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Quantinuum Inc. listed its shares on the Nasdaq today after raising $1.68 billion in an initial public offering. The quantum computer maker sold 28 million shares for $60 apiece. That’s significantly more than the $53 to $55 target range the company filed …
Financial technology provider Ramp raises $750M in funding at $44B valuation
Ramp Inc., a provider of cloud services that help companies manage their spending, today revealed it has raised $750 million in late-stage funding. ICONIQ, GIC and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan jointly led the Series F round. They were joined by nearly …
AI startup Flourish reportedly raises $500M round backed by Jeff Bezos
Flourish Inc., a startup developing artificial intelligence models inspired by the human brain, has raised $500 million in funding at a $2.5 billion valuation. Wired reported today that about a fifth of the capital was provided by Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos. …
Observability provider Coralogix nabs $200M investment
Coralogix Inc. today announced that it has raised $200 million in late-stage funding to enhance its observability platform. Advent, CPPIB and Greenfield led the Series F round with participation from Brighton Park Capital. TechCrunch reported that the investment values Coralogix at $1.6 …
OQC raises $350M for its sapphire-based superconducting quantum chips
British quantum computing startup OQC today announced that it has raised £260 million, or $350 million, in new funding. Bullhound Capital led the oversubscribed Series C round. It was joined by more than a dozen others, including the British Business Bank, the …
UK orders Google to provide AI Overviews opt-out option for publishers
The U.K.’s antitrust regulator has ordered Google LLC to give publishers more control over how their content appears in search results. The Competition and Markets Authority, or CMA, announced the move today. The order focuses on Google Search’s artificial intelligence features, particularly the …
Quobly raises $133M for its silicon spin qubit technology
French quantum computing startup Quobly SAS today announced that it has raised €115 million, or about $133 million, to commercialize its technology. The Series A round was led by publicly traded chipmaker STMicroelectronics NV, Bpifrance, SEALSQ and Isalt. Quobly previously raised €40 …
Trump signs scaled-back version of AI executive order
President Donald Trump today signed an executive order designed to broaden the use of artificial intelligence in federal cybersecurity initiatives. Trump planned to hold the signing ceremony last month, but called off the event at the last minute. The decision reportedly came …
OpenAI extends Codex with productivity tools for nontechnical users
OpenAI Group PBC today released a set of features that will make it easier for nontechnical people to use its Codex automation tool. The update comes five months after Anthropic PBC added similar capabilities to Claude Cowork. Codex launched last April as …
Anthropic expands Project Glasswing cybersecurity program to 150 more organizations
Anthropic PBC is expanding a program that enables organizations to test their cybersecurity defenses using its Claude Mythos Preview model. The initiative, which is known as Project Glasswing, launched earlier this year with about 50 participants. The group included Microsoft Corp., Nvidia …