Meta AI vet launches physical AI startup, Microsoft exits AI blob
TL;DR. A former Meta AI research director secured
0.25M for a stealth physical AI startup.
- The startup, Noosphere, received funding from Trilogy and Madrona for its innovative approach.
- Microsoft is quietly discontinuing its Mico AI blob, shifting its AI strategy.
- This indicates a pivot in Microsoft's consumer AI interface and branding efforts.
A former Meta AI AI research director founded Noosphere, a stealth physical AI startup.
Noosphere raised
0.25 million from Trilogy and Madrona.
Microsoft is retiring its Mico AI blob, a consumer-facing AI interface.
The retirement of Mico suggests a consolidation of Microsoft's Copilot apps.