Cathay Innovation, through Cathay Capital, announced on May 28 the final closing of its third fund—Fund III—totaling $1 billion. This fund is specifically dedicated to supporting startups developing vertical artificial intelligence solutions, targeting critical sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing, and finance.
Voice AI is on the rise: Chatterbox, a new open-source text-to-speech model
For a long time, text-to-speech technology has been the exclusive domain of private tech companies, which have kept audio quality locked behind proprietary solutions. However, a turning point is underway: the launch of Chatterbox, an open-source voice synthesis model, marks a new milestone in the democratization of voice-based artificial intelligence.
A 100% AI-generated music video wins at Cannes: Croquette Crew takes top honors at the 2025 AI Film Awards
The 2025 Cannes Film Festival marked a turning point: for the first time, a music video created entirely by artificial intelligence received an official award. *Croquette Crew*, directed by the GenIArt collective, was named Best AI Music Video at the AI Film Awards, an emerging section dedicated to augmented audiovisual creation.
Salesforce Acquires Informatica: A Strategic Move Toward Enterprise Agent-Based AI
On May 22, 2025, Salesforce officially announced the acquisition of Informatica for $8 billion. Specializing in data integration, the California-based company has for years provided cloud-based data management and transformation solutions used by more than 5,000 companies worldwide.
Capgemini, Mistral AI, and SAP: A Strategic Alliance for Sovereign and Secure Artificial Intelligence in Regulated Sectors
On May 13, 2024, Capgemini, SAP, and Mistral AI announced a strategic partnership aimed at developing generative artificial intelligence solutions tailored to regulated industries.
Artificial Intelligence for Video Conferencing: Google Meet Launches Instant Translation
In an increasingly globalized business environment, the language barrier remains an obstacle to effective communication. The rise in video conferencing, accelerated by remote work, has highlighted the need for tools that can ensure smooth communication between speakers of different languages.
When Artificial Intelligence Enhances the Creative Process: A Revolution for Designers
The field of design, long rooted in intuition, aesthetics, and human sensibility, is undergoing a major transformation. The widespread adoption of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) in creative processes is upending established practices. Interfaces, illustrations, prototypes, mockups: everything can now be generated or assisted by algorithms.
Image 4: Google’s new showcase for generative visual artificial intelligence
Following the highly anticipated release of Gemini 1.5, Google continues to gain momentum in the field of generative artificial intelligence with the launch of Imagen 4, a new iteration of its image-generation model.
Artificial Intelligence Enters the Industrial Phase: Red Hat Unveils Its Open-Source Inference Server
Red Hat, an IBM subsidiary and a global leader in open-source software, recently announced the launch of Red Hat AI Inference Server, a platform designed to deploy artificial intelligence models at scale in hybrid or multi-cloud enterprise environments.
Artificial Intelligence in the Shopping Cart: French Consumers Embrace Augmented Shopping (Havas Market Study)
E-commerce is undergoing another transformation, this time driven by the rise of generative artificial intelligence technologies. According to a recent study conducted by Havas Market among more than 1,000 French people, 54% of consumers say that AI will transform the way they shop within the next five years.
