BusinessMicrosoft trains sales team to compare its AI against OpenAI and AnthropicMicrosoft held an internal strategy meeting instructing sales staff to emphasize the efficiency, cost advantages and end-to-end nature of Microsoft’s AI models versus rivals such as OpenAI, Google and Anthropic.2 min read
BusinessBuffett personally led Berkshire's big Alphabet stake, warns on AI's capital demandsWarren Buffett said he personally initiated Berkshire Hathaway's large investment in Alphabet and that the company has since increased its stake and joined a $10 billion private funding round to support AI infrastructure.2 min read
BusinessIBM shares plunge as clients reallocate budgets to scarce GPUs, servers and cybersecurityIBM warned that second-quarter revenue would rise only about 1% to $17.2 billion, missing estimates, and its stock dropped roughly 25% in a single trading day.3 min read
BusinessChai Discovery's AI narrows molecular search, wins $400M Series C and major pharma dealsChai Discovery raised $400 million in a Series C round that values the company at about $3.8 billion, with investors including OpenAI, Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins and Index Ventures.2 min read
BusinessWhatnot acquires Shaped to speed up real-time recommendationsLivestream shopping platform Whatnot has acquired machine learning company Shaped to improve real‑time recommendation and search capabilities as its marketplace rapidly grows.3 min read
BusinessApple to Launch 'Apple Intelligence' in China via Alibaba Qwen IntegrationChina’s Cyberspace Administration has approved Apple’s generative AI services after Apple reached an agreement to integrate Alibaba’s Qwen model into iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS.2 min read
BusinessASML raises annual sales forecast again as AI chip demand drives ordersASML has increased its full-year revenue outlook for the second time this year, citing sustained demand from customers expanding capacity to make AI chips.2 min read
BusinessRime raises $24M Series A to scale voice-AI models trained on its own conversational recordingsSan Francisco startup Rime raised $24 million in a Series A round led by M13 to expand its voice AI work for enterprise call handling.3 min read
BusinessEmergent raises $130M at $1.5B valuation to scale AI tools for small businessesIndian AI startup Emergent closed a $130 million Series C at a $1.5 billion post-money valuation, taking total funding to $230 million.3 min read
BusinessOpenAI: $100 Codex credit for feedback on GPT-5.6 Sol, first 10,000 applicants to receive itAccording to a post, OpenAI is offering $100 in Codex credit to those who write what they like about GPT-5.6 Sol or why they switched to it.1 min read
BusinessZhipu AI Rises as Hong Kong Tech Stocks Slide, Citing Focus on Human-Level AIChinese AI lab Zhipu AI has outperformed a broader technology selloff in Hong Kong and mainland China by emphasizing the development of AI that aims to rival human intelligence rather than short-term monetization.2 min read
BusinessAI-powered fintech Flex raises $70M to serve mid-market firms and launch stablecoin transfersFlex, an AI-driven fintech startup, closed a $70 million funding round led by Halo Fund and is said to be valued at about $1.2 billion.2 min read
