This AI business roundup covers the physical buildout, OpenAI and Anthropic IPO math, EU enforcement, robotaxis, and the labor reckoning.
Physical Intelligence acquisition rumors persist after the CEO's denial, as the $11B robotics startup seeks a $1B round with OpenAI holding a stake.
The AI funding tracker covers 24 stories: Intel's $20B raise, OpenAI's $7B tender, record VC concentration, and re-rated vertical AI startups.
DeSantis rode Tesla's driverless Cybercab at SunTrax as the Florida robotaxi test bed expands, with eVTOL air taxi testing set to start in 2026.
Analysis of the Google DeepMind reshuffle: Hassabis steps back, Kavukcuoglu runs operations, and Sergey Brin keeps a hand on Gemini training.
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Kevin Weil's AI science startup seeks $150M at a $750M-plus valuation with no product or name yet. What the venture plans to build.
Golden Dome space-based interceptor teams cleared their first gate, SpaceX banked $8.1B, and an October funding cliff now threatens the $185B program.
Legora 10B valuation: the legal AI firm's target would nearly double April's $5.6B round. Here's the ARR math and Harvey comparison.
Canva AI costs forced its 2026 growth forecast down from 30% to 20% as AI usage tripled design volume. What it means for the IPO and AI-first SaaS economics.
AI venture capital concentration hit a record in H1 2026 as OpenAI and Anthropic raised $217 billion and non-AI startups drew a shrinking share.
Can Anthropic's $2 trillion IPO hold at $2T? First profit, $100–120B run-rate, 2.5x model costs, DoD litigation, and White House security tussles explained.
OpenAI revenue run rate tops $40 billion ahead of its expected IPO, doubling in eight months. Analysis of growth drivers, spending, and investor stakes.
The Databricks $190B valuation, set by a $5B Coatue-led round, prices enterprise AI agents at 27x revenue as run-rate tops $7B.
Google's Gemini 3.7 Flash launches at half its predecessor's price, three weeks after 3.6, as the AI price war shifts to cost and agentic workloads.
Wood Mackenzie projects just 28% of the 1,066 GW sought for AI data centers will reach the grid. Phantom AI data center demand distorts queues, capex and pricing.
