AI enters the enterprise: OpenAI integrates company data, Anthropic launches Claude for Finance, Google redefines AI training
Artificial Intelligence news nº 80/2025
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News 🗞️📰
Google’s “Watch and Learn” Framework Cracks the Data Bottleneck for AI Training: Google unveiled its “Watch and Learn” self-supervised training framework, which allows AI models to learn from raw, unlabelled videos and sensor data—dramatically reducing the need for curated datasets. The system mimics human observational learning, identifying cause-and-effect patterns in motion and interaction, potentially accelerating advances in robotics, autonomous systems, and real-world perception models.
OpenAI Launches “Company Knowledge” in ChatGPT, Letting You Access Your Firm’s Data Securely: OpenAI introduced “Company Knowledge,” a new enterprise feature in ChatGPT that allows organizations to securely integrate internal documents, wikis, and databases. Employees can query private data conversationally while admins maintain control via granular permissions and encryption. The tool aims to make ChatGPT the central AI interface for corporate intelligence, directly challenging Microsoft’s Copilot for Business and Google Workspace Gemini.
Anthropic Rolls Out Claude AI for Finance, Integrates with Excel to Rival ChatGPT: Anthropic launched Claude for Finance, a specialized version of its Claude 4.1 model optimized for accounting, investment analysis, and compliance workflows. The update integrates directly with Excel and Google Sheets, enabling users to run models, forecast scenarios, and audit formulas using natural language. This positions Claude as a direct competitor to ChatGPT Enterprise in financial modeling and data automation.
How Saudi Arabia Is Diversifying Away from Oil and Betting Big on AI: Saudi Arabia is accelerating its shift away from oil dependency by investing heavily in artificial intelligence infrastructure, tech startups and data centres — positioning itself as a future AI hub and reducing risk from fluctuations in oil revenue.
Two-thirds of surveyed enterprises in EMEA report significant productivity gains from AI, finds new IBM study 66% of senior leaders in Europe, Middle East & Africa say AI has already delivered major productivity boosts, with 41% expecting ROI within a year; large firms lead, while SMEs and public-sector lag
Workers are scamming their employers using AI-generated fake expense receipts. AI image-generation tools now enable employees to fabricate realistic expense receipts, with one expense-software provider reporting that such AI-generated documents accounted for 14% of fraudulent submissions in September 2025—up from zero in 2024
AI agent browsers like OpenAI’s Atlas may not yet be enterprise-ready due to major security risks: Several reports highlight prompt-injection exploits, clipboard poisoning, and session exfiltration issues that could expose user data when AI browsers act autonomously. Read more from TechRadar, Ars Technica, Washington Post, LayerX Security, and The Hacker News
Funding 💼💸
Crusoe Energy Systems raises ~$1.38B Series E at ~$10B valuation: Crusoe , founded by Chase Lochmiller (CEO) and Cully Cavness , closes a mega-round led by Valor and Mubadala with participation from Nvidia, to scale AI data centers and infrastructure.
Mondra raises £10M Series A to accelerate European expansion: Mondra , founded by Jason Barrett , secures £10M led by AlbionVC and Planet A to expand its AI-powered supply-chain climate intelligence across Europe.
Riff secures $16M Series A led by Northzone: Oslo-based Riff (ex-Databutton) raises a $16M Series A to scale its “business-ready” AI app platform for enterprises.
Kotcha raises €3.5M pre-seed to bring elite AI running coaching to everyone: Kotcha , co-founded with marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge , lands €3.5M to launch its AI-driven running coaching platform.
Tensormesh launches with $4.5M seed to cut AI inference costs by up to 10x: Founded by Junchen Jiang (LMCache co-creator), Tensormesh emerges from stealth with $4.5M to commercialize distributed caching for LLM inference.
Astut (Oxford spin-out) raises €1.8M seed for transparent-reasoning AI: Astut , an Oxford University spin-out , secures €1.8M to advance explainable/transparent reasoning systems for regulated, high-stakes decisions.
Notch.cx raises $7M seed for autonomous support agents: Notch, an autonomous AI customer-support platform , adds $7M led by Lightspeed to scale “per-case” AI agents for enterprise support.
Virtest Technologies secures €800k seed to transform cardiac surgery with AI: Barcelona-based Virtest raises €800k led by Grow Venture Partners to advance its surgical simulation and planning platform.
Carbon Robotics raises $20M to build a new AI farm robot: Carbon Robotics, founded by Paul Mikesell , adds $20M as the LaserWeeder maker gears up for a new AI-powered agricultural robot and global expansion.
