Landbase Raises $30M to Reinvent AI-Powered Marketing Outreach

Ex-AppDirect co-founder Daniel Saks just raised $30M for Landbase, an AI tool that automates cold outreach using lessons from 40M campaigns. Powered by GPT-4o, it focuses on building “digital trust,” not pretending to be human. With 100+ clients and major VC backing, it’s aiming beyond tech—straight for SMBs.

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Meta AI App Accidentally Exposes Private Prompts Publicly

Meta’s AI app is turning private chats—some bizarre, some criminal—into public posts without clear warnings. From tax questions to rashes and personal data, users are unknowingly airing everything. It’s quickly becoming a privacy disaster, and Meta’s silence isn’t helping. With just 6.5M downloads, it’s more viral mess than innovation.

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Byju’s Sells Epic, Tynker at Steep Losses Amid Restructuring

Byju’s, once India’s edtech giant, sold US acquisitions Epic for $95 million to TAL Education and Tynker for $2.2 million to CodeHS, far below their $500 million and $200 million purchase prices. Approved by a US bankruptcy court, these sales reflect Byju’s efforts to navigate lender disputes, mismanagement claims, and delayed financial reporting.

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Challenging OpenAI, Microsoft-Backed Mistral Launches New AI Reasoning Model

French AI startup Mistral, backed by Microsoft, launched its first reasoning model, Magistral, at London Tech Week 2025. Excelling in math and coding, it uniquely reasons in European languages, rivaling OpenAI’s o1 and DeepSeek’s R1. CEO Arthur Mensch says it’s a step toward multilingual AI, with plans to expand language support.

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OpenAI Reaches $10 Billion in Annual Revenue with ChatGPT Surge

OpenAI Reaches $10 Billion in Annual Revenue with ChatGPT Surge OpenAI has achieved $10 billion in annual recurring revenue, nearly doubling last year’s $5.5 billion, driven by ChatGPT’s consumer and business products plus its API. Despite a $5 billion loss, the company eyes $125 billion by 2029. Boasting 500 million weekly active users, OpenAI’s $40 billion funding round underscores its immense potential for expansion.

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Apple’s WWDC 2025: iOS 26 Shines with Liquid Glass Design

At WWDC 2025, Apple introduced iOS 26, showcasing a captivating Liquid Glass design with transparent, shimmering effects. A new naming scheme uses the year for iOS, macOS, and more. A dedicated Games app, AI-powered features, and updates to CarPlay, AirPods, and Apple Wallet enhance user experiences, while visionOS and watchOS get sleek redesigns.

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Kruti: A Multilingual AI Assistant from Krutrim Set for Launch

Bhavish Aggarwal’s AI venture, Krutrim, is gearing up to introduce “Kruti,” an intelligent assistant built to respond and operate in native Indian languages. Dubbed India’s first agentic AI, Kruti promises proactive and adaptive voice-based interaction. This move aligns with Krutrim’s full-stack AI ambitions, which include custom AI chips by 2026, a growing cloud platform with 25,000+ developers, and 50+ AI services. Despite no revenue in FY24, the firm heavily invested ₹134.86 crore in R&D to build long-term value.

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Superblocks CEO: How AI System Prompts Can Reveal Billion-Dollar Startup Ideas

Brad Menezes, CEO of Superblocks, believes studying system prompts—those long, specific instructions used by AI startups—can inspire the next unicorn. As part of a new product launch, he shared 19 such prompts, showing how role, context, and tool instructions shape AI behavior. His insight? The real magic is in the infrastructure built around the prompt.

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U.S. Court Denies Apple Stay, Forces Change in App Store Payment Rules

A U.S. court denied Apple’s request to block a ruling that requires the company to stop charging developers for payments made outside the App Store. The decision could cost Apple revenue, as developers can now link to external payment systems. Apple disagreed but will continue its appeal. The ruling follows a victory for Epic Games, allowing developers to bypass Apple’s payment system.

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Google Delays “Ask Photos” AI Feature Rollout by Two Weeks

Google is postponing the wider release of its Gemini-powered “Ask Photos” tool due to performance issues. Product manager Jamie Aspinall cited problems with latency, quality, and user experience. The feature, which enables natural language searches within Google Photos, was first announced at Google I/O. A revised version is expected to launch in about two weeks.

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