Agentic Tools, Spatial Computing, and AI Ethics Initiatives

Technology and Business Services

11 Jun 2025

Breakthroughs in AI

Anysphere launched Cursor 1.0, an AI-powered code editor, introducing BugBot for code review, agent-driven remote coding and new features like Memories and one-click MCP setup, marking a major advancement in AI-assisted coding.
Meta unveils Aria Gen 2 smart glasses with advanced AI sensors, real-time environment mapping, and varied interaction methods, redefining wearable spatial computing.
Chinese AI firm Manus has launched a next-gen text-to-video generation platform that creates video stories from written input, poised to revolutionize content creation.
AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio unveils LawZero, a non-profit lab to block self-preserving AI behaviors and align future intelligence systems with human values and oversight.
Nucleus launches embryo genetic optimization software, enabling IVF parents to screen for diseases and longevity traits, accelerating predictive, selection-based reproduction.
Bland’s new Text-to-Speech (TTS) advancement sets a new bar for realism, delivering emotionally expressive, lifelike AI voice cloning.

Enterprise adoption and ecosystem shift

Amazon’s Lab126 forms an agentic AI group to develop physical AI for warehouse robots, enabling natural language interactions and multi-step task execution
Qualcomm and Advantech unveil open Edge AIoT platforms, combining advanced hardware and SDKs to transform industrial automation.
Workday launches its AI agent ecosystem and gateway, integrating diverse AI agents into its Agent System of Record to unify digital and human workforces.
Thrive Holdings and ZBS Partners launch Shield Technology Partners with US$ 100M, acquiring four managed service providers, to build an AI-driven IT services powerhouse.
Covasant and Botminds AI partner to deliver a scalable, no-code agentic AI platform, enabling enterprises to deploy autonomous, context-aware workflows across industries.
The Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) partners with OpenEvidence in a multi-year AI-based medical search, enhancing clinical decision-making with data insights.

Funding and Investments

Company	Amount	Round	Investor	Description
Anduril	2,500	Series G	Founders fund	Provider of AI-based drone surveillance solutions for defense and maritime sector
Nebius	1,000	Convertible debt financing	Qualified institutional investors	Offers full-stack AI infrastructure including GPU-powered cloud platforms
Sharplink Gaming	425	Private investment in public equity	ParaFi, Electric Capital, Pantera Capital, Arrington Capital, White Star Capital, Hivemind	Offers an AI-enabled platform for betting management
Bolttech	147	Series C	Sumitomo corporation, Iberis Capital	IT services platform that automates operations, supports partners with resources & networks
Shield Technology Partners	100+	Seed	Thrive Holdings & ZBS Partners	AI-enabled managed IT services platform to help scale service providers' operations
Thread AI	20	Series A	Greycroft, Index Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Plug-and-Play, Meritech Capital	Helps firms design and deploy AI-powered workflows through its core platform, Lemma