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Simile Raises $100M to Build AI That Predicts Human Behavior for Earnings Calls and Customer Decisions
AI startup emerged from stealth with behavioral simulation technology trained on interviews with hundreds of people—Index Ventures leads funding for models that forecast purchase decisions and analyst questions through AI agents representing real human preferences. Read more
Montreal Opens Downtown AI Lab to Monitor Construction Sites and Test Smart City Solutions
City launches municipal AI hub for urban innovation using artificial intelligence to manage construction site disruptions and mobility challenges—builds on Montreal's global research leadership while shifting focus from theoretical AI to practical city management applications. Read more
Google Gemini Hit with 100,000+ Prompts in Sophisticated AI Cloning Attack by Commercial Actors
Distillation campaigns attempt to reverse-engineer Gemini's reasoning capabilities through mass-scale model extraction—Google warns attacks targeting major AI systems likely hitting smaller companies' custom models as intellectual property theft becomes standard competitive tactic. Read more
Anthropic Donates $20M to Pro-Regulation Super PAC, Escalating AI Policy Battle Against OpenAI-Backed Groups
Public First Action receives funding to support congressional candidates favoring AI safety rules—counters $125M Leading the Future super PAC backed by OpenAI co-founder and Andreessen Horowitz as 2026 midterms become referendum on AI governance philosophy. Read more
Hauler Hero Raises $16M Series A to Build AI-Powered Operating System for $145B Waste Management Industry
Frontier Growth leads funding for platform digitizing trash collection with AI-powered routing, billing, and truck camera verification—doubles customer base including municipalities as essential infrastructure sector finally receives modern software after decades of paper route sheets. Read more
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📢 The Signal Behind the Noise
Behavioral prediction raises $100 million. Rivals wage super PAC war. Trash trucks get AI.
When competing visions for AI governance play out through political donations while computer vision reaches garbage trucks and cities open labs to monitor construction sites, the technology has crossed from frontier to infrastructure. The battles now aren't about whether AI works—they're about who controls it, who profits from it, and what rules constrain it.
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