2026-04-28
Redpine raises €6.8M led by NordicNinja to build a licensed data API for AI agents
The round brings total raised to €9 million. Investors from OpenAI, Perplexity, and Spotify backed the seed. The platform operates as a headless API that lets AI agents query and pay for premium licensed datasets in real time, on a token-based model. Competitors include Scale AI, Appen, and Defined.ai, all annotation-first; Redpine is API-native. Redpine, […]<br /> This story continues a [...]
2026-04-28
The G512 X is Logitech’s most advanced and customizable gaming keyboard yet
Thanks to the adoption of features like rapid triggers, analog switches and TMR sensors, the tech in fancy gaming keyboards has changed surprisingly quickly in the past few years. So to keep up with the pace of development, Logitech is putting a bunch of advanced components in its latest flagship offering — the G512 X — to create what may be its most configurable keyboard to date. Available i [...]
2026-04-28
Google signs classified AI deal with the Pentagon for ‘any lawful government purpose’
The Information reported the deal on Tuesday. The agreement allows the DoD to use Google’s AI models without the restrictions that led Anthropic to be blacklisted in February. Google becomes the latest in a line of AI companies, alongside OpenAI and xAI, to supply classified AI capability to the US military. Google has signed a […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-04-28
Meta prepares to unwind its $2 billion Manus acquisition after China’s block
Meta is preparing to unwind its approximately $2 billion acquisition of the agentic AI startup Manus after China’s National Development and Reform Commission formally ordered the deal’s cancellation on Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Beijing has given Meta and Manus a preliminary deadline of several weeks to reverse […]<br /> This story [...]
2026-04-28
You may not notice if an AI chatbot responds with ads. Here’s how to tell
Tech companies have made ads part of nearly every large free web service, video channel, and social media platform. But the latest AI models could take this practice to a new level of risk for consumers. [...]
2026-04-28
Patronus raises €11 million to turn senior emergency smartwatches from ‘bedside decoration’ into daily-worn devices
3TS Capital Partners led the round with Grazia Equity and existing investors. 25,000 users, 85% daily wear rate, 500,000+ emergency calls handled. The company is building an AI companion for the watch to address loneliness in the hours when no family member is present. Patronus, the Berlin-based senior safety startup, has closed an €11 million […]<br /> This story continues at The Next W [...]