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The Robot ReportResearchARM Institute gets $90M for 10 projects to modernize military manufacturing Fifteen member organizations will deliver viable working solutions within a two-year timeframe, the ARM Institute said.
The Robot ReportResearchEnovis to acquire surgical tech provider eCential Robotics for $180M Enovis said it plans to bring a robotic system targeting the knee within the next two years, followed by a system focusing on the shoulder.
Ars Technica AIValleyAnthropic’s $2 trillion IPO puts powerful external trustees in spotlight Public-market scrutiny will intensify pressure on the Claude maker’s unusual attempt to balance profit and purpose.
Tech.euEuropeAugust European tech funding falls 63% as dealmaking slows European tech funding slowed sharply in August, with companies raising €3.2 billion across 165 funding deals. Compared with July, when €8.6 billion was invested across 267 rounds, total funding fell b...
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SiftedEuropeBessemer and Creandum set to back new AI infrastructure startup at $600m valuation, sources say
Tech.euEuropeUK startup AI Score raises $5.4M to scale its enterprise AI governance platform London-based AI governancecompany AI Score has raised $5.4 million in seed funding to further develop itsplatform for managing the use of generative and agentic AI acrossorganisations. The round was l...
TechNodeAsiaChangXin Memory’s STAR Market IPO enters the inquiry stage ChangXin Memory’s IPO review status on Shanghai’s STAR Market has changed to “inquiry,” according to information from the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The update moves the Chinese memory-chip maker further into the exchange’
The Next PlatformSiliconNvidia Expands Its Open Source AI Presence With $12.9 Billion Hugging Face Buy
Tom's Hardware AISiliconNvidia acquires Hugging Face for $12.93 billion — company gains control of major AI model distribution platform Nvidia expands beyond AI hardware with its $12.93 billion acquisition of Hugging Face, gains control of a major open AI model platform, vows to preserve its support for competing models, clouds, and hardware platforms.
OpenAI NewsLabsDaybreak for Frontline Defenders: $1B to protect essential services OpenAI introduces Daybreak for Frontline Defenders. A $1 billion commitment expands access to frontier cyber AI, training, and support for essential services.
NVIDIA BlogSiliconNVIDIA to Acquire Hugging Face I’m excited to announce that NVIDIA has agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12,930,300,000. Together, we will scale Hugging Face’s platform, strengthen its infrastructure and expand access to AI for developers and instit
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Nikkei Asia TechnologyJapanJapan budget requests swell with $78bn in uncapped growth investment
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Nikkei Asia TechnologyJapanJapan AI data centers set to quadruple by 2033 with $60bn investment
Google Developers BlogLabsAgent and Model Evaluations in Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform are now GA Agent Platform's evaluation service is now generally available, providing developers with a unified engine to measure agent quality consistently across local development experiments and live production traffic. You can e
Google Developers BlogLabsWhy Go is an Ideal Language for AI-Assisted Software Engineering As AI coding assistants shift the developer's primary role from writing boilerplate to reviewing and maintaining systems, language choice becomes critical for long-term architectural integrity. Go directly addresses this
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TechCrunch AIValleyXDOF, just three months out of stealth, is in talks for a Series B at a $1.2B valuation The round is being raised just months after the robot data startup exited from stealth.
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TechCrunch AIValleyAI compute provider Nscale is looking for $3.5B in pre-IPO financing Nscale, which recently struck a $45 billion deal with Anthropic, is in talks to raise additional funds in anticipation of an upcoming IPO.
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Financial Times TechEuropeAnthropic close to awarding Morgan Stanley and Goldman top roles in $2tn IPO AI giant on track to unveil paperwork underpinning its blockbuster Wall Street debut as soon as next week
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The Robot ReportResearchLyte raises $165M to help robots better sense their surroundings Lyte AI plans to use its second round of funding this year to scale production of its AI and perception capabilities.
The New StackGitHubAI agent evaluations are part of the product A team builds an agent, gives it a few representative questions in a test chat, and watches it produce useful
TechNodeAsiaByteDance reportedly lines up a $29.6 billion syndicated loan ByteDance is reportedly preparing to receive a $29.6 billion syndicated loan, after banks showed enough demand for the company to expand the planned facility from $20 billion. The funds would be used for general corporat
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