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Hark Secures $700M Series A at $6B Valuation for Secretive AI Personal Assistant Platform

May 21, 2026 14:00

Hark, an AI lab founded by serial entrepreneur Brett Adcock, raised $700 million in Series A funding at a $6 billion valuation to build an agentic AI personal assistant with custom hardware. The company plans to release...

Wirestock Raises $23M to Supply Multi-Modal Creative Data to AI Foundation Model Makers

May 14, 2026 14:00

Wirestock, a platform that originally helped photographers sell stock photos, has pivoted to become a data provider for AI labs, raising $23 million in Series A funding. The company now supplies images, videos, design as...