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Google DeepMind invests $75M in A24 to develop AI filmmaking tools amid industry controversy

Google DeepMind has announced a $75 million investment in indie film studio A24 to develop AI tools for filmmaking. The partnership, managed through A24 Labs, aims to create AI-generated storyboards and production tools. But the deal has sparked fierce backlash from A24's loyal fanbase and filmmakers who view AI as a threat to creative jobs and artistic integrity.

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Google DeepMind invests $75M in A24 to develop AI filmmaking tools amid industry controversy

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Micron invests in Anthropic and signs multi-year deal to power next-generation AI infrastructure

Micron Technology has invested in Anthropic's Series H funding round and signed a multi-year supply agreement to provide memory and storage products for AI workloads. The partnership deepens collaboration on next-generation AI infrastructure design while Micron expands its deployment of Claude AI across engineering and manufacturing operations.

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Micron invests in Anthropic and signs multi-year deal to power next-generation AI infrastructure

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Prosper AI raises $30M from a16z to automate the patient journey with AI-powered voice agents

Prosper AI has secured $30 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to expand its AI-driven automation platform that handles healthcare administrative tasks end-to-end. The startup's AI-powered voice agents manage appointment scheduling, insurance verification, and patient billing in a single workflow, reducing administrative costs by more than 40% while serving over 150,000 healthcare providers.

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Prosper AI raises $30M from a16z to automate the patient journey with AI-powered voice agents

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Upscale AI raises $190 million to build networking infrastructure for the AI era, hits $2B valuation

Upscale AI closed a $190 million Series A-1 round led by Premji Invest, bringing total funding to $500 million and valuation to $2 billion in under 18 months. The startup is building open-standard networking fabric to connect AI chips from different manufacturers, challenging Nvidia's dominance in AI data center switches as spending approaches $100 billion annually by 2030.

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Upscale AI raises $190 million to build networking infrastructure for the AI era, hits $2B valuation

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Amazon drops OpenAI movie after $50 billion investment raises conflict of interest concerns

Amazon MGM Studios has abandoned Artificial, a nearly-complete biographical drama about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, just months after investing $50 billion in the AI company. The decision came despite the film being in postproduction with test screenings already conducted. Multiple major studios have declined to pick up the project, signaling a troubling shift in Hollywood's willingness to critique Big Tech.

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Amazon drops OpenAI movie after $50 billion investment raises conflict of interest concerns

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Abu Dhabi's MGX explores multi-billion dollar acquisition of data center operator DayOne

Abu Dhabi's AI-focused investment firm MGX is exploring a multi-billion dollar acquisition of Singapore-based data centre operator DayOne, sources reveal. The potential deal could mark MGX's first Asian acquisition as it pursues aggressive global expansion, though valuation differences around DayOne's $20 billion IPO target may complicate negotiations.

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Abu Dhabi's MGX explores multi-billion dollar acquisition of data center operator DayOne

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Salesforce commits $6 billion to UK AI push, backs training 10 million workers by 2030

Salesforce unveiled its ambitious UK investment plan at World Tour London, committing $6 billion through 2030 to drive AI adoption across industries. President UKI Zahra Bahrololoumi emphasized the company's focus on agentic AI and its new Headless 360 platform, while pushing for a National Skills Platform to educate workers. The move positions the UK as a critical AI market despite ongoing government delays on skills infrastructure.

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Salesforce commits $6 billion to UK AI push, backs training 10 million workers by 2030

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Prem AI raises $100M as enterprises choose to own their AI infrastructure instead of renting it

Swiss startup Prem AI is raising $100 million in Series A funding at a valuation exceeding $500 million to build private AI infrastructure for hedge funds and law firms. The company's pitch centers on owning enterprise intelligence rather than renting it from third-party providers. Alongside the funding round, Prem launched Fluso, an encrypted AI workspace designed for organizations where data sovereignty and regulatory compliance are non-negotiable.

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Prem AI raises $100M as enterprises choose to own their AI infrastructure instead of renting it

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General Intuition raising $300M at $2B valuation to train AI agents on gaming footage

General Intuition, the New York AI startup that rejected OpenAI's $500 million acquisition offer, is now raising $300 million at a $2 billion valuation. Backed by Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt, the company trains AI agents using Medal's dataset of 2 billion first-person gaming clips annually, offering a unique approach to teaching machines spatial-temporal reasoning.

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General Intuition raising $300M at $2B valuation to train AI agents on gaming footage

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Space startups approach insurers for orbital AI data centers as industry takes shape

Space companies backed by Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin are in preliminary talks with insurers about coverage for orbital AI data centers. The discussions mark early progress for an experimental industry aiming to bypass Earth's power constraints, though insurers face challenges modeling risks for this novel space-based infrastructure.

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Space startups approach insurers for orbital AI data centers as industry takes shape

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Baseten raises $1.5 billion at $13 billion valuation as AI inference demand explodes

Baseten is finalizing a $1.5 billion funding round that values the AI inference platform at up to $13 billion, more than doubling its $5 billion January valuation. The dual-tiered structure allows some investors to buy in at $11 billion while others pay $13 billion, reflecting surging demand for inference as companies shift workloads to open-source AI models that cost a fraction of proprietary alternatives.

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Baseten raises $1.5 billion at $13 billion valuation as AI inference demand explodes

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Gradial raises $65M as agentic AI platform transforms enterprise marketing automation

Seattle-based Gradial has raised $65 million in Series C funding for its agentic AI platform that automates enterprise marketing operations. The startup, valued at $675 million, has now raised over $110 million in just 16 months as major brands like T-Mobile, AWS, and Prudential adopt its AI agents to execute work across existing marketing tools.

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Gradial raises $65M as agentic AI platform transforms enterprise marketing automation

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Devplan Raises $2.5M to Automate Product Coordination Work AI Coding Tools Leave Behind

Seattle startup Devplan emerged from stealth with $2.5 million in seed funding to tackle the coordination gap in AI-assisted software development. While AI tools accelerate coding, product and engineering teams still lose hours to meetings and status reports. Devplan's Weaver platform connects GitHub, Jira, and Slack to automate coordination work, with early users reporting eight hours saved per week.

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Devplan Raises $2.5M to Automate Product Coordination Work AI Coding Tools Leave Behind

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Architect Labs raises $24M to challenge Broadcom and Marvell with AI-powered chip design

Palo Alto startup Architect Labs emerged from stealth with $24 million in seed funding to transform custom chip design using AI. The company aims to reduce the two-year timeline and hundreds of millions in costs currently required to design custom chips, directly challenging industry giants Broadcom and Marvell who generate tens of billions annually from this business.

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Architect Labs raises $24M to challenge Broadcom and Marvell with AI-powered chip design

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AIAI Holdings unveils AI integration playbook as Rochon family invests $100 million

AIAI Holdings launched a comprehensive AI integration playbook designed to transform portfolio companies through Transformational AI. The announcement comes as Chairman John Rochon and his family acquired $100 million in shares at $20 per share, reinforcing their conviction in the company's AI-driven business model and long-term strategy.

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AIAI Holdings unveils AI integration playbook as Rochon family invests $100 million

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