Startups Qualcomm Acquires VinAI's Generative AI Division By Chris McKay • Apr 1, 2025 Qualcomm has acquired the generative AI division of Hanoi-based VinAI to strengthen its research and development across a range of smart devices and applications.
OpenAI SoftBank Venture Capital OpenAI Secures Record $40 Billion in Funding, Reaching $300 Billion Valuation By Chris McKay • Mar 31, 2025 OpenAI closed a $40 billion funding round at a $300 billion post-money valuation, led by SoftBank and backed by prominent investors, to expand its AI research and infrastructure.
Biotech & Health Google Venture Capital Isomorphic Labs Secures $600M to Accelerate AI-Powered Drug Discovery By Chris McKay • Mar 31, 2025 AI-first drug design company Isomorphic Labs has raised $600 million in its first external funding round, led by Thrive Capital, to advance its AI drug design engine and therapeutic programs.
NVIDIA Robotics Omniverse Physical AI NVIDIA's Bold Bet on Physical AI Takes Shape By Chris McKay • Mar 27, 2025 NVIDIA is building the full-stack infrastructure—hardware, software, simulation, and models—to power the emerging age of physical AI, positioning itself as the foundational layer for robotics across industries.
Google Gemini Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro Claims AI Benchmark Crown By Chris McKay • Mar 25, 2025 Google's new Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental model leads AI benchmarks with enhanced reasoning capabilities, positioning it ahead of competing models from OpenAI and others.
OpenAI OpenAI’s GPT-4o Can Now Generate Images—and It’s Really Good at It By Chris McKay • Mar 25, 2025
AI Ethics Netflix's Reed Hastings Commits $50M to Bowdoin College for AI Ethics Initiative By Chris McKay • Mar 24, 2025
Meta EU Meta's AI Assistant Expands to 41 European Countries with Limited Capabilities By Chris McKay • Mar 20, 2025
Apple Apple Faces Class Action Over Misleading ‘Apple Intelligence’ Promises By Chris McKay • Mar 20, 2025
Anthropic Claude Anthropic Finally Adds Search Capabilities to Its AI Assistant By Chris McKay • Mar 20, 2025
Venture Capital Startups ClearGrid Raises $10M to Modernize MENA's Debt Collection with AI By Chris McKay • Mar 20, 2025
OpenAI OpenAI Unveils New Audio Models to Make AI Agents Sound More Human Than Ever By Chris McKay • Mar 20, 2025
SoftBank AI Infrastructure Chips SoftBank will Aquire Ampere for $6.5 Billion By Chris McKay • Mar 20, 2025
Venture Capital Startups Prezent Secures $20M to Enhance AI-Powered Slide Decks for Enterprise By Chris McKay • Mar 19, 2025
Apptronik Robotics Venture Capital Startups Industrial Giants Back Apptronik's Humanoid Robot Vision with Expanded $403M Series A By Chris McKay • Mar 19, 2025
NVIDIA Robotics Manufacturing How NVIDIA Is Building the Operating System for Physical AI By Chris McKay • Mar 19, 2025
Google Startups Google Acquires Wiz for $32B in Record-Breaking Cloud Security Deal By Chris McKay • Mar 19, 2025
Abu Dhabi AI Infrastructure Abu Dhabi's $25 Billion Bet on Powering America's AI Boom By Chris McKay • Mar 19, 2025
NVIDIA NVIDIA Unveils DGX Spark and DGX Station: Desktop AI Supercomputers for the Developer Masses By Chris McKay • Mar 18, 2025
Google Gemini Gemini App Gets a Major Upgrade: Canvas Mode, Audio Overviews, and More By Chris McKay • Mar 18, 2025
NVIDIA Robotics NVIDIA, Google DeepMind, and Disney Research Team Up for Open-Source Physics Engine By Chris McKay • Mar 18, 2025
