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Coreweave CEO defends AI circular deals as ‘working together’

The CEO of the AI data center provider, which has Nvidia as an investor and a supplier, described the environment as a “violent change” in demand.

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Unconventional AI confirms its massive $475M seed round

Led by Naveen Rao, the former head of AI at Databricks, the new hardware startup is valued at $4.5 billion.

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Cashew Research is going after the $90B market research industry with AI

Cashew Research uses AI to automate the market research process while still collecting real-world data from humans.

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Fal nabs $140M in fresh funding led by Sequoia, tripling valuation to $4.5B

The round, which was Fal’s third fundraise this year, also included a secondary sale for early investors, sources tell us.

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SpaceX reportedly planning 2026 IPO with $1.5T valuation target

The company is looking to raise $30 billion, which would make it the biggest IPO ever, just ahead of Saudi Aramco’s in 2019.

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B Capital founding partner Kabir Narang leaves to launch new investment platform

Kabir Narang is laying the groundwork for a new investment platform slated for 2026.

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Why Cursor’s CEO believes OpenAI, Anthropic competition won’t crush his startup

After reaching $1 billion in annualized revenue, Anysphere CEO Michael Truell explained the features his company is focused on building out.

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Rivian is building its own AI assistant

The EV maker will likely share more details on its upcoming AI & Autonomy Day scheduled for December 11.

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Slack CEO Denise Dresser to join OpenAI as chief revenue officer

OpenAI says that Dresser will be responsible for the company’s revenue strategy in enterprise and customer success.

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Boom Supersonic raises $300M to build natural gas turbines for Crusoe data centers

Crusoe will pay Boom $1.25 billion for more than a gigawatt of generating capacity with deliveries of the turbines starting in 2027.

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