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OpenAI, Anthropic release new reasoning-optimized language models
OpenAI and Anthropic PBC, two of the leading artificial intelligence model providers, today both introduced new large language models optimized for reasoning tasks. OpenAI’s new algorithms, gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, are available under an open-source license. Anthropic, for its part, released an upgraded version of its proprietary Claude Opus 4 large language model. The update improves ...
SentinelOne acquires AI security startup Prompt Security
SentinelOne Inc. today announced plans to buy Prompt Security Ltd., a startup with a platform for protecting workers from risky artificial intelligence applications. The acquisition price was not disclosed. Globes reported that the deal values Prompt Security at $250 million to $300 million, more than 10 times what the startup has raised from investors. The ...
Google DeepMind debuts Genie 3 model for generating interactive virtual worlds
Alphabet Inc.’s Google DeepMind lab today detailed Genie 3, an artificial intelligence model designed to generate virtual worlds. The AI is the third iteration of an algorithm series that the company introduced last February. According to DeepMind, it could help advance machine learning research by creating higher-quality training environments for AI models. Genie 3 generates ...
QuamCore raises $26M to build a million-qubit quantum computer
QuamCore Ltd, a startup working to develop a quantum computer with one million qubits, today announced that it has raised $26 million in early-stage funding. Sentinel Global led the Series A round with participation from Arkin Capital and several returning backers. The investment brings QuamCore’s outside funding to $35 million. The largest quantum chips manufactured ...
Crypto exchange operator Bullish seeks to raise $629M in IPO
Bullish US LLC, the operator of an eponymous cryptocurrency exchange, has priced its upcoming initial public offering. The Cayman Islands-based company, backed by investor Peter Thiel, originally filed for an IPO in mid-July without disclosing the financial terms. In an amended filing submitted today, Bullish revealed that it hopes to sell 20.3 million shares for ...
Amphenol to acquire CommScope’s core networking business for $10.5B
Amphenol Corp., a major network equipment supplier, today announced plans to buy most of rival CommScope Holding Co.’s business operations for $10.5 billion. The deal was warmly received by investors. Shares of CommScope surged more than 86% while Amphenol is up 3.6%. Amphenol is buying CommScope’s connectivity and cable solutions, or CCS, business, which accounts for ...
Apiiro debuts AutoFix Agent to help developers fix code vulnerabilities faster
Startup Apiiro Ltd. today introduced a new artificial intelligence tool, AutoFix Agent, that promises to help developers fix vulnerabilities in their code more quickly. The offering made its debut at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas. Apiiro is backed by more than $130 million from Greylock, Kleiner Perkins and other investors. It provides a ...
Report: Vast Data could raise multibillion-dollar funding round at $30B valuation
Data center storage provider Vast Data Inc. is reportedly in talks to raise a multibillion-dollar funding round Sources told Reuters today that Nvidia Corp. and CapitalG, Alphabet Inc.’s growth-stage startup fund, could back the investment. Multiple private equity and venture capital firms are expected to participate as well. It’s believed the round could close in ...
OpenAI reportedly raises $8.3B in funding after annualized revenue tops $13B
OpenAI has reportedly raised $8.3 billion from investors as part of a funding round that could eventually be worth up to $40 billion. Sources told the New York Times today that Dragoneer led the deal. The asset manager, which reportedly made a $2.3 billion investment, was joined by a dozen other institutional backers. The group ...
AI security startup Noma Security closes $100M funding round
Noma Security Inc., a developer of artificial intelligence security tools, has raised $100 million in funding to accelerate its engineering efforts. Evolution Equity Partners led the Series B investment with participation from Ballistic Ventures and Glilot Capital. The round’s announcement today comes less than a year after Noma’s launch. According to the company, its customer ...