Anthropic’s India Move Signals a Bigger Shift in the Global AI Talent War

Microsoft Promises AI Data Centers Won’t Raise Electricity Bills Amid Growing Backlash

Deepgram raises $130M at $1.3B valuation and buys a YC AI startup

JPMorgan Chase becomes the new issuer of the Apple Card

Waymo is rebranding its Zeekr robotaxi

McKinsey and General Catalyst Leaders Warn the ‘Learn Once, Work Forever’ Model Is Dead.

Narwal Adds AI to Robot Vacuums to Monitor Pets and Detect Lost Jewelry

OpenAI is reportedly trying to raise $100B at an $830B valuation

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AI is writing more code than ever — but what happens after the code is written.

OpenAI boasts enterprise win days after internal ‘code red’ on Google threat

Nexus isn’t going all-in on AI, keeping half of its new $700M fund for India startups

Meta poaches Apple design exec Alan Dye to lead new creative studio in Reality Labs.

Uber Launches Robotaxi Service in Dallas with Avride | First Commercial Fleet.

Amazon's AI Paradox: AWS CEO Says AI Boosts Jobs, Amid Layoffs & $50B Investment.

Europe's AI Voice Answer? Gradium's $70M Bet to Beat OpenAI & ElevenLabs.

US Gov't Bets $150M to Break ASML's Chip Machine Monopoly.

Character AI will offer interactive ‘Stories’ to kids instead of open-ended chat

Google teams up with Accel to hunt for India’s next AI breakouts.

Revolut hits $75B valuation in new capital raise

Finland’s NestAI lands €100M, partners with Nokia to build AI for defense applications.

Sortera is turning America’s scrap aluminum problem into cash.

Credit risk automation platform Kaaj raises $3.8M seed from Kindred Ventures.

As Lovable hits $200M ARR, its CEO credits staying in Europe for its success.

TikTok now lets you choose how much AI-generated content you want to see.

Databricks reportedly in talks to raise funding at a $130B+ valuation.

As consumers ditch Google for ChatGPT, Peec AI raises $21M to help brands adapt.

Jeff Bezos reportedly returns to the trenches as co-CEO of new AI startup, Project Prometheus.

Bone AI raises $12M to challenge Asia’s defense giants with AI-powered robotics.

Sakana AI raises $135M Series B at a $2.65B valuation to continue building AI models for Japan.

Milestone Raises $10 Million to Help Companies Measure AI’s True Impact on Coding.

Microsoft Teams Up with Open AI to Fix Its AI Chip Problem.

Figma Expands to India: Bengaluru Office & Developer-Focused Growth

Europe Closes the Gap in AI Innovation — Accel Report Reveals Surprising Growth.

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Perplexity to pay Snap $400M to power search in Snapchat

Click Up 4.0 Launches AI Agents & Full Platform Redesign | Built to Replace Work Apps.

Microsoft’s $15.2B UAE investment turns Gulf State into test case for US AI diplomacy.

Kevin Rose Warns Against AI Wearables Hype — Says VCs Are “Slapping AI on Everything”

Nvidia is reportedly investing up to $1B in Poolside

Figma Acquires AI Media Startup Weavy to Power New Creative Platform, Figma Weave.

LG Uplus Confirms Suspected Data Breach — South Korea’s Telecoms Face Cybersecurity Crisis.

U.S. DOE & AMD Join Forces in $1B Plan to Build Next-Gen AI Supercomputers!

PayPal Partners with Open AI to Enable In-Chat Shopping on Chat GPT by 2026

Open AI is giving Indian users free access to its Chat GPT Go plan for one year!

Huawei Cloud Matrix 384 Explained — The AI Chip Cluster Challenging Nvidia

Bentley Systems Expands AI and Digital Twin Capabilities to Transform Infrastructure Design.

Netflix Goes All In on Generative AI | How AI Is Changing the Future of Entertainment.

Lithuanian startup Nexos AI raises €30 million to help companies use AI safely.

SK Telecom Revamps AI Division | Partners with OpenAI to Drive $3.5B AI Growth Plan.

Meta to Introduce New Parental Controls for Teens’ AI Chats on Instagram and Other Platforms.

Open AI Pauses AI-Generated Videos of Martin Luther King Jr. Following Estate Request

Open AI has five years to turn $13 billion into $1 trillion

Google to Invest $15 Billion in India for New AI and Data Center Hub

SpaceX Retires Starship V2 After Successful Final Test Flight.

Air bound Secures $8.65M Seed Funding to Pioneer One-Cent Drone Deliveries

Salesforce Launches Agent force 360, Expanding Its AI Agent Platform

Anduril Unveils “Eagle Eye,” an AI-Powered Mixed-Reality System for Soldiers

Strava Plans to Go Public as User Growth Surges

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