Venice AI, a privacy-focused AI platform, raised $65m in a Series A funding round, achieving unicorn status. The company is already profitable with annualized run-rate revenues exceeding $70m, according to Erik Voorhees, the firm's chief executive. Source
Cloudflare, a content delivery and security company, is requiring AI companies to separate web crawlers used for search from those used for training and agents by September 15, or face being blocked by default on many publisher sites. The policy is designed to push AI firms to compensate publishers for training data. Source
Meta is developing a cloud infrastructure business to sell access to AI compute power and models, joining SpaceX in monetising excess computational capacity. The move would position Meta as a competitor to Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Source
Google released Gemini Spark, its 24/7 agentic assistant, on Mac, alongside features including real-time tracking and support for more applications. The launch expands availability of the company's AI-powered assistant beyond other platforms. Source
A security researcher demonstrated that Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.7 could help identify vulnerabilities in Front Gate, a ticketing platform used by major American music festivals including Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo, potentially allowing attackers to issue free tickets. The finding illustrates risks posed by language models assisting in security compromise. Source