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Digg tries again, this time as an AI news aggregator
Digg, the once-popular social news aggregator, has relaunched as an AI-focused news platform specifically dedicated to...
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OpenAI's DeployCo subsidiary adopts Palantir's playbook, building a moat from workflows no lab can simulate
OpenAI has established DeployCo, a majority-controlled subsidiary focused on consulting and implementation services to...
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There aren’t enough rockets for space data centers — Cowboy Space raised $275M to build them
Cowboy Space raised $275M to build data centers in orbit to meet the growing demand for AI compute. The venture...
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Nvidia pumps over 40 billion dollars into AI partners so far in 2026
Nvidia has invested over $40 billion in AI companies during 2025, establishing itself as the industry's leading...
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Nvidia in $2.1B Deal With Data Center Provider IREN
Nvidia has signed a $2.1 billion deal with data center provider IREN as part of a broader trend of major tech companies...
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OpenAI's internal share sale minted roughly 75 multimillionaires who each cashed out the $30 million cap
OpenAI conducted a $6.6 billion internal share sale in October 2025 involving over 600 current and former employees,...
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Korea’s biggest manufacturers back Config, the TSMC of robot data
Config, a Korean startup backed by major manufacturers, is positioning itself as a data provider for robot learning and...
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OpenAI launches DeployCo to help businesses build around intelligence
OpenAI has launched DeployCo, a new enterprise deployment company designed to help organizations implement frontier AI...
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We’re feeling cynical about xAI’s big deal with Anthropic
xAI has made a significant deal with Anthropic, which could have implications for parent company SpaceX. The Equity...
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ByteDance plans over $30 billion for AI expansion, bets big on Chinese chips
ByteDance is increasing its planned AI spending for 2026 to over $30 billion (200 billion yuan), representing a 25%...
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Voice AI in India is hard. Wispr Flow is betting on it anyway.
Wispr Flow, a voice AI startup, reports accelerated growth in India following its Hinglish language rollout. The...
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Nvidia has already committed $40B to equity AI deals this year
Nvidia has committed $40 billion to equity investments in AI deals during the current year, demonstrating its...
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The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds: Enterprise AI, Space Tech And Biotech Top The Ranks
The article covers the week's 10 largest funding rounds with a focus on enterprise AI, space technology, and biotech...
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The “people’s airline” and the enterprise AI gold rush
Multiple companies including Anthropic and OpenAI are making enterprise AI moves, with SAP investing $1B in German AI...
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Microsoft was worried OpenAI would run off to Amazon and ‘shit-talk’ Azure
Court documents from the Musk v. Altman trial reveal Microsoft's early concerns about OpenAI potentially defecting to...
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Beijing Lab at $20B as AI Investors Look to China
A 2023 Beijing-based startup that developed the popular Kimi generative AI model has reached a $20 billion valuation as...
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Sector Snapshot: Sales And Marketing Gets An AI Makeover
Sales, marketing, and CRM companies have secured approximately $2.7 billion in seed through growth-stage funding...
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Why you can never get your doctor to call you back
Basata is an AI company automating administrative work in healthcare, specifically helping medical staff manage the...
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Musk v. Altman Evidence Shows What Microsoft Executives Thought of OpenAI
Emails from a legal dispute between Musk and Altman reveal that Microsoft executives were skeptical of OpenAI's...
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