AI investments

Argil Raises $5.2 Million for AI-Powered Video-Generation Tool
Argil Raises $5.2 Million for AI-Powered Video-Generation Tool
November 27, 2024  |  Investments

Argil has closed a seed round supporting its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform that helps businesses, educators and creators produce videos. The company raised 4.9 million...

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SoftBank Reportedly Eyeing $1.5 Billion OpenAI Stock Purchase
SoftBank Reportedly Eyeing $1.5 Billion OpenAI Stock Purchase
November 27, 2024  |  Investments

SoftBank reportedly wants to purchase $1.5 billion in OpenAI stock. It’s part of an effort by SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son to strengthen the company’s stake in OpenAI...

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Lightning AI Raises $50 Million for PyTorch Artificial Intelligence Framework
Lightning AI Raises $50 Million for PyTorch Artificial Intelligence Framework
November 21, 2024  |  News

Artificial intelligence (AI) development platform Lightning AI has obtained a $50 million equity investment. The company, maker of the PyTorch Lightning open AI framework, announced...

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Report: Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $5 Billion and Doubles Valuation
Report: Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $5 Billion and Doubles Valuation
November 20, 2024  |  News

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI reportedly raised $5 billion in a funding round, valuing the company at $50 billion. The new financing brings the...

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US Power Grid Bottlenecks Threaten AI Innovation, Experts Say
US Power Grid Bottlenecks Threaten AI Innovation, Experts Say
November 19, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Nvidia’s push into overseas artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure highlights growing worries about America’s outdated power grid. The potential departure of AI investment spotlights a critical...

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IPO Market Struggles as Investors Flock to AI
IPO Market Struggles as Investors Flock to AI
November 14, 2024  |  News

Venture capital firms are reportedly struggling amid a lack of mergers, acquisitions and public listings. It’s a situation that has led to a liquidity drought...

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Report Says Amazon May Be Negotiating New Anthropic Investment
Report Says Amazon May Be Negotiating New Anthropic Investment
November 07, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Amazon is reportedly in talks to make a second multibillion-dollar investment in artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic, mirroring its initial $4 billion deal from March...

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AI Boom Drives Record Revenues and Funding Across Tech Sector
AI Boom Drives Record Revenues and Funding Across Tech Sector
October 17, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is fueling explosive growth in the tech industry, with companies from chip manufacturers to security startups reporting soaring revenues and attracting significant investment....

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VCs Stay on the Sidelines Despite Market Rally
VCs Stay on the Sidelines Despite Market Rally
October 10, 2024  |  Markets

A recent stock market rally hasn’t made American venture investors any less cautious. That’s according to a report Thursday (Oct. 10) by Reuters, citing new Pitchbook-NVCA data...

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