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Isomorphic Labs Inc., an Alphabet Inc. unit using artificial intelligence to speed up drug development, is reportedly in talks to raise a new funding round. Sources told Bloomberg today that the investment could be worth more than $2 billion. OpenAI Group PBC …
Intel shares jump on reported chip production deal with Apple
Intel Corp. has reportedly inked a preliminary deal with Apple Inc. to produce chips for some of its devices. The Wall Street Journal today cited sources as saying that the contract was signed in recent months. The companies reportedly spent more than …
OpenAI introduces GPT‑5.5‑Cyber for high-impact cybersecurity research
OpenAI Group PBC has developed a version of GPT-5.5 that is specifically optimized for cybersecurity research. GPT‑5.5‑Cyber, as the model is called, made its debut on Thursday. It’s available in limited preview through a program called Trusted Access for Cyber, or TAC, …
AWS adds agentic payment features to Amazon Bedrock AgentCore
Amazon Web Services Inc. today debuted a set of features that artificial intelligence agents can use to make purchases. The capabilities are available in preview through the cloud giant’s Amazon Bedrock AgentCore service. It’s a suite of tools that companies can use to …
Open-source AI developer Moonshot AI raises $2B at $20B+ valuation
Chinese artificial intelligence lab Moonshot AI has raised $2 billion in funding at a valuation exceeding $20 billion. TechCrunch reported the deal today, citing a social media post from an investment advisory firm that was involved in the deal. The funding round …
Quantum Motion raises $160M to build faster quantum chips
Quantum computer maker Quantum Motion Ltd. today announced that it has raised $160 million in funding to enhance its silicon-based qubit technology. The Series C round was led by DCVC and Kembara. It comes about three years after the startup’s last raise. …
Kyndryl shares drop 10% after fourth-quarter earnings miss
Shares of information technology services provider Kyndryl Holdings Inc. closed almost 11% lower today after it posted weaker-than-expected quarterly results. The company generated an adjusted net income of $40 million in the three months ended March 31. That translated into adjusted earnings …
Anthropic to use SpaceX’s Colossus 1 supercomputer for inference
Anthropic PBC today announced that it will use SpaceX Corp.’s Colossus 1 supercomputer to power its Claude chatbot. The system was originally built in 2024 by xAI Holdings Corp., an artificial intelligence venture that Elon Musk launched the year prior. SpaceX obtained …
Nvidia partners with Corning to boost the supply of optical network components
Nvidia Corp. will help publicly traded glass maker Corning Inc. boost the rate at which it produces parts for optical data center networks. The partnership, which the companies announced today, will see Corning build three new factories in North Carolina and Texas. …
ElevenLabs adds high-profile investors after annualized revenue tops $500M
ElevenLabs Inc., a developer of artificial intelligence models optimized for audio processing, today announced that several dozen investors have joined its latest funding round. The startup first closed the Series D investment in February with a $500 million haul. The raise valued …