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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Multiverse Nabs €189M to Shrink AI Models with Quantum-Inspired Tech

Spain’s Multiverse Computing just raised €189M to scale “CompactifAI,” a tool that slims down open-source AI models by up to 95%. These faster, cheaper models can even run on Raspberry Pi. Backed by firms like HP and Toshiba, Multiverse now eyes global expansion.

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OpenAI Unveils GPT-4.1 Models Designed for Smarter Coding

OpenAI launched GPT-4.1, plus mini and nano versions, flaunting a huge 1M-token context window. It promises sharper coding skills and better real-world use, but still lags behind Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude on benchmarks. Cheap, fast, but not perfect — OpenAI admits reliability drops as input grows. Progress? Sure. Flawless? Not yet!

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Jack Dorsey and Musk Spark IP Law Debate

Jack Dorsey tweeted “delete all IP law,” and Elon Musk instantly backed him, fueling a heated debate on copyright and creator rights. Critics argue they’re undermining artists, while Dorsey claims the system unfairly exploits creators. Musk’s anti-patent stance isn’t new, but the timing hints at deeper tensions over AI, lawsuits, and tech’s future rules.

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Indian Government Allocates ₹1,000 Crore for Space Startups

The Indian government is investing ₹1,000 crore to support space startups, aiming to boost the country’s role in the global space race. Managed by SIDBI Venture Capital, this funding is part of a larger ₹10,000 crore plan over five years to spark innovation and growth in India’s fast-emerging space sector.

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Google Unveils Ironwood AI Chip to Rival Nvidia

Google has launched its seventh-gen AI chip, Ironwood, designed for fast AI inference tasks like powering chatbots. The chip can work in clusters of over 9,000 units and delivers double the energy efficiency of its predecessor. Available only through Google Cloud, Ironwood boosts Google’s AI edge. Alphabet shares jumped 9.7% following the announcement.

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Fintech Founder Faces Fraud Charges After ‘AI’ Shopping App Revealed to Rely on Human Labor in the Philippines

Albert Saniger, ex-CEO of AI shopping app Nate, was charged with defrauding investors by falsely claiming its tech enabled fully automated online purchases. In reality, humans in a Philippine call center did the work. Nate raised over $50M before collapsing in 2023, leaving investors with major losses. Similar cases of exaggerated AI claims have surfaced recently.

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Amazon CEO Urges Heavy AI Investment for Long-Term Gains

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, in his annual shareholder letter, emphasized the need for aggressive AI investments to secure future profits. With over $100B planned in 2025 capex—mainly for AWS AI—Jassy called AI a “once-in-a-lifetime reinvention.” He highlighted current costs in data centers and chips but expects prices to drop as Amazon builds over 1,000 generative AI tools.

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Flipkart Bets Big on Quick Commerce in 2025

After a $379 Mn fund boost, Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy revealed plans to expand its quick commerce arm, Flipkart Minutes, from 300 to 800 stores by year-end. Despite tough competition from Blinkit, Zepto, and Instamart, Flipkart is eyeing India’s top cities where fast delivery demand is surging. The quick commerce market is rapidly growing, despite ongoing cash burn.

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