Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (11 November 2025) – https://pam.int/daily-digest-on-ai-and-emerging-technologies-11-november-2025/

Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (12 November 2025) – https://pam.int/daily-digest-on-ai-and-emerging-technologies-12-november-2025/

Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (13 November 2025) – https://pam.int/daily-digest-on-ai-and-emerging-technologies-13-november-2025/

Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (14 November 2025) – https://pam.int/daily-digest-on-ai-and-emerging-technologies-14-november-2025/

 

 

Governance

Revision 1 of the WSIS+20 outcome document released

(DigWatch) A revised version of the WSIS+20 outcome document – Revision 1 was published on 7 November by the co-facilitators of the intergovernmental process. The document will serve as the basis for continued negotiations among UN member states ahead of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on 16–17 December 2025. While maintaining the overall structure of the Zero Draft released in August, Revision 1 introduces several changes and new elements that cover areas such as digital divides, environmental protection, human rights, and the interplay between the WSIS and Global Digital Compact (GDC) processes. Below is an overview of some of the main changes. – https://dig.watch/updates/revision-1-of-the-wsis20-outcome-document-released – https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/2025/Rev1/WSIS%2B20_Rev1_071125_clean.pdf

CERN unveils AI strategy to advance research and operations

(DigWatch) CERN has approved a comprehensive AI strategy to guide its use across research, operations, and administration. The strategy unites initiatives under a coherent framework to promote responsible and impactful AI for science and operational excellence. It focuses on four main goals: accelerating scientific discovery, improving productivity and reliability, attracting and developing talent, and enabling AI at scale through strategic partnerships with industry and member states. – https://dig.watch/updates/cern-unveils-ai-strategy-to-advance-research-and-operations – https://home.cern/news/opinion/knowledge-sharing/why-we-need-cern-wide-ai-strategy

WhatsApp is bringing third-party chats to Europe

(Cybernews) Meta is planning to address the EU’s Digital Markets Act’s (DMA’s) requirement to allow European users the option to chat directly using third-party messaging services with a new feature called “third-party chats”. The company says it has carried out successful small-scale tests over the past months and will now bring its European users the option to chat with users of messaging apps BirdyChat and Haiket directly via third-party chats. WhatsApp owner Meta called the move “a significant milestone” in its compliance with the DMA. – https://cybernews.com/news/whatsapp-is-bringing-third-party-chats-to-europe/

PRC Elites Voice AI-Skepticism

(Daniel Fu – The Jamestown Foundation) Alongside continued investment in artificial intelligence (AI) technology and applications, a growing body of skeptics has emerged within media, policy, academic, and scientific circles in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). AI skeptics voice concerns over a lack of coordinated deployment, overhyped technology that may not produce the economic development many expect, effects on labor, and general social and safety issues. Analyses of the U.S.-China AI race often overlook national-level debates and local implementation, where some skeptics see wasted resources and inefficiencies. – https://jamestown.org/prc-elites-voice-ai-skepticism/

Breaking Down the EU’s Investigation into Google’s Search Policy

(Megan Kirkwood – Tech Policy Press) The European Commission has launched an investigation into Google over its search spam policy, in the latest enforcement action under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). This is a separate investigation from the one that resulted in the Commission’s previous preliminary findings of non-compliance with the law over self-preferencing its own services in Google Search results. It also follows from a separate case that saw the Commission hand the company a €2.95 billion fine for abuse of dominance of its advertising technology, where Google is trying to avoid a breakup. The Commission is investigating whether Google has breached Article 6(12) of the DMA, which mandates that Google must “apply fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory general conditions of access for business users” to its search engine, and Article 6(5), which dictates that Google apply those conditions also to search ranking results. – https://www.techpolicy.press/breaking-down-the-eus-investigation-into-googles-search-policy/

Balancing the Needs of Social Media Research with the Perspectives of High-Profile Figures

