Anthropic record IPO plans target a raise matching or topping SpaceX's $86.2 billion, with a public filing possible as soon as the end of August 2026.
Nvidia denies a China AI chip roadmap even as H200 shipments reach ByteDance and Tencent, with Beijing's quota approvals now setting the pace of access.
This week's AI business roundup: Anthropic overtakes OpenAI in revenue, the compute buildout hits financing limits, and robots move onto factory shift schedules.
The AI funding tracker covers 18 stories, led by Fireworks AI's $1.5B Series D, with IPO news from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Unitree Robotics.
2026 tech layoffs surpassed 2025's full-year total by early August, with AI named in a rising share of cuts. See the tracker data and what it means for enterprises.
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The Callosum $100M seed round, one of Europe's largest, backs a London startup that routes AI tasks to the most cost-efficient model and chip.
Oracle, Microsoft, and Meta are spending on mailers, funds, and PR to win public consent as the AI data center backlash stalls $130B in US projects.
OpenAI Zero Data Retention extends to frontier API customers, with Private Safety Processing screening abuse without storing traffic.
The Higgsfield Series B valuation quadrupled to $5.4B on $700M annualized revenue from enterprise marketing budgets. We assess whether the multiple holds.
The OpenAI 2027 IPO commitment sets a hard debut window, with an earlier listing possible. What it means for the listing race with Anthropic.
The Velaura AI licensing model ties fees to measured power savings as a $110M round lifts the startup past a $1B valuation.
Pennsylvania AI data center guardrails now require local approval, binding energy commitments, and a ban on NDAs. Here's what changes.
OpenAI's ChatGPT Ads Europe expansion launches August 24 across 31 markets with consent-based targeting, while Plus, Pro and Enterprise stay ad-free.
SK Hynix weighs a Solidigm IPO to fund US factories and recoup the $9B Intel deal, as investors debate dilution against AI memory profits.
Samsung AI data center cooling gets a $158M FläktGroup line in Gwangju by 2028. Why the appliance giant's HVAC pivot is really an infrastructure play.
