In Brief
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Anthropic reportedly plans to move forward with IPO plans
Launching a major tech IPO would seem risky right now, shortly after one of Nasdaq’s biggest sell-offs and amid revelations…
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Jensen Huang reportedly engaged a PR firm with a history of handling high-profile sex scandals a year ago
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang hired Heller Inc., a crisis communications firm known for handling sex scandals, at least a year…
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OpenAI reportedly raises an additional $11 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation
OpenAI has reportedly raised $11 billion so far in a new funding round that values the AI lab at $1.25…
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Pentagon offers battery startup 6K $250M loan to build US factory
Batteries are everywhere, even on the battlefield, which helps explain the Pentagon’s recent interest in building more domestic manufacturing capacity.…
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Nothing CEO says company’s mysterious AI-first device is dropping next month
Nothing, the smartphone startup behind the distinctive Nothing Phone, is working on an AI product, but what it is remains…
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AI inference startup Fal doubles its valuation to $16B as demand surges
Fal, a San Francisco-based startup that hosts and runs AI video, image, and audio models, has raised $1.3 billion in…
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Salesforce’s M&A spree continues with a reported $375M deal for defense tech startup Rune
Salesforce has agreed to acquire Rune Technologies, a startup that builds AI software to help the U.S. military predict supply…
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Anthropic expected to receive high ‘junk’ rating from credit agencies following IPO, FT report says
Anthropic is expected to receive a high “junk” rating from credit rating agencies following its initial public offering, according to…
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Elon Musk is ‘truly a genius,’ says Vladimir Putin
Russian president Vladimir Putin said that he and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk are in “close contact” about Rassvet, Russia’s answer…
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Granola crunches up a dictation feature to compete with Wispr
Apps in the consumer voice AI world seem to be converging, as Granola, known for its meeting notetaker, launched a…
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Apple’s touchscreen MacBook Pro pushes laptop pricing to a new extreme
Apple has officially entered the touchscreen MacBook Pro era, and apparently, it wants to drain your wallet while it’s at…
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Agent cloud startup Daytona hits $1B valuation backed by FirstMark and a who’s who of angels
Daytona Platforms announced on Friday that it had raised a $60 million Series B round at a $1 billion valuation…
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