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Nonprofit initiative funds Washington climate startups amid AI-driven capital shift
The Opalene Climate Challenge has awarded funding to six early-stage Washington climate tech startups, stepping in to support hardware and physical product developers as investor capital increasingly favors AI-related data center projects.geekwire.comIndustry
AMD acquires World Labs for $8.2 billion to boost AI spatial intelligence
AMD announced an all‑stock purchase of AI startup World Labs for roughly $8.2 billion, adding Fei‑Fei Li as executive vice president and chief scientist to guide its next‑generation AI hardware strategy.kucoin.comIndustry
Cerebras stock hits post-IPO low on Nvidia pressure
Cerebras Systems shares fell 20% to a post-IPO low as lockup restrictions expired and Nvidia's market dominance intensified.techbuzz.aiPolicy
US and China deepen AI rivalry amid chip export bans and safety disputes
The Straits Times outlines five flashpoints in the U.S.–China AI clash, from export controls on Nvidia chips and smuggling prosecutions to accusations of illicit model distillation and a new bilateral dialogue on AI risks.straitstimes.comProduct
PlayStation announces QSSR AI upscaling for PS5
Sony and AMD have introduced Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR), a new AI-driven upscaling technology for the standard PS5 console, with initial support in Marvel’s Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei.blog.playstation.comProduct
OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra Ultrafast on NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs
OpenAI has made GPT-6 Astra Ultrafast available via its API and to eligible ChatGPT Work and Codex users, leveraging NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs to achieve up to 8x faster token generation than the standard mode.
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Broadcom to lend Anthropic up to $42 billion for AI chip leases
Broadcom is reportedly offering Anthropic a $42 billion financing line to lease its custom chips, a move that could reshape AI compute financing and deepen the chipmaker’s stake in the AI race.semafor.comIndustry
China chip smuggling cases expose Nvidia's supply chain blind spots
US officials are questioning Nvidia's oversight as investigations reveal a sprawling shadow trade rerouting restricted AI processors to China despite export controls.bloomberg.comIndustry
PaleBlueDot AI raises $200 million Series C to scale super intelligence infrastructure
PaleBlueDot AI has secured $200 million in Series C funding at a $3.2 billion valuation to expand its GPU clusters and serverless inference infrastructure.prnewswire.com
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