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Report: Intel could acquire inference chip startup SambaNova for $1.6B
Intel Corp. is reportedly in talks to acquire SambaNova Systems Inc., a venture-backed developer of artificial intelligence chips. Bloomberg today cited sources as saying that the discussions are in an advanced stage. It’s believed that an acquisition could value SambaNova at $1.6 billion including debt. If it materializes, the deal would mark Intel’s first major ...
Thinking Machines makes its Tinker AI fine-tuning service generally available
Thinking Machines Lab Inc. today launched its Tinker artificial intelligence fine-tuning service into general availability. San Francisco-based Thinking Machines was founded in February by Mira Murati (pictured), the former chief technology officer of OpenAI Group PBC. During her time at the AI provider, Murati oversaw the development of ChatGPT, Sora and other products. The Thinking Machines ...
Serval raises $75M at $1B valuation to automate help desk request processing
Serval Inc., a startup using artificial intelligence to process help desk requests, has raised $75 million in funding at a $1 billion valuation. Sequoia led the Series A investment. Serval said in its announcement of the round on Thursday that Redpoint, Meritech, First Round, General Catalyst, Evantic, Sound Ventures, Radical Ventures and several others contributed ...
Google upgrades Gemini Deep Research’s search and problem-solving capabilities
Google LLC today released a new version of Gemini Deep Research, an artificial intelligence agent designed to automate complex tasks such as crafting financial reports. The company first introduced the tool last December. The initial version used Gemini 1.5 Pro, which at the time was Google’s flagship large language model. The new version that debuted ...
OpenAI launches GPT-5.2 with cutting-edge math capabilities
OpenAI Group PBC today launched GPT-5.2, its newest and most capable large language model. The LLM is available in three versions: Instant, Thinking and Pro. OpenAI says that the latter two editions provide record-setting performance across many mathematical tasks. The company claims that GPT-5.2 also outperforms rivals in other areas. OpenAI tested the mid-range Thinking ...
OpenAI nabs $1B investment from Disney as part of character licensing deal
OpenAI Group PBC has secured a $1 billion investment from The Walt Disney Co. as part of a deal that will also see it license key intellectual property from the entertainment giant. The companies announced the partnership today. According to OpenAI, Disney is receiving warrants that will enable it to purchase an unspecified amount of ...
Google debuts managed MCP servers for BigQuery, other cloud services
Google LLC today introduced managed MCP servers that will enable artificial intelligence agents to interact with four of its cloud services. Until recently, giving AI agents access to an application required manually building an integration between the two workloads. That task can take a significant amount of time. It also increases the amount of bespoke ...
Adobe makes Photoshop, Acrobat and Adobe Express accessible in ChatGPT
Adobe Inc. today made three of its most popular applications available in ChatGPT at no charge. Two of the programs, Photoshop and Adobe Express, focus on graphic design tasks. Embedding them in ChatGPT, which has more than 800 million weekly users, could give Adobe a valuable distribution boost amid competition from rivals such as newly ...
Amazon to invest $35B in India by 2030 with focus on AI, logistics
Amazon.com Inc. today announced plans to invest $35 billion in India through the end of the decade. Executives detailed the initiative at the sixth edition of a business event the company holds annually in New Delhi. According to Amazon, the investment will support “all its businesses.” That suggests some of the funds could go toward ...
Multimodal AI provider fal nabs $140M amid rapid growth
Artificial intelligence startup fal today announced that it has raised $140 million through its third funding round of the year. Sequoia led the Series D investment. It was joined by the venture capital arms of Nvidia Corp., Salesforce Inc. and Shopify Inc. along with more than a half dozen others. Following its previous funding round ...