AI News Today — Part 11
Jun 24, 2026 · Sourced from 500+ daily AI sources, scored by relevance.
- SaffronStays raises $3.5 Mn led by Infinity Ventures
Managed holiday-home platform SaffronStays has raised $3.5 million in a funding round led by Infinity Ventures, with participation from family offices. The round included fresh primary capital and a partial secondary sale by existing investor Sixth Sense Ventures. Founded in 2015 by Tejas Parulekar and Devendra Parulekar, SaffronStays operates a network of managed villas, heritage homes, and vacation properties across India. The Mumbai-based startup will use the funds to expand across existing and new leisure destinations, invest in technology and product development, enhance guest experiences, and grow its portfolio of managed homes. SaffronStays currently manages over 450 properties across more than 80 destinations, including Maharashtra, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, and Delhi NCR. According to the company, inventory in its focus markets grew 70% in North India, 90% in South India, and 200% in Goa over the last two financial years. The startup claims that it has remained profitable for four consecutive years. More than half of its revenue now comes from premium homes, while direct bookings contribute nearly 70% of overall business. SaffronStays plans to strengthen its presence in the premium and experiential hospitality segment, focusing on curated stays, destination-led experiences, family vacations, celebrations, and corporate offsites. The company also partners with homeowners to manage and monetise second homes through its hospitality management platform.
Score: 05💰 MoneyJun 24, 2026https://entrackr.com/snippets/saffronstays-raises-35-mn-led-by-infinity-ventures-12068176 - Failing Robot Cop Company Knightscope Now Publishing Bizarre AI Slop Fan Fiction About Its Robots Solving Absurd Crimes
"The name matched. The money moved. Baby Bob was back." The post Failing Robot Cop Company Knightscope Now Publishing Bizarre AI Slop Fan Fiction About Its Robots Solving Absurd Crimes appeared first on Futurism .
Score: 05🌐 MovesJun 24, 2026https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/knightscope-robot-cop-company-fan-fiction - Principles in motion
When you’re designing motion, you’re designing with time. Understanding the mechanics turns movement into meaning.
- The Mapping Software Behind America’s Viral Maps Just Got Faster and Smarter
The Mapping Software Behind America’s Viral Maps Just Got Faster and Smarter USA Today
- General Counsel - OpenRouter
General Counsel - OpenRouter Built In
- Sr Manager - AI Ops (Intelligent IT Operations)
Sr Manager - AI Ops (Intelligent IT Operations) Built In
Score: 02🌐 MovesJun 24, 2026https://builtin.com/job/sr-manager-ai-ops-intelligent-it-operations/9882106 - Lead Java Software Engineer - Equity Derivatives Risk, Quant & AI-Enabled Platforms
Lead Java Software Engineer - Equity Derivatives Risk, Quant & AI-Enabled Platforms Built In
Score: 02🌐 MovesJun 24, 2026https://builtin.com/job/lead-java-software-engineer-equity-derivatives-risk-quant-ai-enabled-platforms/9879262 - Lead Foreign Exchange Ai Java Software Engineer
Lead Foreign Exchange Ai Java Software Engineer Built In
Score: 02🌐 MovesJun 24, 2026https://builtin.com/job/lead-foreign-exchange-ai-java-software-engineer/9879595 - Director, Product Management, Advanced Analytics & AI
Director, Product Management, Advanced Analytics & AI Built In
Score: 02🌐 MovesJun 24, 2026https://builtin.com/job/director-product-management-advanced-analytics-ai/9889463 - AI Literacy Librarian - Cornell University
AI Literacy Librarian - Cornell University Built In
- Customer Experience AI Associate
Customer Experience AI Associate Built In
- Distinguished Engineer (Agentic AI) - HERE Technologies
Distinguished Engineer (Agentic AI) - HERE Technologies Built In
- GTM Finance Intern (AI & Automation) - HERE Technologies
GTM Finance Intern (AI & Automation) - HERE Technologies Built In
- Senior Technical Product Manager, Doc Platform & AI Infrastructure
Senior Technical Product Manager, Doc Platform & AI Infrastructure Built In
Score: 02🌐 MovesJun 24, 2026https://builtin.com/job/senior-technical-product-manager-doc-platform-ai-infrastructure/9883275 - Managed Services - AI Agent Build & DevOps - Manager
Managed Services - AI Agent Build & DevOps - Manager Built In
Score: 02🌐 MovesJun 24, 2026https://builtin.com/job/managed-services-ai-agent-build-devops-manager/9873791 - Senior Copywriter & AI Systems Architect
Senior Copywriter & AI Systems Architect Built In
- Manager, Applied AI Engineering, Life Sciences (Beneficial Deployments)
Manager, Applied AI Engineering, Life Sciences (Beneficial Deployments) Built In
Score: 02🌐 MovesJun 24, 2026https://builtin.com/job/manager-applied-ai-engineering-life-sciences-beneficial-deployments/9885386 - AI Engineer - Ruby on Rails - OnTheGoSystems
AI Engineer - Ruby on Rails - OnTheGoSystems Built In
- Salesforce Chapter Lead - Medenterprises
Salesforce Chapter Lead - Medenterprises Built In
- How AI data centers lost the PR war — and what it means for businesses
The multitrillion-dollar push for data centers has sparked a transpartisan backlash — and there are lessons in public relations that business owners can learn from it, experts say.
