Artificial intelligence search infrastructure startup Exa is now a $2.2 billion company. The company reached that valuation with a $250 million Series C funding round announced Wednesday (May 20). It is money that Exa says will help it train its next generation of models and...
A new generation of consumer software categories is forming around generative artificial intelligence. From AI companions and conversational search to prompt-based coding tools and video generators, products that barely appeared on app roadmaps two years ago are now attracting millions of users and building their...
This week’s tech news shows artificial intelligence (AI) moving deeper into climate forecasting, search, and the public sector. Nvidia Opens Weather AI Nvidia this week announced Earth-2, a groundbreaking suite of open, AI-powered weather and climate models that promise to transform how forecasts are made...
eCommerce-focused artificial intelligence (AI) search startup Onton has raised $7.5 million in new funding. The new financing, announced Wednesday (Nov. 26), will be used to expand the company’s product, team and footprint amid what Onton said is growing demand for AI search. “Shopping has quietly...
November 10, 2025
The Prompt Economy™ was generous this week. Instead of the recent deluge of instructions and advice for developers, we saw some more practical applications for digital media and retail as agentic artificial intelligence (AI) continues to become a real factor for the end of the year. One of the more interesting use cases came in […]
September 03, 2025
Google dodged a pair of antitrust bullets on either side of the Atlantic this week but could still come under increased competitive fire, analysts said. The penalty imposed on the...
July 16, 2025
For years, small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) have relied on search engine optimization (SEO) to drive discovery, traffic and sales. But the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally...
November 07, 2024
Coveo’s recent partnership with Shopify highlights a trend of artificial intelligence (AI) companies teaming up with eCommerce platforms to enhance customer engagement. Through this new collaboration, Shopify merchants gain access...
August 02, 2026
Reddit’s CEO has begun airing his concerns about Google’s AI Overviews search feature. That’s according to a report Saturday (Aug. 1) from Ars Technica, which said Steve Huffman addressed this issue in his latest letter to investors, arguing for Reddit’s function as “the antidote to an automated web” as artificial intelligence tools proliferate. “AI compresses […]
May 20, 2026
Artificial intelligence search infrastructure startup Exa is now a $2.2 billion company. The company reached that valuation with a $250 million Series C funding round announced Wednesday (May 20). It...
November 26, 2025
eCommerce-focused artificial intelligence (AI) search startup Onton has raised $7.5 million in new funding. The new financing, announced Wednesday (Nov. 26), will be used to expand the company’s product, team...
September 03, 2025
Apple is reportedly developing an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered web search tool that could be added to its Siri voice assistant, its Safari web browser and its Spotlight search features on...
