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Ana Maria Constantin @ The Next Web · 04/17/2026 03:51 EDT

OpenAI launches GPT-Rosalind, a specialised AI model for drug discovery and life sciences research

Named after the crystallographer who helped reveal the structure of DNA, GPT-Rosalind is OpenAI’s first domain-specific model series, fine-tuned for biochemistry, genomics, and protein engineering. Access is restricted to a trusted-access programme for vetted enterprise customers including Amgen, Moderna, and Thermo Fisher Scientific. OpenAI has launched GPT-Rosalind, a frontier reasoning model built specifically for life […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Ana-Maria Stanciuc @ The Next Web · 04/17/2026 03:34 EDT

Stockholm’s BioLamina secures €20M EIB loan to scale the protein matrices that make cell therapies possible

The European Investment Bank is lending €20 million to BioLamina, the Swedish biotech that supplies the laminin-based cell culture matrices used by stem cell therapy developers worldwide. The funding will support expanded production of laminin technologies and animal-free drug safety testing methods. BioLamina, the Stockholm-based biotechnology company that produces the protein scaffolding used to grow […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Ana-Maria Stanciuc @ The Next Web · 04/17/2026 03:22 EDT

GIC-backed battery maker Envision AESC is considering a $2 billion Hong Kong IPO

The Japan-headquartered EV battery manufacturer, controlled by China’s Envision Group and backed by Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC, is mulling an IPO in Hong Kong that could raise up to $2 billion, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. The move marks a significant change from earlier plans to list in the US. Envision AESC, the electric vehicle […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Cristian Dina @ The Next Web · 04/17/2026 03:07 EDT

Sequoia raises $7 billion for its biggest-ever late-stage fund

The Silicon Valley institution has closed roughly $7 billion for its expansion strategy fund, nearly doubling its comparable 2022 vehicle. Alfred Lin and Pat Grady, who took over as co-stewards in November 2025, are making the raise their opening statement on the AI era. Sequoia Capital has raised approximately $7 billion for a new fund, […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Callum Turner @ The Next Web · 04/16/2026 16:27 EDT

How Elizabeta Gjorgievska Joshevski built a global tech career and is now shaping AI strategy for enterprises

Elizabeta Gjorgievska Joshevski’s career spans multiple continents and leadership roles, yet her current focus reflects a consistent theme: understanding how technology translates into business outcomes. As founder and CEO of EverCognitive, she brings that perspective into an AI landscape where many organizations are still defining their AI transformation and how to apply it in practical […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Cristian Dina @ The Next Web · 04/16/2026 15:53 EDT

Roblox gives its AI assistant the ability to plan, build, and test games on its own

In short: Roblox is upgrading its built-in AI assistant with agentic capabilities including a planning mode that analyses game code before proposing action plans, procedural 3D model generation, mesh generation, and self-correcting loops that test and refine outputs. The update also adds MCP client integration with third-party tools like Claude and Cursor, with a roadmap […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Callum Turner @ The Next Web · 04/16/2026 14:56 EDT

Trusti envisions the return of human-centered recommendations in a digitally expansive marketplace

When a need arises, many people instinctively turn to someone they know. A quick message to a friend or a brief conversation often brings clarity, shaped by shared experiences and personal understanding. According to Stanley Fulton, founder of Trusti, this pattern has long guided everyday decisions, offering a sense of familiarity that extends beyond simple […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Alina Maria Stan @ The Next Web · 04/16/2026 13:41 EDT

Samsung turns its smart home into a remote care system for ageing families

In short: Samsung has updated SmartThings with family care features that use connected appliances and wearables to monitor elderly relatives remotely, including fall detection via robot vacuum camera, cognitive decline screening through behavioural pattern analysis, environmental safety alerts, and activity tracking. The update also adds Galaxy AI-powered routine creation, millimetre-wave ambient sensing with local processing, […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Cristian Dina @ The Next Web · 04/16/2026 13:15 EDT

Solidroad raises $25 million to replace manual customer support QA with AI that reviews every conversation

In short: Solidroad, a Dublin and San Francisco startup founded by Intercom alumni, has raised $25 million in a Series A led by Hedosophia to automate customer support quality assurance using AI. The platform reviews 100% of customer interactions versus the industry standard of 1-3%, and counts Ryanair, Crypto.com, and Oura among its customers. Solidroad, […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Allison Steffens Herrera @ The Next Web · 04/16/2026 12:53 EDT

Tesla’s China chief calls Shanghai factory a ‘golden key’ to mass-producing humanoid robots

In short: Tesla’s China president Wang Hao has described the Shanghai Gigafactory as a “golden key” to mass-producing Optimus humanoid robots, the first time a Tesla executive has publicly linked the factory to robotics manufacturing. The plant delivered 851,000 EVs in 2025, and Tesla has deployed over 1,000 Gen 3 Optimus units across its own […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Alina Maria Stan @ The Next Web · 04/16/2026 12:33 EDT