- Gemini in Chrome can now see exactly what you’re looking at on screen
Google is rolling out a new "Select from screen" tool for Gemini in Chrome, while Gemini 3.5 Flash gains built-in computer-use capabilities.
Score: 00🌐 MovesJun 24, 2026https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/gemini-in-chrome-can-now-see-exactly-what-youre-looking-at-on-screen/ - Sunrun Stock Surges 30% on Tesla AI Data-Center Tie-Up
Sunrun Stock Surges 30% on Tesla AI Data-Center Tie-Up Barron's
Score: 00🌐 MovesJun 24, 2026https://www.barrons.com/articles/sunrun-stock-price-tesla-ai-data-center-06a3671a?mod - Gemini in Chrome is getting yet another version of Circle to Search
Never accuse Google of not wanting to re-invent the wheel.
- Most Texans oppose data centers in their communities, poll finds
Most Texans oppose data centers in their communities, poll finds USA Today
Score: 00🌐 MovesJun 24, 2026https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/06/24/poll-shows-most-texans-oppose-ai-data-centers/90678089007/ - Kids sit in windows as Waymo travels through Westside. Witness alerts company; car doesn't stop
Santa Monica resident Rojia Shahsavani said she witnessed three boys taking selfies and sitting on the open window ledges of a white Waymo that traveled from Santa Monica into West L.A. last Friday.
- Zycus Concludes Agentic AI Procurement Summit 2026; Forrester and Hackett Group Research Released
Zycus Concludes Agentic AI Procurement Summit 2026; Forrester and Hackett Group Research Released USA Today
- Most Texas data centers aren't complying with a Texas law to report water usage
Most Texas data centers aren't complying with a Texas law to report water usage Houston Chronicle
- Assort Health scores $120M series C to scale voice AI agent platform for healthcare
Assort Health has a large proprietary specialty dataset built on 190 million patient interactions, 62,000 care protocols and 1.6 million decision pathways.
- Coval raises $28M series A to address AI voice agent reliability, compliance
The company plans to use the funds to address deployment reliability and compliance issues, expand its sales and solutions engineering teams and advance product capabilities.
- Exclusive: A look inside construction on DataBank's Red Oak AI data center campus
Exclusive: A look inside construction on DataBank's Red Oak AI data center campus Dallas News
- Orderful Raises $35 Million Series C to Grow AI-Native EDI Infrastructure and Expand Global Trading Partner Network
Orderful Raises $35 Million Series C to Grow AI-Native EDI Infrastructure and Expand Global Trading Partner Network azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic
- Pervaziv AI Extends Enterprise AI Control Layer to Safari with Cortex 4.9, Bringing Agentic AI Across All Major Browsers
Pervaziv AI Extends Enterprise AI Control Layer to Safari with Cortex 4.9, Bringing Agentic AI Across All Major Browsers azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic
- Google Home Speaker review: Talk Gemini to me [Video]
Five years on from a dedicated speaker launch , we have the Google Home Speaker. This is the platform for Gemini for the next half a decade – here’s what it’s like to live with.
