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07 Nov 2025

Anthropic Expands European Operations with New Paris and Munich Offices

AI startup Anthropic announces major European expansion with new offices in Paris and Munich, driven by 9x revenue growth in EMEA region. The company also appoints new regional leadership to support enterprise clients including BMW, L'Oréal, and SAP.

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Chinese AI Startup Moonshot Releases Open-Source Model That Claims to Outperform GPT-5

Beijing-based Moonshot AI has released Kimi K2 Thinking, an open-source reasoning model that reportedly outperforms OpenAI's GPT-5 and Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.5 on key benchmarks, costing only $4.6 million to train compared to billions spent by US competitors.

7 Sources

06 Nov 2025

AI Parking Giant Metropolis Raises $1.6 Billion to Pioneer 'Recognition Economy' Beyond Parking

Metropolis, the largest parking lot operator in the U.S., secured $1.6 billion in funding at a $5 billion valuation to expand its AI-powered vehicle recognition technology into retail, restaurants, and hospitality sectors, aiming to create a frictionless 'Recognition Economy.'

2 Sources

OpenAI's $74 Billion Loss Trajectory Contrasts Sharply with Anthropic's Path to Profitability

Internal documents reveal OpenAI's massive cash burn rate and projected $74 billion loss by 2028, while competitor Anthropic aims for profitability the same year through a more conservative business-focused strategy.

12 Sources

05 Nov 2025

Snap and Perplexity Strike $400 Million AI Search Partnership Deal

Snap announces a major $400 million partnership with AI search startup Perplexity to integrate AI-powered search directly into Snapchat, giving Perplexity access to over 940 million users while opening new revenue streams for Snap.

20 Sources

Former Meta Engineers Launch Stream Ring: AI-Powered Wearable for Voice Note-Taking

Sandbar, founded by former Meta employees, introduces Stream Ring - a $249-299 smart ring that captures whispered voice notes and transcribes them using AI. The device aims to help users record spontaneous thoughts without pulling out their phones.

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NVIDIA and Qualcomm Join $2 Billion India Deep Tech Alliance to Accelerate AI Startup Ecosystem

NVIDIA and Qualcomm have joined the India Deep Tech Alliance, a coalition of investors committing over $2 billion to support India's emerging deep tech startups. The alliance aims to bridge the funding gap for infrastructure-scale ventures in AI, semiconductors, space tech, and other advanced technologies.

5 Sources

04 Nov 2025

Rivian Spins Off Mind Robotics with $115M to Bring Industrial AI to Manufacturing

Electric vehicle maker Rivian has created its second spinoff company this year, Mind Robotics, focused on industrial AI and robotics applications. The new venture secured $115 million in seed funding led by Eclipse Ventures to develop AI-powered solutions for manufacturing operations.

5 Sources

Anthropic Projects $70 Billion Revenue by 2028 as B2B Strategy Drives Explosive Growth

AI startup Anthropic expects to reach $70 billion in revenue by 2028, driven by aggressive B2B expansion and API sales that could surpass OpenAI's in 2025. The company's Claude Code product is approaching $1 billion in annualized revenue.

3 Sources

Hollywood's AI Revolution: From Digital Doubles to Full-Length Films

Major Hollywood studios and emerging companies are pioneering AI applications in filmmaking, from creating digital actor clones to producing entire AI-generated movies, while navigating union concerns and technical challenges.

2 Sources

03 Nov 2025

Karnataka Launches ₹600 Crore Deep Tech Fund to Position State as India's AI Capital

Karnataka government announces a massive ₹600 crore deep tech fund with potential expansion to ₹1,000 crore, targeting AI, quantum computing, and frontier technologies ahead of Bengaluru Tech Summit.

2 Sources

Three 22-Year-Old Friends Become World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaires with AI Recruiting Platform Mercor

Brendan Foody, Adarsh Hiremath, and Surya Midha have achieved billionaire status at age 22 through their AI recruiting platform Mercor, which reached a $10 billion valuation after raising $350 million. The startup connects human talent with AI companies for model training and specialized tasks.

3 Sources

01 Nov 2025

Microsoft's $13 Billion OpenAI Gamble: How Nadella Defied Gates' Warning to Transform AI Landscape

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella reveals how he overcame Bill Gates' skepticism about investing in OpenAI, turning a $1 billion 'burn' into a $135 billion AI partnership that reshaped the tech industry.

2 Sources

31 Oct 2025

Space-Based Data Centers Gain Momentum as Tech Giants Eye Orbital Computing Solutions

Elon Musk announces SpaceX's plans to develop space-based data centers using scaled-up Starlink V3 satellites, joining other tech leaders in addressing AI's growing energy demands through orbital computing infrastructure.

5 Sources

Intel Eyes $5 Billion SambaNova Acquisition to Revitalize AI Strategy

Intel is reportedly in talks to acquire AI chip startup SambaNova Systems for potentially $5 billion, seeking to strengthen its position in the competitive AI market through the company's specialized dataflow architecture and inference capabilities.

3 Sources

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