BusinessAnthropic’s rapid rise reshapes AI startup competition, says Menlo Ventures partnerMenlo Ventures partner Matt Murphy describes Anthropic’s surge to a $47 billion revenue run rate by May — up from $9 billion in 2025 — as unprecedented in his 25 years of investing.3 min read
BusinessGerman startup Passionfroot raises $15M to expand B2B creator marketplace into the U.S.Passionfroot, a Berlin-based marketplace connecting B2B creators with brands, has closed a $15 million Series A round led by Insight Partners and plans to expand its U.S.3 min read
BusinessGlow raises $180M Series A at $1.2B valuation for AI-first endpoint securityGlow, an Israeli–American cybersecurity startup founded by former Meta and Snowflake executives, announced a $180 million all-equity Series A that values the company at $1.2 billion.3 min read
BusinessAnthropic launches Claude for Small Business with connectors, workflows and trainingAnthropic unveiled Claude for Small Business on May 13, 2026 — a toggle-install package that embeds the Claude assistant into popular small-business tools (Intuit QuickBooks, PayPal, HubSpot, Canva, DocuSign, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365) and ships with 15 prebuilt agentic workflows and 15 repeatable skills.5 min read
BusinessNTT DATA Group scaled Codex to 9,000 employees, cutting a critical incident analysis from three days to 30 minutesAfter deploying ChatGPT Enterprise companywide and launching an internal OpenAI Center of Excellence, NTT DATA Group expanded Codex access to roughly 9,000 technical and nontechnical employees.4 min read
BusinessAcquisition talks between Anthropic and Physical Intelligence highlight robotics' strategic valueRumors that Anthropic discussed buying robotics startup Physical Intelligence spread widely after a social-media post, and both companies acknowledge there were talks this spring.4 min read
BusinessKai‑Fu Lee’s O1.ai shifts to enterprise AI infrastructure and eyes 2027 IPOO1.ai, the Chinese startup founded by Kai‑Fu Lee, has moved from developing frontier AI models to focusing on enterprise AI infrastructure after changes in model‑training economics.2 min read
BusinessMicrosoft invests in French Mistral, integrates its models into Azure and FoundryMicrosoft announced a multi-billion-dollar investment and partnership with Paris-based Mistral, allowing Azure customers to use Mistral’s French data centers and integrating Mistral models into Microsoft developer platforms.2 min read
BusinessNvidia takes 9.3% stake in Nebius, deepening its AI infrastructure footholdNvidia has acquired a 9.3% stake in Nebius, a move that pushed the Dutch company's shares higher in pre-market trading.2 min read
BusinessSamsung launches standalone robotics unit 'RX', shares jumpSamsung Electronics announced the creation of a standalone robotics division called RX (Robotics eXperience) to consolidate its robotics efforts and pursue mid- to long-term commercialization.2 min read
BusinessInvestors Worry as Big Tech’s Off-Balance-Sheet Data‑centre Debt SoarsTech shares recovered from a recent sell-off sparked by AI bubble fears, with chipmakers such as Samsung and TSMC posting strong gains and regional tech indexes rising.2 min read
BusinessStartup Gritt uses AI and off‑the‑shelf robots to speed large‑scale solar installsGritt, founded by Carnegie Mellon‑trained roboticists Puneet Puri and Vishal Dugar, announced a $26 million Series A and says its AI‑controlled systems accelerate solar panel installation using rented skidders and robotic arms.4 min read
