Medly AI raises $8m to put an AI tutor in front of every UK exam student
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INVESTORS AND FUNDING
Starcloud raised $250mn to buy rockets it cannot yet book
Starcloud has raised $250mn at a $2.3bn valuation to run AI inference in orbit, and part of the money is set aside for launch capacity it has not secured. Falcon 9 retires in 2028, and Starship has not yet flown twice.
INVESTORS AND FUNDING
Starcloud raised $250mn to buy rockets it cannot yet book
Starcloud has raised $250mn at a $2.3bn valuation to run AI inference in orbit, and part of the money is set aside for launch capacity it has not secured. Falcon 9 retires in 2028, and Starship has not yet flown twice.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Slack launches Slack Code, where teams and AI agents build together
Slack Code gives teams a dedicated channel where AI agents write, review and ship software in the open. Claude, ChatGPT, Devin and Copilot are all founding partners, and the feature is free on every plan. TNW reported in May that Marc Benioff wanted coding inside Slack next.
LEGAL
Uber is fined 825 million euros over automated driver suspensions
The Dutch data protection authority has decided to fine Uber 825 million euros for deactivating driver accounts by software without telling the drivers properly. Only Meta's 1.2 billion euro penalty has been larger under GDPR. Uber will appeal.