Bridge closes $5.1M seed for an AI-native OS for private-markets allocators: NYC-based Bridge — founded by Alex Goodwin and Ayo Ekhator — raises $5.1M led by Thicket Ventures to build an “agentic” operating system for LPs and allocators.
Bluwhale raises $10M Series A for decentralized AI agent network: Bluwhale — building a decentralized network for AI agents and compute exchange — raises $10 M in a strategic Series A backed by institutional Web3 and AI investors.
Vermeer raises $10M Series A to advance GPS-free drone navigation: Vermeer — founded by CEO Brian Streem — secures $10 M led by Draper Associates to develop computer-vision navigation systems for defense and dual-use drones.
Volta raises €5M to expand its B2B commerce automation platform: Italy-based Volta closes €5 M, extending its total funding to €11 M, to scale AI-driven commerce automation across European markets.
Cytely raises €3M for AI-powered microscopy: Swedish startup Cytely raises €3 M to expand its smart microscopy platform that boosts lab-analysis speed and accuracy by over 70 %.
Newton AI raises $3.8M to grow AI-native workflows for dental practices: YC-backed Newton closes a $3.8 M seed to automate clinical workflows for dental clinics through specialized LLMs.
Findem raises $36M Series C for AI-driven talent search: Findem, founded by Hari Kolam (CEO), secures $36 M led by Four Rivers Group to expand its enterprise hiring and talent-data intelligence platform.
LangChain raises $125M Series B at a $1.25B valuation: LangChain, the open-source framework for AI agents and apps, becomes a unicorn after a $125 M Series B led by IVP, with Sequoia and Benchmark participating.
OpenEvidence raises $200M at $6B valuation: Healthcare AI startup OpenEvidence, dubbed “ChatGPT for doctors”, secures $200 M led by General Catalyst to expand its clinical decision-support platform.
knownwell raises $25M for weight-inclusive healthcare: Boston-based knownwell, founded by Brooke Boyarsky (CEO) and Angela Leone (MD), raises $25 M led by CVS Health Ventures to scale its AI-enabled metabolic-care clinics.
Seneca launches with $60M to combat wildfires using AI and robotics: Seneca emerges with $60 M to deploy AI-powered wildfire detection and defense systems for firefighters and utilities.
Magic raises $10M seed to bring AI into the real world: Magic , founded by Mike Duboe and Leo Polovets, secures $10 M led by Lerer Hippeau to expand its physical-world AI experiences for retail and hospitality.
AdsGency AI raises $12M seed for the first agentic ad agency: AdsGency AI raises $12 M led by Redpoint Ventures to automate the full lifecycle of digital advertising through multi-agent systems.
Finster AI raises $15M to redefine financial intelligence: Finster AI , founded by Anya Vasquez , secures $15 M to expand its AI analytics suite for investment banks and asset managers.
Logic AI raises $4.3M seed for plain-English automation: Logic AI closes $4.3 M to scale its natural-language automation engine that lets teams build workflows in plain English.
Chatfuel raises $1.5M seed for conversational automation: Barcelona-based Chatfuel raises $1.5 M to expand its AI-powered customer-communication platform for SMBs.
Enzo raises €4M to tackle water damage with smart sensors: Munich-based insurtech Enzo secures €4 M to deploy its AI-enabled leak-prevention sensors and expand across Europe.
Ready Plan Go raises CA$750k pre-seed for AI accounting automation: Canadian startup Ready Plan Go raises CA$750 k to automate data entry and filing tasks for accountants using AI.
etalytics extends Series A to €16M with Microsoft’s M12: German energy-optimization startup etalytics extends its Series A to €16 M with new backing from Microsoft’s M12 fund.
Starbridge raises $42M Series A led by Craft Ventures: GovTech startup Starbridge, founded by Justin Wenig (CEO), secures $42 M led by David Sacks’ Craft Ventures to modernize public-sector procurement with AI.
Lette AI raises $1.4M pre-seed for property-tech automation: Dublin-based Lette AI raises $1.4 M to build an agentic operating system for modern real-estate teams.
Alpha Design AI raises $21M from Deer Management, Micron, and MediaTek: Silicon-Valley chip-design startup Alpha Design AI raises $21 M led by Deer Management with strategic participation from Micron, MediaTek, and Ericsson.
