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The European Union today fined Google €2.95 billion, or about $3.5 billion, over its practices in the advertising technology market. The penalty is connected to an antitrust probe that EU officials launched four years ago. The investigation focused on a set of …
AI inference startup Baseten closes $150M investment backed by CapitalG
Artificial intelligence startup Baseten Labs Inc. today announced that it has closed a $150 million late-stage investment at a $2.15 billion valuation. BOND led the Series D round, which comes about six months after the company’s previous raise. It was joined by …
Identity verification startup ID.me raises $340M at $2B valuation
ID.me LLC has raised $340 million in equity and debt financing to speed up its growth efforts. The McLean, Virginia-based identity verification provider announced the deal on Wednesday. The equity component of the transaction was led by Ribbit Capital with participation from …
Cybersecurity startup Sola Security closes $35M round backed by Microsoft
Six months after its seed funding round, cybersecurity startup Sola Security Ltd. today announced that it has received an additional $35 million from investors. Returning backer S32 led the raise. It was joined by Microsoft Corp.’s M12 startup fund, Sequoia Capital Chair …
Atlassian acquires AI browser developer The Browser Company for $610M
Atlassian Corp. is buying The Browser Company Inc., a startup that develops browsers with embedded artificial intelligence features. The companies announced the deal today. It values The Browser Company at $610 million, or about $60 million than the valuation it reportedly received …
AI agent startup Sierra raises $350M in funding at $10B valuation
Updated with confirmation: Sierra Technologies Inc., an artificial intelligence startup with high-profile founders, is raising capital at a $10 billion valuation, the company confirmed Thursday. Sierra said it’s raising $350 million in the round. Greenoaks Capital is expected to lead the investment. The …
Nvidia backs $85M round for AI search startup Exa
Exa Labs Inc., a startup with a search engine that artificial intelligence models can use to browse the web, has raised $85 million in funding. Benchmark led the Series B round. The venture capital firm was joined by Nvidia Corp., Y Combinator …
You.com raises $100M to help developers build AI applications
Artificial intelligence startup SuSea Inc., which does business as You.com, today announced that it has raised $150 million in funding at a $1.5 billion valuation. Cox Enterprises led the Series C round. It was joined by several returning backers including Georgian, Norwest …
US limits TSMC’s ability to send chipmaking equipment to its fabs in China
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has lost a license that allowed it to export American chipmaking equipment to its fabs in China. TSMC announced the development today. In 2022, the Biden administration rolled out regulations that limited exports of American chipmaking equipment to …
Anthropic triples valuation to $183B in new $13B funding round
Anthropic PBC today announced that it has raised $13 billion in funding to support its artificial intelligence research and commercialization efforts. ICONIQ, Fidelity Management and Lightspeed led the Series F round. They were joined by more than a dozen other institutional backers. …