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Luma AI has raised $900M in Series C funding led by HUMAIN to accelerate its multimodal world models, with Saudi Arabia’s 2GW Project Halo supercluster set to power the company’s next stage of large-scale AI training.
Nuevo León has clarified the source of the US $1B data center investment after Nvidia denied involvement. The funding will come from Mexican AI firm Cipre Holdings, which plans to build the state’s first green AI data center.
AI biotech startup Profluent has secured $106M to accelerate its frontier protein design models and expand its next-gen biologics pipeline, backed by Altimeter Capital and Bezos Expeditions in a major push toward programmable biology.
AI accounting startup Maxima has raised $41 million in a Kleiner Perkins and Redpoint-backed round, pushing its valuation to $143M. The year-old San Mateo firm is gaining traction with its AI-first platform that automates enterprise accounting workflows.
Anthropic is set to raise $15 billion from Microsoft and Nvidia while committing $30 billion to Microsoft Azure in a landmark AI-cloud deal that strengthens its model development pipeline and reshapes the global AI infrastructure race.
NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has called for a public boycott of Starbucks as thousands of baristas across the U.S. begin an open-ended strike over stalled contract talks, staffing shortages and claims of unfair labour practices during the chain’s busiest season.
Project Prometheus, the secretive AI startup co-led by Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj, has launched with roughly $6.2 billion in reported funding and a team recruited from OpenAI, DeepMind and Meta. The company says it will apply large-scale AI to engineering, manufacturing and aerospace.
Orlando-based Gen-Z rapper Maxon Margiela, only 21, is reported to have died by suspected suicide, sparking an outpouring of grief and renewed calls for mental health support in the music community.
As Nvidia approaches its Nov. 19 earnings report, investors weigh a record $5 trillion market valuation against high expectations for Blackwell GPU sales and data‑center demand. A beat could extend the AI rally; a miss may trigger sharp selling and wider market volatility.
Jack Doherty, the 22‑year‑old creator known for stunt and prank videos, was arrested in Miami Beach and booked on drug and resisting‑arrest charges. We trace the facts, his past controversies and what the case may mean for his platforms and partnerships.
Yann LeCun, a Turing Award laureate and Meta’s chief AI scientist, reportedly plans to leave Meta to found a startup. The move amid Meta’s AI reorganization and talent churn, could reshape research priorities, funding flows and the future of ‘world-model’ AI.
A White House memo citing declassified intelligence alleges that Alibaba has provided the Chinese military with tech support and sensitive user data for operations targeting the US. Alibaba refutes the claims as "complete nonsense" amid rising cyber tensions.