Scribe secured $75 million in Series C funding at a $1.3 billion valuation to expand Scribe Optimize, its AI-driven platform that maps enterprise workflows to pinpoint automation opportunities.
Established by 6sense founder, 1mind secures $30M Series A led by Battery Ventures to grow its AI-driven sales agent Mindy, designed to automate inbound sales and enterprise deal support.
Stanford professor Stefano Ermon’s startup Inception secured $50 million to expand diffusion-based AI for software development, aiming to reduce latency and compute costs.
SoftBank and OpenAI establish SB OAI Japan to sell enterprise AI solutions domestically, as the company ramps its own internal use of ChatGPT technology.
Nvidia and Deutsche Telekom agreed to a €1 billion partnership to build an AI factory in Munich, aiming to increase Germany’s AI computing power by 50% using Blackwell-based systems.
HSBC and General Atlantic executives caution that AI investments are accelerating faster than revenue, creating risks of overvaluation and slow productivity gains.
Microsoft will invest $15.2 billion in the UAE over four years, shipping advanced Nvidia GPUs and building AI infrastructure while training local talent.
OpenAI signed a $38 billion, multiyear agreement with Amazon to access cloud computing power, including Nvidia GPUs, to support ChatGPT and AI model training.
Utopai East, a joint venture between LG heir’s Stock Farm Road and Utopai Studios, will develop AI-powered infrastructure for film and TV production.
Universal Music Group reached a landmark settlement and licensing deal with AI startup Udio, resolving copyright disputes and paving the way for a new AI-powered music platform.
OpenAI has acquired Software Applications, the startup behind Sky, an AI-powered natural language interface for Mac that acts as an intelligent layer over desktop apps.
Tensormesh emerges from stealth with $4.5 million in seed funding to commercialize its LMCache utility, designed to drastically improve AI inference efficiency on limited GPU resources.
Wonder Studios, backed by executives from OpenAI and DeepMind, has raised $12 million to expand AI-generated film and media production in Hollywood.
Govtech startup Starbridge has raised $42 million in a Series A round led by David Sacks’ Craft Ventures to expand its AI-powered public sector sales platform.
Palantir and Lumen Technologies have entered a multi-year, $200 million partnership to deliver enterprise AI services using Palantir’s Foundry and AIP platforms.