Black Forest Labs Raises $300M for AI Image Model Expansion
Black Forest Labs has secured $300 million in Series B funding at a $3.25 billion valuation, supporting development of its foundation AI models for image generation and editing.
Black Forest Labs has secured $300 million in Series B funding at a $3.25 billion valuation, supporting development of its foundation AI models for image generation and editing.
High demand for AI tools has led Google and OpenAI to cut daily generation limits for free users of Nano Banana Pro and Sora, while paid subscribers remain largely unaffected.
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.
AI from companies like OpenAI and Google is reshaping how startups design and execute go-to-market plans. Leaders say AI boosts speed and precision, but core marketing expertise remains vital.
Amazon employees demand ethical AI practices, warning that the company’s fast-paced AI rollout risks worker safety, democratic oversight, and environmental sustainability.
Nvidia asserts it is “a generation ahead” in AI chips after reports that Google may supply Meta with its processors, spurring market competition.
OpenAI and Perplexity introduced AI shopping tools this week, helping users find products through chat-based queries. Experts say startups with niche datasets may still outperform general-purpose chatbots.
Onton, an AI-powered product discovery platform, raised $7.5 million to expand into apparel and consumer electronics while growing its user base to over 2 million.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told staff to use AI for all possible tasks and reassured them that automation would not threaten their jobs.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed the company has finished initial prototypes for AI hardware devices, designed to offer a calm, personalized user experience.
ChatGPT introduces shopping research, offering personalized product recommendations, preference filters, and upcoming Instant Checkout for holiday shopping convenience.
Google and Accel will co-invest up to $2M in early-stage Indian AI startups through Accel’s Atoms program, offering capital, compute credits, and deep technical mentorship.
Meta is in talks to spend billions on Google’s TPUs for its data centers, a shift that would position Alphabet as a stronger competitor to Nvidia. The discussions include Meta potentially renting Google Cloud chips as early as next year.
Palo, founded by Jay Neo and former Palantir engineer Shivam Kumar, provides AI-powered analytics and ideation tools to help short-form video creators optimize content and grow audiences.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said he is abandoning ChatGPT in favor of Google’s new Gemini 3 AI, praising its speed, reasoning, and multimodal capabilities. The endorsement highlights growing competition in the AI sector.