AI Startup Sierra Says It’s Raising at Over $15 Billion Valuation
The AI customer service agent startup said Monday it is raising $950 million in a funding round led by Tiger Global Management and Google Ventures.
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Palantir Shares Flat After Earnings Despite U.S. Sales Growth
Palantir is benefiting as more U.S.-based companies and government agencies build AI applications, prompting the company to raise its annual sales forecast.
Trump Administration Weighs New AI Model Guardrails
The White House is considering an executive order that would bring together AI executives and government officials to review regulations.
Cisco to Acquire Agent Security Startup Astrix
Cisco announced its intent to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Astrix, confirming The Information’s report from April.
Pinterest Reports 18% Revenue Growth in Q1
The digital bulletin board firm said its monthly active user count grew 11%, down a slightly slower growth rate than the fourth quarter.
OpenAI Sets up $10 Billion Private-Equity Joint Venture
The money will help OpenAI hire these consultants rapidly.
OpenAI’s Brockman Says Stake is Worth Close to $30 Billion
President and co-founder confirmed number under questioning from Elon Musk’s lawyer in trial.
Musk Messaged Brockman About Settlement
The message is the first known instance of settlement talks in the case.
GameStop Makes Bid to Buy eBay for $56 Billion
CEO Cohen says he's lined up $20 billion in debt financing.
Anthropic Near to Finalizing $1.5 Billion Private Equity Joint Venture: Report
The venture will use technical consultants to help integrate AI.
GameStop Eyes EBay Acquisition
The $7 billion seller of video games could submit its bid for the much larger e-commerce firm as soon as this month.
Founders Fund Raises $6 Billion to Invest in Later-Stage Startups
The fundraise comes less than a year after the firm raised its third growth fund, of $4.6 billion.
S&P 500 Weigh Faster Entry For Mega-IPOs
The rule change could provide a big boost to demand for shares in the eventual IPOs of SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI.
Meta Acquires Robotics AI Startup
The company acquired Assured Robotics Intelligence to accelerate its push into humanoid robots.
Pentagon Signs Classified AI Deals with Seven Companies Following Anthropic Spat
The firms all agreed to let the Pentagon use their AI software for any “lawful operational use,” which Anthropic previously refused.
Atlassian Shares Jump Nearly 25% as AI Search Boosts Product Sales
Atlassian has been hard-hit by investors' fears over AI threatening traditional software providers, but that may be changing.
Exclusive: Zuckerberg Tells Meta Employees: We’re Tracking You Because You’re Really Smart
Meta Platforms' CEO tells staff that using their computer activity to train AI models could give it an edge over rivals
Apple’s iPhone Rebound Continues Following New CEO Announcement
The company expects 14% and 17% sales growth in current quarter
UK Group Says OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 is Comparable to Anthropic Mythos in Cybersecurity Capabilities
The results highlight the advanced cybersecurity capabilities of both models.
Reddit Reports 69% Revenue Growth As User Growth Slows
Reddit's user growth has been slowing, however, particularly among "logged in" users in the U.S.—those who have signed up for accounts, as opposed to people who arrive at Reddit after a web search, who are "logged out."
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