Manus Raises Over $500 Million After Meta Split
Manus raises more than $500 million in its first funding round since separating from Meta, with Boyu Capital and IDG Capital leading the financing.
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Anthropic IPO Filing Warns Its Own AI Could Pose Existential Risks
Anthropic's confidential IPO prospectus, which could value the company above $2 trillion, warns investors its AI could pose catastrophic or existential risks alongside a $42 billion 2025 net loss.
Spotify Founder’s AI Body Scan Startup Opens Its First US Clinic in New York
Neko Health, the AI powered body scanning startup cofounded by Daniel Ek, opened its first US clinic in New York, backed by a $700 million Series C round.
AfterQuery Becomes Y Combinator’s Fastest-Ever Unicorn at $3.2B
AI training-data startup AfterQuery reportedly hit a $3.2 billion valuation, a tenfold jump in five months, becoming Y Combinator's fastest company ever to reach unicorn status.
Nvidia Reportedly Agrees to Buy Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion
Nvidia has reportedly agreed to acquire open-source AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, though no signed deal is confirmed and talks could still fall apart.
Nvidia in Talks to Back Perplexity at $30 Billion Valuation
Nvidia is in talks to invest in Perplexity at a valuation above $30 billion, a 50% jump from a year ago, as the AI search startup's...
Hugging Face Explores a Sale That Could Value It at $13 Billion
Hugging Face is reportedly exploring a sale valuing it at $13 billion or more, nearly triple its 2023 valuation, though no deal has been reached and...
Lady Gaga’s Fiancé Trains AI on Living Human Skin Tissue
Michael Polansky's biotech startup Outer Biosciences keeps donated human skin alive for weeks and uses it to train an AI that predicts promising new skincare ingredients.
Alibaba’s Profit Falls 75% as AI Spending Surges
Alibaba's profit fell about 75% in the June quarter as AI infrastructure spending jumped 75%, even as cloud revenue grew 45% and the company touted its...
Nvidia in Talks to Back Data Startup Mercor at $20 Billion
Nvidia has discussed investing in Mercor, a data-labeling startup that supplies expert data for its Nemotron models, in a round that would double the company's valuation...