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Anthropic reportedly raising up to $2B at $60B valuation
OpenAI rival Anthropic PBC is seeking to raise up to $2 billion in new funding, multiple publications reported today. CNBC and the Wall Street Journal cited sources as saying that investment could value the company at $60 billion. That’s more than three times the valuation Anthropic received last year in a funding round led by Menlo ...
Trump announces Emirati businessman will invest $20B in US data centers
President-elect Donald Trump today announced that Emirati billionaire Hussain Sajwani will invest $20 billion to build new data centers in the U.S. The investment could eventually “somewhat more than double,” Trump stated during a Mar-a-Lago press conference. Sajwani is the founder of DAMAC Properties, a major property development company based in the United Arab Emirates. ...
Meta announces broad changes to fact-checking, content moderation policies
Meta Platforms Inc. plans to make a set of sweeping changes to its fact-checking and content moderation policies, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced in a video released this morning. In 2016, Meta launched a program that relied on third-party fact-checking organizations to review user content on Facebook. The company’s initial partner roster included more than 90 such ...
NXP introduces Arm-based MCX L chips for industrial devices
NXP Semiconductors NV today debuted a new chip family, the MCX L series, for powering industrial devices such as factory sensors. Netherlands-based NXP is primarily known as a supplier of vehicle processors. Its silicon is used for a variety of tasks ranging from engine management to downloading over-the-air software updates. NXP is also active in ...
1Password acquires Trelica to extend its cybersecurity capabilities
Password management provider 1Password today announced that it has acquired cybersecurity startup Trelica Ltd. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Toronto-based 1Password, officially AgileBits Inc., is backed by $920 million in venture funding. It provides a popular password manager of the same name that is used by several million consumers. In addition to login ...
AMD debuts AI-optimized laptop processor that can run large language models
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. today debuted a laptop processor series that can run artificial intelligence models faster than some standalone graphics cards. The company detailed the chips at CES alongside several other additions to its product lineup. Those other processors are optimized for gaming laptops, handheld gaming devices and desktops. Laptop-hosted LLMs The Ryzen AI ...
Intel introduces new Core Ultra 200 laptop processors
Intel Corp. today expanded its product portfolio with more than a dozen new processors geared toward the laptop market. The chips are joining the company’s Core Ultra 200 product line, which debuted last year. It includes not only laptop processors but also desktop-focused silicon. Some of the chips in the series are based on compute ...
Meta deletes its AI-powered Facebook and Instagram profiles following criticism
Meta Platforms Inc. is moving to delete a collection of artificial intelligence profiles it created on Facebook and Instagram in 2023. Axios reported the move today. It comes a few days after an interview given by a Meta executive brought renewed attention to the AI-powered profiles, which led to a social media backlash against the ...
US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity company over ties to Flax Typhoon hacking group
The U.S. Treasury Department today issued sanctions against Integrity Technology Group, a Beijing-based cybersecurity company, over its ties to a Chinese state-backed hacking group tracked as Flax Typhoon. The sanctions were rolled out by the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, or OFAC. The development comes a few weeks after OFAC was itself targeted by ...
Swave raises €27M to develop displays for AR glasses
Swave Photonics NV, a Belgian startup developing displays for augmented reality glasses, today announced that it has secured €27 million in early-stage funding. The Series A round was jointly led by SFPIM Relaunch and imec.xpand, a fund affiliated with the IMEC nanotechnology research lab. Swave spun out of IMEC in 2022. The investment also included ...