Google gives Gemini image generation that knows your life

In short: Google has added Nano Banana-powered image generation to Gemini’s Personal Intelligence feature, letting the AI create images informed by a user’s Gmail, Photos, Calendar, Drive, and other Google app data. The feature rolls out to Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers in the US first, with Europe excluded from the initial global launch. Nano […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Alina Maria Stan @ The Next Web · 04/16/2026 11:49 EDT

Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.7 with benchmark-leading coding and agentic performance

In short: Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4.7, its most capable generally available model, with benchmark-leading scores on SWE-bench Pro (64.3% vs GPT-5.4’s 57.7%), multi-agent coordination for hours-long workflows, 3x higher image resolution, and a 14% improvement in multi-step agentic reasoning with a third of the tool errors. Priced at $5/$25 per million tokens, it […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Ana-Maria Stanciuc @ The Next Web · 04/16/2026 10:15 EDT

The fintech that pivoted because of Kanye West just hit a $1.4B valuation with $100M from Khosla and Ribbit

Slash, the vertical banking platform built by two college dropouts, has raised a $100M Series C backed by Khosla Ventures and Ribbit Capital. The company’s valuation has nearly quadrupled since its May 2025 Series B, the latest leg of a comeback story that began when its core market evaporated overnight. Slash, the San Francisco-based vertical […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Ana-Maria Stanciuc @ The Next Web · 04/16/2026 07:25 EDT

Cambridge biotech STORM Therapeutics raises $56M

STC-15 is the world’s first RNA-modifying enzyme inhibitor to reach human trials. Phase 1 showed durable tumour regression across multiple sarcoma subtypes. The $56M Series C is backed entirely by existing investors including Pfizer Ventures and M Ventures. STORM Therapeutics, a Cambridge-based clinical-stage biotech targeting RNA modifications to treat cancer, has raised $56 million in […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Allison Steffens Herrera @ The Next Web · 04/16/2026 06:53 EDT

Spektr raises $20M to replace the compliance analyst’s copy-paste workflow with AI agents

The Copenhagen fintech has built a platform of specialised AI agents that handle KYC and KYB work, document reviews, ownership mapping, risk rationale, in minutes rather than hours. NEA led the Series A; Northzone, Seedcamp, and PSV Tech participated. Spektr, a Copenhagen-based startup building AI infrastructure for financial compliance, has raised $20 million in a […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Ana-Maria Stanciuc @ The Next Web · 04/16/2026 06:41 EDT

The EU has told Google what it must do to share search data with rivals

The European Commission today sent Google its preliminary findings under the Digital Markets Act, proposing six specific measures governing how Google must share search ranking, query, click, and view data with competing search engines. AI chatbots with search functionalities are explicitly included as potential data beneficiaries. A public consultation opens tomorrow. The European Commission has […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Allison Steffens Herrera @ The Next Web · 04/16/2026 06:28 EDT

Amazon launches AI Bio platform to accelerate early-stage drug discovery

Amazon Web Services (AWS)  announced this Tuesday the launch of its AI bio tool, Amazon Bio Discovery, to accelerate the early-stage process of drug discovery in the pharmaceutical industry. The application aims to help scientists design and test novel drugs in a fast and secure way. Amazon Bio Discovery enables scientists to run complex computational […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Ana-Maria Stanciuc @ The Next Web · 04/16/2026 06:00 EDT

Exclusive: Make opens a mentorship office at STATION F

The Celonis-owned visual automation platform, which already has more than 200 STATION F startups on its programme, is putting a permanent on-campus presence in Paris as it targets France as a strategic growth market. One-on-onementorship, workshops, and hackathon participation are all part of the offer. Make, the visual automation and AI agents platform owned by […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Ana-Maria Stanciuc @ The Next Web · 04/16/2026 05:45 EDT

UK banks get their Mythos briefing within days

The Bank of England’s Cross Market Operational Resilience Group will convene within days to brief major UK banks, insurers, and exchanges about Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview. This unreleased AI model regulators say can autonomously identify and exploit vulnerabilities across every major operating system and web browser. The US Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and the Bank […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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Ana-Maria Stanciuc @ The Next Web · 04/16/2026 05:13 EDT

Apple secretly threatened to pull Grok from the App Store over deepfake nudes

A letter Apple sent to US senators, obtained by NBC News, reveals that Apple rejected an initial Grok update and warned the app could be removed unless xAI made further changes. Only a second submission passed. Apple privately threatened to remove Grok, xAI’s AI chatbot, from the App Store in January after Elon Musk’s company […] This story continues at The Next Web Read more

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