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Amazon and SoftBank lead $100 billion OpenAI funding round as tech giants bet big on ChatGPT maker

Amazon is negotiating a $50 billion investment in OpenAI as part of a massive $100 billion funding round that could value the AI company at $830 billion. SoftBank is also in talks to invest up to $30 billion more, while Microsoft and Nvidia consider joining. The capital raise comes as OpenAI faces mounting costs and investor concerns about its ability to deliver returns on its $1.4 trillion in spending commitments.

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Amazon and SoftBank lead $100 billion OpenAI funding round as tech giants bet big on ChatGPT maker

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Anthropic doubles funding target to $20B as enterprise AI revenue surges toward $18B in 2026

Anthropic has doubled its latest venture capital funding target from $10 billion to $20 billion at a $350 billion valuation, driven by booming investor demand. The AI company behind Claude large language models is projecting $18 billion in revenue for 2026—a 180% jump fueled by enterprise customers. With 85% of revenue now coming from corporate contracts, Anthropic is positioning itself as a formidable OpenAI competitor in the enterprise AI adoption race.

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Anthropic doubles funding target to $20B as enterprise AI revenue surges toward $18B in 2026

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Anthropic CEO Warns AI Wealth Concentration Could Break Society as Cofounders Pledge 80% of Fortune

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns that AI's economic impact could create wealth concentration levels that break society, comparing today's inequality to the Gilded Age. All seven billionaire cofounders are pledging to donate 80% of their wealth—potentially tens of billions—as the company's valuation soars to $350 billion and concerns mount over significant job disruption.

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Anthropic CEO Warns AI Wealth Concentration Could Break Society as Cofounders Pledge 80% of Fortune

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AI chip startup Ricursive Intelligence hits $4B valuation two months after launch

Ricursive Intelligence raised $300 million at a $4 billion valuation just two months after launching. Founded by former Google researchers behind AlphaChip, the AI chip startup aims to use AI systems to design and automatically improve AI accelerators. The Series A round was led by Lightspeed Ventures with participation from NVIDIA's NVentures and DST Global.

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AI chip startup Ricursive Intelligence hits $4B valuation two months after launch

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SoftBank pauses $50 billion Switch acquisition, throwing Stargate AI infrastructure plans into limbo

SoftBank has halted talks to acquire U.S. data center operator Switch for $50 billion after months of negotiations, dealing a blow to founder Masayoshi Son's ambitious Stargate project. The company now faces the challenge of securing critical AI infrastructure through alternative partnerships while managing mounting financial pressure and regulatory concerns over foreign ownership of strategic U.S. assets.

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SoftBank pauses $50 billion Switch acquisition, throwing Stargate AI infrastructure plans into limbo

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Synthesia AI Startup Nearly Doubles Valuation to $4 Billion with $200M Series E Funding

British AI startup Synthesia has raised $200 million in Series E funding, nearly doubling its valuation to $4 billion from $2.1 billion a year ago. The London-based company, which creates AI-generated avatars for corporate training videos, crossed $100 million in annual recurring revenue in April 2025. Led by Google Ventures, the funding round includes participation from NVentures, Accel, and other existing investors, while Synthesia facilitates an employee secondary sale through Nasdaq.

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Synthesia AI Startup Nearly Doubles Valuation to $4 Billion with $200M Series E Funding

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Demis Hassabis warns AI bubble concerns overblown but flags unsustainable startup funding levels

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis told the Financial Times that while the artificial intelligence industry isn't in a bubble, certain pockets show clear signs of excess. He specifically called out multi-billion-dollar seed rounds for early-stage AI companies without proven products as unsustainable, suggesting market corrections may be ahead.

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Demis Hassabis warns AI bubble concerns overblown but flags unsustainable startup funding levels

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TikTok deal finalizes as ByteDance divests US operations to American investors

After years of legal battles and national security concerns, TikTok has closed a deal splitting its US operations from its global business. Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX now control 45% of TikTok US through a new joint venture, while ByteDance retains a minority stake. The agreement raises questions about user data privacy and algorithm changes that could affect 200 million American users.

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TikTok deal finalizes as ByteDance divests US operations to American investors

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Inferact raises $150M to commercialize vLLM and build next-gen AI inference infrastructure

The creators of vLLM have launched Inferact with $150 million in seed funding at an $800 million valuation, led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. As AI shifts from training to deployment, technologies that make AI inference faster and more affordable are attracting significant investor attention. The startup plans to enhance the open-source project while building commercial infrastructure.

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Inferact raises $150M to commercialize vLLM and build next-gen AI inference infrastructure

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LiveKit reaches $1 billion valuation as voice AI infrastructure demand surges across industries

LiveKit, the infrastructure company behind ChatGPT's voice mode, has raised $100 million at a $1 billion valuation just ten months after its previous funding round. The startup powers real-time AI voice and video applications for over 200,000 developers, including OpenAI, xAI, Tesla, and Salesforce. As enterprises rush to deploy voice agents across customer service, healthcare, and robotics, LiveKit's open-source roots and developer-first approach position it at the center of the AI infrastructure stack.

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LiveKit reaches $1 billion valuation as voice AI infrastructure demand surges across industries

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Software Stocks Tumble as AI Disruption Fears Trigger M&A Activity and Private Equity Interest

Cloud software stocks have plunged more than 8% this year as investors worry artificial intelligence will displace traditional enterprise software. But Orlando Bravo of Thoma Bravo sees the selloff as creating exceptional buying opportunities, arguing that software companies' deep domain knowledge positions them to lead enterprise AI adoption rather than be disrupted by it.

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Software Stocks Tumble as AI Disruption Fears Trigger M&A Activity and Private Equity Interest

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Alibaba plans IPO for chip unit T-Head to bankroll $53B AI infrastructure push

Alibaba is preparing to list its AI chipmaking unit T-Head through an initial public offering, tapping surging investor demand for companies competing in the AI accelerator market. The move follows CEO Eddie Wu's pledge of over $53 billion toward AI infrastructure investments. T-Head will first be restructured with partial employee ownership before the IPO, though timing remains unclear.

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Alibaba plans IPO for chip unit T-Head to bankroll $53B AI infrastructure push

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OpenAI seeks $50 billion from Middle East investors as AI infrastructure costs mount

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is courting sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East for a massive $50 billion funding round that could value the company at up to $830 billion. The ChatGPT maker, still unprofitable, has committed over $1.4 trillion to AI infrastructure spending while facing intensifying competition from Anthropic and Google in the artificial intelligence race.

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OpenAI seeks $50 billion from Middle East investors as AI infrastructure costs mount

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Upscale AI Hits $1 Billion Valuation With $200M Funding to Challenge Nvidia and Broadcom

AI networking startup Upscale AI raised $200 million in Series A funding led by Tiger Global, Premji Invest, and Xora Innovation, pushing its valuation past $1 billion. The company is developing SkyHammer chips designed specifically for scale-up AI networking to compete with Nvidia's NVSwitch and tackle network congestion plaguing AI data centers.

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Upscale AI Hits $1 Billion Valuation With $200M Funding to Challenge Nvidia and Broadcom

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Elon Musk races to take SpaceX public by July to fund orbital AI data centers in space

Elon Musk is reportedly preparing a SpaceX IPO by July to raise billions for AI data centers in space, marking a dramatic shift from his long-held position against going public before reaching Mars. The move aims to help xAI compete with OpenAI and Google while addressing the massive power demands of artificial intelligence infrastructure.

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Elon Musk races to take SpaceX public by July to fund orbital AI data centers in space

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