Tencent-led group moves to buy back Manus stake
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OpenAI and Anthropic take 43% of record H1 VC funding
OpenAI and Anthropic take 43% of record H1 VC funding is reframed for global technology readers, preserving the key numbers, claims and open questions.
Abu Dhabi’s MGX raises a $49B AI fund
Sovereign capital, frontier labs and AI infrastructure control.
Zhipu and MiniMax Face Hong Kong Lock-Up Test
Zhipu and MiniMax shares fell before cornerstone investor lock-ups expire on July 8 and 9, raising concerns about a sudden supply of tradable stock.
SoftBank Reopens $10 Billion OpenAI-Backed Loan Talks
SoftBank is again negotiating a $10 billion loan backed by its OpenAI stake, this time offering parent-company recourse if the shares fall in value.
Meta Shares Jump on AI Compute Rental Plan
Meta is exploring a business that rents out excess AI compute, turning a costly infrastructure buildout into a possible revenue line.
Damodaran warns an AI crash could beat dot-com pain
The valuation scholar argues that debt-funded AI infrastructure makes this boom more socially exposed than the software bubbles before it.
The Magnificent Seven lose $2T as AI money rotates
The June selloff hit megacap tech much harder than the rest of the S&P 500 as investors made room for a coming wave of AI IPOs.
SpaceX jumps 19% on debut and clears a test for AI IPOs
The record listing valued the merged SpaceX-xAI story as a capital-intensive AI infrastructure bet, setting a reference point for Anthropic and OpenAI.
The Magnificent Seven lose $2T as IPO money looks elsewhere
The Magnificent Seven lose $2T as IPO money looks elsewhere.
OpenAI confidentially files draft S-1 for an IPO option
OpenAI says it has confidentially submitted a draft S-1 to the SEC, giving the company optionality for public markets while it continues to balance massive revenue growth with heavy compute costs.
Anthropic’s IPO valuation tops OpenAI’s target
Anthropic reportedly filed confidentially at a $965 billion valuation, while OpenAI is aiming lower despite larger revenue and user scale.
Quantinuum Chases a $14.3 Billion IPO Despite Heavy Losses
Honeywell-backed Quantinuum is raising its IPO target as AI-driven appetite lifts public-market bets on quantum computing.
Anthropic files confidentially for IPO ahead of OpenAI
Anthropic submitted a confidential IPO filing to the SEC after a $65 billion raise and a reported $965 billion valuation, putting public-market timing in focus.
AI reprices the pre-ChatGPT unicorns
PitchBook data shows more than 220 former unicorns have fallen below $1 billion in value as capital crowds into frontier AI.