(Anna Lenhart – Tech Policy Press) Publicly available social media data has become increasingly important for understanding issues of public interest–particularly data belonging to accounts with a high number of followers. This type of content is often perceived as less sensitive and requiring less protection. But less protection is not necessarily the same as no protection. Social media may attract young people, activists, and others seeking fame or greater public visibility, but there are also plenty of individuals who accidentally go viral. High-profile figures’ tweets, photos, videos, and blogs often include individuals who are not the user (e.g., children, people in the background of a gymfluencer video, a friend joining in a user’s dance video—imperfectly referred to as bystanders). Additionally, online platforms allow users to delete content or restrict once-public content to a smaller audience. Researchers seeking to uphold ethical principles such as respect for persons (autonomy), beneficence (maximizing benefits while minimizing harm), and justice should carefully consider how these values apply when working with this type of data—especially if a goal is to inform or earn the trust of policymakers and the public. – https://www.techpolicy.press/balancing-the-needs-of-social-media-research-with-the-perspectives-of-highprofile-figures/

AI ‘Trustwashing’ Changes How Consumers Judge Credibility

(Hannah Bailey – Tech Policy Press) Generative AI is changing how people decide what to believe. Large language models can produce fluent, confident answers across a wide range of topics at the drop of a hat, and many readers take that fluency as a proxy for truth. This is especially the case when those answers appear inside tools we already trust for everyday work, such as search engines, email clients, or document editors. Generative AI outputs gain credibility simply by appearing in familiar and trusted places where people search for information. Together, both the fluency of large language models and the prominent placement of their outputs create an environment where false or misleading information can appear reliable. – https://www.techpolicy.press/ai-trustwashing-changes-how-consumers-judge-credibility/

Generative AI is Neither Too Unprecedented Nor Too New to Regulate

(Sarah Barrington – Tech Policy Press) Last month, OpenAI unleashed Sora 2, the latest in a surge of generative-AI technologies empowering users to create perceptually realistic media from a single image or prompt. Sora 2, in particular, enables anyone with the app to hijack another person’s digital identity at the click of a button through its “cameo” feature, generating videos that falsify actions, speech, and entire events—so-called deepfakes. With weak anti-impersonation measures, thousands of deepfakes of real people have been created both consensually and non-consensually, and accompanying distribution safeguards have already fallen short against the breadth of harmful content out there. – https://www.techpolicy.press/generative-ai-is-neither-too-unprecedented-nor-too-new-to-regulate/

Geostrategies

European Cloud Adoption for National Security

(Joseph Jarnecki – RUSI) Cloud computing has become a fundamental capability for European national security and defence. Governments increasingly depend on cloud services to strengthen national resilience, modernise legacy systems and provide advanced technological capabilities such as AI. – https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/research-papers/european-cloud-adoption-national-security

Huawei’s ‘Spare Tyre 2.0’ and the Limits of US Sanctions

(Masashi Umehara – RUSI) The year 2025 marks the completion of Beijing’s decade long ‘Made in China 2025’ strategic blueprint to transform the country into a global manufacturing powerhouse. The plan explicitly promotes military–civil fusion, and at the core of this fusion lie semiconductors – indispensable components for AI, drone and missile systems. Led by Huawei Technologies, China is seeking to internalize semiconductor production. If these efforts succeed, China will gain an important military advantage in East Asia, potentially triggering a global rebalancing of military power. While it may be unrealistic to obstruct China’s national strategy, it may nevertheless be possible to delay its progression by expanding mini-lateral export control frameworks among key technology-supplying nations. – https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/huaweis-spare-tyre-20-and-limits-us-sanctions

U.S. Economic Security: Winning the Race for Tomorrow’s Technologies

(Justin G. Muzinich, Gina M. Raimondo, James D. Taiclet, Jonathan E. Hillman, Anya Schmemann – Council on Foreign Relations) Strategic competition over the world’s next generation of foundational technologies is underway, and U.S. advantages in artificial intelligence, quantum, and biotechnology are increasingly contested. The United States must address vulnerabilities and mobilize the investment needed to prevail. – https://www.cfr.org/task-force-report/us-economic-security

