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OpenAI Group PBC has reportedly floated the idea of giving a 5% stake to the U.S. government. Sources told the Financial Times today that the ChatGPT developer’s executives made the suggestion during talks with Trump administration officials. According to the report, the …
Microsoft launches AI-focused professional services business with $2.5B investment
Microsoft Corp. has formed a new business that will help organizations build and manage artificial intelligence applications. The Microsoft Frontier Company, as the venture is called, launched today with an initial $2.5 billion investment from the tech giant. It’s staffed by 6,000 …
AI stock trading startup EquiLibre raises funding at a $500M+ valuation
Prague-based artificial intelligence developer EquiLibre Technologies Inc. has raised funding at a valuation exceeding $500 million. The company stated late Tuesday that the Series A round was led by Creandum, a Stockholm-based startup fund. The size of the raise was not disclosed. …
Meta shares jump 9% on reported plan to offer AI infrastructure services
Meta Platforms Inc. reportedly plans to rent its artificial intelligence infrastructure to other companies. Sources told Bloomberg and CNBC today that the Facebook parent will sell excess capacity not used by its internal workloads. The news sent Meta’s shares 8.8% higher, while AI …
Together AI raises $800M to grow its AI-optimized public cloud
Together AI Inc., the operator of a cloud platform optimized to run open-source artificial intelligence models, has raised $800 million from investors. The startup stated in its funding announcement today that the Series C deal was led by Aramco Ventures. Nvidia Corp., …
Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5 AI model with coding, safety upgrades as Fable and Mythos controls lifted
Anthropic PBC today debuted Claude Sonnet 5, a midrange large language model that outperforms its predecessor in several areas. The LLM will be the default option in the consumer tiers of the company’s Claude chatbot service. Anthropic’s commercially available LLMs are organized into …
Inference chip startup Etched launches with $800M in funding
Etched Inc., a developer of artificial intelligence inference chips, launched today with $800 million in funding. The startup raised the capital over multiple rounds. The most recent investment, which closed in December, valued Etched at $5 billion. It included the participation of …
Stathera nabs $55M to make vacuum-sealed silicon oscillators for AI chips
Chip component supplier Stathera Inc. today announced that it has closed a $55 million funding round. Semiconductor-focused fund Maverick Silicon led the Series A deal. It was joined by chipmaker MediaTek Inc.’s venture capital arm, Celesta Capital and several others. Every modern …
Space launch provider Rocket Lab to buy satellite operator Iridium for $8B
Rocket Lab Corp. today announced plans to acquire Iridium Communications Inc., a major satellite operator, for $8 billion in cash and stock. The companies expect to complete the transaction in mid-2027. Rocket Lab is the developer of Electron, a 60-foot launch vehicle …
AI software development startup 8090 nabs $135M funding round
Software development automation startup 8090 Solutions Inc. today announced that it has raised $135 million in funding. Salesforce Ventures led the Series A round. It was joined by Palo Alto Networks Inc. Chief Executive Nikesh Arora, Quora Inc. co-founder Adam D’Angelo and …