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• Yann LeCun and Oriol Vinyals have launched 224 Ventures, a new AI-focused venture capital fund with over $100 million in assets. • The fund targets early-stage AI startups, providing seed investments ranging from $1 million to $5 million, with backing primarily from AI industry insiders. • The partnership allows LeCun and Vinyals to support emerging founders and track AI advancements while splitting all profits and investment decisions equally.

• Cybersecurity startup Zenity has raised $125 million in a Series C funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners. • The company provides tools designed to help enterprises secure and govern autonomous AI agents integrated across their internal systems. • This capital injection will be used to accelerate platform development, expand the Zenity Labs research team, and grow the company's footprint in Asia Pacific and Europe.

• NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered a vast "sea" of tiny, polygon-shaped fractures forming a honeycomb landscape within a Martian valley. • The patterns are only a few inches wide and are so extensive that they wrap around a nearby 20-foot-tall butte. • This finding adds to a long series of unexpected geological discoveries made by the rover since its landing on August 6, 2012.

• AI agents are shifting the landscape of cybersecurity seed funding, with investors prioritizing agent security, trusted compute, and identity controls. • According to a recent report from DataTribe, there is a surge in new ventures, evidenced by Product Hunt launches reaching their highest levels since late 2023. • This trend is further supported by Census Bureau data showing a steady climb in high-propensity business applications.

• DataTribe's latest report indicates that seed funding in cybersecurity is shifting toward AI agents, trusted compute, and identity controls. • The demand for AI security investment is rising as founders face increased competition, with Product Hunt launches reaching their highest levels since late 2023. • This trend reflects a broader surge in high-propensity business applications, as tracked by the Census Bureau, signaling a crowded market for new security startups.

• InvestiFi has raised $20 million in funding to scale its embedded investing services specifically for community banks and credit unions. • In a separate funding event, Encore AI secured $30 million in Series A funding for its agentic customer interaction platform designed to increase revenue. • These investments highlight a growing trend in FinTech to integrate sophisticated investment tools into smaller financial institutions and shift AI customer service from cost-cutting to revenue generation.

• India has been placed in Group A for the FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026, where they will compete against host nation Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia. • Pakistan was drawn into Group B, facing opponents Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines in the group stage. • The tournament is split into two tiers: Division 1 matches will be hosted entirely in Indonesia, while Division 2 matches will be hosted by Hong Kong.