Google to Invest Up to $40 Billion in Anthropic, Agrees to Five Gigawatt Compute Deal
It's the latest deal Anthropic has inked for servers to run and train AI.
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Meta Signs Deal to Use Amazon’s CPUs for Agentic Workloads
It’s the latest in a chip and cloud deal spree for Meta this year
China Plans to Restrict Tech Firms From Receiving U.S. Investments
The move is part of Beijing’s response to Meta’s acquisition of Manus, which is under investigation in China.
Intel Shares Jump 24% in Wake of Earnings Report
Intel projected second quarter revenue would rise as much as 14.7%.
Cohere to Buy European AI Firm Aleph Alpha, Raise $600 Million from German Backer
Acquiring Aleph Alpha will help Cohere sell AI to businesses in Europe, the companies said.
DeepSeek Launches New-Generation V4 Models
The highly anticipated release comes as the Chinese AI model developer is in talks to raise outside capital for the first time.
Cursor’s Revenue Pace Recently Passed $2.7 Billion, Helping Margins Turn Positive
AI coding startup Cursor, which recently agreed to a potential $60 billion acquisition by SpaceX, last month hit $2.7 billion in annualized revenue.
Amazon Hires Ex-Google Silicon Design Veteran to Work on AI Chips
The recent hire shows how Amazon aims to deal with what CEO Andy Jassy has described as "booming" demand for its AI chips, called Trainium.
Users of xAI’s Grok Report Outages
CEO Elon Musk has installed new leadership at xAI in recent weeks and ordered the team to find ways to cut spending.
Meta Memo Confirms Plans to Cut 10% of Staff
The company said it’s making the cuts in part to offset its investments.
OpenAI Releases ‘Spud’ GPT-5.5 Model
The company said that the new model showed improvement in coding, financial modeling and scientific research compared to prior models.
Microsoft Offers Voluntary Retirement Buyouts for Some Employees
Microsoft has been trying to reduce costs as it nears the end of its current fiscal year in June.
Tesla Discloses $2 Billion Deal for Unnamed AI Hardware Company
Tesla made no mention of the deal in its first-quarter 2026 results presentation on Wednesday or on an earnings call with CEO Elon Musk and other executives
WBD Shareholders Approve Paramount Purchase
Paramount is offering $31 a share in cash. A year ago WBD shares were trading around $8.
Netflix Authorizes New $25 Billion Stock Buyback
Netflix shares have fallen 13% in the past week, since its first quarter results disappointed investors.
Nvidia Has Not Sold Any H200 Chips to China, Lutnick Says
The commerce secretary said the Chinese government is focused on the domestic chip industry.
Tencent, Alibaba in Talks to Invest in DeepSeek at $20 billion-Plus Valuation
DeepSeek will most likely raise funding from Chinese investors, making Tencent and Alibaba ideal candidates.
OpenAI in Talks to Invest Up to $1.5 Billion in Private Equity Joint Venture
The joint venture will be valued at $10 billion
Tesla Revenue Grew 16% in First Quarter
As the electric vehicle business has stagnated over the past couple of years, CEO Elon Musk has refocused the company on the Optimus humanoid robot and its nascent Robotaxi service.
ServiceNow Stock Craters As Armis Acquisition Creates Profit ‘Headwinds’
ServiceNow said strong AI efficiencies would help it normalize margins in 2027.
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