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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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OpenEvidence raises $250 million, doubles valuation to $12 billion as healthcare AI heats up

OpenEvidence, dubbed 'ChatGPT for doctors,' closed a $250 million funding round that doubled its valuation to $12 billion in less than three months. The AI startup is now used by 40% of U.S. physicians and surpassed $100 million in annual revenue. With tech giants like OpenAI and Anthropic launching competing health products, the race to dominate clinical AI is intensifying.

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OpenEvidence raises $250 million, doubles valuation to $12 billion as healthcare AI heats up

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Nvidia invests $150 million in Baseten as AI industry shifts from training to inference

Nvidia has invested $150 million in AI inference startup Baseten, which raised $300 million at a $5 billion valuation—more than double its previous worth. The deal signals a strategic pivot as the AI industry shifts focus from model training to large-scale deployment, with Baseten helping companies like Cursor and Notion run AI models efficiently in production.

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Nvidia invests $150 million in Baseten as AI industry shifts from training to inference

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Moonshot AI valuation surges to $4.8 billion as Chinese AI startup closes fresh funding round

Alibaba-backed AI startup Moonshot AI is closing a funding round valuing it at $4.8 billion, up $500 million from December. The surge follows successful Hong Kong IPOs by rival Chinese AI firms MiniMax and Zhipu, which raised over $1 billion combined and sparked investor interest in China's AI Tigers.

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Moonshot AI valuation surges to $4.8 billion as Chinese AI startup closes fresh funding round

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Andreessen Horowitz commits $3 billion to AI infrastructure, betting against bubble fears

Andreessen Horowitz has committed $3 billion to AI infrastructure investments, focusing on developer tools, coding applications, and foundational models rather than consumer-facing AI. Led by Martin Casado, the venture capital firm's strategy targets technical buyers while sidestepping data center investments, with early bets like Cursor already showing massive returns despite soaring valuations across the sector.

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Andreessen Horowitz commits $3 billion to AI infrastructure, betting against bubble fears

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Blackstone finalizes $50-75M structured deal in Neysa, values AI cloud startup at $300 million

US alternative asset manager Blackstone has closed a milestone-linked investment in Mumbai-based AI cloud infrastructure startup Neysa, initially investing $50-75 million for a significant minority stake. The structured deal includes contractual rights for acquiring a controlling stake if the company meets specific business milestones, marking one of India's largest AI fundraises.

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Blackstone finalizes $50-75M structured deal in Neysa, values AI cloud startup at $300 million

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Sequoia Capital Joins Anthropic's $25B Funding Round, Breaking Traditional VC Rules

Venture capital firm Sequoia Capital is preparing a significant investment in Anthropic alongside GIC and Coatue, each contributing $1.5 billion. The funding round aims to raise at least $25 billion at a $350 billion valuation. This marks a shift in venture capital strategy, as Sequoia already backs rival AI startups OpenAI and Elon Musk's xAI, signaling the end of the traditional 'one winner' model in AI investing.

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Sequoia Capital Joins Anthropic's $25B Funding Round, Breaking Traditional VC Rules

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AI bubble concerns intensify as tech leaders seek returns on trillions in investment

At Davos 2026, the conversation shifted from AI investment excitement to proving returns, with industry leaders declaring it the "year of AI ROI." But growing investor anxiety about trillions of dollars in risk and comparisons to the dot-com bust have economists and market prophets warning of a potential bubble. While companies tout enterprise traction, questions loom about whether massive AI spending can deliver promised productivity gains.

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AI bubble concerns intensify as tech leaders seek returns on trillions in investment

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OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT for free and Go tier users as it shifts monetization strategy

OpenAI announced it will begin testing advertisements inside ChatGPT for US users on free and $8-per-month Go tiers. The move reverses CEO Sam Altman's 2024 stance calling ads a "last resort." Banner ads will appear at the bottom of answers when relevant sponsored products or services match conversation topics, while Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise subscribers remain ad-free.

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OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT for free and Go tier users as it shifts monetization strategy

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ClickHouse secures $400M at $15B valuation as AI infrastructure demand surges

Database provider ClickHouse raised $400 million in a Series D funding round led by Dragoneer Investment Group, reaching a $15 billion valuation—more than double its $6.35 billion valuation from May 2024. The company also acquired Langfuse, an AI observability startup, to strengthen its position in the competitive AI infrastructure market against Snowflake and Databricks.

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ClickHouse secures $400M at $15B valuation as AI infrastructure demand surges

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Sam Altman's Merge Labs raises $252 million to develop non-invasive brain-computer interfaces

Sam Altman's brain-tech startup Merge Labs emerged from stealth with $252 million in seed funding at an $850 million valuation, with OpenAI writing the largest check. The company aims to connect human brains to computers using ultrasound and molecules instead of invasive electrodes, intensifying competition with Elon Musk's Neuralink in the race to enhance human capabilities through AI-powered neural interfaces.

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Sam Altman's Merge Labs raises $252 million to develop non-invasive brain-computer interfaces

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Dell Technologies wins Barclays upgrade as AI server orders surge and enterprise markets recover

Dell Technologies secured a Barclays upgrade to Overweight from Equal Weight, driven by surging AI server demand and improving enterprise prospects. The company plans to ship $9.4 billion of AI servers in Q4, pushing full-year AI server shipments to approximately $25 billion. Barclays maintained its $148 price target while citing Dell's resilient operating margin profile and expanding market opportunities.

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Dell Technologies wins Barclays upgrade as AI server orders surge and enterprise markets recover

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