Anthropic is set to secure a fresh $10 billion financing round that would lift its valuation to $350 billion, according to sources. The round is being led by Coatue Management and Singapore’s sovereign‑wealth fund GIC and is distinct from a separate $15 billion commitment from Nvidia and Microsoft. The new capital arrives as Anthropic rolls out Claude Code, a tool for automated coding, and eyes a potential initial public offering later this year, while rival OpenAI pursues its own massive fundraising effort. Leia mais →

In 2025 the artificial‑intelligence sector saw unprecedented capital inflows, with major labs raising tens of billions of dollars and committing to massive infrastructure builds. Companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google poured resources into data centers, chips, and energy projects to support ever‑larger models. At the same time, the focus shifted from raw model size to productization, distribution, and monetization strategies. The year also brought heightened regulatory attention, including over 50 copyright lawsuits and public‑health concerns about AI chatbots, prompting new legislation and industry warnings. The combination of optimism and mounting challenges defined the AI landscape in 2025. Leia mais →

Luma AI, the a16z-backed AI video and 3D model company, announced a new model called Ray3 Modify that lets creators edit existing footage by providing character reference images and start‑and‑end frames. The model preserves the original motion, timing, eye line and emotional delivery while allowing transformations such as costume changes, location swaps or full reshoots with AI. Ray3 Modify is available through Luma’s Dream Machine platform and follows a recent $900 million funding round led by the Public Investment Fund‑owned AI firm Humain. Leia mais →

Hugging Face co‑founder and CEO Clem Delangue says the current hype around large language models (LLMs) resembles a bubble that could burst soon. He stresses that LLMs are just one subset of AI and that the industry will shift toward smaller, specialized models tailored to specific tasks. Delangue also notes that Hugging Face is taking a capital‑efficient approach, preserving cash and focusing on long‑term sustainability rather than short‑term spending sprees. While a bubble burst may affect some segments, he believes the broader AI sector will remain robust. Leia mais →

Tokyo‑based Sakana AI announced a ¥20 billion (approximately $135 million) Series B financing round that values the startup at $2.65 billion. Led by a mix of Japanese financial institutions and global venture firms, the round will fund further research and development of generative AI models optimized for the Japanese language, expand engineering and sales teams, and broaden the company’s enterprise reach beyond finance into industrial, manufacturing, government, defense and intelligence sectors. Founder‑CEO David Ha highlighted plans to pursue strategic partnerships, investments and acquisitions to sustain long‑term growth. Leia mais →

Fal.ai, a platform that hosts image, video, audio and 3D AI models for developers, announced a new financing round that values the company at more than $4 billion. The round raised about $250 million, with Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital as lead investors. The latest raise follows a $125 million Series C earlier in the year that lifted the valuation to $1.5 billion. Fal.ai’s revenue has climbed to roughly $95 million and its services are used by over two million developers, including major customers such as Adobe, Canva and Shopify. The company’s rapid growth is tied to the surge in multimodal AI applications, especially video‑centric tools like OpenAI’s Sora. Leia mais →

OpenAI is planning to operate six giant data centers to support its next‑generation AI models. The effort requires massive amounts of specialized hardware, prompting large‑scale financing arrangements with Nvidia and Oracle. Nvidia has pledged up to $100 billion in investment, while Oracle is reportedly engaged in a $30 billion‑per‑year deal to build facilities that OpenAI will lease. Critics describe these structures as circular financial engineering that could amplify risks if AI demand falls short, raising concerns about a potential bubble in the AI infrastructure market. Leia mais →

Keplar, a two‑year‑old voice AI startup, announced a $3.4 million seed round led by Kleiner Perkins with participation from SV Angel, Common Metal and South Park Commons. The company’s platform uses conversational AI to conduct customer interviews, delivering insights faster and at lower cost than traditional market‑research firms. Keplar’s technology can automatically generate interview guides, reach out to participants via a voice assistant, and compile results into reports similar to those produced by human-checked research. Early customers include Clorox and Intercom, and the startup joins other AI‑driven research players such as Outset and Listen Labs. Leia mais →

Keplar, a two‑year‑old voice AI startup, announced a $3.4 million seed round led by Kleiner Perkins with participation from SV Angel, Common Metal and South Park Commons. The company’s platform uses conversational AI to conduct customer interviews, delivering insights faster and at lower cost than traditional market‑research firms. Keplar’s technology can automatically generate interview guides, reach out to participants via a voice assistant, and compile results into reports similar to those produced by human-checked research. Early customers include Clorox and Intercom, and the startup joins other AI‑driven research players such as Outset and Listen Labs. Leia mais →

Keplar, a two‑year‑old voice AI startup, announced a $3.4 million seed round led by Kleiner Perkins with participation from SV Angel, Common Metal and South Park Commons. The company’s platform uses conversational AI to conduct customer interviews, delivering insights faster and at lower cost than traditional market‑research firms. Keplar’s technology can automatically generate interview guides, reach out to participants via a voice assistant, and compile results into reports similar to those produced by human-checked research. Early customers include Clorox and Intercom, and the startup joins other AI‑driven research players such as Outset and Listen Labs. Leia mais →

Keplar, a two‑year‑old voice AI startup, announced a $3.4 million seed round led by Kleiner Perkins with participation from SV Angel, Common Metal and South Park Commons. The company’s platform uses conversational AI to conduct customer interviews, delivering insights faster and at lower cost than traditional market‑research firms. Keplar’s technology can automatically generate interview guides, reach out to participants via a voice assistant, and compile results into reports similar to those produced by human-checked research. Early customers include Clorox and Intercom, and the startup joins other AI‑driven research players such as Outset and Listen Labs. Leia mais →

Keplar, a two‑year‑old voice AI startup, announced a $3.4 million seed round led by Kleiner Perkins with participation from SV Angel, Common Metal and South Park Commons. The company’s platform uses conversational AI to conduct customer interviews, delivering insights faster and at lower cost than traditional market‑research firms. Keplar’s technology can automatically generate interview guides, reach out to participants via a voice assistant, and compile results into reports similar to those produced by human-checked research. Early customers include Clorox and Intercom, and the startup joins other AI‑driven research players such as Outset and Listen Labs. Leia mais →