Streetbeat raises $15M Series A for AI-powered trading: Streetbeat, founded by Damian Scavo — secures $15 M led by CDP Venture Capital to scale its AI-driven trading platform for wealth managers.
Moonshot AI raises $10M seed for autonomous website optimization: San-Francisco startup Moonshot AI raises $10 M seed led by Mighty Capital to automate web conversion and UX optimization.
Serval raises $47M Series A for IT service-management agents: Serval, founded by ex-ServiceNow executives — raises $47 M led by Benchmark to bring autonomous AI agents to IT service management.
M&A 💰
OpenAI acquires Software Applications Incorporated, maker of Sky: OpenAI announces acquisition of Software Applications Incorporated — creators of the macOS natural-language interface “Sky” — with all team joining OpenAI to help embed AI across desktop workflows.
Super X AI acquires majority stake in MicroInference: Super X AI Technology (NASDAQ: SUPX) acquires a majority shareholding in Singapore-based MicroInference — an NVIDIA Partner Network provider — to build out its AI-infrastructure supply-chain and accelerate modular AI-factory deployment in Asia-Pacific.
Snowball & Co. acquires Adro to strengthen Finfare Money platform: Snowball & Co., a diversified tech investment company, announces acquisition of fintech startup Adro — led by Co-Founder & CEO Amarildo Gjondrekaj — to merge with its subsidiary Finfare Money and accelerate global banking access for entrepreneurs, students and workers.
Gainr.ai acquires JanusDeFi: AI-driven DeFi firm Gainr.ai buys JanusDeFi to bolster stablecoin engineering and tokenomics; founders quoted include Theo Koumis (Gainr.ai) and Dr. Stylianos Kampakis
Collage AI acquires StudyWise: Collage AI adds Israeli EdTech startup StudyWise to power an AI-driven learning tool and expand its education offering.
Solve Industrial Motion Group acquires Miller Bearing Company: Deal strengthens SIMG’s bearings and motion-components portfolio; integration aims to broaden industrial and robotics applications.
LotusPetal AI acquires BidData LLC: Acquisition expands LotusPetal’s AI-powered proposal intelligence ecosystem for GovCon and enterprise RFP workflows.
Accenture acquires Decho: Move scales Accenture’s Palantir and GenAI capabilities across health and public-sector clients, deepening data platform integrations.
Monolith AI acquired by a US cloud computing company: Imperial College London spin-out known for engineering-focused AI design tools joins a US cloud player to accelerate product scaling
Interesting Reads 💡🤔
AI is changing who gets hired – what skills will keep you employed?: With AI automating routine tasks, the paper argues that staying employed increasingly depends on “human-AI fluency” — the ability to work with AI, adapt quickly and bring uniquely human skills like creativity, judgment and collaboration
Meet the AI Disruptors 60: The Startups Defining AI’s Future: TechCrunch and Greenfield Partners have unveiled the “AI Disruptors 60” list — a curated selection of 60 early- and early-growth-stage startups around the world that are driving meaningful, scalable AI innovation across infrastructure, enterprise applications and agent ecosystems
OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week: *OpenAI estimates that about 0.07% of weekly active ChatGPT users show possible signs of psychosis or mania, and around 0.15% exhibit indicators of suicidal intent or excessive emotional attachment; the firm says it has updated the model to better detect these risks and reduce harmful responses by 39–52%.
All the Labs’ AI Safety Plans: 2025 Edition: LessWrong compiled a comprehensive review of AI safety strategies from major labs including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, xAI, and Mistral. The report details their governance models, red-teaming protocols, interpretability research, and model evaluation frameworks. Despite overlap in goals—alignment, containment, and misuse prevention—the piece highlights sharp contrasts in transparency and regulatory collaboration across companies.
The Reasoning Trap: How Enhancing LLM Reasoning Amplifies Tool Hallucination: This paper shows that improving the reasoning skills of large language models (LLMs) can increase hallucinations when they use tools. Through benchmark experiments, the authors find a causal link between stronger reasoning and more tool-use mistakes, plus a trade-off between capability and reliability
48 Hours Without AI A reporter spends two days without AI tools, revealing how assistants, autocomplete, and algorithmic feeds now underpin daily work and leisure, useful for builders and executives as a pragmatic stress test of AI dependency, highlighting where analog fallbacks, UX design, and resilience planning still break.
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This article comes at the perfect time. Rubén, this digest is incredibly insightful. The "Watch and Learn" framework's potential for self-supervised learning truly change the game for data efficiency, crucial for real-world AI applications.