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Nvidia Partner Foxconn Revenue Surges 26% Amid AI Server Demand
Nvidia partner Foxconn reports a 26% revenue increase in November as demand for next-generation AI infrastructure rises.
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Nvidia partner Foxconn reports a 26% revenue increase in November as demand for next-generation AI infrastructure rises.
Chicago Tribune sues Perplexity for copyright violations, including scraping paywalled content and using it in AI search engine systems, amid broader legal battles over AI training data.
Meta may reduce Metaverse funding by as much as 30% amid weak consumer demand and rising AI investment priorities, while regulatory pressure in Europe continues to grow.
Nvidia’s newest AI server accelerates mixture-of-experts models by 10x, leveraging 72 chips and high-speed interconnects, maintaining an edge over AMD and competitors.
Anthropic engages Wilson Sonsini to ready for a potential IPO in 2026, while weighing a new funding round that could value the AI company above $300 billion.
Security startup Verkada reaches a $5.8 billion valuation after a $100 million funding round led by CapitalG to expand AI-driven security solutions.
Senator Warner highlights risks of AI job displacement for recent graduates, calling for industry and government collaboration to track and manage AI’s workforce impact.
French AI startup Mistral launched its Mistral 3 family of open-weight models, including a large multimodal frontier model and nine smaller, customizable models aimed at enterprise efficiency and accessibility.
Nvidia is investing $2 billion in Synopsys to integrate its AI hardware with Synopsys’s chip-design software, enhancing GPU-based workflows and solidifying its influence in semiconductor design.
OpenAI invests in Thrive Holdings, embedding teams into its portfolio companies to accelerate AI adoption. The move deepens OpenAI’s circular dealmaking strategy with partners that also invest in it.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney argues that “Made with AI” tags on game stores are becoming irrelevant, as generative AI is increasingly integrated into game development and production.
China’s DeepSeek has released an advanced open source AI model, intensifying competition with Google’s Gemini 3 and other proprietary systems. The move highlights China’s growing influence in global AI development.