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How NTT Research has shifted more basic R&D into AI for the enterprise | Kazu Gomi interview

April 21, 2025
Kazu Gomi has a big view of the technology world from his perch in Silicon Valley. And as president and CEO of NTT Research, a division of the big Japanese telecommunications firm NTT, Gomi can control the R&D budget for a sizable chunk of the basic research that is done in Silicon Valley. And perhaps it’s no surprise that Gomi is pouring a lot of money into AI for the enterprise to discover…
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This AI startup just raised $7.5m to fix commercial insurance for America’s 24m underprotected small businesses

April 18, 2025
1Fort announced today a $7.5 million seed funding round to improve how small businesses obtain commercial insurance through its AI-powered platform. The New York-based startup, which has experienced 200% month-over-month revenue growth in 2024, aims to automate the outdated, manual processes that have left millions of small businesses underinsured. Bonfire Ventures led the oversubscribed round…
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Claude just gained superpowers: Anthropic’s AI can now search your entire Google Workspace without you

April 16, 2025
Anthropic launched major upgrades to its Claude AI assistant today, introducing an autonomous research capability and Google Workspace integration that transform the AI into what the company calls a “true virtual collaborator” for enterprise users. The expansion directly challenges OpenAI and Microsoft in the increasingly competitive market for AI productivity tools. The new Research…
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Storycraft raises $3M for social AI game to turn players into creators

April 14, 2025
Storycraft — the AI-powered game platform where players create, explore, and share their own interactive story worlds — has raised a $3 million seed round. The funding for the Montreal-based startup will accelerate the global multiplatform launch of Storycraft’s multiplayer mobile game built on Google Cloud, which combines AI creative tools, online community, and social storytelling in never…
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