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VUSSENS launches a multimodal beauty-analytics platform in the United StatesThe platform combines a language model trained on more than 800 billion tokens with multimodal analysis of content from services such as YouTube and TikTok. It is designed to identify consumer personas, emerging trends and product opportunities.→Primitive Labs receives Sony backing for models of human behaviourInstinct is designed to model customer populations and simulate how people interact with digital products before launch. Primitive Labs says the system aims to make behavioural modelling a reusable layer in software and product decisions.→Flagship launches iris labs with $20 million commitment for personal AIThe company’s first product, iris chat, is described as an AI thought partner intended to help users build relationships, self-understanding and purpose. Flagship is committing $20 million at launch.→Instinct reportedly raises $250 million at $2.5 billion valuationInstinct, an invite-only assistant from Spear Street Technology, is reportedly raising $250 million at a $2.5 billion valuation in a round co-led by Index Ventures and Benchmark. The financing would bring total funding to $350 million for an assistant designed to handle phone- and text-based tasks such as email, calendars, travel and home services.→OpenAI brings ChatGPT ads to India’s free and Go tiersOpenAI said it will begin showing ads on ChatGPT Free and Go tiers in India, initially featuring 50 brands and partnerships with WPP and Omnicom. It plans to launch an ads manager the following month with a stated minimum daily budget of ₹725.→