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AI startup CoreWeave closes $650 million secondary share sale, with Cisco joining as investor
Cisco and Pure Storage have backed CoreWeave, which is taking on Amazon in supplying cloud-based Nvidia graphics cards to companies for artificial intelligence.Business - CNBC - Yesterday -
Startup Wonder Buys Grubhub From Just Eat Takeaway for $650 Million
The European parent company of the popular food delivery app company had sought to leave the U.S. market since 2022.Business - Inc. - Yesterday -
Cisco sees product orders accelerate in the AI era, and its outlook moves higher
Networking company sees a 20% boost in product orders for the latest quarter.Business - MarketWatch - 13 hours ago -
Here’s How a Startup Landed $10 Million to Put AI Data Centers in Space
The massive banks of computers needed to power artificial intelligence apps require huge amounts of electricity on Earth. Lumen Orbit wants to send them into the heavens instead.Business - Inc. - October 25 -
This Robotics AI ‘Brain’ Startup Just Raised $400 Million From Jeff Bezos, OpenAI, and Others
Physical Intelligence, now valued at about $2 billion, aims to create AI models that can power robots.Business - Inc. - November 4 -
Microsoft reports quarterly sales up 16% to $65.6 billion as investors ask if AI spending worth it
Microsoft on Wednesday reported its quarterly sales grew 16% to $65.6 billion as the company sought to assure investors its huge spending on artificial intelligence is paying offTech - ABC News - October 30 -
Secondary sales of private equity stakes set for record levels amid cash crunch
Once-niche market sees surge in activity with investors looking for an exit from ageing assets as deal activity slumpsBusiness - Financial Times - October 16 -
Frontier's Second Biggest Investor Opposes Sale to Verizon
Frontier Communications’ second largest investor is the latest stakeholder to come out against the company’s proposed $9.6 billion acquisition by Verizon Communications.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 23 -
Assisted dying: caution and compromise may end in dissatisfaction
Politicians who support a law change in principle may still vote against the bill that currently falls shortWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Investors Want to See a Payout on Microsoft’s AI Efforts
As the tech giant readies a report of what’s forecast as its slowest quarterly growth in a year, shareholders want to see genuine demand for the AI applications it’s spent billions to develop.Business - Inc. - October 28 -
Outrider, a Self-Driving Truck Startup, Raises $62 Million
The Colorado company got backing from the VC arm of Koch Industries, as well as Nvidia, New Enterprise Associates, and Prologis’ venture unit.Business - Inc. - October 24 -
Wall Street Journal, NY Post sue AI startup
Media conglomerate News Corp, the conglomerate that owns the Wall Street Journal, New York Post and a number of other media properties, is suing artificial intelligence (AI) startup Perplexity over ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
AI startup Ideogram launches infinite Canvas for manipulating, combining generated images
Users can spread newly generated images out, compare them to older ones, resize and reorder them at will, and even combine two with AI.Tech - VentureBeat - October 22 -
Mother of Teen Who Died by Suicide Sues AI Startup
The boy, 14, spent months talking to an artificial character on Character.AI before becoming depressed. His mother blames the company, saying the tech shouldn’t be accessible to minors.Business - Inc. - October 24 -
Google's partnership with AI startup Anthropic faces a UK competition investigation
Britain’s competition watchdog is opening a formal investigation into Google’s partnership with artificial intelligence startup AnthropicTech - ABC News - October 24 -
Bret Taylor’s AI startup Sierra raises funding at $4.5 billion valuation
Sierra, the startup founded by ex-Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, has raised a fresh round of capital that values the company at $4.5 billion.Business - CNBC - October 28 -
Meet the startup that just won the Pentagon’s first AI defense contract
The Pentagon awards its first-ever generative AI defense contract worth $1.8M to Jericho Security, targeting deepfake attacks and AI-powered threats against military personnel including drone pilots.Tech - VentureBeat - November 5 -
AI Startup Perplexity to Triple Valuation to $9 Billion in New Funding Round
The artificial intelligence search company is raising $500 million in its fourth funding round this year.Tech - The Wall Street Journal - November 5 -
Inside the Billion-Dollar Startup Bringing AI Into the Physical World
Physical Intelligence has assembled an all-star team and raised $400 million on the promise of a stunning breakthrough in how robots learn.Tech - Wired - 15 hours ago -
AI Startup Perplexity to Triple Valuation to $9 Billion in New Funding Round
The artificial intelligence search company is raising $500 million in its fourth funding round this year.Tech - The Wall Street Journal - November 5 -
Lucid stock tumbles following public offering to raise $1.67 billion
Lucid intends to use the proceeds "for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, capital expenditures and working capital."Business - CNBC - October 17 -
How are investors preparing for the Budget?
Executives are seeking to minimise their exposure ahead of what could be the biggest tax-raising statement for a generationBusiness - Financial Times - October 29 -
Rivian Reassures Investors With Cost Cuts, Green Credit Sales
Despite weak EV demand, the truck maker said it’s on track to make a gross profit in the last three months of the year.Business - Inc. - 6 days ago -
Bitcoin Closes in on the $100,000 Milestone. Investors Can Thank Trump
Investor excitement booms for the pro-crypto president and bitcoin-friendly lawmakers in Congress.Business - Inc. - 2 days ago -
Can AI help Africa close the development gap?
Machine learning could have transformative effects on developing economies and societies. But some fear a deepening digital divideBusiness - Financial Times - October 17 -
Nissan shares jump after activist investor takes stake
Hedge fund Effissimo Capital is known for high-profile campaigns against big Japanese companiesWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Gallego joins Harris in bringing 2024 closing argument to Arizona
Vice President Harris brought her message to the west Thursday and was joined by Senate hopeful Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) in hitting the key battleground of Arizona. “It is time for a new ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
Merck KGaA Shares Jump on Expectations of AI Boost
The German company said booming artificial-intelligence demand would help its electronics sales grow faster than previously expected over the medium term.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 17 -
WSJ Tech Live: Executives, Investors and Artists Debate AI's Potential
Andreessen Horowitz’s Martin Casado says tech policy is in a ‘dangerous place.’Tech - The Wall Street Journal - October 23 -
UK visa process for AI experts should be streamlined, says government adviser
Recommendations from Matt Clifford on boosting the tech industry also include special zones for data centresBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
Thom Yorke and Julianne Moore join thousands of creatives in AI warning
Statement comes as tech firms try to use creative professionals’ work to train AI models. Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus, the actor Julianne Moore and the Radiohead singer Thom Yorke are among 10,500 ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
China’s Baidu joins Meta in race to make AI-integrated smart glasses
Launch comes as Chinese internet groups jostle for dominance in hardwareBusiness - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Post-Election, Emergency Contraception Sales Are Surging. Women-Led Startups Are Meeting the Demand
Customers are stocking up on the morning-after pill—which remains legal in all 50 states—in advance of the next Trump presidency.Business - Inc. - 10 hours ago -
Advance Auto Parts to Close Stores as Sales Outlook Misses Views
Advance Auto Parts said it will close hundreds of stores and cut jobs after posting a surprising quarterly loss and forecasting revenue below market expectations.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 12 hours ago -
Chinese driver-assist startup announces $100 million in funding, touts 'deep cooperation' with Nvidia
Deeproute said it is part of the first batch of companies in China to obtain Nvidia's newer Thor chip for cars and will release a new system using it next yearBusiness - CNBC - November 5