Category: AI

This $8 Million AI Startup Wants to Whisper Sales Advice During Live Calls

Posted on October 19, 2026 (October 19, 2026) by BuzzFlutter

Othello is building an AI coach who helps sales reps handle objections and questions and close deals while speaking with customers. A sales call can change quickly. Tough question from a customer. Suddenly a sales rep needs the right answer, and there is no time and way to look for it.
New York-based AI startup Othello aims to help with that problem. The company announced a seed funding round of $8 million on October 14, 2026 (Finance Yahoo). It will use the money to expand its real-time AI sales coaching technology. Investors include A16Z Speedrun, Owl Capital, and Long Journey Ventures. Several tech founders and business leaders also joined the round. […]

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OpenAI Reportedly Eyes Cybersecurity Acquisition as AI Security Race Heats Up

Posted on October 19, 2026 (October 19, 2026) by BuzzFlutter

OpenAI could play a bigger role in the field of cybersecurity. The maker of ChatGPT is said to be in early talks to buy Trail of Bits, a cybersecurity company that specializes in identifying and fixing software vulnerabilities. A potential deal could help boost security work at OpenAI as competition heats up in AI-powered threat detection.
The talks are at an early stage, and the potential acquisition’s value remains undisclosed. There is also no certainty that the two companies will agree.
According to the Yahoo Finance report, AI companies are looking for new uses for their tech beyond chatbots and content creation. Identifying software vulnerabilities is an important part of that effort. […]

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The AI Agent War Has Begun: Google, OpenAI, and Meta Want to Control How We Work Online

Posted on October 19, 2026 (October 19, 2026) by BuzzFlutter

The next technology war may not be about whose search engine is best. Maybe it’s about who can get stuff done without forcing users to jump between apps.

Imagine asking an AI agent to research a product, compare prices, write a report, and organize the results. It tries to do the work for you rather than giving you a list of links or instructions. […]

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