Funding
Mio Raised €1.9 Million to Become Slack's AI Chief of Staff
Mio wants to turn Slack into a place where follow-ups actually happen. A slightly unnerving AI coworker pitch with a surprisingly practical wedge.
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Review
Huawei Gave the Pura 90s Pro Max a Passport and a 200MP Cannon
Huawei's Pura 90s Pro Max looks like a terrific camera phone with a 200MP telephoto, huge battery, and global-market weirdness that somehow adds to the charm.
Boston Tech
Apnimed Got Its Sleep Apnea Pill Into FDA Review, and Cambridge Sees a CPAP Exit Ramp
Apnimed's July 14 FDA filing acceptance puts its Cambridge sleep apnea pill AD109 on track for a February 28, 2027 review decision.
AI
Australia Just Told AI Data Centers to Bring Power, Water, and Manners
Australia launched an Office of AI and proposed national rules for data centers, training data, and copyright. Strange theater, real leverage, and better instincts than usual.
Satire
“We Must Act Now” Is Better as a Dark Techno Song
The “We Must Act Now” AI letter warns of historic economic upheaval. Circuit Smith’s dark techno version gives the four sentences a pulse.
Fintech
CSI Bought Qolo to Give Community Banks Better Payments Plumbing
CSI's Qolo acquisition shows embedded-finance plumbing getting pulled into bank tech stacks as community banks chase real-time treasury and payments tools.
Boston Tech
Spero Turned an Antibiotic Approval Into an Immunology Pivot, Because Cambridge Never Wastes a Receipt
Spero Therapeutics used a $105 million royalty financing and a new antibody license to turn its Utebzi approval into a Cambridge immunology reboot.
AI
Spotify Turned Your Listening History Into a Chatty Little Concierge
Spotify's new AI chat makes discovery feel smoother and slightly more intimate. Useful feature, clear strategy, and a fresh excuse to monetize your taste graph.
Startups
Guthrie AI Raised $4 Million to Make Glazing Bids Less Medieval
Guthrie AI raised $4 million to help glazing contractors bid faster with virtual assistants and workflow automation. Extremely niche, oddly lovable, and more practical than most AI theater.
Boston Tech
Biogen Got an At-Home Leqembi Start Approved, and Cambridge Just Shortened the Infusion Pilgrimage
FDA approved Leqembi IQLIK's at-home starting dose on July 13, giving Cambridge-based Biogen a meaningful Alzheimer's access and workflow win.
AI
Meta Turned Rural Louisiana Into a $50 Billion AI Extension Cord
Meta expanded its Louisiana AI data center to 5 gigawatts and more than $50 billion. The scale is real, the local upside is real, and the utility politics are just warming up.
Satire
AI Capexmaxxing: How Companies Can Spend $1 Million Per Employee Monthly
As AI budgets face scrutiny, SiliconSnark introduces AI Capexmaxxing: the terrible executive art of spending $1 million per employee.