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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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Origin raises $30M to solve the $750M blind spot in corporate benefits spending with AI

London-based Origin has raised $30 million in Series A+ funding to expand its AI platform that transforms fragmented employee benefits data into actionable intelligence. Founded by the team behind Darwin, the startup helps multinational companies gain visibility into their second-largest cost after headcount, with one client expecting to save $75 million annually using the platform.

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Origin raises $30M to solve the $750M blind spot in corporate benefits spending with AI

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OpenAI closes $122 billion funding round at $852 billion valuation, eyes public debut

OpenAI has completed the largest private funding round in history, raising $122 billion at an $852 billion valuation. The ChatGPT maker brought in $3 billion from retail investors for the first time, signaling its path toward an anticipated IPO this year. With major backing from Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank, the company is fueling its race to dominate AI infrastructure and compete with rivals like Anthropic.

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OpenAI closes $122 billion funding round at $852 billion valuation, eyes public debut

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OpenAI Foundation commits $1 billion to tackle AI risks as Altman warns of societal threats

The OpenAI Foundation announced plans to invest $1 billion in 2026 across AI safety, healthcare research, and economic impact programs. CEO Sam Altman issued a stark warning that AI will introduce new societal threats no single company can handle alone, while the nonprofit arm of OpenAI named key leaders including co-founder Wojciech Zaremba to oversee AI resilience efforts.

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OpenAI Foundation commits $1 billion to tackle AI risks as Altman warns of societal threats

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Software Stocks Plunge as Amazon Web Services and Anthropic Accelerate AI Automation Push

Software stocks tumbled Tuesday with the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF falling 4.4% after reports emerged that Amazon Web Services is developing AI agents to automate sales and business development functions. The decline deepened concerns about AI-driven disruption within the software sector, with UiPath Inc. and HubSpot Inc. dropping over 9% as investors reassess growth prospects.

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Software Stocks Plunge as Amazon Web Services and Anthropic Accelerate AI Automation Push

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Delve halts demos as compliance allegations trigger investor retreat and fraud scrutiny

Y Combinator-backed Delve, valued at $300 million, faces serious fraud accusations after a whistleblower claimed the AI compliance startup fabricated certifications. The company has disabled demo bookings while investor Insight Partners scrubbed its $32 million investment announcement, signaling potential damage control as the scandal unfolds.

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Delve halts demos as compliance allegations trigger investor retreat and fraud scrutiny

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BlackRock's Larry Fink warns AI boom risks exacerbating wealth inequality for millions

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink used his annual shareholder letter to warn that AI threatens to intensify wealth inequality, with gains concentrated among companies and investors who financed the industry's growth. The $14 trillion asset manager chief called for broader participation in capital markets to ensure more people share in AI's economic value.

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BlackRock's Larry Fink warns AI boom risks exacerbating wealth inequality for millions

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Dash0 Secures $110M at Unicorn Valuation to Deploy AI Agents That Fix Production Issues

Dash0 has raised $110 million at a $1 billion valuation to accelerate development of Agent0, its AI-powered layer that autonomously resolves production issues rather than just detecting them. The observability platform has grown to 600 paying customers in under two years and is targeting aggressive US market expansion while challenging established players like Datadog with simplified pricing and OpenTelemetry-native architecture.

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Dash0 Secures $110M at Unicorn Valuation to Deploy AI Agents That Fix Production Issues

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French prosecutors suspect Elon Musk deliberately encouraged deepfakes row to inflate X value

French prosecutors have alerted US authorities to suspicions that Elon Musk may have deliberately encouraged the Grok AI deepfakes controversy to artificially boost X's value. The investigation centers on whether the sexualized deepfakes scandal was orchestrated ahead of a planned June 2026 stock market listing involving SpaceX and xAI merger.

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French prosecutors suspect Elon Musk deliberately encouraged deepfakes row to inflate X value

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