ServiceNow has invested $40 million in BusinessNext, an Indian banking software specialist, to expand its financial services and give BusinessNext a strategic partner to expand its AI-powered banking software globally.

Travis Kalanick's robotics company, Atoms, has raised $1.7 billion in funding led by a16z, with Uber also participating as an investor. The company claims to use industrial AI to modernize the world.

Monday.com is reducing its headcount by 20%, or approximately 630 staff, to "support a leaner, more focused operating model" as the company shifts its focus toward its AI Work Platform.

Substack has introduced a tool that estimates the amount of a newsletter written by AI, aiming to increase transparency around AI-assisted content.

Glow has emerged from stealth with a $1.2B valuation, targeting new endpoint security risks created by the rapid adoption of AI agents and developer tools within enterprises.

Synthesia has introduced AI Roleplay Sessions, an interactive training platform that uses AI avatars to provide employees with live coaching, feedback, scoring, and analytics to measure training effectiveness.

Deezer said more than 90,000 AI-generated tracks were uploaded daily on the platform in June

YouTube has updated its monetization policies to more clearly define which AI-generated and low-quality videos are ineligible to earn ad revenue.

Alphabet, Google's parent company, is working on a new chip to make its Gemini models run more efficiently.

The one-year-old startup aims to reinvent financial architecture for autonomous AI transactions.