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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
French artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI is finalizing a €2 billion investment round that would value the company at $14 billion, according to a Bloomberg report. If completed, the deal would cement Mistral’s place among Europe’s most valuable tech startups and intensify competition with U.S.-based AI
Cloud Computing
CoreWeave, the fast-growing provider of cloud servers for AI model training, announced on Wednesday that it has reached an agreement to acquire OpenPipe, a two-year-old Y Combinator–backed startup specializing in reinforcement learning tools for enterprise AI development. The acquisition underscores CoreWeave’s strategy to move further up the AI
Media
Fizz, the anonymous social app for college students, is moving into grocery delivery thanks to a new partnership with Gopuff, the company told TechCrunch. The integration will allow students to order everything from late-night snacks to weekly groceries directly within the Fizz app, with delivery times as fast as 15
Transportation
Waymo is widening its footprint in the U.S. with the addition of Denver, Colorado, and Seattle, Washington to its testing map. Starting this week, the company will deploy both its Jaguar I-Pace electric SUVs and Zeekr robotaxi vans in the two cities. Initially, the vehicles will be human-driven as
Quantum Computing
IQM Quantum Computers, a university spinout based in Finland, has joined the ranks of unicorns after closing a $300+ million Series B round led by Ten Eleven Ventures, a U.S. investment firm specializing in cybersecurity. The raise brings IQM’s total funding to date to around $600 million, solidifying
E-commerce
Amazon is deepening its investment in artificial intelligence with the launch of Lens Live, a new real-time visual search feature for its shopping app. Announced Tuesday, Lens Live builds on Amazon Lens — the company’s existing image-based product discovery tool — by allowing customers to instantly identify and shop items they
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
OpenAI announced Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Statsig, a product testing and experimentation startup, in a $1.1 billion all-stock deal. The acquisition brings on Statsig’s founder and CEO, Vijaye Raji, who will join OpenAI as its new Chief Technology Officer of Applications. The deal, one of
Pharmaceutical
Biopharmaceutical giant Amgen announced Tuesday that it will invest more than $600 million to build a state-of-the-art research and development facility at its headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California. The move underscores the industry’s renewed push to strengthen U.S.-based operations amid mounting political pressure to reduce reliance on
Finance
Swedish buy now, pay later (BNPL) pioneer Klarna is moving forward with a long-anticipated public debut, announcing plans to raise up to $1.27 billion in a New York Stock Exchange listing that could value the company at up to $14 billion. Details of the Offering According to Klarna’s
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
WordPress is taking its first major step into AI-powered web development with the introduction of Telex, a new experimental tool designed to help users generate custom WordPress blocks using simple text prompts. The tool was unveiled last week by CEO Matt Mullenweg during his keynote at WordCamp US 2025 in
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company best known for its Claude models, has closed a landmark $13 billion Series F funding round, pushing its post-money valuation to $183 billion. The company says the fresh capital will be used to scale enterprise adoption, deepen AI safety research, and fuel international expansion. Investor
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest man and chairman of Reliance Industries, has announced an ambitious new venture aimed at transforming India into a global hub for artificial intelligence. Speaking at the company’s 48th annual general meeting on Friday, Ambani launched Reliance Intelligence, a wholly owned subsidiary that will build