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Google to invest record $15 billion in AI infrastructure in the ‘Texas of Europe’
Google on Wednesday said it would invest $15.1 billion into AI infrastructure in Finland, marking the tech giant’s largest single…
FundingPaytm bets on workplace AI agents in pivot beyond payments
In an exciting new venture, Paytm is venturing beyond its established digital payments realm to launch Pi, an innovative service…
FundingGoogle commits $15B to Finnish AI infrastructure, marking its largest-ever European investment
Google has announced a record €13 billion investment to massively expand its artificial intelligence infrastructure in Finland…
FundingDeepSeek reportedly hires CITIC Securities for Shanghai STAR Market IPO
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has hired CITIC Securities to prepare for an initial public offering on Shanghai’s STAR Market,…
FundingEgypt moves to build $1 bn AI data centre with Nvidia tech
Egypt is embarking on an ambitious $1 billion project to build an advanced artificial intelligence data center. The first phase…
FundingNancy Pelosi Disclosed a Multi-Million Dollar AI Investment Just Weeks Before the Stock Blew Up
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi disclosed a multimillion-dollar investment last month in an artificial intelligence company…
FundingIndustrial stocks lose momentum as Iran war, AI reversal take toll
Industrial shares have seen a sudden reversal, falling significantly after reaching record highs recently. Rising oil prices and…
FundingAI coding startup Cognition raises $2B at $48B valuation as revenue nears $900M
Artificial intelligence coding startup Cognition AI Inc. today announced that it has raised more than $2 billion in late-stage…
Fundingup Antioch, led by Kiwi Harry Mellsop, raises $54m and reveals how it’s helping Amazon with Ring security cams
In New York, New Zealander Harry Mellsop is living in AI time. In December last year, Antioch, the artificial intelligence…
FundingHow Mistral’s New Funding is a Bridge to Sovereign AI
After starting as an open-weight startup, Mistral has shifted toward sovereign AI, given the European market it operates in.
Cognition hits $48B valuation, signaling investors believe AI coding is far from a winner-take-all market
Cognition’s valuation multiple is higher than Cursor’s was before selling to SpaceX.
FundingOpen-source AI developer Mistral closes €3B funding round
French artificial intelligence lab Mistral AI SAS today announced that it has raised €3 billion, or about $3.49 billion, in…
FundingCognition Raises Over $2B Series E at $48B Valuation to Scale Devin Agents
Cognition has raised over $2 billion in a Series E round at a $48 billion valuation, the AI software-engineering company…
FundingRusty Wiley, CEO and President of Datasite – Interview Series
Rusty Wiley, CEO and President of Datasite, has led the company since 2014, overseeing its transformation from Merrill…
Mistral raises €3B as sovereign AI becomes big business
The French AI lab has raised €3 billion at a €21 billion valuation in a Series D round led by Samsung, Scaleup Europe, and PSG…
FundingLightsage gets $4M in funding to help software makers sell directly to autonomous AI agents
Lightsage, an early-stage startup that’s helping software companies to sell their products to artificial intelligence agents,…
FundingWhat Is Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)? How AI Answers with External Knowledge
Retrieval-augmented generation supplies a generative model with relevant external evidence at inference time so answers can…
Funding grants for new research into AI and teen development
Apply now for OpenAI’s $5 million grant program supporting independent research on how generative AI affects teen development,…
FundingMistral AI raises record €3 billion in Samsung-led funding round
French artificial intelligence company Mistral AI has raised €3 billion in a round led by Samsung Electronics, nearly doubling…
Mistral bags $24 billion valuation as Samsung leads funding for Europe’s AI champion
Mistral is betting on open-weight AI models to help it compete with players like OpenAI and Anthropic.
FundingMatt Clifford Steps Down as ARIA Chair After Anthropic Move
Matt Clifford is stepping down as founding chair of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency, the UK government’s high-risk…
‘Mistrust’ of Palantir may affect NHS research, says health minister
James Frith says patients may be less willing to share data as new figures show a rise in opt-outsConcern is being raised about…
FundingOracle vs. Nebius: One AI Stock Is Cheap, the Other’s Valuation Demands Perfection, Says Top Investor
The race to capitalize on soaring demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure is bringing Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) and Nebius…
FundingWhat Is a Foundation Model? How General-Purpose AI Is Built and Adapted
Foundation models are large, broadly trained models that can be adapted to many downstream tasks through prompting, retrieval,…
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