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Government
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, has secured a contract with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to provide its Grok chatbot to federal agencies, the government’s procurement arm confirmed Thursday. The agreement highlights Washington’s growing push to expand the use of AI in government operations,
Travel
Breeze Airways, the U.S. startup airline founded by JetBlue’s David Neeleman, is preparing to spread its wings beyond domestic skies. The carrier announced Thursday that it will begin international service early next year, marking a major milestone as it enters its fifth year of operations. Sun Destinations First
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Modular, an artificial intelligence startup founded by former Apple and Google engineers, announced Wednesday that it has raised $250 million in a funding round valuing the company at $1.6 billion. The latest financing nearly triples Modular’s valuation from two years ago, underscoring investor confidence in its efforts to
Semiconductors
Intel Corp. has approached Apple Inc. about a potential investment as part of its ongoing turnaround efforts, according to people familiar with the matter. The talks, still in the early stages, reflect Intel’s push to secure new partners and funding after years of declining competitiveness in the semiconductor industry.
Transportation
Waymo is rolling out a new service aimed at businesses, universities, and event organizers that could significantly expand the reach of its autonomous ride-hailing network. The Alphabet Inc.-owned company announced Wednesday the launch of “Waymo for Business,” an enterprise offering that enables organizations to provide employees, students, or event
Energy
Shares of Lithium Americas surged Wednesday after reports that the Trump administration is seeking an equity stake in the Canadian mining company as part of a renegotiated loan deal for its Nevada lithium project. The Vancouver-based miner confirmed it is in talks with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
SAP SE is deepening its push into “digital sovereignty” by announcing new partnerships with OpenAI and Amazon Web Services aimed at serving European governments. The German enterprise software giant said Wednesday that it will collaborate with OpenAI to deliver AI services—including ChatGPT—to Germany’s public sector through SAP’
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Enterprise AI startup Cohere announced Wednesday that it has raised an additional $100 million in funding, pushing its valuation to $7 billion. The extension builds on an oversubscribed $500 million round closed in August, which had valued the company at $6.8 billion. Alongside the funding, Cohere revealed a new
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Microsoft is deepening its ties with OpenAI’s chief rival, Anthropic, by weaving the company’s Claude models directly into its Copilot platform. Beginning Wednesday, Copilot business users will have the option to tap into Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.1 and Claude Sonnet 4, expanding a tool that has
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Nvidia’s global AI expansion is picking up speed. Days after announcing a $5 billion stake in Intel and committing $100 billion to OpenAI, the GPU giant has struck a major partnership with China’s Alibaba. On Wednesday, Alibaba revealed that it will integrate Nvidia’s suite of AI development
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
OpenAI is significantly expanding its infrastructure footprint in the United States. On Tuesday, the company announced plans to build five new AI data centers in partnership with Oracle and SoftBank through its ambitious Stargate project. The expansion will bring Stargate’s planned capacity to seven gigawatts — an amount of energy
Crypto
Crypto infrastructure startup Zerohash has secured $104 million in Series D funding, drawing backing from some of the biggest names in traditional finance, including Morgan Stanley and SoFi. The round, which values the company at $1 billion, was led by global trading powerhouse Interactive Brokers. The funding also saw participation