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Europe stakes claim in humanoid robots tech race with €1 billion Neura Robotics funding

Europe positions itself as a contender in humanoid robot technology despite lagging in AI and electric vehicles. Sweden's Hexagon AB tests humanoids at BMW while Germany's Neura Robotics secures €1 billion from Amazon and Qualcomm, valuing the startup at €4 billion. European automotive suppliers pivot to this nascent market projected to reach trillion-dollar scale by 2035.

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Europe stakes claim in humanoid robots tech race with €1 billion Neura Robotics funding

Technology2 sources

OpenAI closes $122 billion funding round amid fierce AI competition and profitability questions

OpenAI secured $122 billion in the largest Silicon Valley funding round ever, reaching an $852 billion valuation. But the ChatGPT maker faces mounting pressure from rivals like Anthropic and Google while racing toward profitability. The company is pivoting to enterprise revenue and coding tools while planning a unified AI superapp and potential IPO by year-end.

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OpenAI closes $122 billion funding round amid fierce AI competition and profitability questions

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Eric Jackson shorts Salesforce and four other software stocks, citing AI Paradox research

Hedge fund founder Eric Jackson announced short positions in five major software companies after analyzing 716 earnings calls. His research reveals an AI Paradox: companies mentioning AI most frequently underperform peers by 5.4 percentage points over 90 days, suggesting AI buzzwords mask underlying threats from AI automation rather than signal genuine business growth.

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Eric Jackson shorts Salesforce and four other software stocks, citing AI Paradox research

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AI-led selloff in contract research firms may overestimate disruption risk to CRO industry

Shares of contract research organizations like IQVIA, Medpace, and Charles River Laboratories tumbled after Anthropic's February AI agent launch sparked fears drugmakers could bring clinical trial work in-house. But industry experts argue the selloff misjudges how far artificial intelligence can replace core CRO capabilities like patient recruitment and global trial execution.

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AI-led selloff in contract research firms may overestimate disruption risk to CRO industry

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Tenex Secures $250 Million to Scale AI Security Services Amid Cyber Threat Surge

Tenex, an AI-powered cybersecurity startup, raised $250 million at a valuation exceeding $1 billion, led by Crosspoint Capital. The Sarasota-based company offers AI-enabled managed detection and response services, partnering with Google, Microsoft, and Amazon to deliver real-time threat protection as enterprises face increasingly automated cyber attacks.

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Tenex Secures $250 Million to Scale AI Security Services Amid Cyber Threat Surge

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AI startups command record venture capital as seed valuations double in unprecedented funding surge

Venture capital spending shattered records in Q1 2026, with investors pouring $297 billion into startups—nearly 70% of all 2025 funding combined. AI startups captured 81% of total investment, with seed-stage valuations doubling as companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI raised $186 billion collectively. The funding surge marks a fundamental shift in early-stage investing, where AI companies now command $40-45 million valuations on $10 million seed rounds.

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AI startups command record venture capital as seed valuations double in unprecedented funding surge

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Rebellions raises $400 million at $2.34 billion valuation as AI chip startup eyes US expansion

South Korean AI chip startup Rebellions has secured $400 million in a pre-IPO funding round led by Mirae Asset Financial Group and Korea National Growth Fund, valuing the company at $2.34 billion. The company has raised $650 million in six months and launched RebelRack and RebelPOD infrastructure platforms while targeting Meta and xAI as US customers.

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Rebellions raises $400 million at $2.34 billion valuation as AI chip startup eyes US expansion

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Starcloud raises $170 million to build AI data centers in space, reaching unicorn status

Starcloud has raised $170 million at a $1.1 billion valuation to build orbital data centers powered by solar energy. The startup already launched the first Nvidia H100 chip in space and demonstrated AI model training in orbit. But the business model depends on unproven technology and SpaceX's Starship rocket, which isn't flying commercially yet.

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Starcloud raises $170 million to build AI data centers in space, reaching unicorn status

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Physical Intelligence seeks to raise $1 billion, doubling valuation to $11 billion in four months

Physical Intelligence, a two-year-old robotics startup founded by former Google DeepMind researchers, is in discussions to raise approximately $1 billion in new funding at a valuation exceeding $11 billion. The deal would double the company's $5.6 billion valuation from just four months ago, with Founders Fund and Lightspeed Venture Partners among the investors as the AI robotics sector attracts growing capital.

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Physical Intelligence seeks to raise $1 billion, doubling valuation to $11 billion in four months

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Anthropic eyes October IPO as Claude AI sees record subscriber growth amid Pentagon battle

Anthropic is preparing for a potential October initial public offering that could raise over $60 billion, as the Claude AI maker experiences record subscriber growth and navigates a legal dispute with the Pentagon over supply chain risk designation. The company's valuation reached $380 billion following a $30 billion funding round in February.

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Anthropic eyes October IPO as Claude AI sees record subscriber growth amid Pentagon battle

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Iran War Threatens AI Industry as Energy Prices Surge and Supply Chains Face Critical Disruption

The Iran war is reshaping the AI industry through soaring energy costs and supply chain disruptions. Oil prices jumped 40% while helium prices doubled, threatening chip manufacturing and data center operations. Companies are delaying AI investments amid geopolitical uncertainty, potentially fragmenting the global AI landscape into regions that can sustain large-scale computing and those that cannot.

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Iran War Threatens AI Industry as Energy Prices Surge and Supply Chains Face Critical Disruption

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Shield AI raises $2 billion at $12.7 billion valuation, acquires Aechelon Technology

Shield AI announced $2 billion in funding at a $12.7 billion valuation, more than doubling its value from a year ago. The defense technology company will use proceeds to acquire Aechelon Technology, a simulation software maker, as it projects over $540 million in revenue for 2026. The raise underscores surging investor interest in autonomous systems and AI-powered drones for military modernization.

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Shield AI raises $2 billion at $12.7 billion valuation, acquires Aechelon Technology

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China Blocks Manus Founders After Meta's $2 Billion Deal Exposes AI Talent Exodus

Beijing has barred Manus co-founders Xiao Hong and Ji Yichao from leaving China while reviewing whether Meta's $2 billion acquisition violated foreign investment rules. The intervention signals a crackdown on Chinese AI startups relocating offshore and highlights intensifying tensions in the US-China tech rivalry over AI dominance.

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China Blocks Manus Founders After Meta's $2 Billion Deal Exposes AI Talent Exodus

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Granola raises $125M at $1.5B valuation, expanding from AI notetaker to enterprise AI platform

Granola, the AI-powered meeting application that records conversations without visible bots, secured $125 million in Series C funding led by Index Ventures, reaching a $1.5 billion valuation. The London-based startup is expanding beyond meeting transcription to become an enterprise AI context layer, introducing Team Spaces, new APIs, and planning agentic AI features within the next year.

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Granola raises $125M at $1.5B valuation, expanding from AI notetaker to enterprise AI platform

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Harvey confirms $11 billion valuation as Sequoia triples down on legal AI startup

Legal tech startup Harvey has raised $200 million at an $11 billion valuation, marking a 3.5x jump in just over a year. The San Francisco-based company, backed by Sequoia and GIC, is deploying AI agents to automate complex legal workflows for over 100,000 lawyers across 1,300 organizations. The funding underscores growing investor appetite for specialized AI application companies beyond large model providers.

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Harvey confirms $11 billion valuation as Sequoia triples down on legal AI startup

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