Will bots outnumber humans by 2025?

Quick Hits

All EIRs: VCs start founder incubator.

Brazilian bargain: Meta revises AI privacy.

Chip flip: U.S. surpasses China.

Creating cash: Roblox eyes dev market.

Double down: SparkLabs funds more AI.

Flying ferry: E-hydrofoil halves commute.

Green bricks: Lego ditches plastic.

New playlist: Spotify launches daylist.

Nomad nod: Spain woos remote workers.

Port farewell: Mac mini kills USB-A.

Pump the brakes: Lyft makes cuts.

Rocket reboot: SpaceX resumes Falcon 9.

Sidelined: Games glitch AI PCs.

Smarter Alexa: Amazon adds Claude.

Stock swap: Robinhood tests share lending.

OpenAI delivers unicorn: Safe raises $1B.

X’s loss: Bluesky adds 2M post-ban.

Founder: AI bots will outnumber humans in 2025

A freshly funded You.com goes all-in on “multiplayer AI” and predicts agents will outnumber humans starting next year.

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AI coding is hot with investors

Two California-based AI coding startups, Magic and Codeium, raised monster rounds, the latest in a VC spending spree. Overall, AI companies captured over 35% of U.S. VC investment so far this year.

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Fed: AI isn’t eliminating jobs

Firms using AI are not significantly reducing staff and expect to hire more, according to a survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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India’s luxury data centers

Indian luxury home maker Rustomjee plans to ride the AI boom by building data centers in Mumbai.

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Recently funded companies

India's Revrag.ai Raises $600k for AI-Powered Sales

France-based Steerlab Secures $1.9M for Automated RFP Responses

San Francisco’s Fleet Raises $2.5M for Commuter Benefits Management

Ecuador's Mercately Secures $2.6M for WhatsApp CRM

India's Invest4Edu Raises $3M for Ed-Fintech

Indianapolis-based Champion Raises $3.3M for AI Customer Advocacy

Australia's Business Kitz Raises $3.3M for AI-Assisted SaaS

Germany's Monda Raises $5M for Data Monetization

Miami-based Turntable Labs Raises $8.2M for Social Music Platform

Switzerland's Swiss-Mile Raises $22M Seed for AI-Powered Industrial Robots

Post of the week

What we're reading?

• Negative Roadmaps for Startups (David Cummings)
• Time for a new VC model in SEA? (Tech in Asia)
• Could This Be the Start of Amazon’s Next Robot Revolution? (Wired)
• How I Improved My Tainted Reputation With Chatbots (NYT)
• Can you judge the tech bros by their bookshelves? (The Guardian)

Podcast of the Week

Sagar Batchu, Speakeasy (Code Story)

Alex Wirth - CEO of Quorum - How AI is Disrupting Lawmaking (World of DaaS)

Bijan Moallemi, Co-Founder & CEO of Mosaic.tech | From Finance Exec to VC-backed SaaS Founder (The Founder's Playbook)

Empowering Leaders Through On-The-Job Coaching with Katie Burke (HR Superstars)

? Startups hiring now

Conviva: World’s first operational data platform | 30 open roles

Rula: Make mental healthcare work for everyone | 36 open roles

Gynger: Tech payments on your terms | 5 open roles

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