Anthropic Partners with Fluidstack in $50B U.S. Data Center Expansion to Power Next-Generation AI Models

(AI Insider) Anthropic has announced a $50 billion partnership with U.K.-based Fluidstack to build a network of AI-optimized data centers across the United States, marking its largest infrastructure investment to date. The facilities, located in Texas and New York, are set to begin operations throughout 2026 and will be custom built to maximize efficiency for Anthropic’s Claude family of AI models. – https://theaiinsider.tech/2025/11/14/anthropic-partners-with-fluidstack-in-50b-u-s-data-center-expansion-to-power-next-generation-ai-models/

Courts and Litigation

October 2025 Tech Litigation Roundup

(Tech Policy Press) October sees a range of tech and law challenges, from constitutional to copyright and beyond. The Tech Litigation Roundup gathers and briefly analyzes notable lawsuits and court decisions across a variety of tech-and-law issues. – https://www.techpolicy.press/october-2025-tech-litigation-roundup/#Apple-loses-first-big-tech-case-at-UKs-Competition-Appeal-Tribunal-and-other-global-tech-news

New York Times lawsuit prompts OpenAI to strengthen privacy protections

(DigWatch) OpenAI says a New York Times demand to hand over 20 million private ChatGPT conversations threatens user privacy and breaks with established security norms. The request forms part of the Times’ lawsuit over alleged misuse of its content. The company argues the demand would expose highly personal chats from people with no link to the case. It previously resisted broader requests, including one seeking more than a billion conversations, and says the latest move raises similar concerns about proportionality. – https://dig.watch/updates/new-york-times-lawsuit-prompts-openai-to-strengthen-privacy-protections – https://openai.com/index/fighting-nyt-user-privacy-invasion/

Irish regulator opens DSA probe into X

(DigWatch) Ireland’s media watchdog has opened a formal investigation into X under the EU’s Digital Services Act. Regulators will assess appeal rights and internal complaint handling after reports of inaccessible processes for users. Irish officials will examine whether users can challenge refusals to remove reported content and receive clear outcomes. Potential penalties reach up to 6% of global turnover for confirmed breaches. – https://dig.watch/updates/irish-regulator-opens-dsa-probe-into-x – https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/x-ireland-europe-digital-services-act-investigation-coimisiun-na-mean

Security and Surveillance

Our Industries Are Vulnerable to Cyber-Attacks: Boardrooms Must Prioritize Resilience, Not Reaction

(Kamran Ikram – Infosecurity Magazine) AI has changed the game for cybercriminals. Attackers can generate ransomware with astonishing speed. They can capture sensitive information from their victims from social media or using realistic deepfakes to compromise even the most robust of systems. Customers have seen just what happens to a brand under attack: paralyzed supply chains, stolen customer data, eroded trust. Accenture’s latest State of Cybersecurity Resilience report shows the scale of the challenge. An overwhelming 88% of UK firms report they lack the maturity to defend against AI-driven threats. These are not marginal statistics; the majority of businesses are vulnerable. Financial services, retail and critical infrastructure are especially high-risk targets. Part of the problem is that attackers enjoy freedoms organizations do not. Defending organizations must win every time; attackers only need to succeed once. The battle is not easy or fair – but it is one we can be prepared for. – https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/opinions/boardrooms-must-prioritize/

