Vapi, a voice AI startup, secured $50 million in a Series B funding round led by Peak XV, bringing total funding to $72 million. The company provides an API-native platform that enables businesses like Amazon Ring and Intuit to deploy scalable, adaptable voice agents that improve customer service outcomes. Vapi has seen rapid growth, with over 1 billion calls made and 2.7 million unique agents created, aiming to replace rigid phone systems with more human-like conversations. The company plans to enhance reliability and governance as voice AI takes on more complex enterprise tasks.
Ahead of California's June 2 primary election, tech billionaires like Google co-founder Sergey Brin and crypto mogul Chris Larsen have spent unprecedented sums, totaling hundreds of millions, to influence state and local races. Their goal is to secur...
Semiconductor stocks, led by Micron (MU) and Intel (INTC), have surged sharply, indicating a potential market top similar to the dot-com bubble. A wave of upcoming IPOs, including SpaceX valued between $1.75 and $2 trillion, points to speculative exc...
The ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (EQL) changed its benchmark on June 1, moving from the NYSE Equal Sector Weight Index to the VettaFi Modelist Equal Weight Sector 500 Index (VFES500). This shift means EQL will now hold individual stocks directly inst...
The global small satellite market, valued at $7.05 billion in 2025, is projected to reach $32.71 billion by 2035, growing at a CAGR of 16.58%. Growth is fueled by massive investments in low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations for broadband int...
The AI-Driven Enterprise Institute released a new index measuring how well S&P 500 companies adopt AI, using data like earnings calls, job postings, and patents. Nvidia, Amazon, Meta, and Schlumberger scored highest, each achieving a perfect 100 in A...
