OpenAI is in talks with Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds about a potential funding round that could raise roughly $50 billion, underscoring sustained investor appetite for large-scale AI development.
OpenAI has launched Education for Countries, a global program aimed at integrating AI tools into national education systems to address skills gaps and workforce shifts driven by AI.
The IMF raised its 2026 global growth forecast, citing resilience to easing U.S. tariffs and a sustained surge in artificial intelligence investment boosting productivity expectations.
OpenAI says annualized revenue exceeded $20 billion in 2025, driven by rising compute capacity, record user activity, and new monetization strategies for ChatGPT.
Anthropic has appointed former Microsoft India chief Irina Ghose to lead its India business as it prepares to open a Bengaluru office and expand Claude’s reach.
VoiceRun, a platform for coding and scaling AI voice agents, raised $5.5 million in seed funding. The company aims to improve voice agent quality and flexibility for enterprise developers.
Anthropic has expanded its Labs organization to incubate experimental products built on emerging Claude capabilities. The move formalizes a product development model that has already produced several fast-scaling AI tools.
ElevenLabs surpassed $330 million in annual recurring revenue, highlighting rapid enterprise adoption of its voice agents and generative audio products. The company continues to expand product offerings and strategic partnerships.
Salesforce introduced a next-generation AI version of Slackbot for Business+ and Enterprise+ customers. The agent can draft emails, schedule meetings, and connect across enterprise apps.
Alphabet reached a $4 trillion market valuation after a 65% stock gain in 2025, fueled by AI investments including Gemini 3 and custom AI chips for enterprise and consumer products.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) raised over $15 billion across five new funds, including $1.7 billion for AI infrastructure and $6.75 billion for scaling startups, amid surging investor interest in tech.
Anthropic has partnered with Allianz to deploy its Claude AI models and custom agents across the insurer, emphasizing responsible, transparent AI for multi-step workflows and regulatory compliance.
Anthropic is preparing to raise $10 billion at a $350 billion valuation, nearly doubling its recent value. Major backers include GIC, Coatue, Microsoft, and Nvidia, supporting cloud expansion and AI model development.
Enterprise AI firm Articul8 secured more than half of a planned $70 million Series B round at a $500 million pre-money valuation. The company is targeting regulated industries with specialized AI systems deployed inside customer environments.
xAI closed a $20 billion Series E round, exceeding its original target and adding strategic backing from NVIDIA and Cisco. The funding supports expanded data center capacity, large-scale GPU deployment, and continued development of the Grok model family.
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