Germany’s BSI issues guidelines to counter evasion attacks targeting LLMs

(Pierluigi Paganini – Security Affairs) Germany’s BSI warns of rising evasion attacks on LLMs, issuing guidance to help developers and IT managers secure AI systems and mitigate related risks. A significant and evolving threat to AI systems based on large language models (LLMs) arises from evasion attacks, malicious inputs designed to subvert or bypass model safeguards. The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) of Germany addresses this issue in its publication Evasion Attacks on LLMs – Countermeasures in Practice, which targets developers, IT managers in companies and public authorities using pre-trained models (such as GPT) and other advanced IT users. – https://securityaffairs.com/184606/security/germanys-bsi-issues-guidelines-to-counter-evasion-attacks-targeting-llms.html

Agentic AI drives a new identity security crisis

(DigWatch) New research from Rubrik Zero Labs warns that agentic AI is reshaping the identity landscape faster than organisations can secure it. The study reveals a surge in non-human identities created through automation and API driven workflows, with numbers now exceeding human users by a striking margin. – https://dig.watch/updates/agentic-ai-drives-a-new-identity-security-crisis – https://www.csoonline.com/article/4089682/agentic-ai-opens-door-to-new-id-challenges-report.html

Washington Post notifies 10,000 individuals affected in Oracle-linked data theft

(Pierluigi Paganini – Security Affairs) The Washington Post warns nearly 10,000 staff and contractors that personal and financial data was exposed in the Oracle breach. The popular newspaper has approximately 2.5M digital subscribers. Between July 10 and August 22, threat actors exploited a then-zero-day Oracle E-Business Suite flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-61884, to access parts of the Washington Post network, stealing sensitive data. In late September, the Clop ransomware group attempted extortion. – https://securityaffairs.com/184596/data-breach/washington-post-notifies-10000-individuals-affected-in-oracle-linked-data-theft.html

Chinese Hackers Automate Cyber-Attacks With AI-Powered Claude Code

(Kevin Poireault – Infosecurity Magazine) For the first time in history, cyber malicious actors have used Anthropic’s Claude Code, a generative AI coding assistant, to conduct cyber-attacks. The attackers are likely Chinese state-sponsored hackers and deployed the campaigns for cyber espionage purposes, said Anthropic in a report published on November 13. The targeted organizations included large tech companies, financial institutions, chemical manufacturing companies and government agencies. These victims of the cyber-attacks saw their systems infiltrated with minor human intervention. Anthropic assessed that the AI assistant, Claude Code, performed up to 80-90% of the tasks, with only four to six critical decision points per hacking campaign made by the hackers themselves. – https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/chinese-hackers-cyberattacks-ai/

Cornerstone staffing ransomware attack leaks 120,000 resumes, claims Qilin gang

(Cybernews) Cornerstone Staffing Solutions, a nationwide US employment agency and tech recruiter, is allegedly breached by the Qilin ransomware group, which claims to have pilfered the “personal resumes” of over 120,000 job seekers, along with over 1 million company files. The notorious Qilin gang posted the industry-leading recruitment agency on its dark leak blog on Thursday. The group claims to have exfiltratred 300 GB of sensitive information from Cornerstone, including the employment resumes of 120,000 individuals that were stored in the agency’s network systems. – https://cybernews.com/security/cornerstone-staffing-ransomware-attack-qilin-group-exposes-resumes/

FBI: Scammers threaten Chinese-speaking victims with extradition to pocket their money

(Cybernews) The FBI is warning about a new financial fraud scheme, where cybercriminals impersonate US health insurance providers and Chinese law enforcement to scam victims out of money. Crooks target Chinese-speaking individuals living in the US by impersonating a legitimate US health insurance provider’s claims department. Using a spoofed telephone number, they call the victims to ask about recent insurance claims for alleged surgical procedures. The call is conducted in Chinese. – https://cybernews.com/news/fbi-scammers-threaten-chinese-speaking-victims-with-extradition-to-pocket-their-money/

Massive blow to cybercrime: three malware families disrupted, 1025 servers taken down

