Industrial automation startup Path Robotics raises $300M in funding (opens siliconangle.com)
Path automates industrial welding; Georgian led, joined by a consortium including Yamaha Motor's venture arm.
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Path automates industrial welding; Georgian led, joined by a consortium including Yamaha Motor's venture arm.
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Strands (AWS) says Amazon replaced Sonnet 4.6 with its Strands Decider in an agent workflow and saved millions; 689 points and 242 comments on HN.
The WSJ says Goldman Sachs Alternatives led the Series B at a ~$400M valuation; Daylight says revenue grew more than 40-fold in a year.
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