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Michael Burry and Wall Street analysts warn AI bubble may burst as hyperscalers pile on debt

Michael Burry has placed short positions against Nvidia, Tesla, and other AI stocks, warning the AI market bubble mirrors the dot-com crash. Jefferies' Christopher Wood flags that hyperscalers like Microsoft, Meta, and Alphabet have issued $144 billion in bonds this year, raising concerns about massive capital destruction from debt-funded AI spending that may not deliver adequate returns.

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Michael Burry and Wall Street analysts warn AI bubble may burst as hyperscalers pile on debt

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Japanese Startup Turing Inc Secures AMD Backing to Challenge Nvidia in Self-Driving Race

Turing Inc, a five-year-old Japanese self-driving startup, has secured investment from AMD Ventures and shifted 10% of its AI training to AMD chips. The move aims to reduce costs and diversify supply chains as the company targets consumer cars and robotaxis by 2028, positioning itself as a cost-effective alternative in Japan's autonomous vehicle race.

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Japanese Startup Turing Inc Secures AMD Backing to Challenge Nvidia in Self-Driving Race

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Macron and Modi personally court tech CEOs as France and India race to secure AI investment

French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are leading personal charm offensives to court tech CEOs as countries scramble to develop AI infrastructure. Macron texted SoftBank's Masayoshi Son to secure a €75 billion data center deal, while Modi met directly with Amazon CEO Andy Jassy to land $48 billion in commitments. The push comes as the U.S. and China remain dominant in AI, leaving other nations struggling to compete.

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Macron and Modi personally court tech CEOs as France and India race to secure AI investment

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HCLTech secures $1.14 billion AI deal with Fortune Global 50 firm, shares surge 6%

HCLTech announced a $1.14 billion contract with an unnamed European Fortune Global 50 firm to transform its digital workplace and enterprise networks using AI. The deal, spanning July 2026 to December 2031, is the IT services company's largest win since its $2.1 billion Verizon deal in August 2023. HCLTech shares jumped 6% on the news, lifting the broader Nifty IT index by 2.7%.

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HCLTech secures $1.14 billion AI deal with Fortune Global 50 firm, shares surge 6%

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Kling AI secures $2.8 billion funding from Tencent as Kuaishou spins off AI video unit

Kling AI has raised up to $2.8 billion in venture capital from investors including Tencent, Alibaba, and Baidu, valuing the AI video generation subsidiary at $18 billion post-money. The funding round marks a major step as Kuaishou prepares to spin off its fastest-growing AI unit, which has seen annual recurring revenue surge to $500 million. The move positions Kling AI to fill the global void left by OpenAI's Sora shutdown while competing with ByteDance's Seedance in the rapidly evolving AI-powered video generation market.

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Kling AI secures $2.8 billion funding from Tencent as Kuaishou spins off AI video unit

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Crusoe seeks $3 billion funding as AI computing power demand drives valuation to $30 billion

AI data center startup Crusoe is in talks to raise $3 billion in a funding round that may triple its valuation to around $30 billion, according to Bloomberg News. The company, which supplies AI computing power to Meta, Oracle, Microsoft, and Google, has contracts for nearly 5 gigawatts of computing capacity with over 40 gigawatts in its project pipeline.

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Crusoe seeks $3 billion funding as AI computing power demand drives valuation to $30 billion

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ElevenLabs explores $22 billion valuation through employee stock sale, doubling its worth

AI voice generation firm ElevenLabs is in early discussions for a secondary share sale that would value the company at $22 billion, according to Bloomberg News. The proposed valuation represents a 100% increase from its $11 billion Series D round just five months ago, as AI startups intensify efforts to retain top talent through employee stock sales.

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ElevenLabs explores $22 billion valuation through employee stock sale, doubling its worth

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Jeff Bezos backs five AI startups in June as family office leads 2026 investment surge

Jeff Bezos' family office invested in five AI startups in June, accounting for 10% of all family office dealmaking. Bezos Expeditions is now the most active family office investor in 2026 with eight direct investments, including a $12 billion Series B for Prometheus, where Bezos serves as co-founder and co-CEO.

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Jeff Bezos backs five AI startups in June as family office leads 2026 investment surge

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Melinda French Gates Backs $46.6M Fund II Targeting AI-Driven Care Economy Solutions

Magnify Ventures closed a $46.6 million second fund with backing from Melinda French Gates' Pivotal Ventures to invest in AI companies transforming family care, health, and wealth management. The early-stage venture firm targets the $648 billion care economy market, which has seen venture interest accelerate 45% over four years with $26 billion invested across 700 companies since 2015.

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Melinda French Gates Backs $46.6M Fund II Targeting AI-Driven Care Economy Solutions

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AI Boom Drives Global Venture Funding to Record $510 Billion in First Half of 2026

Global venture funding reached an unprecedented $510 billion in the first half of 2026, surpassing all of 2025's $440 billion total. The AI boom drove this record-breaking venture funding, with OpenAI and Anthropic alone capturing $217 billion—43% of all startup investment. While capital concentrated heavily in frontier AI labs, mega-rounds expanded across AI infrastructure, defense, robotics and healthcare, signaling the AI's outsized impact on the venture capital landscape.

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AI Boom Drives Global Venture Funding to Record $510 Billion in First Half of 2026

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Bhavin Turakhia invests $30M to build Neo, an AI alternative to Microsoft Office

Serial entrepreneur Bhavin Turakhia is backing his fifth venture with $30 million of his own capital. Neo aims to replace legacy office software with an AI-native enterprise work platform that integrates tasks, documents, and AI-led execution into a single workspace. The Zeta cofounder argues workplace tools built before the AI era can't simply add chatbots—they need complete redesign.

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Bhavin Turakhia invests $30M to build Neo, an AI alternative to Microsoft Office

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Google exceeds $1 billion Africa investment target with AI labs and connectivity hubs

Google has surpassed its five-year $1 billion pledge to Africa, announcing new connectivity hubs, the continent's first applied AI lab in Ghana, and support for 50 African startups. The tech giant revealed the milestone at the Africa Cloud Summit in Johannesburg, building on its 2025 cloud region launch and signaling a deeper commitment to African digital infrastructure.

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Google exceeds $1 billion Africa investment target with AI labs and connectivity hubs

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SoftBank revives $10 billion loan talks backed by OpenAI stake with new repayment guarantee

SoftBank has reopened negotiations for a $10 billion loan backed by its OpenAI stake, adding a repayment guarantee to address lender concerns about valuing private AI companies. The move is part of Masayoshi Son's aggressive AI investment strategy, with the company having committed over $60 billion to OpenAI and related infrastructure projects while facing a March 2027 deadline to repay a $40 billion bridge loan.

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SoftBank revives $10 billion loan talks backed by OpenAI stake with new repayment guarantee

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TwelveLabs raises $100M to bring superintelligence to AI video models

TwelveLabs secured $100 million in Series B funding to advance AI video models that natively understand video like humans. Led by NEA and NAVER Ventures with Amazon participating, the round brings total funding to over $207 million as the company aims to make every second of video addressable and usable by AI agents.

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TwelveLabs raises $100M to bring superintelligence to AI video models

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Venice AI reaches unicorn status with $65M Series A as privacy concerns fuel growth

Venice AI has raised $65 million in Series A funding at a $1 billion valuation, becoming a unicorn in just two years. The privacy-focused AI platform founded by crypto entrepreneur Erik Voorhees and Seattle tech veteran Jesse Proudman now serves 3 million users who value privacy over surveillance. The company is already profitable with over $70 million in annualized revenue.

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Venice AI reaches unicorn status with $65M Series A as privacy concerns fuel growth

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