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TECH IN THE NEWS

Trump's Costly Bill — President Trump's new legislation could increase the national debt by $3.4 trillion and leave 10 million more uninsured by 2034. The bill extends 2017 tax cuts while reducing Medicaid and SNAP funding.

Democratizing AI — Sam Altman will advocate for democratizing AI tools during a Federal Reserve conference in Washington. He supports President Trump's AI Action Plan, emphasizing distributed economic benefits.

GPT-5 Tease — OpenAI engineer Tibor Blaho revealed a screengrab hinting GPT-5 is currently in testing.

Math Olympiad? — OpenAI also jumped the gun in claiming its experimental AI model achieved gold medal performance at the International Mathematical Olympiad, sparking controversy over self-grading and an embargo.

Meta Opts Out — The tech giant declined to sign the EU's voluntary AI code of practice according to its Chief Global Affairs Officer, highlighting Meta's approach to AI regulation and potential EU relations impact.

Patchier Than a Pirate Ship — A new zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint is under active exploitation, impacting federal and business servers. Microsoft rolled out emergency updates, urges immediate patching and key rotation.

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Delving Into Data Compliance

With AI’s rise, data compliance is increasingly becoming a make-or-break challenge for today’s companies opening up a $40B new industry. For AI companies especially, it’s a path not just to survival but to stronger, faster, and more trusted growth. For those like OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman, who just announced his intention to lobby DC for a democratized future with AI tools in the hands of as many as possible, efficient data compliance processes are vital.

That challenge, is setting the stage for a new category of AI-native solutions – an exciting emerging one being Delve, a SF-based startup utilizing AI agents to streamline data compliance. Just this morning, Delve announced a milestone $32M Series A led by Insight Partners at a healthy $300M valuation. Delve’s rapid growth is a clear signal that data compliance done right is both a genuine differentiator and a market opportunity. 

The Scale and Stakes of Compliance

Data compliance, or the process of adhering to regulatory requirements and policies, is especially important for AI due to the sheer amount of data it needs to operate successfully. Delve puts it, a $40 Billion copy-paste problem” Since AI models typically require enormous datasets of hundreds of billions to trillions of data tokens (words, images, code, etc) for training, ensuring that these data are used in the right way is vital not only for legal purposes, but for ethical ones as well. Furthermore, many AI models, especially deep learning systems, are complex and lack transparency, making it difficult to explain how data is processed or how decisions are made. This “black box” nature significantly complicates regulatory reporting and accountability requirements. Failure to be data compliant results in failure to protect sensitive information, unintended bias, and more – not to mention the legal consequences. 

Why is Compliance so Difficult?

However, data compliance – especially for AI – isn’t just hard, it’s often a nightmare. Data often crosses borders, meaning companies are juggling requirements from the EU’s strict GDPR to California’s nuanced CCPA, and from China’s PIPL to countless industry regulations like SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, or PCI DSS. Many of these frameworks overlap, or even outright conflict. The GDPR demands that European personal data stays protected in the EU, while the US’s CLOUD Act gives US law enforcement the right to demand data from US companies, even if it’s stored elsewhere. 

Furthermore, regulation is constantly evolving and accelerating. In just the past week, the FTC ordered data brokers Mobilewalla and Gravy Analytics to halt the unauthorized sale of sensitive location data, underscoring new scrutiny on third-party data brokers and compliance in the era of AI-driven business. In another headline, privacy advocates raised alarms when a US agency shared Medicaid data with immigration authorities, bringing ongoing data-sharing risks into sharp focus.

In a rapidly changing landscape like today’s, traditional compliance processes have proven inadequate and outdated. Legacy tools are slow to adapt, relying on labor-intensive checklists and endless spreadsheets, leaving teams to spend precious time entangled in administrative work. More than four million workers across the US and EU are engaged in compliance busywork, totalling to a $40B drain on productivity. The result is a ripple effect that slows down launches and sales, drains resources and talent, and ultimately slows down company growth– sometimes in the most crucial stages.

Delve’s AI-Native Solution 

Delve’s approach is a rethink of data compliance for the AI age. Founded by MIT AI researchers, the startup has designed AI agents that handle compliance operations autonomously. Unlike traditional point solutions, Delve’s technology adapts to each company’s unique environment, tracking compliance evidence, identifying gaps in real time, and generating audit-ready documentation automatically. 

Delve’s traction speaks for itself– since its founding in 2023, Delve has grown to a customer base of over 500 companies, including some of the fastest-growing names in AI like Lovable and Bland. By helping them achieve compliance in a matter of mere days instead of the months it could take, Delve is quickly establishing itself as a potential leader in this budding market. With revenues estimated between $24 and $35 million this year and a headcount topped 100, Delve’s surge reflects the growing demand for AI-driven compliance. 

