Automation AI News & Updates
Agility Robotics to Go Public in $2.5 Billion SPAC Merger to Scale Humanoid Production
Humanoid robotics developer Agility Robotics has announced plans to go public via a $2.5 billion SPAC merger to scale production of its Digit robot. The transaction is expected to raise over $620 million to fulfill $300...
Corporate AI Psychosis Fuels Tech Layoffs and Consumer Backlash
The tech industry is experiencing a wave of 'AI psychosis' as companies aggressively cut headcounts to replace human workers with AI agents, leading to rising tech layoffs in 2026. This aggressive integration has trigger...
Sierra's Ghostwriter Aims to Replace Traditional Software Interfaces with AI Agents
Sierra, led by CEO Bret Taylor, has launched Ghostwriter, an AI agent that creates other specialized agents through natural language prompts, aiming to replace traditional click-based software interfaces. The startup cla...
Anthropic Launches Cowork: Simplified AI Agent for Non-Technical Users
Anthropic has announced Cowork, a more accessible version of Claude Code built into the Claude Desktop app that allows users to designate folders for Claude to read and modify files through a chat interface. Currently in...
Google Expands Jules AI Coding Agent with CLI and Public API Integration
Google has released a command-line interface and public API for Jules, its AI coding agent, enabling deeper integration into developer workflows including terminals, CI/CD systems, and IDEs. The tool, which uses Google's...
Startups Replace Early Human Employees with AI Agents for Core Operations
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 will feature a panel discussing the emerging trend of startups using AI agents instead of human employees for initial hires in roles like sales, billing, and customer support. The panel includes f...
Narada AI's CEO Dave Park predicts that traditional SaaS software will be replaced by AI agents that can operate across multiple systems and databases to complete tasks. The company has developed "large action models" th...
Genesis AI Secures $105M to Develop General-Purpose AI Foundation Model for Robotics
Genesis AI emerged from stealth with $105 million in seed funding to build a foundational AI model that can power various types of robots for automating repetitive tasks. The startup uses proprietary synthetic data gener...
Legal AI Startup Harvey Reaches $5B Valuation with Rapid Revenue Growth
Harvey AI, a startup providing AI automation for legal work, raised $300 million at a $5 billion valuation just four months after its previous $3 billion round. The company is expanding rapidly with 340 employees, plans...
Google Expands Project Mariner AI Agent to Handle Multiple Web-Browsing Tasks Simultaneously
Google is rolling out Project Mariner, an experimental AI agent that browses websites and completes tasks like purchasing tickets or groceries without users visiting sites directly. The updated version runs on cloud virt...