DeepSeek valued at more than $50 bn after funding round: reports
Investors have valued Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek at more than $50 billion in the company's first fundraising round, reports said.
Jun 17, 2026
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Business
Research news on AI infrastructure investment
AI infrastructure investment concerns large-scale capital allocation to the hardware and facilities required to train and deploy artificial intelligence systems. It encompasses construction and expansion of AI-optimized data centers, procurement and development of high-performance GPUs and accelerators, and formation of strategic partnerships across semiconductor, cloud, and robotics firms. The domain also includes financial instruments and public market activity used to fund supercomputing clusters and AI factories, reflecting expectations of AI-driven revenue growth and national competitiveness in advanced computing capacity.
Business
Microsoft launches AI agent with pay-as-you-go pricing
Microsoft is changing how it charges for its software for the first time in two decades, moving to bill customers with a pay-as-you-go model each time they use its new AI agent.
Jun 16, 2026
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Nvidia's Huang pledges AI will boost manufacturing jobs. A test will come in Texas
Jensen Huang's company Nvidia makes the computer chips that unleashed a revolution in artificial intelligence. Now he's wagering that an AI buildout can revive U.S. manufacturing, pushing past limits facing science and society.
Jun 16, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
SpaceX buys AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion in race for an edge over Anthropic and OpenAI
SpaceX will move forward with its $60 billion acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Cursor as Elon Musk's space exploration and AI company seeks a competitive edge against rivals Anthropic and OpenAI after its Wall ...
Jun 16, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Despite the AI hype, some experts warn of a bubble—what happens if it pops?
In the last few years, the hype around artificial intelligence has become stratospheric. Riding a wave of venture capital, tech leaders promised us AI would revolutionize work, boost productivity and lead to incredible new ...
Jun 12, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Anthropic announces 'Claude Corps' to teach nonprofits to use AI more effectively
Anthropic will donate $150 million to launch a fellowship program that places people early in their careers with nonprofits around the country to help them use artificial intelligence more effectively in their work.
Jun 11, 2026
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Anthropic pledges $200 million to research AI's economic impact as CEO suggests job loss solutions
Anthropic on Wednesday joined growing calls for the artificial intelligence industry to find ways to cushion people from the technology's disruptions, announcing an initial $200 million investment to research AI's impact ...
Jun 11, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
OpenAI makes move to go public one week after rival Anthropic
OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, on Monday took the first step toward going public, one week after rival Anthropic announced its own filing, as both companies look to raise the massive sums needed to expand.
Jun 9, 2026
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Nvidia unveils AI infrastructure deals in South Korea
US chip titan Nvidia on Monday announced a large-scale data center construction project in South Korea with SK Telecom, among a raft of other business deals in the country.
Jun 8, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Robots, supply strain: Five hot topics at Computex
From laptops designed for the artificial intelligence era to advances in robotics and sky-high tech shares, here are five hot topics at Taipei's huge Computex trade show:
Jun 3, 2026
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