(Cybernews) Europol has achieved another major breakthrough in disrupting cybercriminal networks. Three notorious malware families – infostealer Rhadamanthys, trojan VenomRAT, and the botnet Elysium – have been crippled. Operation Endgame, a long-term global anti-cybercrime effort coordinated by Europol, dismantled a cybercrime infrastructure responsible for infecting hundreds of thousands of victims worldwide with malware. Over 1,025 servers were taken down or disrupted worldwide, and 20 domains were seized. The police searched 11 locations, most of them in the Netherlands, one in Germany, and one in Greece. – https://cybernews.com/security/europol-operation-endgame-disrupts-three-malware-strains/

Akira Ransomware Haul Surpasses $244M in Illicit Proceeds

(Beth Maundrill – Infosecurity Magazine) Akira ransomware has claimed approximately $244.17m in ransomware proceeds since late September 2025. This is according to a new joint cybersecurity advisory published on November 14 by US government agencies and international partners, which noted in some incidents Akira threat actors exfiltrated data in just over two hours from initial access. – https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/akira-ransomware-244m-in-illicit/

“IndonesianFoods” npm Worm Publishes 44,000 Malicious Packages

(Phil Muncaster – Infosecurity Magazine) Security researchers have uncovered another large-scale, coordinated attack on the npm ecosystem, using worm-like techniques to spread spam packages. Dubbed “IndonesianFoods” due to the unique naming scheme used across the packages, the campaign has been running for over two years, according to SourceCodeRed’s Paul McCarty. At least 11 npm accounts have been created to deploy the packages, he said. Each package contains a malicious script file named either `auto.js` or `publishScript.js` which only executes when someone manually runs it. – https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/indonesianfoods-npm-worm-44000/

Frontiers

Microsoft expands AI model Aurora to improve global weather forecasts

(DigWatch) Extreme weather displaced over 800,000 people worldwide in 2024, highlighting the importance of accurate forecasts for saving lives, protecting infrastructure, and supporting economies. Farmers, coastal communities, and energy operators rely on timely forecasts to prepare and respond effectively. Microsoft is reaffirming its commitment to Aurora, an AI model designed to help scientists better understand Earth systems. Trained on vast datasets, Aurora can predict weather, track hurricanes, monitor air quality, and model ocean waves and energy flows. – https://dig.watch/updates/microsoft-expands-ai-model-aurora-to-improve-global-weather-forecasts – https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2025/11/13/the-next-phase-of-aurora-open-and-collaborative-ai-for-weather-and-climate-forecasting/

Explainable AI predicts cardiovascular events in hospitalised COVID-19 patients

(DigWatch) In the article published by BMC Infectious Diseases, researchers developed predictive models using machine learning (LightGBM) to identify cardiovascular complications (such as arrhythmia, acute heart failure, myocardial infarction) in 10,700 hospitalised COVID-19 patients across Brazil. – https://dig.watch/updates/explainable-ai-predicts-cardiovascular-events-in-hospitalised-covid-19-patients – https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-025-11465-6#:~:text=By%20applying%20explainable%20AI%20to,outcomes%20in%20resource-constrained%20settings.

ElevenLabs recreates celebrity voices for digital content

(DigWatch) Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine have licensed their voices to ElevenLabs, an AI company, joining a growing number of celebrities who are embracing generative AI. McConaughey will allow his newsletter to be translated into Spanish using his voice, while Caine’s voice is available on ElevenLabs’ text-to-audio app and Iconic Marketplace. Both stressed that the technology is intended to amplify storytelling rather than replace human performers. – https://dig.watch/updates/elevenlabs-recreates-celebrity-voices-for-digital-content – https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/matthew-mcconaughey-michael-caine-ai-9.6976757

Qwen relaunch aims to unify Alibaba’s mobile AI ecosystem

(DigWatch) Alibaba is preparing a major overhaul of its mobile AI apps, renaming Tongyi as Qwen and adding early agentic features. The update aims to make Qwen resemble leading chatbots while linking AI tools to Taobao and other services. Alibaba also plans a global version once the new design stabilises. – https://dig.watch/updates/qwen-relaunch-aims-to-unify-alibabas-mobile-ai-ecosystem

