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U.S. President Donald Trump has delayed the signing of an executive order designed to regulate advanced artificial intelligence models. “I didn’t like certain aspects of it. I postponed it,” Trump told reporters at a Thursday event in the Oval Office. According to …
Hark raises $700M+ to build ‘personalized intelligence’ devices
Hark Inc., a startup developing artificial intelligence devices for the consumer market, today announced that it has raised more than $700 million in funding. Parkway Venture Capital led the Series A round. It was joined by Nvidia Corp., Intel Capital, AMD Ventures, …
Zscaler acquires Symmetry Systems to extend its AI agent security capabilities
Zscaler Inc. is acquiring Symmetry Systems Inc., a venture-backed startup that helps companies monitor their data assets. The companies announced the acquisition today without disclosing the financial terms. Nasdaq-listed Zscaler sells cybersecurity tools that help enterprises protect employees from malicious websites, block …
US issues $2B+ in grants to IBM, others for quantum computing initiatives, stocks soar
The U.S. Commerce Department will issue $2.013 billion in grants to IBM Corp., GlobalFoundries Inc. and seven other tech firms to finance quantum computing initiatives. The Wall Street Journal reported today that the U.S. government will receive shares in exchange for the …
Code security startup Socket raises $60M in funding
Cybersecurity startup Socket Inc. today disclosed that it has raised $60 million in funding at a $1 billion valuation. Thrive Capital led the Series C round with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Capital One Ventures and others. The investment brings Socket’s total outside …
Mega IPOs on the way: SpaceX releases filing as OpenAI reportedly prepares for September listing
SpaceX Corp. today published the filing for its upcoming initial public offering with a goal of raising a record $80 billion or more. The move came against the backdrop of reports that OpenAI Group PBC could submit the paperwork for its own …
Exa Labs raises $250M at $2.2B valuation for its AI search tools
Search startup Exa Labs Inc. today announced that it has raised $250 million in funding to purchase more infrastructure. The round was led by Andersen Horowitz. It comes less than a year after Exa’s previous raise, a $85 million Series B investment …
Armada raises $230M at $2B valuation to build portable AI data centers
Armada Inc., a provider of portable data centers and satellite internet software, has raised $230 million in funding at a $2 billion valuation. The company disclosed in its announcement of the raise today that BlackRock, Overmatch and 8090 Industries were the lead …
Google to embed AI shopping features in multiple services with Universal Cart
Google LLC is rolling out an artificial intelligence tool called Universal Cart that will make it easier for consumers to shop online. The tool made its debut today at the company’s Google I/O 2026 event. The Alphabet Inc. unit also introduced new …
Google, Blackstone launch AI infrastructure joint venture
Google LLC and Blackstone Inc. are launching a joint venture that will provide a “compute-as-a-service” platform for artificial intelligence workloads. The companies announced the collaboration on Monday. The yet-unnamed venture is launching with $5 billion in equity funding from Blackstone, which will …