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Littlebird introduced an AI‑driven application that continuously reads computer screens and stores context as text, enabling users to query their digital activity without manual input. The free tool lets users customize app coverage, automatically excludes sensitive fields, and integrates with email and calendar services. It also offers a background notetaker that transcribes meetings and generates action items. Founded by Alap Shah, Naman Shah, and Alexander Green, the startup raised $11 million led by Lotus Studio. Paid plans start at $20 per month, adding higher usage limits and image‑generation features. Read more

Gimlet Labs, founded by former Pixie co‑founders including Stanford adjunct professor Zain Asgar, announced an $80 million Series A led by Menlo Ventures. The startup’s “multi‑silicon inference cloud” software lets AI workloads run simultaneously across CPUs, GPUs, and high‑memory systems, promising 3‑to‑10× faster inference at the same cost and power. Partnerships with major chip makers such as NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, ARM, Cerebras and d‑Matrix support the platform, which targets large model labs and data‑center operators. The round brings total funding to $92 million and backs a team of 30 employees. Read more

Memvid, a startup focused on improving AI chatbot memory, is hiring remote workers to spend a day intentionally challenging chatbots by repeatedly asking them to recall earlier details. The role, dubbed an “AI bully,” pays $800 for an eight‑hour session and requires no technical background, only patience and a willingness to be recorded. Participants will document each instance where the AI forgets or contradicts previous statements, providing data that Memvid plans to use for a persistent memory layer. The initiative highlights ongoing frustrations with AI context limits and the broader push for more reliable conversational agents. Read more