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Nyne Secures $5.3M to Enhance AI with Human Context

Nyne, founded by father-son duo Michael and Emad Fanous, raised $5.3 million in seed funding to build an "intelligence layer" that helps AI agents understand people across their public digital footprints. Led by Wischoff Ventures and South Park Commons with participation from angel investors including Gil Elbaz, Nyne says it deploys millions of agents to analyze public signals (social networks and app activity) and triangulate identities and interests. The startup positions its technology as distinct from large platforms like Google, arguing competitors lack access to cross-platform search histories. Nyne intends to sell this person-level context to companies deploying consumer-facing AI agents to improve autonomous decisions such as purchasing or scheduling on users’ behalf.

CAPIs: The Future of Measurable Performance in CTV

Streaming platforms are adopting conversion APIs (CAPIs) to bring performance-oriented measurement to connected TV (CTV). Netflix recently unveiled a conversion API aimed at helping advertisers prove outcomes; Roku also publishes a CAPI and an Ads API for its self-serve platform. CAPIs — already common on Meta, Google, Snap and LinkedIn — let brands send first‑party conversion data server‑to‑server to streaming ad platforms, reducing signal loss from privacy restrictions and improving targeting and attribution. Publishers and ad platforms hope these integrations will make CTV measurement more reliable, encourage marketers to allocate more media dollars to streaming, and accelerate the shift toward so‑called “performance TV.” Netflix also rolled out new buyer targeting via Amazon DSP and Yahoo’s DSP the same day it announced its CAPI.

Microsoft's Rajesh Jha Retires After 35 Years of Innovation

Microsoft announced that Rajesh Jha, executive vice president of experiences and devices and the company’s highest-ranking executive overseeing Office, will retire in July after more than 35 years at the company. Jha led integration of Anthropic and OpenAI models into the 365 Copilot add-on for Microsoft 365 commercial subscriptions. Following his departure, four leaders from Jha’s Experiences and Devices group — including LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky and Pavan Davuluri — will report directly to CEO Satya Nadella. Jeff Teper is being promoted to executive vice president, and two Office executives, Sumit Chauhan and Kirk Koenigsbauer, are being elevated to president roles. Microsoft also highlighted M365 commercial cloud growth (up 17% in the December quarter) and recently announced a $99/month Microsoft 365 E7 subscription that includes Copilot.