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OpenAI has secured a landmark deal with the U.S. GSA to offer ChatGPT Enterprise to federal agencies for just $1 per agency over the next year. This aggressive move positions OpenAI ahead of Anthropic and Google in the race to power secure, policy-aligned AI across government systems. Backed by the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan, the agreement includes full model access, training, and a dedicated gov user community. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/e27nX9mM #GovTech #AIinGovernment #ChatGPTEnterprise #OpenAI #PublicSectorAI #AIPolicy #MASContract

Google has responded to criticism that AI-powered search is hurting publisher traffic, with Liz Reid stating organic clicks remain steady and "quality clicks" are up. But Similarweb data shows zero-click news searches have surged to 69%, fueling concern across the publishing industry. As search habits shift toward platforms like TikTok and Reddit, Inc., Google's AI Overviews and new tools aim to adapt—though many publishers remain unconvinced. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/e-T3Gfdx #AIsearch #GoogleAI #PublisherTraffic #SearchEngineTrends #ZeroClickSearch #ContentDiscovery

Pantomath has raised $30M in Series B funding led by General Catalyst to evolve from data observability into the full Operating System for Data Operations. Founded by Shashank Saxena and Somesh Saxena, the platform now automates issue resolution with AI DRE agents—slashing data downtime for Fortune 500 clients. Quentin Clark of General Catalyst joins the board as Pantomath scales product innovation and go-to-market growth. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/eW4SVBaD #DataOps #AIDRE #SeriesBFunding #DataReliability #EnterpriseAI #DataAutomation #AIInfrastructure SIERRA Ventures Bowery Capital EPIC Ventures Hitachi Ventures Cintrifuse Capital Foster Ventures Nick Efstratis Nina Pfister

Joinable Labs, Inc. has emerged from stealth with $2M in seed funding and a bold mission: accelerate Time-to-Intelligence for AI Builders. Founded by Brian Shin, the company launched RAG in a BOX—a no-code toolkit to deploy Private AI systems up to 50x faster using proprietary data. Backed by Accomplice VC Blockchain, Tess Ventures, VitalStage Ventures, and Web3/AI unicorn founders, Joinable is redefining how fast teams go from messy data to production AI. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/eHgpz8s8 #PrivateAI #RAG #AIInfrastructure #AIBuilderTools #TimeToIntelligence #SeedFunding #Web3 #GenerativeAI Calvin Zhou

OpenAI is reportedly exploring a secondary stock sale that could push its valuation to $500B, giving current and former employees a chance to cash out. Thrive Capital is expected to lead the deal, following OpenAI’s $8.3B raise and continued user and revenue growth. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/e4NEwuBq #AI #OpenAI #SecondarySale #TechValuations #StartupFunding #AILeadership #ChatGPT

Billions Network has raised $30M to build a mobile-first, verifiable identity layer for the AI era. With 900K+ verified users and no proprietary hardware required, the platform enables secure, encrypted human-AI interactions—powered by just a smartphone. Founded to foster trust and accountability, Billions is building a global network where verified people and AI agents connect with confidence. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/eG_zsp8K #DigitalIdentity #AITrust #VerificationTech #MobileFirst #HumanAI #Web3Identity #AIInfrastructure Alex Rosales Pulkit Mittal TheGreenBillions Miriam Sancho Rodriguez Ronald Venegas Emanuel Muroni Javier González Ferrer

Retab has raised $3.5M in pre-seed funding to make document AI truly production-ready. Led by VentureFriends, Kima Ventures, and K5 Global, with backing from Eric Schmidt (via StemAI), Olivier Pomel, and Florian Douetteau, the round supports Retab’s mission to streamline structured data extraction across complex docs. Founded by Louis de Benoist, the platform routes across OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic—now expanding into web data and new integrations. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/eqVzNFNz #DocumentAI #PreSeedFunding #AIInfrastructure #LLMops #Automation #AIStartups  Louis de Benoist, Sacha Ichbiah Victor Plaisance 

Fundamental Research Labs (formerly Altera) has raised $33M in Series A funding led by Prosus, with backing from Patrick Collison, Eric Schmidt, a16z speedrun, First Spark Ventures, and Patron—bringing total funding to over $40M. Founded by Dr. Robert Yang, the MIT alum-led team is building applied AI across gaming, productivity, and research, with products like Fairies and Shortcut already in use. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/e4ehg259 #AIResearch #AppliedAI #AutonomousAgents #SeriesAFunding #ProductivityAI #EmbodiedAI

Realbotix is teaming up with Radium to bring next-gen responsiveness to humanoid robotics. By moving inference to the cloud, they’re eliminating lags and unlocking more lifelike, emotionally aware interactions. #Realbotix #Radium #Cloud #HumanoidRobotics https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/eE_8hJy3

SiMa.ai has raised $85M in an oversubscribed round led by Maverick Capital with new backing from StepStone Group, bringing total funding to $355M. Founded by Krishna Rangasayee, SiMa.ai is scaling its Physical AI platform globally—powering edge AI across robotics, automotive, aerospace, and more with industry-leading performance per watt. Andrew Homan and John Avirett say SiMa.ai is uniquely positioned to lead the next wave of efficient, scalable edge AI. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/ecehJ3Da #EdgeAI #PhysicalAI #AIHardware #SeriesFunding #IndustrialAI #Robotics #SmartVision #AIAtTheEdge