Stanford’s new AI model boosts liver transplant efficiency

(DigWatch) A new machine learning model has been developed by Stanford Medicine researchers to make liver transplants more efficient. It predicts whether a donor will die within the time frame necessary for organ viability. Donation after circulatory death requires that the donor pass within 30 to 45 minutes after life support removal; otherwise, surgeons often reject the liver due to increased risks for recipients. The model reduced futile procurements by 60%, outperforming surgeons’ predictions. – https://dig.watch/updates/stanfords-new-ai-model-boosts-liver-transplant-efficiency– https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2025/11/liver-transplant.html

Purdue and Google collaborate to advance AI research and education

(DigWatch) Purdue University and Google are expanding their partnership to integrate AI into education and research, preparing the next generation of leaders while advancing technological innovation. The collaboration was highlighted at the AI Frontiers summit in Indianapolis on 13 November. The event brought together university, industry, and government leaders to explore AI’s impact across sectors such as health care, manufacturing, agriculture, and national security. – https://dig.watch/updates/purdue-and-google-collaborate-to-advance-ai-research-and-education – https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/2025/Q4/purdue-and-google-aim-to-grow-a-strategic-ai-partnership/

China’s New Photonic Quantum Chip Promises 1,000-Fold Gains for Complex Computing Tasks

(Quantum Insider) China has introduced a photonic quantum chip reported to accelerate complex calculations by more than a thousandfold, marking one of its most significant advances in next-generation computing, according to the South China Morning Post. The chip, developed by CHIPX and Turing Quantum, features dense optical integration, rapid design cycles, and a pilot production line capable of producing 12,000 six-inch wafers annually, positioning China to scale photonic hardware for data centers, AI workloads and quantum research. Despite the progress, key uncertainties remain around performance stability, error behavior and mainstream deployability, and claims of 1,000-fold gains over leading GPUs depend heavily on specific tasks rather than general-purpose computing. – https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/11/15/chinas-new-photonic-quantum-chip-promises-1000-fold-gains-for-complex-computing-tasks/

European Space Agency Awards New Contract to SBQuantum Preparing Quantum Sensors for Space Deployment

(Quantum Insider) SBQuantum has secured a new ~$1M USD contract with the European Space Agency to deliver an upgraded quantum diamond magnetometer prototype for Earth Observation missions. The project builds on a previous ESA contract and SBQuantum’s momentum from the MagQuest Challenge, with the new sensor offering higher sensitivity, greater accuracy, and increased bandwidth. Supported through Canada–ESA cooperation programs, the contract strengthens ongoing efforts to validate quantum magnetometers for space and terrestrial applications, from planetary navigation to security and geophysics. – https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/11/14/european-space-agency-awards-new-contract-to-sbquantum/

Prompt and QV Studio Join Forces to Nurture the Quantum Startups of Tomorrow

(Quantum Insider) Prompt launched a new funding program with QV Studio to support early-stage quantum technology projects in Quebec. The initiative will provide up to $50,000 per project and a total of $250,000 to fund proof-of-concept research through universities and public research centers. The program aims to strengthen Quebec’s quantum startup ecosystem by fostering industry–academia collaboration and accelerating commercialization pathways. – https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/11/14/prompt-qv-studio-nurture-quantum-startups/

Google AI Outlines Five-Stage Roadmap to Make Quantum Computing Useful

(Quantum Insider) Google’s Quantum AI team released a five-stage framework to guide the development of useful quantum computing applications, shifting focus from hardware milestones to verified, real-world utility. The researchers highlight a lack of progress in the middle stages of the framework — identifying hard problem instances and linking algorithms to practical applications — and call for stronger funding and collaboration in these areas. Google urges the creation of open-source tools, cross-disciplinary partnerships, and new measures of success that value demonstrated usefulness over qubit counts. – https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/11/14/google-ai-outlines-five-stage-roadmap-to-make-quantum-computing-useful/

