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Consumers say ‘AI’ in brand messaging is a turnoff, WordPress VIP survey finds

June 17, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

Sixty percent of U.S. consumers say brands that use the term “AI” in their messaging turn them off, and 86% do not fully trust AI-generated answers, according to a new survey from WordPress VIP, the enterprise publishing platform owned by Automattic. The findings, based on a survey of 2,000 respondents conducted in April 2025, underscore […]

BC.GAME Launches Prediction Center, Powered by Polymarket

June 16, 2026 PlayNewsWire

BELIZE City, Belize, 16th June 2026, PlayNewswire […]

Smartphone displaying Facebook's new AI Mode search feature in a bright, modern setting.

Meta rolls out AI Mode on Facebook, pulling answers from public posts and groups

June 16, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

Meta announced Monday it is rolling out a new feature called AI Mode on Facebook, which uses the company’s Meta AI assistant to generate answers drawn from public posts, Groups, and Reels. The move is part of a broader push to integrate generative AI across its platforms and increase user engagement with its chatbot. Instead […]

Team of engineers at Sarvam AI office in Bengaluru working on multilingual AI models

Sarvam becomes India’s newest AI unicorn with $234M funding led by HCLTech

June 16, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

Bengaluru-based artificial intelligence startup Sarvam has raised $234 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, the company announced Monday, making it India’s newest AI unicorn. The round is led by HCLTech, the IT subsidiary of Indian conglomerate HCL Group, which is contributing $150 million as the lead strategic investor. Bessemer Venture Partners also participated in the […]

NyesteCasino.com Reports: iGaming Industry Navigates Dual Pressures of Regulation and Growth

June 15, 2026 PlayNewsWire

Norwich, United Kingdom, 15th June 2026, PlayNewswire […]

A modular reconfigurable robot in a bright Barcelona warehouse, sorting packages.

Theker raises $85M to build reconfigurable factory robots that adapt to any task

June 15, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

Barcelona-based robotics startup Theker has raised $85 million in a Series A funding round, which it claims is the largest ever for a European robotics company at this stage. The round was led by American venture capital firm CRV, with participation from Samsung and Aglaé Ventures, the investment vehicle tied to LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault. […]

SpaceX Starship rocket launching at dusk with orbital satellite array visible in space above

SpaceX’s $75B IPO rests on three near-impossible engineering feats

June 15, 2026 CoinPulseHQ Editorial

SpaceX is set to go public on Friday with a $75 billion stock offering that is reportedly deeply oversubscribed, with some institutional investors committing as much as $10 billion for a piece of Elon Musk’s empire. But beneath the excitement lies a sobering reality: the company’s bankers have valued it at nearly $1.8 trillion, a […]