
Blacksmith’s valuation surges to $550 million as AI coding drives demand for code testing
Blacksmith’s AI code-testing business just raised $45 million at a $550 million valuation as demand for validating AI-generated code surges.
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Blacksmith’s AI code-testing business just raised $45 million at a $550 million valuation as demand for validating AI-generated code surges.

River AI raises $1.1B to build personal AI agents and open-model fine-tuning tools, backed by General Catalyst, Nvidia, AMD and others.

Discovered Materials raises $9M to use AI materials discovery for cooler chips, targeting semiconductor heat and thermal bottlenecks.

Situational Awareness pours $400M into a chip startup as the AI hedge fund cuts public holdings and doubles down on infrastructure.

AI backlash is spreading as ICE DNA collection, Google’s rollback, and a secret White House cyber plan spark new scrutiny.

Mirendil signed a Google Cloud deal worth over $100M to power self-improving AI research, highlighting the fight for compute.

Anthropic is expanding its AI chip design push to boost Claude’s speed, efficiency and independence from outside hardware suppliers.

The White House has finalized an AI cybersecurity framework, but secret rules are drawing criticism from startups, researchers and safety advocates.

AMD’s AI data center business more than doubled to $6.7 billion, while gaming revenue fell 31% in a mixed Q2 report.

SpaceX has spent $329 million on Tesla Megapack this year, revealing how Elon Musk’s companies are powering an expanding AI infrastructure network.