and direct messages, where it can be asked to send reminders or notifications, or provide a preset response to keyword