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Infrastructure automation startup SkyPilot Inc. launched today with $20 million in seed funding. Lux Capital led the raise with participation from several other institutional backers. The funds were joined by Databricks Inc. Chief Executive Officer Ali Ghodsi, Google LLC Chief Scientist Jeff …
Intel to manufacture firewall chips for Fortinet, its first public foundry customer
Intel Corp. today announced that it will produce processors for Fortinet Inc. firewalls. The deal marks a major milestone for the chipmaker’s foundry business. The unit, which makes processors for other companies based on their custom designs, is at the center of …
AI data center builder Fluidstack raises $830M at $7.5B valuation
Fluidstack Ltd., a startup helping Anthropic PBC build artificial intelligence data centers, has raised $830 million in funding. The company announced the Series A round on Monday. The lead investor was Situational Awareness, an AI-focused fund backed by Stripe Inc.’s founders. The …
Google reportedly developing ‘Frozen v2’ AI chip optimized for Gemini models
Google LLC is reportedly developing a new chip optimized to run its Gemini series of artificial intelligence models. Sources told The Information today that the processor is codenamed “Frozen v2.” According to the publication, it’s expected to provide between six and 10 …
AI materials science startup CuspAI raises $450M in funding
CuspAI Ltd., a startup using artificial intelligence to discover new materials, today announced that it has raised $450 million in funding. The U.K.-based company also formed a chemical research consortium that includes Nvidia Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. CuspAI’s Series B round values …
Microsoft will use AMD’s AI-optimized Helios racks in Azure
Microsoft Corp. will use Advanced Micro Devices Inc.’s upcoming Helios rack design to power some Azure services. The cloud and operating system giant announced the partnership today alongside three new instance families. Helios is a reference design, a blueprint that AMD’s manufacturing …
Anthropic, Meta reportedly discussing $10B data center leasing deal
Anthropic PBC is reportedly seeking to lease some of Meta Platforms Inc.’s data center capacity. The New York Times today cited three sources as saying that the deal could be worth $10 billion over two years. However, the report noted that the companies’ …
Databricks raising new funding at $188B valuation
Databricks Inc. is in the process of finalizing a funding round that will value it at $118 billion. The company announced the deal on Thursday without disclosing the amount that it’s raising. According to the Wall Street Journal, the round will add …
Inference cloud operator General Compute raises $400M in debt financing
Artificial intelligence infrastructure startup General Compute Inc. today announced that it has secured $400 million in debt financing. Upper90, the investment firm that is underwriting the round, will initially provide the company with $100 million. General Compute plans to draw down additional …
EU orders Google to share search data with rivals, broaden Android feature access
The European Union today directed Google LLC to change some of its business practices in the search and mobile markets. Officials outlined the required changes in two documents known as binding specification measures. The European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, issued the …