Latest AI Developments, Trending Tools + Tech News: July 17
Here are the latest AI developments, trending tools, current business, and tech news in digital marketing on July 17, 2025:
Current Business News and Tech Updates
- Scale AI will lay off 14% of its staff following Meta’s $14.3 billion investment.
- Google announced it is bringing advanced AI capabilities to search, adding Gemini 2.5 and Deep Search to AI mode.
- Bedrock Robotics, an autonomous vehicle tech startup, received $80 million in funding from Eclipse and 8VC.
- Microsoft Copilot launched Desktop Share, a new feature that allows Copilot to see what you see and discuss it in real time.
- Daniel Nadler, founder of OpenEvidence, raised $210 million at a $3.5B valuation.
Trending AI Tools
- Character – allows users to create and interact with AI-powered virtual characters for conversations.
- Scale – a platform that accelerates AI development and offers services to improve machine learning models.
- Nectar – allows users to create and interact with customizable AI companions.
- Kiro – an agentic IDE built on OSS code that streamlines software development.
- Chai – enables users to connect, share, and interact with AI chatbots powered by large language models.
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