Sensetics Raises $1.75M Pre-Seed Funding to Develop Touch Sensing and Haptics for AI

(AI Insider) Sensetics raised $1.75 million in pre-seed funding, co-led by MetaVC Partners and Fitz Gate Ventures, to accelerate development of its hardware-software platform for capturing, editing, and transmitting high-fidelity touch data. The company’s Touch Signature programmable fabrics and AI-powered tools enable fingertip-level tactile recording and streaming for applications in robotics, medical tools, wearables, remote sensors, and VR/AR training. Targeting a market opportunity exceeding $10 billion, Sensetics aims to make touch a fully digital sense for industries such as logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, aerospace, and next-generation human-machine interaction. – https://theaiinsider.tech/2025/11/15/sensetics-raises-1-75m-pre-seed-funding-to-develop-touch-sensing-and-haptics-for-ai/

Syllo Secures $30M to Bolster Product Innovation and Meet Growing Demand for AI-Driven Litigation Products and Services

(AI Insider) Syllo raised $30 million in growth funding from Venrock, Two Seas Capital, and strategic investors to accelerate product innovation, team expansion, and go-to-market initiatives for its AI-powered legal platform. The company’s unified AI workspace automates first-level document review, improving efficiency in complex litigation and earning adoption from major firms like Pillsbury Winthrop and recognition from ILTA and American Lawyer. Founded by litigators and engineers, Syllo is rapidly emerging as a leader in AI-driven litigation technology, trusted by top law firms for its domain-specific and secure approach. – https://theaiinsider.tech/2025/11/15/syllo-secures-30m-to-bolster-product-innovation-and-meet-growing-demand-for-ai-driven-litigation-products-and-services/

Socratix AI Raises $4.1M to Empower Fraud Fighters with AI

(AI Insider) Socratix AI raised $4.1 million in seed funding led by Pear VC, with participation from Y Combinator and others, to expand hiring, partnerships, and R&D for its AI coworkers built for fraud and risk teams. The company develops autonomous AI agents that investigate and resolve fraud alerts in real time, cutting review times from hours to minutes and unifying fragmented data for faster, explainable decisions. Founded by Riya Jagetia and Satya Vasanth Reddy Tumati, Socratix aims to help financial institutions combat AI-driven fraud by automating repetitive investigations and enhancing human judgment. – https://theaiinsider.tech/2025/11/15/socratix-ai-raises-4-1m-to-empower-fraud-fighters-with-ai/

Knightscope Unveils the All-New K7 Autonomous Security Robot

(AI Insider) Knightscope unveiled the K7 Autonomous Security Robot, a new off-road, AI-equipped platform designed to patrol large outdoor areas around the clock. The K7 is built to monitor logistics yards, critical infrastructure and industrial sites that traditional cameras or human guards struggle to cover, providing real-time situational data through autonomous navigation. Knightscope opened an early-access program with limited production planned for late 2026, positioning the K7 as a key component of its long-term autonomous security strategy. – https://theaiinsider.tech/2025/11/15/knightscope-unveils-the-all-new-k7-autonomous-security-robot/

LinkedIn Expands AI Capabilities with Launch of Natural Language People Search in the U.S.

