Maria Deutscher, Author at SiliconANGLE

AI

Open-source AI model developer MiniMax raises $2B in funding

By Maria Deutscher Jul 10, 2026

MiniMax Group Inc., a Shanghai-based artificial intelligence developer, is raising $2 billion in funding. Bloomberg reported on Thursday that more than half the funds are expected to come from the sale of newly issued…

Emerging Tech

Autonomous ship startup Kraken raises $175M at $1B valuation

By Maria Deutscher Jul 9, 2026

Kraken Technology Group Ltd., a British defense startup that makes autonomous ships, has raised $175 million in funding. Private equity firm DTCP led the Series B deal. It was joined by the U.K. government’s…

AI

Meta launches flagship Muse Spark 1.1 model with multi-agent upgrades

By Maria Deutscher Jul 9, 2026

Meta Platforms Inc. today launched a new flagship large language model optimized to power multi-agent automation workflows. Muse Spark 1.1 is available in the company’s Meta AI chatbot service and via an application programming…

AI

AI agent startup Lyzr reportedly raising $100M at $500M valuation

By Maria Deutscher Jul 9, 2026

Lyzr Inc., a startup that helps enterprises build artificial intelligence agents, is reportedly raising a funding round worth about $100 million. Bloomberg today cited sources as saying that the deal has drawn $400 million…

AI

Prime Intellect raises $130M at $1B valuation for its AI training platform

By Maria Deutscher Jul 8, 2026

Artificial intelligence training startup Prime Intellect Inc. has raised $130 million in funding from a group of prominent investors. The consortium included Nvidia Corp.’s NVentures, Intel Capital and Dell Technologies Capital. They were joined…

AI

OpenAI launches GPT-Live voice model series ahead of broad GPT-5.6 release

By Maria Deutscher Jul 8, 2026

OpenAI Group PBC today introduced GPT-Live, a family of artificial intelligence models optimized to process spoken instructions. The model series will power ChatGPT’s voice mode. Additionally, OpenAI plans to make it available to developers…

AI

Inference chip startup SambaNova valued at $11B in $1B funding round

By Maria Deutscher Jul 8, 2026

Chip startup SambaNova Inc. today announced that it has raised $1 billion in funding at a $11 billion valuation. General Atlantic led the Series F round with contributions from more than a dozen others.…

AI

Meta launches image generation model with coding, search capabilities

By Maria Deutscher Jul 7, 2026

Meta Platforms Inc. today debuted an image generation model that can write code and search the web. Muse Image is the second algorithm released to date by Meta Superintelligence Labs, the company’s artificial intelligence…

NEWS

Encryption management startup Keyfactor raises $1B+ in funding

By Maria Deutscher Jul 7, 2026

Keyfactor Inc., a provider of software tools that help enterprises encrypt their data, has raised more than $1 billion from investment firm Summit Partners. The company announced the deal on Monday. Keyfactor’s other institutional…

NEWS

Barracuda Networks acquires access management startup Evo Security

By Maria Deutscher Jul 7, 2026

Barracuda Networks Inc. today announced that it has acquired Evo Security Inc., a startup with a platform for managing employee access to business applications. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Campbell, California-based…

Maria Deutscher

Open-source AI model developer MiniMax raises $2B in funding

Autonomous ship startup Kraken raises $175M at $1B valuation

Meta launches flagship Muse Spark 1.1 model with multi-agent upgrades

AI agent startup Lyzr reportedly raising $100M at $500M valuation

Prime Intellect raises $130M at $1B valuation for its AI training platform

OpenAI launches GPT-Live voice model series ahead of broad GPT-5.6 release

Inference chip startup SambaNova valued at $11B in $1B funding round

Meta launches image generation model with coding, search capabilities

Encryption management startup Keyfactor raises $1B+ in funding

Barracuda Networks acquires access management startup Evo Security

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