The Broader Market

Other companies are responding to that demand, addressing it from different angles. OneTrust dominates the enterprise privacy and trust market and serves the majority of the Fortune 100. Collibra targets large organizations needing sophisticated data governance and cataloging solutions, while BigID specializes in AI-powered data discovery and management of sensitive data. Securiti.ai brings focus to AI-enabled privacy operations and cloud compliance, and TrustArc is known for its strength in consent management and regulatory expertise. Each of these players has carved out an important niche. Yet, what sets Delve apart is its emphasis on eliminating manual compliance tasks entirely through fully agentic automation– a quality especially attractive to startups and fast-scaling technology firms, which cannot afford administrative delays during critical growth phases.

All this plays out against a backdrop of surging compliance spending. The agentic AI compliance software market is projected to grow from just under $1B in the US in 2023 to $2B by 2025, with projections hitting nearly $9B domestically and up to $20B worldwide by 2030. That’s a blistering pace of 25% to 35% annual growth, driven by stricter rules, rising enforcement, and simply the need to keep up with a world that’s moving at AI speed.

The Path Forward

In a world where regulations are multiplying and threats are just a click away, organizations that are able to capitalize on data compliance solutions will be able to turn a previous headache into an opportunity. Delve’s rise underscores this shift, providing a glimpse of how agentic can transform. As new headlines remind us each week, there’s never been a more important time to get compliance right– and to harness the transformative promise of agentic automation.

We've showcased Delve before on the Tech Buzz and are super excited to follow along with their success. This latest raise really changes the game and allows them to go much deeper into AI-driven data compliance with the resources to make an impact.

COMPANIES TO WATCH

[OpenDeal] Anthropic — The Claude chatbot maker plans a funding round at $100B+ valuation following revenue surge to $4B ARR (up from $3B), after previously raising $3.5B at a $61.5B valuation.

[OpenDeal] Greptile — The AI code review startup founded by Daksh Gupta in 2023 is raising a $30M Series A at a $180M valuation led by Benchmark, pushing high employee productivity despite intense market competition.

[IPO] Unitree Robotics — Chinese humanoid robot maker preparing for first-of-its-kind IPO on mainland stock exchange with Citic Securities, highlighting industry shift from research to commercialization amid rising funding needs.

[Partner] Delve — Raised $32M Series A for its AI-driven compliance platform serving 500+ businesses, automating compliance tasks to reduce manual processes and help companies focus on growth and efficiency.

Polymarket — The crypto-betting platform plans US return by acquiring QCX derivatives exchange after being pushed offshore by regulators, following its 2024 surge with significant political event betting.

Perplexity— San Francisco-based AI-powered search startup reached $18B valuation in recent funding round, up from $14B just two months ago, showing rapid growth and strong market interest.

TSMC — The Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer surpassed $1T market valuation on AI chip demand, with revenue forecast up 30% and shares rising nearly 50% since April, becoming first Asian trillion-dollar stock since 2007.

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Airtel — Leading India teleco offers free Perplexity Pro to its 360M users.

OpenEvidence — AI startup offers free medical research tool for doctors.

BUZZY TECH

The Latest Deep Technology & Trends To Watch

OpenAI Math Win — Claims it won gold medal level at Intl Math Olympiad.

Delta AI Pricing — AI dynamically adjusts ticket prices, aiming for 20% by 2025.

Transverse Thomson — Magnetic Thermoelectric effect controls thermal flows.

Prime Editing for AHC — Gene editing in brains improves motor skills in mice.

AI Surgical Robot — Autonomous gallbladder removal with 100% training success.

CRYPTO WATCH

David Sacks’ Ethics Scrutiny — David Sacks, AI and crypto czar in the Trump administration, faces criticism from politicians like Senator Warren about blurred public-private lines and potential conflicts due to ties with Craft Ventures.

CoinDCX Breach — CoinDCX, India's largest crypto exchange, suffered a security breach losing $44.2M from an internal account. Customer funds are safe, and a recovery bounty is underway. This follows WazirX's $230M loss last year.

Talos Acquires Coin Metrics — Talos has acquired Coin Metrics for over $100M to bolster its trading infrastructure with robust crypto market data and analytics. This move aims to satisfy institutional demand, highlights increasing crypto M&A activity.

Alt season? — Eth is booming as risk rotation is in effect. Announcing altcoin treasury plans boosts company stocks by an average of 161% on announcement day, yet altcoin prices stay stagnant.

International Meme Fund — Launching a lending platform for memecoin holders using Sky Protocol's $USDS as collateral. It offers features like Accelerate, Amplify, and Allocate to stabilize the memecoin market with innovative credit systems.

SPACE_RACE

Voyager Declaration_ NASA staff oppose budget cuts risking 2,600 jobs.

Immortal Stars_Dark matter energy bursts may make stars immortal.

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