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Anthropic in Talks to Buy Decart for $6 Billion to Slash AI Infrastructure Costs

Anthropic is negotiating to acquire Israeli AI startup Decart for approximately $6 billion, marking its largest deal yet. The acquisition targets Decart's chip optimization technology that could dramatically reduce Anthropic's ballooning compute expenses as it prepares for a public listing.

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Anthropic in Talks to Buy Decart for $6 Billion to Slash AI Infrastructure Costs

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Lionsgate Pressured to Sell as Activist Investor Warns of AI Threat to Film Library Value

Activist investor Anson Funds is pushing Lionsgate to either transform itself for the generative AI era or put itself up for sale, arguing the market has wrongly categorized the studio as an AI casualty. The pressure comes as Lionsgate stock has reacted sharply to releases of AI video models, despite owning a 20,000-title film library that could be a licensing asset.

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Lionsgate Pressured to Sell as Activist Investor Warns of AI Threat to Film Library Value

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China Blocks Meta's $2 Billion Manus Acquisition, AI Startup to Resume Independent Operations

China's National Development and Reform Commission ordered Meta to reverse its $2 billion acquisition of Manus, the AI agent startup founded in China. The decision forces Manus to resume independent operations and delete user data generated since December 2025, highlighting Beijing's determination to retain control over domestic AI innovators amid intensifying US-China competition.

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China Blocks Meta's $2 Billion Manus Acquisition, AI Startup to Resume Independent Operations

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Aether Holdings Acquires 60% Stake in Noviant for $3.6M to Boost AI Infrastructure Capabilities

Aether Holdings acquired a 60% stake in Noviant Inc. for $3.6 million through its subsidiary Aether Compute, combining $900,000 cash and $2.7 million in restricted stock. The deal brings Noviant's $5.36 million annual revenue stream and enterprise IT expertise into Aether's growing AI infrastructure portfolio, though ATHR shares fell 4.58% as markets assessed the strategic move.

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Aether Holdings Acquires 60% Stake in Noviant for $3.6M to Boost AI Infrastructure Capabilities

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Boeing Sells Three Autonomous Flight Subsidiaries to Archer Aviation in Strategic Aerospace Deal

Boeing is selling Wisk Aero, SkyGrid, and Insitu to Archer Aviation in exchange for a nearly 20% stake in the electric aircraft maker. The transaction adds over $200 million in annual revenue to Archer and marks a major shift as Boeing refocuses on core businesses while retaining access to autonomous flight technology.

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Boeing Sells Three Autonomous Flight Subsidiaries to Archer Aviation in Strategic Aerospace Deal

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OpenAI Acquires NextSlide to Expand AI-Powered Presentation Tools Inside ChatGPT

OpenAI has acquired NextSlide, an AI-powered presentation startup founded just over a year ago. The deal brings founder Ahmed Beshry and his team into ChatGPT development, advancing OpenAI's push to build a comprehensive office suite with AI-driven productivity tools that could challenge Microsoft's core products.

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OpenAI Acquires NextSlide to Expand AI-Powered Presentation Tools Inside ChatGPT

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Nscale Targets US IPO with $51bn Contracted Revenue Backlog Despite Actual Revenue at $100m

London-based AI infrastructure startup Nscale is preparing for a US stock market listing as early as September 2026, touting $51bn in contracted revenue. However, the two-year-old AI data center company only generated $100m in actual revenue last quarter, revealing the gap between signed contracts and realized income in the competitive AI computing power market.

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Nscale Targets US IPO with $51bn Contracted Revenue Backlog Despite Actual Revenue at $100m

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AMD Acquires Taalas to Etch AI Models Into Silicon for Faster Inference

AMD acquired Toronto-based Taalas, an AI chip startup that hardwires model weights directly into silicon. The deal strengthens AMD's AI inference capabilities with technology that promises 48x faster performance than traditional GPUs, though chips remain locked to specific models.

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AMD Acquires Taalas to Etch AI Models Into Silicon for Faster Inference

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Klaviyo acquires Agency, appoints Elias Torres as chief product officer in full-circle reunion

Publicly traded e-commerce marketing automation platform Klaviyo has acquired Agency, a three-year-old AI-powered customer success startup founded by serial entrepreneur Elias Torres. Torres will join Klaviyo as chief product officer, leading the development of AI agents Composer and Customer Agent. The deal reunites Torres with Klaviyo co-founder Andrew Bialecki, whom he mentored over a decade ago at Performable.

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Klaviyo acquires Agency, appoints Elias Torres as chief product officer in full-circle reunion

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Google Pursues $1.5 Billion Deal with 35-Person AI Coding Startup Mechanize to Boost Model Performance

Google is negotiating a $1.5 billion deal with Mechanize, a year-old AI coding startup with just 35 employees. The agreement would license the startup's evaluation technology and bring key talent onboard to enhance Google's AI models' coding abilities. The move comes as Google faces mounting pressure from OpenAI and Anthropic in the AI coding space.

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Google Pursues $1.5 Billion Deal with 35-Person AI Coding Startup Mechanize to Boost Model Performance

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ServiceNow Unveils Six Autonomous Security Products Built on $9B Armis and Veza Acquisitions

ServiceNow launched six AI-native security products with autonomous AI specialists that handle vulnerability resolution and incident response at machine speed. Built on its $7.75 billion Armis and $1.3 billion Veza acquisitions, the solutions address fragmented security tools by unifying exposure management, cyber-physical security, and identity governance under its Shift Zero initiative.

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ServiceNow Unveils Six Autonomous Security Products Built on $9B Armis and Veza Acquisitions

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Deel Acquires Clarity for Up to $50M as Fake Hire Problem Escalates with AI-Driven Fraud

Deel bought AI cybersecurity startup Clarity for $45-50 million to embed deepfake detection and identity verification across its global HR platform. The acquisition comes as Gartner predicts one in four candidate profiles will be fraudulent by 2028, driven by cheap AI tools that can convincingly fake credentials during video interviews.

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Deel Acquires Clarity for Up to $50M as Fake Hire Problem Escalates with AI-Driven Fraud

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EXL Completes $310M iMerit Acquisition to Accelerate Enterprise AI Leadership

ExlService Holdings completed its $310 million acquisition of iMerit, a leader in AI model training and evaluation. The deal combines EXL's enterprise data expertise with iMerit's generative AI capabilities and foundation model relationships. iMerit founder Radha Ramaswami Basu joins EXL's executive committee as the company builds an end-to-end AI platform for regulated industries.

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EXL Completes $310M iMerit Acquisition to Accelerate Enterprise AI Leadership

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ON Semiconductor Expects AI Data Center Revenue to Double in 2026 as Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates

ON Semiconductor reported second-quarter revenue of $1.6 billion, surpassing analyst expectations as demand for power management chips in AI data centers accelerated. CEO Hassane El-Khoury revealed the company prioritized AI data center customers over automotive clients, shifting manufacturing capacity to meet surging demand for intelligent power solutions.

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ON Semiconductor Expects AI Data Center Revenue to Double in 2026 as Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates

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Yellow.ai's Bold SPAC Merger: Buy the Call Centers, Then Automate Them with AI

Yellow.ai is merging with Bluerock Acquisition Corp to list on Nasdaq at $550M valuation. The enterprise AI firm plans to use proceeds to acquire BPO operators and rebuild them with its agentic AI platform. This strategy targets the $384B outsourcing market where 85% of service calls remain human-handled.

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Yellow.ai's Bold SPAC Merger: Buy the Call Centers, Then Automate Them with AI

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