Anthropic and Nscale May Be Near Another $45 Billion Compute Deal as AI Spending Frenzy Deepens
Anthropic and Nscale may be nearing another $45 billion compute deal, highlighting the soaring cost of AI infrastructure and investor concerns.
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CoreWeave’s Debt Jitters Are Spreading Beyond One AI Lender
CoreWeave’s AI debt troubles rattled markets, lifting concerns about the wider AI infrastructure boom, lenders, and highly leveraged growth bets.
Tolan Raises $30 Million as AI Companions Try to Become More Useful
AI companion startup Tolan raises $30M, doubling down on a growing user base, double-digit millions in ARR and a push into practical life help.
Tenstorrent Secures $1.5 Billion as It Bets Open-Weight AI Chips Can Challenge Nvidia
Tenstorrent raised $1.5 billion at a $6.2 billion valuation to scale AI chips for open-weight models and video generation.
Disney’s Character.AI Deal Shows How Bankruptcy Can Clear the Path for AI Acquisitions
Character.AI bankruptcy may help Disney hire staff, license tech, and sidestep lawsuits in a controversial reverse acquihire.
Anthropic Puts 5% of Its Shares Into a Public Benefit Fund as It Seeks a Bigger Social Role
Anthropic is putting 5% of its shares into a public benefit fund to support social-good projects, with more details on governance still to come.
Ex-White House Spokeswoman’s Mysterious Mining-AI Role Raises Fresh Questions
A disputed role for Katie Zacharia at an AI mining startup raises new questions about NRED’s credibility, branding and political ties.
Ex-NVIDIA Robotics Marketer Says Robotics Still Needs Its ‘Lego Era’ Before a ChatGPT Breakthrough
An ex-NVIDIA VC says robotics still lacks its robotics ChatGPT moment because core hardware, software and safety standards are unfinished.
Elorian’s Glimpse model bets AI can finally reason over images like humans do
Elorian launched Glimpse, an AI model focused on visual reasoning, with API access, image zooming and video analysis tools.
TechCrunch Founder Summit offers final $200 discount as startup leaders head to Boston
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