The Download: a humanoid cleans house and Samsung builds for the AI boom. The story centres on Samsung. Reported by MIT Technology Review. Bharat Hunt files it under Robotics — the section covering embodied AI, humanoids, autonomous vehicles and drones.
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CurvetAI raises Rs 6 Cr pre-seed round led by Merak Ventures. It centres on Infosys, and also names Microsoft and Google. Reported by Entrackr. Bharat Hunt files it under AI Funding and AI in India, and tracks it as India coverage — the section covering rounds, valuations, acquisitions and investor moves in AI.
L Catterton makes strategic investment in Jio Platforms-backed Glance. It centres on Reliance Jio, and also names Samsung and Google. Reported by Entrackr. Bharat Hunt files it under AI Agents, and tracks it as India coverage — the section covering autonomous and tool-using systems, agent frameworks, MCP and orchestration.
French AI company Mistral hits $24 billion valuation in funding round. It centres on Mistral AI, and also names Samsung. Reported by The Economic Times. Bharat Hunt files it under AI Funding and AI Models — the section covering rounds, valuations, acquisitions and investor moves in AI.
Microsoft is ending Copilot support on smart TVs. It centres on Microsoft, and also names GitHub Copilot and Samsung. Reported by The Verge. Bharat Hunt files it under AI Coding and AI Tools — the section covering code generation, developer agents, IDEs and software engineering.