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CopilotKit Raises $27M as Tech Giants Adopt Its Protocol for App-Native AI Agents

Seattle-based CopilotKit has raised $27 million in Series A funding for its AG-UI protocol that enables AI agents to work inside applications with dynamic interfaces. Major tech companies including Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Oracle have adopted the open-source standard, which now sees millions of installs weekly and is used by over half of Fortune 500 companies.

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CopilotKit Raises $27M as Tech Giants Adopt Its Protocol for App-Native AI Agents

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ReFiBuy raises $13.6M seed round to help brands compete in AI-driven shopping era

Raleigh e-commerce startup ReFiBuy, led by serial entrepreneur Scot Wingo, has closed a $13.6 million oversubscribed seed round to accelerate its Agentic Commerce Optimization platform. The company helps brands and retailers prepare product catalogs for AI shopping agents as Bain projects agentic commerce could reach $300 billion to $500 billion in U.S. sales by 2030.

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ReFiBuy raises $13.6M seed round to help brands compete in AI-driven shopping era

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Meta secures $13 billion financing for El Paso AI data centre, setting new record for single-site deal

Meta is assembling a $13 billion financing package with Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan for its El Paso AI data centre in Texas. The deal represents one of the largest single-site digital infrastructure financings ever and signals strong institutional credit demand for AI infrastructure projects as Big Tech races to expand capacity.

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Meta secures $13 billion financing for El Paso AI data centre, setting new record for single-site deal

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Silicon Valley bets $140M on floating AI data centers powered by ocean waves

Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley investors are backing Panthalassa's ambitious plan to deploy wave-powered AI data centers in the world's oceans. The startup raised $140 million to build autonomous floating platforms that generate electricity from ocean waves while cooling AI chips with seawater. But the approach faces significant challenges, from satellite latency to maintenance in harsh ocean conditions.

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Silicon Valley bets $140M on floating AI data centers powered by ocean waves

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Zuckerberg's Biohub invests $500M to build AI models that simulate human cells at molecular scale

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan are investing $500 million through their Chan Zuckerberg Biohub to create AI models of human cells. The five-year initiative aims to generate datasets and predictive cellular models that could transform how researchers study disease and develop treatments, joining a growing race among tech giants to merge AI with biology.

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Zuckerberg's Biohub invests $500M to build AI models that simulate human cells at molecular scale

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Haun Ventures raises $1 billion for crypto and AI agents after stablecoin exits deliver returns

Katie Haun's venture firm has raised $1 billion split between early and later-stage funds, expanding beyond crypto into AI agents and financial infrastructure. The move follows successful exits from Bridge's $1.1 billion Stripe acquisition and BVNK's $1.8 billion Mastercard deal. Haun targets the intersection where autonomous software meets regulated finance, betting AI agents will need financial plumbing before better models.

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Haun Ventures raises $1 billion for crypto and AI agents after stablecoin exits deliver returns

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K Wave Media Dumps Bitcoin Treasury Plan, Redirects $485M to AI Infrastructure Buildout

Nasdaq-listed K Wave Media abandons its Bitcoin treasury strategy to pursue an AI pivot, reallocating $485 million toward data centers and GPU compute operations. The company's stock plunged 25% following the announcement, as shareholders prepare to vote on a rebrand to Talivar Technologies in July.

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K Wave Media Dumps Bitcoin Treasury Plan, Redirects $485M to AI Infrastructure Buildout

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OpenAI launches $4 billion Deployment Company to embed AI engineers inside enterprises

OpenAI has created a new subsidiary called OpenAI Deployment Company with over $4 billion in initial investment from 19 firms led by TPG. The venture will embed specialized AI engineers directly inside organizations to help deploy and integrate AI solutions at scale. To accelerate its corporate AI push, OpenAI is acquiring UK-based consulting firm Tomoro, bringing 150 deployment specialists onboard from day one.

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OpenAI launches $4 billion Deployment Company to embed AI engineers inside enterprises

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Anthropic and OpenAI launch rival joint ventures to deploy AI models at scale for businesses

Anthropic announced a $1.5 billion joint venture with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, and Hellman & Friedman to deploy enterprise AI services across mid-sized companies. Hours earlier, OpenAI revealed plans for a similar venture called The Development Company, raising $4 billion at a $10 billion valuation. Both AI labs are racing to solve the bottleneck in enterprise AI adoption by embedding engineers directly into businesses.

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Anthropic and OpenAI launch rival joint ventures to deploy AI models at scale for businesses

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AI chipmaker Cerebras targets $3.5 billion in IPO backed by massive OpenAI partnership

Cerebras Systems is preparing to sell 28 million shares at $115 to $125 each, targeting a $26.6 billion market cap in what could be 2026's largest tech IPO. The AI chipmaker's wafer-scale chips compete directly with Nvidia, and its $20 billion OpenAI deal anchors investor confidence despite customer concentration risks.

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AI chipmaker Cerebras targets $3.5 billion in IPO backed by massive OpenAI partnership

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OpenAI CFO says vertical wall of demand drives growth, not revenue target misses

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar pushed back against reports of missed internal targets, stating the company is beating its core plan and experiencing a vertical wall of demand. The real constraint isn't sales growth but data center capacity, as the company projects revenues to surge from $30 billion this year to $284 billion by 2030.

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OpenAI CFO says vertical wall of demand drives growth, not revenue target misses

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Tech-Backed Groups Pay Influencers to Shape AI Policy as Rival Factions Battle Over China Threat

A super PAC tied to OpenAI and Palantir is funding an influence campaign that pays social media influencers up to $5,000 per video to frame China's AI development as a threat to Americans. Meanwhile, a well-funded AI doomerism movement with $37.8 billion in pledges pushes for strict regulation, creating a policy battle that critics say could determine America's competitiveness in the global AI race.

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Tech-Backed Groups Pay Influencers to Shape AI Policy as Rival Factions Battle Over China Threat

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Featherless.ai secures $20M Series A to scale serverless hosting for open-source AI models

Featherless.ai announced $20 million in Series A funding led by AMD Ventures and Airbus Ventures to expand its serverless inference platform. The startup hosts over 30,000 open-source AI models and plans to build a marketplace for specialized models while reducing infrastructure costs for enterprises seeking alternatives to proprietary AI systems.

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Featherless.ai secures $20M Series A to scale serverless hosting for open-source AI models

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Deep-Tech Startup Ctruh Raises $2.5M Seed Funding to Build Spatial Internet Infrastructure

Bengaluru-based deep-tech startup Ctruh raises $2.5 million seed funding led by Inflection Point Ventures to advance its browser-native 3D engine and VersaAI generative AI platform. The company aims to democratize immersive 3D and XR experiences, enabling businesses to deploy high-fidelity spatial content in under 30 minutes without specialized hardware or engineering teams.

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Deep-Tech Startup Ctruh Raises $2.5M Seed Funding to Build Spatial Internet Infrastructure

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Anthropic asks investors for allocations as $900B+ valuation round nears close within two weeks

Anthropic has given investors just 48 hours to submit allocations for its latest fundraise, expected to be roughly $50 billion and close within two weeks. The AI company Anthropic is targeting a potential $900B+ valuation that could surpass OpenAI's $852 billion mark, driven by soaring revenue and demand for its Mythos AI model.

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Anthropic asks investors for allocations as $900B+ valuation round nears close within two weeks

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