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Amsterdam’s Neno raises €6.6 million to build the AI-native back office suite for entrepreneurs

Neno, an Amsterdam-based AI-native financial services startup for small and medium-sized businesses, has raised €6.6 million in Seed funding to launch a new research unit, grow its accounting and tax…

  • Amsterdam-based AI startup Neno raises €6.6 million in Seed funding
  • Funding to build research unit, expand teams, enter new European markets
  • Neno's AI-native financial suite saves entrepreneurs 100+ hours/year

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Japan gov't eyes AI for Self-Defense Forces, stresses humans will have final control

TOKYO -- The Japanese government has started considering incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into the command and control systems of Self-Defen

  • Japan's government explores AI integration for Self-Defense Forces command and control systems.
  • AI decision-support system to be created at Joint Operations Command, using Maven Smart System.
  • AI orchestrator planned to manage multiple AI systems while preserving AI sovereignty.

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Inside LinkedIn's cognitive memory agent for agentic personalization

Ryan is joined by Praveen Bodigutla, Principal AI Researcher at LinkedIn, to chat about the four-layer memory system his team built to give LinkedIn's hiring assistant a persistent, personalized…

  • LinkedIn developed a cognitive memory agent for personalized recruiter experiences.
  • The agent utilizes four layers of memory: conversation, semantic, episodic, and procedural.
  • These layers enable deep personalization and context-awareness for recruiters.

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AI Enhancing Indoor Farming in Japan

Tokyo, Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)--Companies are turning to artificial intelligence and sensor technology to improve the efficiency of indoor farming in Japan as the country faces a growing shortage of…

  • Oishii Farm Corp. uses AI and sensors to enhance indoor farming efficiency.
  • AI improves strawberry pollination rate to 95% in controlled environment.
  • NTT East collaborates on aquaponics system combining fish, plants, and herbs.

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Dunamu & Partners Invests $5 Million in Kalosm

Kalosm Says Multi-Model Inference Cuts Costs and Speeds Tasks Dunamu & Partners has made a $5 million (about 7.0 billion won) seed investment in UK-based AI inference optimization company…

  • Dunamu & Partners invests $5 million in Kalosm.
  • Kalosm, founded in 2024, combines multiple models for AI inference.
  • Approach reduces costs, improves speed, and boosts success rates.
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