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Google discusses AI chips for inference with Marvell, reducing Broadcom dependence
Google is in talks with Marvell about two specialized AI chips for inference and memory, expanding its silicon partners beyond Broadcom and MediaTek.
Atech from Copenhagen Raises Undisclosed Pre-Seed from Lovable, Sequoia Scout and a16z Scout
Danish startup Atech, which transforms text descriptions of devices into working prototypes, has closed a pre-seed round backed by Lovable, Sequoia Scout Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz Scout Fund.
China Forced Meta to Cancel $2B Manus Deal and Tightened Rules for AI Transactions
Chinese authorities ordered Meta to cancel its Manus acquisition for $2 billion, setting a precedent that extends control not only to assets but to the AI team itself.
DeepSeek cuts V4-Pro prices by 75% and reduces cache costs tenfold across entire API
Until May 5, 2026, DeepSeek offers a 75% discount on V4-Pro and cuts cache costs tenfold across its entire API, intensifying pressure on OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.
Sereact raised $110M for AI robots that predict consequences of actions
German Sereact secured $110M in Series B funding to scale AI models for robots that analyze scenes and forecast action outcomes before execution.
Google DeepMind Opens World's First AI Campus in Seoul for Engineers and Research
Google DeepMind is launching the world's first AI campus in Seoul: the project will begin operations this year and become a hub for engineers, research, and partnerships in Asia.
Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman goes to court: Oakland decides OpenAI's future
A federal court case has begun in Oakland over Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman: the dispute concerns the company's mission, its structure, and claims totaling up to $150 billion.
Meta Reaches Deal with Overview Energy on Orbital Solar Power Supplies for Data Centers
Meta has reserved up to 1 GW of capacity from Overview Energy: the startup wants to transmit solar energy from satellites to Earth so that data centers can receive electricity even at night.
Sequoia and Nvidia invest in David Silver's Ineffable Intelligence at $5.1B valuation
David Silver, former DeepMind leader, raises $1.1B in bet against LLM: company aims to build "super-learning" AI through reinforcement learning.
Microsoft Waives Exclusive License to OpenAI Technologies But Retains Stake
Microsoft and OpenAI renegotiated partnership terms: the exclusive license is gone, but Microsoft retained its stake, cloud status, and access to technologies through 2032.
OpenAI and Qualcomm Prepare AI-Smartphone Where Agents Could Replace Conventional Apps
According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, OpenAI is developing a smartphone with AI agents instead of a set of apps, and Qualcomm, MediaTek, and Luxshare are already participating in its creation.
Multi-billion-dollar deal: Meta transitions AI agents to Amazon Graviton5 processors
A $135 billion budget proved insufficient. Meta signs historic deal with Amazon to support next-generation autonomous AI agents powered by ARM processors.
Computing Power Over Checks: Why Sequoia Is Distributing Hardware to AI Developers
Sequoia partner Alfred Lin gifted 200 custom Mac Minis to attendees of a closed event. We explore how venture capital is shifting strategy when hardware becomes more valuable than money.
Stanford Professor Creates Biological AI: Startup Valued at a Billion
James Zou, creator of FDA-approved medical AI, is raising $100 million for the new Human Intelligence project. The ambitious startup's goal is to digitize research on the human body.
Regulators in five countries monitoring Anthropic's Mythos due to banking risks
Australian regulator ASIC confirmed monitoring Mythos — Anthropic's new AI model that has already raised concerns at the Bank of England, the Federal Reserve, US Treasury, and the ECB.
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Fear One Question from Technical Directors
The surge in AI adoption for development masks a costly blind spot: companies measure tool usage, not actual team performance results.
Siemens and Nvidia's humanoid robot completed an eight-hour shift at a German factory
HMND 01 Alpha independently handled cargo at a rate of 60 operations per hour with over 90% precision at Siemens's Erlangen production facility.
Coral raised $12.5M for AI back-office automation in healthcare
New York-based startup Coral reads handwritten fax forms and onboards patients in five minutes—without changing clinic workflows.
Arnout ter Schure: Why AI Won't Replace Humans in Market Analysis
The founder of Intelligent Investing explains how AI accelerates data processing, but the analyst's live context remains irreplaceable.
Google builds chip supply chain with four partners to challenge Nvidia in AI inference
Google announced the most diversified custom chip manufacturing chain in the industry — with Broadcom, MediaTek, Marvell, and Intel as partners.
Semrush launches framework for measuring brand visibility in AI search
The company introduced Brand Visibility Framework and introduced the term Agentic Search Optimisation — amid a 61% drop in organic clicks.
Codex for Mac from OpenAI now takes screenshots and sends them to company servers
OpenAI has added the Chronicle feature to Codex for Mac: it periodically captures screenshots, sends them to servers, and saves summaries locally in unencrypted files.
Amazon to invest another $25 billion in Anthropic and lock in a 10-year AWS contract
Amazon will invest up to $25 billion in Anthropic in exchange for a 10-year cloud partnership with AWS — the company's second megadeal with a leading AI lab in two months after a $50 billion investment in OpenAI.
Bezos AI lab Project Prometheus nears a $10 billion round at a $38 billion valuation
Jeff Bezos' physical AI initiative has nearly closed a $10 billion mega-round — the lab will focus on robotics, aerospace and drug discovery.
VisioLab raises $11 million for barcode-free AI checkouts for stadiums and universities
German startup VisioLab has raised $11 million for AI checkouts: a camera recognizes food without barcodes in 10 seconds, and the system is already operating in NBA arenas and on university campuses.
OpenAI brings in Cognizant and CGI to bring Codex to the enterprise market
OpenAI is building a partner channel of system integrators for Codex, with Cognizant and CGI as the first partners to help the agent enter large enterprises.
Google Unveils Gemma 4: Four Open Models for Any Device
Google has released Gemma 4, a family of four open models ranging from compact versions for Raspberry Pi to a 31B-parameter flagship, all under the Apache 2.0 license.
Nexus Raises $4.3M to Let Non-Programmers Build Enterprise AI Agents
Belgian startup Nexus has raised $4.3 million. Its platform lets non-technical staff deploy enterprise AI agents quickly, with no programming skills required.
Italian startup raises $4.2M for autonomous vessels
Mirai Robotics from Apulia raised pre-seed funding to build software-controlled ships and maritime AI.
Anthropic launches a Claude-based enterprise software marketplace
Anthropic is expanding the Claude ecosystem by launching its own marketplace for enterprise customers, despite regulatory pressure and political challenges.