The Tech Buzz may earn a commission when you buy through links on this page. This never affects which products we recommend or what we say about them. CloudNC just landed another $20 million, and this time it’s not a fresh round but an extension to its Series B, pushing the UK manufacturing software startup’s…
The Philippines’ business process outsourcing sector, a $30 billion economic pillar employing over 1.3 million workers, is experiencing its first major contraction as AI automation tools replace human agents at an accelerating pace. Workers who spent years perfecting customer service scripts now find themselves training the very systems designed to make their roles obsolete, raising…
AI music generator Suno has a major problem: its copyright protection system is basically useless. The platform, which promises to block users from uploading copyrighted material, turns out to be trivially easy to fool with minimal effort and free software. The result? AI-generated knockoffs of hits from Beyoncé, Black Sabbath, and Aqua that sound alarmingly…
A startup promising to slash the cost of mergers and acquisitions research just landed $5 million to bring AI voice agents to private equity’s most expensive problem. DiligenceSquared, founded by former Blackstone principal and BCG consultant, is automating the grueling due diligence process that typically costs firms six figures per deal. The funding signals growing…
More than 50,000 workers lost their jobs in 2025 because of AI, or so their employers claimed. But a growing wave of skepticism suggests something else is going on. Companies from Amazon to Pinterest pointed to artificial intelligence when announcing workforce reductions, yet according to Forrester research published in January, many of these organizations don’t…
A new trend is sweeping Silicon Valley where established startups aren’t just pivoting – they’re completely “refounding” themselves. Companies like Airtable, Handshake, and Opendoor are using this dramatic language to signal fundamental business model shifts, often tied to AI integration. It’s not about admitting failure; it’s about recapturing startup intensity in mature companies. The startup…
