Peec AI, a Berlin‑based startup that monitors brand presence in AI‑driven search results, has closed a $21 million Series A led by Singular. The round follows a seed investment from 20VC and brings total backing from Antler, Combination VC, identity.vc and S20. The company reports more than $4 million in annual recurring revenue and a customer base of roughly 1,300 firms, including Axel Springer, Chanel and TUI. With plans to hire dozens of staff, open a New York sales office and expand its GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) platform, Peec AI aims to shape the emerging AI‑search market. Leia mais →

Recent developments show artificial intelligence reshaping retail, prompting regulatory uncertainty, and raising mental‑health alarms. Retailers are eyeing chat‑based product discovery while the FTC quietly removes AI‑related blog posts, leaving businesses unsure of policy direction. Protesters have adopted inflatable frog costumes to dodge surveillance, and Google’s New York offices faced a bedbug scare. Most strikingly, the FTC recorded 200 complaints linking ChatGPT to delusions, paranoia and even self‑harm, highlighting a growing concern over AI‑induced psychosis. Leia mais →