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XDOF races toward a $1.2 billion valuation as robot data demand surges

Robotics data startup XDOF is in talks for a $1.2B valuation as investors race to back the company building training data for robots.

AI infrastructure startup Nscale is reportedly seeking $3.5B ahead of a possible IPO, including financing talks with Nvidia.

Apple’s new CEO and Nvidia’s ecosystem push show how the AI stack is reshaping hardware, software and autonomy.

Crusoe reportedly raised $3B at a $30B valuation as AI infrastructure demand surges, driven by major customers and huge cloud contracts.

Thinking Machines is reportedly seeking $1 billion at a $40 billion valuation, showing how hot elite AI startups remain for investors.

Nvidia’s Hugging Face acquisition puts a major open-source AI platform under its control in a $12.93 billion deal.

Wonderful funding jumps to $5B after a $550M Series C, as the AI startup expands beyond customer service into enterprise orchestration.

HiddenLayer raises $100M as AI security spending surges, with enterprise demand growing for runtime protection, model scanning and agent defense.

Adobe acquires Rilo to expand AI marketing workflows, adding a six-person team and automation tech to its customer experience suite.

AI training data startup AfterQuery reportedly jumps to a $3.2B valuation, marking one of Y Combinator’s fastest unicorn ascents.