Fika Jobs raises $4M to build a video-first hiring platform where AI agents interview candidates

The hiring process has long been criticized for its inefficiency and opacity. Candidates spend hours writing applications and submitting cover letters, only to disappear into what often feels like a black box. Generative AI has only made things messier…

Source: Elastic agrees to buy CRV-backed DeductiveAI for up to $85M

DeductiveAI, a startup that uses AI to catch and resolve bugs in software, was founded just three years ago.

Amazon hopes to challenge Nvidia more directly by selling its AI chips

AWS is in talks to sell its chips to other data centers. CEO Andy Jassy has said this represents a $50 billion opportunity for the company.

Canadian pension giant joins race to fund India’s AI-fueled data center boom

The Canadian pension giant will acquire an 8.2% stake in CtrlS, a tech giant that operates more than 15 data centers across India.

Anthropic’s latest feud with the Trump admin may actually help it, sales data suggests

Anthropic’s popularity with business users is growing so well that the latest beef with the government might actually boost it, data from Ramp suggests.

Salesforce acquires AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6 billion

Salesforce says it wants to use Fin’s team and technology to improve Agentforce, its existing enterprise platform that businesses can use to build custom AI agents that automate tasks.

Orbio raises $21 million to automate hiring and onboarding for frontline workers

Orbio announces $21 Million Series A in round led by Dawn Capital.

Anthropic taps TCS to scale its enterprise AI deployments

The partnership will see TCS creating a business unit focused on deploying Anthropic’s AI models to its customers.

Jedify raises $24M to help companies arm AI agents with context on their business

The funding round was led by Norwest, with participation S Capital VC, Cerca Partners, and Oceans Ventures. Snowflake Ventures also participated as a strategic investor.

Alphabet’s record-breaking $85B raise for Google’s AI business is a helluva good signal

If Alphabet’s record-breaking, $85 billion stock sale signals investor appetite for AI-related offerings, we can see that investors are ready to chow.