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DeepSeek considers doubling latest funding round to up to $15 billion, sources say
China’s DeepSeek weighs upsizing funding round to up to $14.9 billion, sources tell CNBC, and the final amount could still change…
FundingWorld Bank raises Africa’s 2026 growth forecast, urges AI investments
The World Bank has raised Africa’s 2026 economic growth forecast to 4.3%, citing stronger performance across the region, and…
FundingReflection AI debuts open-source Beam model with 501B parameters
Reflection AI Inc. today introduced Beam, an open-source large language model with 501 billion parameters. The launch comes a few…
FundingAI agent hardware startup Ghost, led by its 19-year-old-founder, raises $11M
Artificial intelligence hardware startup Ghost AI said today it has raised $11 million in funding to build what it believes is…
FundingNetApp’s Novus tackles metadata bottlenecks in AI data infrastructure
AI data infrastructure must support growing GPU clusters while making enterprise data usable for models and agents. NetApp Inc.…
FundingReflection AI Unveils Beam, a 501B-Parameter Open-Weight Model
Reflection AI introduced Beam on October 5, 2026, its first open-weight model: a sparse Mixture-of-Experts system with 501…
FundingChris Perry, Founder and CEO of Andus Labs – Interview Series
Chris Perry, Founder and CEO of Andus Labs, is a communications, digital strategy, and innovation executive with nearly three…
FundingUtah AI Office Requires Signed Receipts for Designated Sandbox Systems
Vendors designated by Utah’s Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy must generate and deliver a cryptographically signed…
FundingCollibra Buys Trail ML, Adding Agent-Powered AI Governance Automation
Collibra announced the acquisition of trail ML on October 5, 2026, a deal the company said brings agent-powered automation,…
FundingRobCo Raises New Investment at $1B Valuation With Employee Share Sale
RobCo announced on October 5, 2026 that it has surpassed a $1 billion valuation, becoming a unicorn through a transaction that…
FundingWhat Is Self-Attention? The Mechanism That Powers Transformers
Self-attention lets each token build a context-sensitive representation by weighting information from other tokens in the same…
FundingOpenAI Introduces Visual ChatGPT Ad Format and Expanded Measurement
OpenAI on October 5, 2026 introduced a new visual ad format in ChatGPT, expanded the measurement tools and partner ecosystem…
FundingatNorth Plans FIN05 Data Center in Salo, Finland with Path to 230 MW
Nordic data center operator atNorth on October 5, 2026 announced plans to develop FIN05, a new data center in Salo, Finland. The…
AI investment boom shifts market focus to hardware, infrastructure: Andreessen Horowitz
The massive investment in artificial intelligence (AI) is shifting market leadership towards hardware, infrastructure and other…
FundingAI cloning opens new monetisation route for celebrities, creators
Artificial intelligence is creating a new revenue stream for celebrities and digital creators by allowing them to license…
A ‘weird’ IPO pull, a tainted reputation and the stalled breakout moment for AI wearables
Apple, Google and Meta are pushing new AI devices and assistants amid growing privacy concerns around wearables.
FundingWhat Are AI Guardrails? How Production Systems Control Model Behavior
AI guardrails are layered technical and procedural controls that constrain inputs, actions, outputs, and escalation around a…
FundingYami Gautam raises concern over AI-edited celebrity photos, urges media to ‘use images in their original form’: ‘Altering or manipulating an individual’s image or likeness should not be done without t
National Award-winning actor Yami Gautam has urged the media and the public to refrain from using artificial intelligence to…
FundingSGD vs. Adam: How Machine Learning Optimizers Actually Learn
Stochastic gradient descent and Adam are optimization algorithms that update model parameters from estimated gradients, but they…
FundingIndia well placed amid global AI risks, strong fundamentals offer resilience: RBI Governor
India well placed amid global AI risks, strong fundamentals offer resilience: RBI Governor – New Delhi, Oct 3 A correction in…
FundingCentral Asia’s biggest state holds month-long initiative to promote AI & digital tech
Kazakhstan is hosting AI MONTH to emphasize the importance of artificial intelligence in digitalization. The AI & Digital Bridge…
FundingRobotics AI developer FieldAI reportedly raising $700M in funding
FieldAI Inc., a startup that develops artificial intelligence models for robots, is reportedly seeking $700 million in funding. A…
FundingED probes betting apps using AI firms to move Rs 2,000 crore abroad
The Enforcement Directorate suspects that illegal betting syndicates moved over Rs 2,000 crore from India. These funds were…
Cerebras stock hits post-IPO low, tumbling 20% for the week on Nvidia pressure and lockup expiration
Cerebras shares hit an all-time low due to pressure from chip giant Nvidia, plus a post-lockup selloff.
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