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Artificial intelligence is most groundbreaking technology shift of recent years, with many companies now utilizing AI computer systems or software to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence. The Information’s in-depth reporting about AI, led by our AI Agenda newsletter, is consistently ahead of the curve. We led the coverage of Sam Altman’s ouster from OpenAI (and his subsequent return), and we publish regular exclusives about the leading figures in the AI race.

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Missile Startup Founded by SpaceX Alumni Targets $12 Billion Valuation

By Leo Schwartz and Julia Hornstein · Jun 17, 2026 2:52pm PDT

Castelion, a nearly four-year-old startup that makes hypersonic missiles, is aiming to raise a new funding round at a valuation of $12 billion or more, including the money raised, according to two people with knowledge of the fundraising efforts. The company’s target would be at least four times the valuation of its last funding round in... Castelion, a nearly four-year-old startup that makes hypersonic missiles, is aiming to raise a...

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The Information Hires Reporters to Expand Coverage of Nvidia, Musk, Finance, Washington

By The Information · Jun 17, 2026 8:00am PDT · 4 comments

The Information is pleased to announce four new hires to continue our newsroom’s award-winning reporting. They will focus on Nvidia, finance, Elon Musk’s companies and tech policy. Dakin Campbell, Finance Dakin brings deep knowledge and a wealth of sources in finance. He has already started to help break news for The Information, reporting... The Information is pleased to announce four new hires to continue our newsroom’s award-winning...

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Temasek’s $75 Billion AI Bet

By Cory Weinberg · Jun 17, 2026 8:00am PDT

The prescient investor who appears to hold a crystal ball or have a healthy stomach for risk is always a compelling character to write about. These are the Josh Kushners, Peter Thiels and Masayoshi Sons of the world. Love ’em or hate ’em, they’re interesting. At this point of the AI cycle, though, the more important investors to watch might... The prescient investor who appears to hold a crystal ball or have a healthy stomach for risk is...

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Amazon’s Lower Cost AI Chip Offerings Hold Appeal for Businesses

By Catherine Perloff · Jun 17, 2026 7:00am PDT

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Amazon’s Lower Cost AI Chip Offerings Hold Appeal for Businesses

By Catherine Perloff · Jun 17, 2026 7:00am PDT

For companies debating which AI server chips to use in their data centers, Amazon appears to have one advantage over Nvidia: price. The cost of using Amazon’s Inferentia2 and Trainium’s second generation chips to run existing AI models, known as inference, can be 80% lower than Nvidia’s H100 chips, for comparable workloads, according to ... For companies debating which AI server chips to use in their data centers, Amazon appears to have...

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OpenAI and Anthropic Tap Salesforce Talent

By Kevin McLaughlin and Laura Bratton · Jun 17, 2026 6:01am PDT

As OpenAI and Anthropic build up their teams of enterprise salespeople, they’ve both been hiring from one of the deepest pools of enterprise software talent anywhere: Salesforce. More than 45 Salesforce employees have joined Anthropic since the start of this year, and close to 40 have joined OpenAI, largely in sales and marketing roles,... As OpenAI and Anthropic build up their teams of enterprise salespeople, they’ve both been hiring...

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AI’s New Risk: Unpredictable Government Policies

By Martin Peers · Jun 16, 2026 5:00pm PDT

Investing in AI really is not for the faint of heart. Leaving aside all the worries about risks of huge investments in data centers and the uncertainties about demand, there’s also the unpredictable government moves that can upend things. Case in point: the Trump administration’s warnings to Anthropic over the weekend that no foreigners,... Investing in AI really is not for the faint of heart. Leaving aside all the worries about risks...

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OpenAI Burned $3.7 Billion in First Three Months of 2026

By Erin Woo · Jun 16, 2026 4:26pm PDT · 4 comments

OpenAI burned through $3.7 billion in the first quarter, more than half its $5.7 billion in revenue, according to documents the company shared with shareholders. Both cash burn and revenue tripled from the same period the previous year, signaling how even with strong AI demand, making money from AI continues to be challenging. The company ended... OpenAI burned through $3.7 billion in the first quarter, more than half its $5.7 billion in...

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Anthropic Ban Stirs Concerns at OpenAI and Beyond of Crackdown on Foreign AI Talent

By Leo Schwartz, Stephanie Palazzolo and Erin Woo · Jun 16, 2026 2:07pm PDT · 1 comment

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Anthropic Ban Stirs Concerns at OpenAI and Beyond of Crackdown on Foreign AI Talent

By Leo Schwartz, Stephanie Palazzolo and Erin Woo · Jun 16, 2026 2:07pm PDT · 1 comment

The U.S. government’s latest battle with Anthropic has revived long-simmering concerns throughout the AI industry that the White House has placed a bullseye on their reliance on foreign AI talent. The Trump administration appears to have targeted only Anthropic so far, warning the company on Friday in a letter from Commerce Secretary Howard... The U.S. government’s latest battle with Anthropic has revived long-simmering concerns throughout...

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Cyberstarts Notches Cyera Win, Plots New Fund

By Aaron Holmes · Jun 16, 2026 1:29pm PDT

The $12 billion valuation that Cyera snagged in a $600 million fundraise announced last week shows how hungry investors were for the cybersecurity startup’s AI-focused pitch. The five-year-old startup sells software that can protect companies’ data from hackers equipped with increasingly powerful AI tools—a threat highlighted by Anthropic’s... The $12 billion valuation that Cyera snagged in a $600 million fundraise announced last week...

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AT&T Throttles Some Employees’ AI Usage as ‘Tokenminimizing’ Arrives

By Laura Bratton and Aaron Holmes · Jun 16, 2026 12:13pm PDT · 1 comment

As AI spending has eaten into corporate budgets, generating concern over rising costs at Fortune 500 firms from Uber to ServiceNow and Snowflake, some companies are beginning to throttle employees’ usage. The latest is AT&T, which has begun limiting some employees’ access to Microsoft’s Github Copilot, according to a person at the... As AI spending has eaten into corporate budgets, generating concern over rising costs at Fortune...

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Is Anthropic Losing Goodwill With AI Researchers?; AGI House Alums Raise $25 Million For New Fund

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Jun 16, 2026 7:01am PDT

Remember the last time Anthropic tussled with the Trump administration, all the way back in February, when a coterie of competing AI researchers and CEOs (even Sam Altman!) quickly came to Anthropic’s defense?That doesn’t seem to be happening this time. In the wake of Trump officials’ Friday night move to effectively ban Anthropic’s most... Remember the last time Anthropic tussled with the Trump administration, all the way back in...

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DeepSeek Closes Record $7 Billion-Plus Funding with Unusual Deal Structure

By Jing Yang, Qianer Liu and Juro Osawa · Jun 15, 2026 9:55pm PDT · 3 comments

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DeepSeek Closes Record $7 Billion-Plus Funding with Unusual Deal Structure

By Jing Yang, Qianer Liu and Juro Osawa · Jun 15, 2026 9:55pm PDT · 3 comments

Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has closed its first funding round that raised more than 50 billion yuan ($7.4 billion) under an unusual deal structure, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter. The funding round, which values the large-language model developer at more than $50 billion, requires investors to put their capital... Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has closed its first funding round that raised more than 50 billion yuan...