
Ramp in Talks to Hit $40B+ Valuation, 6 Months After Reaching $32B
Ramp, a corporate spend management startup, is in talks to raise $750 million at a pre-money valuation of over $40 billion, just six months after reaching a $32 billion valuation.
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Ramp, a corporate spend management startup, is in talks to raise $750 million at a pre-money valuation of over $40 billion, just six months after reaching a $32 billion valuation.

Kodiak AI's stock plummets 37% after raising $100M at a steep discount, signaling investors' willingness to back the company but not at its current market price.

DeepL, a German AI-powered translation service, is laying off 250 employees as it restructures to become an 'AI-native' organization.

Anthropic and OpenAI are launching separate joint ventures to deploy enterprise AI services, backed by major investors and private equity firms.

Sam Altman and Elon Musk are facing off in a high-stakes trial that could alter the future of OpenAI and its most well-known product, ChatGPT .

A new project called Acorn has launched a way for organizations and creators to build their own online communities as an alternative to centralized social media platforms like Instagram, X, and Threads.

Elon Musk's attempt to settle his lawsuit against OpenAI days before trial reveals a threatening message that may be used as evidence against him.
As AI agents multiply, businesses are turning to agent management platforms to tame the sprawl and ensure governance, but experts warn of challenges and complexities.
AI chip maker Cerebras Systems is heading to the Nasdaq under the ticker CBRS with a targeted valuation of $40 billion.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new podcast promises 'radical transparency' but steers clear of vaccines in its first two episodes, instead focusing on food and celebrity guests.

Alexis Goldstein, a former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employee, was fired after documenting DOGE operatives attempting to access agency equipment, and she's now running for Congress in Maryland.
A UK-based company, Conflow Power Group Limited, has partnered with a Nigerian state to deploy 50,000 solar-powered smart lampposts that double as a distributed AI data centre.

Enterprise AI teams are hitting a wall — not because their models can't reason, but because the workflows underneath them were never built for agents.

The AI scaffolding layer that developers once needed to ship LLM applications is collapsing, but LlamaIndex CEO Jerry Liu says that's not a problem.

xAI introduces Grok 4.3, a new large language model with enhanced performance and aggressive pricing, alongside a fast and powerful voice cloning suite.

Scout AI, a defense tech startup founded by Coby Adcock and Collin Otis, has raised $100 million to develop its AI models for military use, including autonomous vehicles and drones.

Microsoft and OpenAI end their exclusivity deal, paving the way for AWS to roll out three new OpenAI offerings on its Bedrock platform.

Shapes , an app where humans and AI characters chat together in shared group conversations, is emerging from stealth with $8 million in seed funding.

Seven lawsuits claim OpenAI could have prevented a deadly mass shooting in Canada by reporting a violent ChatGPT user to authorities.

Kompas VC is investing in startups that tackle industrial competitiveness challenges with a regionally sensitive approach, backed by a new €160 million fund.

Poolside, a US AI startup, has released Laguna XS.2, a free, open-source AI model for local agentic coding, and Laguna M.1, a proprietary model optimized for high-consequence enterprise and government environments.

Elon Musk takes the stand in a California trial against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, claiming the company's commercialization violates charitable trust.
Appronik is preparing for a major growth phase as it begins manufacturing and selling its Apollo humanoid robot.

Mistral AI unveils Workflows, a production-ready orchestration layer to help companies integrate AI-powered processes into their operations.

Meta is racing against time to unwind its acquisition of Manus as Beijing's deadline for restoring Chinese assets and removing transferred technology looms.

Microsoft and OpenAI have renegotiated their deal, ending a potential legal dispute over OpenAI's $50 billion agreement with Amazon.

Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are heading to trial in Northern California in a case that could have sweeping consequences for the AI company.

China's National Development and Reform Commission has blocked Meta's $2 billion acquisition of Manus, a Singapore-based AI startup founded by Chinese engineers.

China has blocked Meta's $2 billion acquisition of AI company Manus, citing national security concerns, amid a deepening rivalry between US and Chinese tech giants.

Facebook-owner Meta's acquisition of AI start-up Manus has been blocked by Chinese regulators.

Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI goes to trial in California, with Musk accusing Altman of betraying their non-profit agreement.

A Bay Area homeowner is offering a 13-acre property in Mill Valley in exchange for equity in AI startup Anthropic.

Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI goes to trial, alleging Altman broke the company's founding agreement.