Nvidia agrees to buy Hugging Face for $12.9B, reports say
Nvidia would acquire the leading open-source AI model repository and community platform in its biggest M&A deal yet, signaling a major push into AI developer in
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Salesforce puts its entire CRM inside Anthropic's Claude in expanded partnership called Claudeforce
The integration embeds Salesforce's full CRM capability directly into the Claude interface, marking a major shift in how enterprise software is accessed and use
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Anthropic strikes $45B deal with Nscale to rent compute capacity
The massive infrastructure deal underscores the enormous capital requirements for training and running frontier AI models.
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OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and 100 other companies call for action to defend against rogue AI
A broad coalition of tech companies is pushing for new cybersecurity measures to address threats from malicious or compromised AI systems.
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Socure raises $156M at $5.2B valuation, acquires AI fraud investigation startup Fravity
The identity verification company's latest raise and acquisition reflect continued investor appetite for fraud prevention AI.
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Nvidia pays $6B for Poolside's Model Factory, OpenAI has to go public in 2027 - 20VC x SaaStr roundup
Podcast discussion highlights Nvidia's aggressive spending on AI model infrastructure and the pressure on OpenAI to eventually IPO.
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Australian police arrest two over TeamPCP hacks targeting Mercor, OpenAI, and others
The arrests follow a wave of cyberattacks earlier this year targeting tech companies using popular open-source software.
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Meta's $18B settlement with states includes legal pass on kids' data for age-detection models
The settlement allows Meta to retain certain data from children under 13 to train age-detection models, raising privacy concerns.
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PLD Space awarded €158.9M by ESA under European Launcher Challenge
The Spanish space transportation company receives a major ESA contract to strengthen Europe's autonomous launch capabilities.
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Waymo and Zoox test drivers sustaining injuries from hard braking and sudden movements as robotaxis scale
A review of OSHA data found more than two dozen injuries to test drivers in 2024-2025, highlighting safety challenges in autonomous vehicle testing.
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Barret Zoph, Thinking Machines co-founder, is now at Google after brief OpenAI stint
The prominent AI researcher's move to Google adds to the talent shuffle among top AI labs and startups.
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ATF declares 'major incident' as ransomware gang claims hack
The federal law enforcement agency is the latest government body to report a significant cybersecurity breach to Congress.
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Adaptyv Bio raises €34.35M Series A for automated wet lab for AI-driven protein design
The Lausanne-based biotech startup's funding round supports building an automated lab for agentic biology and protein engineering.
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Starling's AI gamble sparks staff concerns
The UK digital bank's aggressive push into AI is causing unease among employees about potential job impacts.
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YouTube lets creators tag Amazon products and earn commissions from purchases
The integration turns product recommendations into a direct affiliate revenue stream for creators on the video platform.
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Visa ships security AI that patches production code before any human reviews it
Visa's open-source security harness autonomously finds vulnerabilities, writes fixes, and validates them before human review.
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Google's AI Mode can now track flight prices and help book hotels
Google's AI-powered search feature expands into travel planning and booking, positioning it as an AI travel agent.
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Google's Fitbit Air brings Pokémon Sleep to your wrist
A special-edition wearable partnership blends gaming with sleep tracking, expanding Fitbit's consumer appeal.
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