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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)
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)
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, announced on Thursday the release of its first agentic coding model, marking the company’s entry into one of the most competitive arenas in AI development. The model, named grok-code-fast-1, is described by xAI as a “speedy and economical” tool designed to autonomously
Energy
Massachusetts-based Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has secured $863 million in fresh funding, drawing support from an impressive roster of backers including Nvidia, Google, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and a long list of venture and institutional investors. The raise marks another milestone for the most heavily funded fusion startup, pushing its total
Web Design
Framer, the Amsterdam-based no-code website builder, has reached a $2 billion valuation after raising $100 million in Series D funding, led by existing investors Meritech and Atomico. The round underscores both Framer’s momentum and the growing demand for next-generation website building platforms. The funding follows Framer’s $27 million
Media
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is valuing itself at around $300 billion as it launches its latest share buyback program, according to people familiar with the matter and a document reviewed by Reuters. The Beijing-based tech giant has approached investors in recent weeks with an offer to repurchase shares at
Semiconductors
Malaysia has taken a significant step forward in its technological aspirations with the development of its first homegrown edge AI processor. Local chip design firm SkyeChip announced the debut of the MARS1000 processor at an industry event on Monday, according to Bloomberg. While edge AI processors are not as powerful
Healthcare
Assort Health, a startup using artificial intelligence to automate patient communication for specialty healthcare practices, has raised about $50 million in a Series B round at a valuation of $750 million, according to three people familiar with the deal. The financing, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, comes just four months
Transportation
Waymo has secured a landmark permit to test its self-driving vehicles in New York City, marking the first time the city has authorized such trials. The company confirmed to TechCrunch that testing will begin “immediately.” Under the permit, Waymo is allowed to deploy up to eight of its Jaguar I-Pace
Transportation
Self-driving vehicle startup Nuro has closed its late-stage funding round, raising $203 million at a $6 billion valuation, with backing from new investors Uber and Nvidia alongside returning supporters. The fresh capital includes a $97 million tranche announced on Thursday, adding to the $106 million secured in April from firms
Manufacturing
Battery materials startup Group14 Technologies announced Wednesday that it has raised $463 million in new funding to scale up its manufacturing operations, underscoring investor confidence in the long-term future of electric vehicles despite recent headlines about slowing demand growth. The company specializes in silicon anode materials, a next-generation alternative to
Robotics
FieldAI, a stealthy robotics startup, has emerged with $405 million in funding across multiple previously undisclosed rounds to develop what it calls “foundational embodied AI models” — essentially universal robot brains designed to help humanoids, quadrupeds, self-driving cars, and other autonomous machines adapt safely to new environments. The company revealed the