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SpaceX Is Spending $2.8 Billion to Buy Gas Turbines for Its AI Data Centers
SpaceX is investing $2.8 billion in gas turbines to power its AI data centers as it expands into cloud computing. The...
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Clouted wants to take the guesswork out of making short videos go viral
The video clipping startup raised a $7 million seed round led by Slow Ventures.
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xAI burned $6.4B last year — SpaceX’s IPO filing shows why the spending is far from over
xAI lost $6.4 billion in 2025 according to SpaceX's IPO filing, with the company planning significant expansion of its...
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Nvidia posts another record quarter, reveals $43B of holdings in startups
Nvidia reported record quarterly revenue but projected slower growth ahead. The company also disclosed $43 billion in...
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Musk’s xAI is being sued over its data center generators — now it’s buying $2.8B more
xAI is purchasing $2.8 billion worth of natural gas turbines over the next three years to power its data centers, as...
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Anthropic will pay xAI $1.25B per month for compute
Elon Musk's xAI has agreed to sell compute resources to Anthropic for $1.25 billion per month. This partnership...
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Sam Altman makes ‘mic drop’ offer to every Y Combinator startup
Sam Altman announced that OpenAI will invest in every startup in the current Y Combinator class in exchange for tokens...
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You don’t need to be an AI startup to raise. Lucra has $20M to prove it.
Slapping “AI” on your startup’s pitch deck is basically table stakes right now. When a founder raised $20 million from...
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Digital Banking Startup Mercury Lands $200M At $5.2B Valuation Amid Fintech Funding Uptick
Digital banking startup Mercury has raised $200 million in a Series D round at a $5.2 billion valuation, the company...
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OpenAI barrels toward IPO that may happen in September
OpenAI is reportedly preparing for an IPO that could occur in September, following the dismissal of Elon Musk's lawsuit...
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OpenAI barrels towards IPO that may happen in September
OpenAI is reportedly preparing for an IPO that may occur in September, following the dismissal of Elon Musk's lawsuit...
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Alibaba Aims for Independence with New AI Chips, Model
Alibaba is developing its own AI chips and models as part of a full-stack AI strategy to reduce dependence on Nvidia's...
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AI search startups are blowing up
AI search has emerged as one of the most attractive areas in consumer AI, with multiple startups targeting this market....
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How Lucra raised $20M as an eSports play when every VC only wants AI
Slapping “AI” on your startup’s pitch deck is basically table stakes right now. When a founder raised $20 million from...
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NanoClaw creator turns down $20M buyout offer, raises $12M seed instead
NanoCo, creator of NanoClaw (an OpenClaw alternative), declined a $20 million acquisition offer and instead raised $12...
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Flurry of Deals Reaffirms Sizzling AI Market
Multiple prominent generative AI brands are involved in a series of recent deals, indicating continued momentum and...
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Embodied AI Fuels Record Robotics Funding In China As IPO Momentum Builds
China-based robotics companies have raised $5.6 billion across 176 deals through mid-May, matching the entire 2021...
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From teen hacker to Iron Dome researcher, this founder raised $28M to fight AI phishing
Ocean, an agentic email security platform, raised $28M in funding to combat AI-powered phishing and impersonation...
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Introducing OpenAI for Singapore
OpenAI announces a multi-year AI partnership initiative in Singapore focused on expanding AI deployment, developing...
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