From customer service to decision-making: What AI agents can do While a chatbot is limited to answering questions, an AI agent connected to the right systems can consult data, identify replenishment needs, and automatically initiate the next steps of a…
Rapid Valuation Surge and Funding Details Arena, which originated in 2023 as a research project at UC Berkeley that crowdsourced rankings of AI models, announced a $200 million Series B round on Thursday at a $3.1 billion valuation. The investment was led by…
A financial document shared with investors and revealed by the Financial Times on Thursday, 8, shows that OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, had annualized revenue close to $50 billion at the end of September. This figure is around $20 billion…
Demand and remuneration Artificial intelligence engineering is one of the most sought-after professions in Brazil in 2026. According to the Robert Half Salary Guide 2026, average salaries range from R$19,500 to R$27,100, with higher pay for strategic technology roles within…
AI startup Manus announced a new funding round of over $500 million on Thursday (8), after reversing its acquisition by Meta, which was imposed by Chinese authorities. The funding was led by Boyu Capital and IDG Capital, with participation from…
Biohub, a research organization funded by Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, announced on Wednesday, 7, that it is expanding a program aimed at generating biological data for the development of artificial intelligence systems. The project now has a total budget…
An AI that prefers not to take risks Brazilian startup Lua Vision has developed Genesys PI, an AI model designed for banks, hospitals, and law firms. Instead of providing a potentially incorrect answer, the system opts to state that it…
Tencent has signed a $7 billion deal to access around 100,000 AI processors in Oracle’s Southeast Asian data centers, the Financial Times reported on October 1. The five-year agreement includes an upfront payment of about 30% of the total value,…
EVEO has announced plans to open a second Tier III data center in Recife, following a 272% increase in its regional customer base over the past two years. The expansion aims to meet growing demand for dedicated servers, private cloud…
The rise of solo founders A report by Carta, a share management platform, shows that 36% of startups created on the platform in 2025 had a single founder, compared to 31% in 2024. Stripe data shows that solo founders accounted…
