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Valuations at Musk’s SpaceX and xAI set to soar in new deals

Billionaire’s rocket builder plots huge share sale while AI start-up closes in on $5bn funding round

Business - Financial Times - 8 hours ago

Perplexity AI Hopes to Double Its Valuation to $8 Billion

The Jeff Bezos-backed AI company is looking to raise around $500 million in its new funding round.

Business - Inc. - October 20

Perplexity AI seeks valuation of about $9 billion in new funding round

Perplexity started the year with a roughly $500 million valuation and has continued attracting significant investor interest alongside the generative AI boom.

Business - CNBC - October 21

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

Mubadala and KKR among groups that have held talks with UK data firm 9fin

Investment valuing market information provider at about $500mn would be the sector’s latest high-profile deal

Business - Financial Times - November 1

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

Palantir’s stock racks up new bearish call on its ‘unsustainable’ valuation

A Jefferies analyst thinks Palantir’s large base of retail-investor support “is a double-edged sword.”

Business - MarketWatch - November 7

Tesla surpasses $1 trillion in valuation in the wake of Trump's victory

Tesla returned to the $1 trillion club Friday, after its stock surged in the days following Donald Trump's presidential election victory.

11 bank stocks trading at low valuations, even after Trump bump

Bank stocks have had quite a run following Donald Trump’s election to a second term as president. But investors need to ask themselves whether or not some of stocks are trading too high.

Business - MarketWatch - 2 days ago

Cannabis stock valuations and investments hobbled by regulatory uncertainties, experts say

A reality check around regulatory challenges facing the cannabis sector has taken hold among some of the leading financiers in the industry, as optimism around the promise of a legal market has faded.

Business - MarketWatch - 3 days ago

Asset manager says China's 'extreme valuations' look ideal for stock picking

Pzena Investment Management sees more opportunities in China and Japan.

Business - CNBC - 16 hours ago

AI Startup Perplexity in Funding Talks to More Than Double Valuation to $8 Billion

The search-based chatbot is seeking to raise around $500 million in what would be its fourth funding round in a year.

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - October 20

AI search start-up Perplexity targets $8bn valuation in new funding round

Investor frenzy over artificial intelligence continues after OpenAI valued at $150bn in latest fundraising

Business - Financial Times - October 21

OpenAI Chair’s AI Startup Sierra Gets $4.5 Billion Valuation in Latest Funding Round

Former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor’s company keeps pulling in money from top VC firms as expectations mount.

Business - Inc. - October 29

Jeff Bezos and OpenAI invest in robot startup Physical Intelligence at $2.4 billion valuation

Amazon's Jeff Bezos and OpenAI invested in Physical Intelligence, a robot startup that raised $400 million at a $2.4 billion post-money valuation.

Business - CNBC - November 4

DevRev raises $100.8 million in Series A funding and becomes an AI unicorn at a $1.15 billion valuation

Following its successful Series A funding, DevRev drives forward its mission to revolutionize customer support and product development.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 1

Perplexity AI in final stages of raising $500 million round at $9 billion valuation

Perplexity AI is in the final stages of raising $500 million in funding at a $9 billion valuation, a source familiar with the situation told CNBC.

Business - CNBC - November 5

Meet the Candidate: Elon Musk

The billionaire is spending a fortune to support former President Donald J. Trump. But at a town hall event in Pennsylvania, he looked an awful lot like a politician himself.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 18

Elon Musk's many hats

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story What a Trump win could mean for Musk's businesses Elon Musk is wearing multiple hats this election ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

Musk under DOJ scrutiny

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Musk pauses $1M giveaways after DOJ warning Elon Musk's super PAC halted its daily $1 million giveaways ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Judge greenlights Musk giveaways

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Musk's $1M giveaways can continue, judge rules A Pennsylvania judge refused the Philadelphia district ...

Politics - The Hill - November 4

Musk's big bet

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Elon Musk's big bet pays off Elon Musk's massive bet on former President Trump appears to have paid off, ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

Elon Musk goes to Washington

Billionaire chief of Tesla and X looks set to take up influential adviser role in White House

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Musk vs. DC

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Musk's cost-cutting panel headed for hurdles Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are set to take the reins of ...

Politics - The Hill - 23 hours ago

Elon Musk's PAC Is Buying Ads for Donald Trump on Elon Musk's X

America PAC purchased ads yielding tens of millions of impressions on X between July 8 and October 1, according to the platform’s ad disclosure data.

Tech - Wired - October 21

Are Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin Talking?

The billionaire has reportedly been in regular contact with the Russian president, heaping more scrutiny on the power and influence the entrepreneur wields over the U.S. government.

Business - The New York Times - October 25

Musk super PAC resumes sweepstakes

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Musk, DOJ on collision course over $1M sweepstakes Elon Musk and the Department of Justice (DOJ) appear ...

Politics - The Hill - October 25

Musk’s gamble on Trump pays off

Billionaire chief of Tesla and X looks set to take up influential adviser role in White House

World - Financial Times - November 6

Musk joins Trump in D.C. for meetings

Elon Musk joined Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., for meetings with Republicans in Congress before the president-elect's transition meeting with President Biden. Musk and Trump's bond remains as ...

Musk and Trump, a Bond Made in Merch

Get ready for the DOGE store.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - 4 hours ago

Musk kicks off campaign swing for Trump in Pennsylvania

Tech billionaire Elon Musk kicked off a campaign swing across Pennsylvania Thursday in support of former President Trump, underlining the importance of the battleground state in the rapidly nearing ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

The Paradox at the Heart of Elon Musk’s Cybercab Vision

During an event for Tesla’s new self-driving Cybercab—due out 2027—Musk revealed an expansive vision for cities transformed by a robotaxi revolution. Experts say the plan has some hitches.

Tech - Wired - October 18

FirstFT: Calls grow for investigation into Musk election giveaways

Also in today’s newsletter, Trump’s vulgar ramble and Boeing workers to vote on pay deal

World - Financial Times - October 21

Elon Musk gives $1m to a rally attendee

Kristine Fishell was the second winner of Musk’s giveaway at a town hall event in Pennsylvania on Sunday night.

Musk is giving some US voters $1m. Is it legal?

Two voters have already picked up their lottery-style cheques for a million dollars from Elon Musk.

Is Elon Musk's $1 million election giveaway legal?

Elon Musk announced Saturday he is giving away $1 million daily through Nov. 5 to swing state voters who sign a petition for his pro-Trump political action committee. Musk has already committed at ...

Elon Musk's PAC giveaway raises legal concerns

Elon Musk is giving away big bucks to random voters who sign a petition from his political action committee. But there's a catch — and it's raising concerns about possible campaign finance ...

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