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Three cybersecurity researchers used Claude to breach OpenAI Group PBC’s GitHub repository. Sources told the Wall Street Journal today that the repository contains “OpenAI’s algorithmic secrets.” The files were accessible until June 24, the day the researchers reported their findings to the …
Anthropic opens AI-powered biology research lab
Anthropic PBC has opened a wet lab, a facility dedicated to biology research, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Reuters reported today that the company will use robots to automate certain scientific tasks at the hub. The robots will be powered by …
AI data center builder Crusoe valued at $30.9B in $3.9B round
Crusoe Inc. today announced that it has closed a $3.9 billion late-stage funding round at a $30.9 billion valuation. The Series F deal was led by Atreides Management, Mubadala Capital and Valor Equity Partners. They were joined by more than two dozen …
Treble nabs $18M to generate audio simulations for robots
Icelandic audio startup Treble Technologies ehf today announced that it has raised $18 million in funding. Paladin Capital Group led the Series-A2 round. It was joined by returning backers KOMPAS VC, Frumtak Ventures and the European Innovation Council Fund. Many industrial robots …
Nvidia, Google and Emerald AI launch flexible data center consortium
Nvidia Corp., Google LLC and software startup Emerald AI Inc. have formed an industry consortium to promote the construction of flexible data centers. The AI Energy Management Alliance, or AEMA, officially launched on Wednesday. A flexible data center is a facility that …
Inference hardware startup Delos Data raises $100M+ in funding
Delos Data Inc., a startup that develops hardware for artificial intelligence clusters, has raised more than $100 million in funding. The capital was provided by Matrix, Playground, Socratic Partners, Capricorn, Matter Venture Partners and IAG. Delos stated in its Tuesday funding announcement …
Cohere and Aleph Alpha agree to merge in reported $20B deal
Artificial intelligence startups Cohere Inc. and Aleph Alpha GmbH today signed a merger agreement. The contract formalizes a plan that was first announced in April. Cohere and Aleph Alpha stated at the time that German retailer Schwarz Group GmbH was planning to …
Rune raises $40M for its modular solar-powered data centers
Data center hardware maker Rune today announced that it has closed a $40 million funding round led by Spark Capital. The company, which is incorporated as Liitto Technology Inc., also debuted its first product. RELIC, or Renewable Energy Linked Intelligent Compute, is …
Factory raises $200M for its self-improving software development platform
Factory, a startup using artificial intelligence agents to speed up software projects, today announced that it has raised $200 million in funding. The round was backed by Blackstone, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, NEA and several other prominent investment firms. They were joined …
Profound raises $180M to boost brands’ visibility in AI services
Marketing technology startup Profound today announced that it has raised $180 million in funding at a $1.8 billion valuation. Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins jointly led the Series D investment. They were joined by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Saga Ventures, Evantic …