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Cloudsmith Inc., a startup that helps software teams manage application components, has secured $72 million in new funding. The Series C round was led by TCV, which was also the biggest backer of the company’s previous raise last year. Cloudsmith stated in …
OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 with advanced math, coding capabilities
OpenAI Group PBC today launched a new large language model that is significantly better than its predecessors at solving math problems and writing code. GPT-5.5 is rolling out a week after rival Anthropic PBC released its latest LLM. OpenAI is offering the model …
Omni raises $120M round for its AI analytics platform
Omni Analytics Inc. today announced that it has closed a $120 million funding round at a $1.5 billion valuation, more than double what it was valued at last year. ICONIQ led the Series C investment. It was joined by Alphabet Inc.’s GV …
Google Cloud inks AI infrastructure deal with Thinking Machines
Thinking Machines Lab Inc. will expand its use of Google LLC’s cloud platform as part of a partnership the companies announced this morning. TechCrunch cited a source as saying that the deal is valued in the “single-digit billions.” Thinking Machines is an …
Google launches AI research agents powered by Gemini 3.1 Pro
Google LLC has released two artificial intelligence agents that can generate research reports about user-specified topics. The agents made their debut on Tuesday. Deep Research and Deep Research Max are the successors to an AI research tool that Google introduced in December. …
SpaceX partners with Cursor on AI training, floats potential $60B acquisition
SpaceX Corp. will help Cursor, a venture-backed vibe coding startup, train artificial intelligence models optimized for programming tasks. The companies announced the initiative on Tuesday. According to SpaceX, the partnership agreement gives it the option to buy Cursor for $60 billion by …
Octen raises $10M in seed funding to speed up AI agent search queries
Octen, a startup with software that enables artificial intelligence agents to search the web, launched today with $10 million in seed funding. Square Peg led the investment. It was joined by Singapore-based venture capital firm Argor and a group of AI researchers. …
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Images 2.0, Codex Labs developer training service
OpenAI Group PBC today launched ChatGPT Images 2.0, an upgraded version of the image generator built into its popular chatbot. The company also debuted a new technical training service called Codex Labs. It’s designed to help organizations adopt OpenAI’s Codex programming assistant. ChatGPT …
Syenta raises $26M in funding to speed up chip interconnect production
Australian chip manufacturing startup Syenta Inc. today announced that it has raised $26 million in funding to expand its production capacity. Playground Global and Australia’s National Reconstruction Fund led the Series A deal. They were joined by Investible, Salus Ventures, Jelix Ventures …
Amazon to invest up to $25B in Anthropic as part of expanded cloud partnership
Amazon.com Inc. plans to invest up to $25 billion in Anthropic PBC and provide the company with a significant amount of additional computing capacity. The collaboration, which was announced today, builds on an existing partnership that stretches back three years. Amazon previously …