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Pentagon pressure to move AI faster drives Smack's new funding round, CEO says
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Smack Technologies, a defense-technology startup building artificial intelligence decision-making tools for the military, is raising funding to speed produ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 17, 2026
ByteDance signs AI copyright pact with Hollywood trade group
Aug 17 (Reuters) - ByteDance and the Motion Picture Association on Monday signed an agreement to strengthen copyright safeguards on the Chinese company's AI video and image-generation models, months a...
Thomson Reuters Aug 17, 2026
Wispr Flow valued at $2 billion on investor demand for AI voice-to-text startups
By Pragyan Kalita Aug 17 (Reuters) - AI startup Wispr Flow has nearly tripled its valuation to $2 billion in nine months, underscoring investor enthusiasm for voice tools that let users work and write...
Thomson Reuters Aug 17, 2026
Uber, Zipline partner on US drone delivery for Uber Eats
Aug 17 (Reuters) - Uber Technologies and Zipline announced a partnership on Monday to bring autonomous drone delivery to Uber Eats customers across the United States. The tie-up was accompanied by Ube...
Thomson Reuters Aug 17, 2026
Nvidia to provide up to $105 billion guarantee for OpenAI's Ohio data center
By Anhata Rooprai Aug 17 (Reuters) - Nvidia has agreed to provide a guarantee of up to $105 billion to help OpenAI lease a sprawling data center in Ohio being developed by SoftBank-owned SB Energy, in...
Thomson Reuters Aug 17, 2026
China's Unitree unveils 'Superman' robot as fervour builds ahead of Shanghai debut
By Samuel Shen and Eduardo Baptista SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Aug 17 (Reuters) - China's Unitree unveiled a new high-speed robot it dubbed "Superman" on Monday, days before becoming the first general-purpose ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 17, 2026
Serve Robotics partners with Grubhub in robot delivery expansion push
By Deborah Mary Sophia Aug 17 (Reuters) - Serve Robotics said on Monday it is partnering with Grubhub to fulfill orders on the food delivery platform using its sidewalk delivery robots, tapping a new ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 17, 2026
Higgsfield's valuation soars fourfold to $5.4 billion in six months on AI content demand
Aug 17 (Reuters) - AI startup Higgsfield saw its valuation quadruple in about six months to $5.4 billion after raising $400 million in its latest funding round, as demand for AI-generated marketing an...
Thomson Reuters Aug 17, 2026
Azerbaijan seeks to nurture tech sector as it looks beyond oil
By Nailia Bagirova BAKU, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Long reliant on oil and gas exports, Azerbaijan is courting foreign investment in its small but growing technology sector with a series of reforms aimed at ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 17, 2026
Apple to change app data consent rules, German regulator says
DUESSELDORF, Germany, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Apple will change rules governing how app developers can use personal data for targeted advertising on iPhones and iPads, Germany's competition authority said ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 17, 2026
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