SoftBank reportedly finalizes OpenAI investment with $22.5B cash infusion

MiniMax moves toward Hong Kong IPO as Chinese AI firms rush to go public

SMIC buys out subsidiary for $5.8B as China's chipmaking progress accelerates

Verisk scraps $2.35B acquisition of roofing software maker AccuLynx

Octopus Energy spins out AI-native utility software subsidiary Kraken

Meta Platforms buys Manus to bolster its agentic AI skillset