Zenzap raises $44M for its AI chat app that aims to replace WhatsApp in the workplace

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Zenzap raises $44M for its AI chat app that aims to replace WhatsApp in the workplace

Curated by Shubham · TechCapsules · Oct 14, 2026

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Zenzap, a private AI‑powered messenger designed for workplace use, secured $44 million in funding from Bessemer, Lightspeed, The Garage, and individual investors including Nir Zohar and Yoram Tietz. Founder Guy Weiss, who previously sold StuccoMedia, now targets industries such as hospitality, construction, healthcare, and fast food, offering free chat features and paid plans starting at $51 per month for advanced voice, video, AI search, and workflow automation. Current clients include FedEx, Dollar General, Taco Bell, Starbucks, and Regal, with plans to expand product and R&D teams.

💡 Why It Matters

· By integrating AI directly into a mobile‑first messaging platform, Zenzap addresses a gap left by consumer apps that fail IT compliance and by enterprise tools that lack everyday usability, potentially reshaping how non‑technical staff manage daily communication and tasks.

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Floqer’s AI agents research sales prospects so teams don’t have to

Floqer, a 2024-founded autonomous customer‑knowledge platform, will pitch its AI‑powered database at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. The startup, led by Shivam Mahajan and Zaaheda Islam, has already exceeded $1.2 million ARR and seen revenue grow tenfold in a year. Floqer’s system uses AI agents to continuously gather, enrich, and update prospect data from over 100 sources, cutting prospecting time by up to 70%. It plans to open‑source the technology in early 2027 after security reviews.

💡 By automating data curation, Floqer removes a major bottleneck in B2B sales, enabling teams to focus on closing deals rather than manual research. The open‑source move could democratize advanced customer‑knowledge tools, reshaping how enterprises manage and update their CRM data.

azure.microsoft.com · Oct 14

Deep dive into Azure Maia 300 architecture

Microsoft unveiled Maia 300, its third‑generation AI inference platform, at Ignite 2026. The system integrates silicon, software, rack infrastructure, networking, and datacenters into a single co‑designed platform optimized for large‑language‑model inference. Maia 300 expands from 96 to 12,288 accelerators, introduces NUMA memory, narrow‑precision data types, and a native AI network controller, boosting memory bandwidth by 2.5×, capacity by 33%, and HBM bandwidth per watt by roughly 2× over Maia 200. The design aims to deliver up to seven times greater token throughput while maximizing performance per watt within fixed power and cooling limits.

💡 By treating the entire data‑center stack as a unified AI engine, Maia 300 sets a new benchmark for energy‑efficient, high‑throughput inference, directly supporting Microsoft’s growing portfolio of AI‑driven services.

9to5google.com · Oct 14

Samsung’s most useful Galaxy AI features are expanding with support for more…

Samsung announced that its Galaxy AI suite will support 24 languages after adding Hungarian and Malay to Call Assist, Note Assist, Interpreter and Transcript Assist, and expanding Bixby to Thai, Polish and Vietnamese. The update brings the total number of languages covered by the AI tools on Galaxy S25, S26 and other recent devices to a record level. Samsung says the new language packs will roll out to eligible regions over the next few weeks, though availability will vary by market. Features such as Call Assist, which transcribes and translates calls in real time, and Note Assist, which summarizes spoken content, are now usable by speakers of the added languages, enhancing cross‑lingual communication on Samsung smartphones for everyday users worldwide.

💡 Real‑time translation across dozens of languages turns Samsung phones into built‑in interpreters, eliminating the need for separate translation apps.

techcrunch.com · Oct 14

Facebook is giving users more control over their algorithm

Meta unveiled “Your Algorithm,” an AI‑powered tool that lets Facebook users dictate the content appearing in their Feed and Reels through natural‑language preferences. Launched after a similar feature on Instagram, the tool replaces purely automated recommendations with user‑directed input, allowing real‑time adjustments. Meta added a new three‑dot menu option for easy access, letting users mark posts as “Interested” or “Not interested” and provide detailed feedback. The feature aims to make recommendations more relevant and mirrors streaming‑style personalization.

💡 By granting users direct influence over algorithmic curation, Meta shifts from opaque recommendation models to a more transparent, user‑driven experience, potentially redefining how social platforms balance engagement with user agency.

thehackernews.com · Oct 14

An AI Agent Found a Critical OTP Bypass in Production. The Attack…

Reflectiz’s AI pentesting agent discovered a critical OTP bypass on a major insurer’s production website. By manipulating the login request’s channel and address fields, the agent redirected the one‑time passcode to an email inbox it controlled, allowing successful authentication without the registered phone number. The flaw, uncovered during live testing, exposed a basic authentication oversight that could let attackers access customer accounts. The insurer was notified, and the incident underscores the limitations of traditional point‑in‑time testing.

💡 The breach shows how automated, continuous testing can expose vulnerabilities that static scans miss, forcing insurers to rethink security protocols.

9to5mac.com · Oct 14

macOS 27.2 Golden Gate beta 4 now available, here’s what’s coming [U:…

Apple released the fourth developer beta of macOS 27.2 Golden Gate, available to the public and developers at 5:56 p.m. ET. The update follows a weekly cycle after a two‑week pause between betas 2 and 3. Key changes include Siri AI adding French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish support, expanding beyond its initial English‑only rollout. New gesture‑recognition tools appear in built‑in apps, hinting at a forthcoming touchscreen MacBook Pro. The beta’s build number is 26B5112a, likely the final pre‑RC release for developers testing new features today.

💡 Expanding Siri AI to five languages broadens Apple’s AI ecosystem, positioning it to compete in global markets. Gesture tools foreshadow a touchscreen MacBook, signaling a shift in Apple’s hardware strategy.