Score: 00🌐 MovesJun 24, 2026https://9to5google.com/2026/06/24/google-home-speaker-review-talk-gemini-to-me-video/ - Opinion: America’s lead in AI is now at the mercy of local zoning boards
Opinion: America’s lead in AI is now at the mercy of local zoning boards The Mercury News
- Qualcomm and Hugging Face Expand Relationship to Advance Open, Developer-Driven AI from Device to Cloud
Qualcomm and Hugging Face Expand Relationship to Advance Open, Developer-Driven AI from Device to Cloud Qualcomm
Score: 00🌐 MovesJun 24, 2026https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2026/06/qualcomm-and-hugging-face-expand-relationship-to-advance-open--d - Qualcomm and Meta Announce Strategic Multi-Generation Agreement on Data Center CPUs
Qualcomm and Meta Announce Strategic Multi-Generation Agreement on Data Center CPUs Qualcomm
Score: 00🌐 MovesJun 24, 2026https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2026/06/qualcomm-and-meta-announce-strategic-multi-generation-agreement- - Snapdragon Multiverse Hackathon - Noida
Snapdragon Multiverse Hackathon - Noida Qualcomm
Score: 00🌐 MovesJun 24, 2026https://www.qualcomm.com/developer/events/snapdragon-multiverse-hackathon-noida - Data Center AI Inference Accelerators | Dragonfly
Data Center AI Inference Accelerators | Dragonfly Qualcomm
- AI300 Rack‑Level Inference Platform for Agentic AI | Dragonfly
AI300 Rack‑Level Inference Platform for Agentic AI | Dragonfly Qualcomm
- Investor Day 2026 | Partner Videos
Investor Day 2026 | Partner Videos Qualcomm
- AI inference at scale with AI250 rack-scale Platform | Dragonfly
AI inference at scale with AI250 rack-scale Platform | Dragonfly Qualcomm
- O100 is a 4nm CMOS Single-chip | Optical DSP | Dragonfly
O100 is a 4nm CMOS Single-chip | Optical DSP | Dragonfly Qualcomm
- Introducing Qualcomm Dragonfly — efficient by design, scalable by nature
Introducing Qualcomm Dragonfly — efficient by design, scalable by nature Qualcomm
Score: 00🌐 MovesJun 24, 2026https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2026/06/qualcomm-dragonfly-ai-data-center-brand - Qualcomm unveils data center chip to counter Nvidia GPU and HBM
Qualcomm unveils data center chip to counter Nvidia GPU and HBM Nikkei Asia
- LA’s Waymo Stunt-Riding Teens Get Account Suspended, Would Probably Say It Was Worth It
New technologies create new dangers (and new fun ways to get killed).
- Google Home Speaker review: A modest update for the Gemini era
Google's new speaker is a modest update, but the question is whether Gemini is a good smart home assistant.
- AI data center boom hits a human bottleneck — critical skilled labor shortages could slow deployment despite billions in funding
Data center construction is facing many challenges, and among them is a shortage of skilled hands to assemble the things.
- Coval raises $28M as enterprises push voice agents into production
Voice artificial intelligence testing startup Coval Inc. revealed today that it has raised $28 million in new funding to expand its platform as more enterprises put voice agents into production. Founded in 2024, Coval offers software that runs simulations, tracks live performance and labels data for AI voice and chat agents. Companies use it to […] The post Coval raises $28M as enterprises push voice agents into production appeared first on SiliconANGLE .
Score: 00💰 MoneyJun 24, 2026https://siliconangle.com/2026/06/24/coval-raises-28m-enterprises-push-voice-agents-production/ - Kinoa pushes AI-native mobile app revenue operations after raising $10M in funding
Mobile application operations startup Kinoa Labs Ltd. said today it has raked in $10 million in funding to help app developers unlock more revenue from their users with its artificial intelligence-native software. Transcend Fund led the round, which also saw participation from Sisu Game Ventures. The money will support the startup’s mission of giving games […] The post Kinoa pushes AI-native mobile app revenue operations after raising $10M in funding appeared first on SiliconANGLE .
Score: 00💰 MoneyJun 24, 2026https://siliconangle.com/2026/06/24/kinoa-pushes-ai-native-mobile-app-revenue-operations-raising-10m-funding/ - Gongloff: Data centers are stewing in their own pollution
Gongloff: Data centers are stewing in their own pollution The Mercury News
Score: 00🌐 MovesJun 24, 2026https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/06/24/gongloff-data-centers-are-stewing-in-their-own-pollution/amp/