(AI Insider) LinkedIn, the professional networking platform owned by Microsoft, has introduced an AI-powered people search feature that allows users to find professionals using natural language queries. The new capability extends LinkedIn’s earlier AI-driven job search tool, enabling members in the United States to search for individuals with phrases such as “investors in the healthcare sector with FDA experience” or “founders of productivity startups in New York.” – https://theaiinsider.tech/2025/11/14/linkedin-expands-ai-capabilities-with-launch-of-natural-language-people-search-in-the-u-s/

SimSpace Secures $39M in New Funding Amid Surging Demand for Advanced Cyber Ranges

(AI Insider) SimSpace raised $39 million in debt and equity funding from BTG Pactual, Communitas Capital, and L2 Point Management to expand its AI-driven cyber range platform for advanced cybersecurity training and validation. Its intelligent simulation environment allows organizations to conduct live-fire exercises, test AI agents, validate detection tools, and optimize defenses against increasingly sophisticated, AI-powered attacks. Founded by former U.S. Cyber Command and MIT Lincoln Lab experts, SimSpace will use the funding to accelerate global expansion and strengthen partnerships with government, education, and Fortune 100 clients. – https://theaiinsider.tech/2025/11/14/simspace-secures-39m-in-new-funding-amid-surging-demand-for-advanced-cyber-ranges/

Sublime Security Closes $150M in Series C Funding as Industry-First AI Agents Accelerate Growth

(AI Insider) Sublime Security raised $150 million in Series C funding led by Georgian, with participation from Avenir, 01A, and existing investors, to advance its agentic AI platform for autonomous email defense. Its specialized AI agents, including the Autonomous Security Analyst and Autonomous Detection Engineer, automate threat triage and deploy tailored defenses in real time, doubling the company’s annual recurring revenue in early 2025. Trusted by major enterprises like Spotify, Snowflake, and Zscaler, Sublime plans to use the funding to enhance its AI capabilities, expand globally, and further redefine proactive email security. – https://theaiinsider.tech/2025/11/14/sublime-security-closes-150m-in-series-c-funding-as-industry-first-ai-agents-accelerate-growth/

Cursor Secures $2.3B Series D Financing at $29.3B Valuation to Redefine How Software is Written

(AI Insider) Cursor raised $2.3 billion in Series D funding at a $29.3 billion valuation, led by Thrive, a16z, Accel, and DST, with new investors including Coatue, NVIDIA, and Google. The funding will accelerate research, product development, and model training — such as its Composer coding model — while expanding global operations to meet rising enterprise demand. With over $1 billion in annualized revenue and millions of users, Cursor is positioning itself as the leading AI platform transforming how software is written, reviewed, and maintained. – https://theaiinsider.tech/2025/11/14/cursor-secures-2-3b-series-d-financing-at-29-3b-valuation-to-redefine-how-software-is-written/

FrontlineIQ Emerges from Stealth with $3.3M in Funding to Lead a New Era of AI Coaching for In-Person Sales

(AI Insider) FrontlineIQ launched publicly with an oversubscribed $3.3 million seed round led by AQC Capital to scale its AI sales coaching platform for retail, automotive, and financial services sectors. Its AI coach “Theo” delivers personalized feedback and real-time performance insights for in-person sales teams, driving double-digit sales growth and improved retention for major brands like Ashley HomeStore and Porsche. The funding will accelerate product development, customer expansion, and hiring across North America as FrontlineIQ scales its platform to meet growing enterprise demand. – https://theaiinsider.tech/2025/11/14/frontlineiq-emerges-from-stealth-with-3-3m-in-funding-to-lead-a-new-era-of-ai-coaching-for-in-person-sales/

Uptiq.ai Raises $12M to Build the Future of AI Infrastructure for Financial Services

(AI Insider) Uptiq.ai raised $12 million in funding led by Silverton Partners to expand adoption of its AI infrastructure platform, Uptiq Qore, across the financial services sector. Qore enables banks, fintechs, and wealth managers to build and scale AI-powered applications quickly while maintaining compliance and integrating with existing systems. The funding will support Uptiq’s 2026 growth plans, including scaling global distribution, expanding partnerships, and advancing AI infrastructure for regulated financial institutions. – https://theaiinsider.tech/2025/11/14/uptiq-ai-raises-12m-to-build-the-future-of-ai-infrastructure-for-financial-services/