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Taiwan-based neocloud GMI Cloud Inc. wants to capitalize on what it says is an “unprecedented” demand for artificial intelligence computing power after raising a massive $663 million in funding from two sources. The startup said today it has just closed on a …
Smart radio startup Relay raises $36M to help businesses capture vital intelligence from frontline workers
The business communications startup Relay Inc. says it’s trying to capture “frontline intelligence” for enterprises after raising $36 million in funding, bringing its total amount raised so far to more than $90 million. Today’s round was led by the industrial manufacturing giant …
Startup Ascerta collects $18M in funding to help enterprises understand the value AI provides
Many businesses are spending enormous sums of money on artificial intelligence, but they don’t have any way to understand how much value those investments are returning — and that’s a challenge that a startup called Ascerta Inc. wants to solve after raising …
Low-energy chip startup Efficient Computer closes on $97M in funding
Low-energy chip startup Efficient Computer Co. said today it has closed on a $97 million round of funding in the second major investment it has picked up this year. The round was led by TQ Ventures and saw participation from Eclipse, Union …
OpenAI’s GPT-6.1 Sol delivers Astra-like performance at a dramatically lower price
Just a day after OpenAI Group PBC said it’s unwilling to release its latest model GPT-6.1 Astra on concerns over its safety, it has released a newer, almost as powerful model called GPT-6.1 Sol, which promises to deliver Astra-like performance at a …
Komprise combats ‘MCP bloat’ with a universal interface for AI agents to access enterprise data
Big data management company Komprise Inc. is trying to make life easier for artificial intelligence agents and large language models that leverage the open-source Model Context Protocol to access third-party data. With today’s launch of its new Universal File MCP tool, it’s offering …
Accel and Google back Dodge AI’s ambitions to automate enterprise software maintenance with agents
A startup called Dodge AI Inc. closed on $2.65 million in seed funding today, saying it can help large organizations avoid hiring an army of external consultants to keep their enterprise software up and running. Today’s round was co-led by Accel and …
Florida AG asks court to prevent OpenAI from advancing its frontier models, as company scraps new one
Florida attorney general James Uthmeier is stepping up his fight with OpenAI Group PBC after asking a state court to prevent the company from further advancing its frontier models without third-party oversight. He’s also asking the court to ensure the company prevents …
Autoheal raises $7.9M to evaluate and fix AI agents with… AI agents
Autoheal AI Inc., an artificial intelligence-native platform engineering startup that’s trying to pioneer the concept of “self-improving software factories,” said today it has raised $7.9 million in seed funding to make that happen. Today’s round was led by Innovation Endeavors and saw …
Nvidia debuts enhanced safety controls to rein in rogue AI agents
Few companies are more invested in the success of artificial intelligence agents than Nvidia Corp., so it makes sense that the chipmaker would want to ensure these autonomous software systems run safely, without causing any problems. To that end, Nvidia early today …