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Anthropic Seeks $900B+ Valuation in Massive Funding Round Ahead of Anticipated IPO
Anthropic is soliciting investor allocations for a roughly $50 billion funding round targeting a $900 billion valuation, with closure expected within two weeks. The AI company, which has surpassed $30 billion in annual r...
DeepSeek Releases V4 Models With 1.6 Trillion Parameters, Approaching Frontier Performance at Lower Cost
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has released preview versions of its V4 large language models, including V4 Pro with 1.6 trillion parameters, making it the largest open-weight model available. The models reportedly close the gap...
Anthropic Secures $30 Billion Series G Funding at $380 Billion Valuation
Anthropic has raised $30 billion in Series G funding, increasing its valuation to $380 billion from a previous $183 billion. The round was led by GIC and Coatue, with participation from numerous high-profile investors in...
Meta Developing "Mango" Image/Video Model and "Avocado" Text Model Under New Superintelligence Lab for 2026 Release
Meta is developing two new AI models under its superintelligence lab: "Mango" for image and video generation, and "Avocado" for text-based tasks with improved coding capabilities, both planned for release in the first ha...
Google Releases Gemini 3 Flash as Default Model, Intensifying Competition with OpenAI
Google has launched Gemini 3 Flash, a fast and cost-effective AI model that outperforms its predecessor Gemini 2.5 Flash and matches frontier models like GPT-5.2 on several benchmarks. The model is now the default in Goo...
OpenAI Seeks Court Order for Meta Evidence in Musk Takeover Bid Legal Battle
OpenAI is requesting court intervention to compel Meta to provide evidence related to potential coordination with Elon Musk and xAI regarding a $97 billion unsolicited takeover bid of OpenAI made in February. The legal f...
Meta Restructures AI Division into "Meta Superintelligence Labs" with Four Specialized Groups
Meta has officially reorganized its AI division into a new structure called Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL), comprising four groups focused on foundation models, research, product integration, and infrastructure. The r...
Meta Invests $14.3 Billion in Scale AI for 49% Stake to Accelerate AI Development
Meta has invested $14.3 billion to acquire a 49% stake in data-labeling company Scale AI, bringing co-founder Alexandr Wang onto Meta's team. The move reflects Meta's urgency to compete in the AI race against companies l...
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek is suspected of training its latest R1-0528 reasoning model using outputs from Google's Gemini AI, based on linguistic similarities and behavioral patterns observed by researchers. This follows pr...
Meta Restructures AI Division Into Consumer Products and AGI Research Teams
Meta is splitting its AI department into two distinct teams: an AI products team focused on consumer-facing features across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, and an AGI Foundations unit dedicated to advancing Llama mode...