AI News Archive

The full archive of AI startup and funding news tracked by AI Market Watch. Page 4 of 41.

• DeepSeek raises RMB 70B, confirms DeepSeek Code product led by ACM gold medalist Cui TianyiMay 22, 2026
• Zhipu AI (智谱) Releases GLM-5.1 High-Speed API at 400 Tokens/s, Claiming Fastest Global API Speed RecordMay 22, 2026
• Nourish raises $100M for AI nutrition platform pairing agents with dietitiansMay 22, 2026
• DeepSeek seeks $10B funding round prioritizing groundbreaking AI researchMay 22, 2026
• Roboxi Raises €13M for AI-Driven Airport Runway AutomationMay 22, 2026
• Anthropic publishes training method to suppress agentic misalignment, highlighting limits of chat-based RLHFMay 22, 2026
• Netomi raises $110M Series C for enterprise AI customer service, partners with AccentureMay 22, 2026
• GigaAI unveils SeeLight S1 humanoid robot for household use, home tests planned for 2027May 22, 2026
• K25.ai raises strategic funding from Nasdaq-listed NIVF at US$100M pre-A valuationMay 22, 2026
• Intuit lays off 17% of workforce in AI-focused strategic shiftMay 22, 2026
• Alibaba's Qwen3.7-Max ranks 5th globally, 1st in China on Artificial Analysis leaderboardMay 22, 2026
• Blackstone-Anthropic joint venture acquires AI startup FractionalMay 22, 2026
• Modal raises $4.6B valuation in General Catalyst-led roundMay 22, 2026
• Tencent open-sources Hy-MT2 translation model, launches WeChat mini-program for offline inferenceMay 22, 2026
• DeepSeek forms Harness code agent engineering team, signaling pivot from research lab to product companyMay 21, 2026
• Doozy Robotics launches humanoid fleet and Eywa-OS, targets US and GCC factoriesMay 21, 2026
• Resolve AI expands platform to fix production failures from AI-generated codeMay 21, 2026
• Innovaccer acquires CaduceusHealth to bolster AI-led revenue cycle managementMay 21, 2026
• Exa Labs raises $250M at $2.2B valuation led by a16zMay 21, 2026
• Kore.ai launches Artemis platform to challenge Microsoft and Salesforce in enterprise AI agentsMay 21, 2026
• Hark raises $700M Series A for secretive AI personal assistant platformMay 21, 2026
• Anthropic in talks to use Microsoft's custom AI chips for compute capacityMay 21, 2026
• Modal Labs raises $355M Series C at $4.65B valuation for serverless AI cloudMay 21, 2026
• AMD launches Ryzen AI Halo developer platform for local 200B-parameter models at $3,999May 21, 2026
• Google I/O 2026 Unveils Gemini Omni Flash, a Multimodal Video Generation ModelMay 21, 2026
• Imperagen raises €5.8M Seed for AI and quantum enzyme engineering platformMay 21, 2026
• Imperagen Raises £5M Seed for AI-Driven Enzyme Engineering PlatformMay 21, 2026
• ClearOps Raises €8.6M Series A for AI-Powered Industrial After-Sales PlatformMay 21, 2026
• Overwatch AI Raises $1.5M Pre-Seed for Aviation Tech PlatformMay 21, 2026
• OWC launches Thunderbolt 5 AI accelerator for local LLM inferenceMay 21, 2026
• Pivot raises €34.4M Series B for agentic AI procurement platformMay 21, 2026
• NetEase Youdao (网易有道) open-sources Confucius 4 foundation model with chain-of-thought compression for cost reductionMay 21, 2026
• ZhiXiang Future releases HiDream-O1-Image-Pro, a 200B+ parameter native multimodal image modelMay 21, 2026
• Moore Threads partners with Armor Master on AI PC ecosystem, launches first AI computerMay 21, 2026
• Moonshot AI receives state-backed funding from Beijing AI fund and China MobileMay 21, 2026
• Google launches Gemini Spark personal AI agent at I/O 2026 to automate work tasksMay 21, 2026
• SpaceX IPO Filing Reveals Anthropic Pays $15B Annual for GPU AccessMay 21, 2026
• Alibaba Cloud unveils full-stack Agent upgrade, custom Zhenwu M890 AI chip and Qwen3.7-Max modelMay 21, 2026
• Stability AI launches Stability Audio 3.0 with six-minute songs, open-weight small modelsMay 21, 2026
• NanoClaw creator turns down $20M buyout, raises $12M seed for secure AI agent platformMay 21, 2026
• Alibaba unveils Qwen3.7-Max agent model with 35-hour autonomous task executionMay 21, 2026
• Oishii Farm Raises ~$160M Series C for AI-Optimized Indoor Strawberry FarmsMay 20, 2026
• Google counters OpenAI with AI search overhaul and 'Gemini 3.5' model family at I/O 2026May 20, 2026
• Space Shift makes satellite data AI "SateAIs" accessible via BI tools and ChatGPTMay 20, 2026
• Genspark claims 5,000 business customers as Japanese enterprises adopt AI workspace for time savingsMay 20, 2026
• OpenAI partners with Dell to bring Codex to hybrid and on-premises enterprise environmentsMay 20, 2026
• Sychedelic raises $3.5M seed round for AI mental wellness headphonesMay 20, 2026
• Mythik Raises $5M at $50M Valuation for AI-Generated Indian Mythology VideosMay 20, 2026
• JNP Global attracts $6.3M from Withtech's Yoo Seung-kyo to boost Daejeon deep-tech startupsMay 20, 2026
• Featuring raises $11.4M Series B to build AI agent for influencer marketingMay 20, 2026
• Lomin secures strategic investment from Naver Cloud for document AI platformMay 20, 2026
• Out of Set (아웃오브셋) Raises Seed Round from TheVentures for On-Device AI Speech ModelsMay 20, 2026
• Qujing Technology (趋境科技) Raises Hundreds of Millions in Pre-A to Scale AI Token Production InfrastructureMay 20, 2026
• AutoAgents.ai (未来式智能) secures Pre-A round to build a digital labor factoryMay 20, 2026
• Chance AI raises millions in angel round led by Meitu, reaches 200K usersMay 20, 2026
• DeepSeek launches V4 AI model as competition intensifies in foundation model marketMay 19, 2026
• NEX Health Intelligence raises €1M to predict and prevent hospital infectionsMay 19, 2026
• Tenstorrent Attracts Acquisition Interest from Intel and QualcommMay 19, 2026
• Tenstorrent draws takeover interest from Intel and Qualcomm amid AI inference chip raceMay 19, 2026
• Cohere Acquires Reliant AI Weeks After Aleph Alpha Merger, Doubles Down on Sovereign Pharma AIMay 19, 2026
• Fractile in early talks to supply Anthropic with DRAM-less AI inference chipsMay 19, 2026
• Pluang raises $10M from MUFG, launches local equities trading in IndonesiaMay 19, 2026
• OpenAI acquires voice cloning startup Weights.GG; no financial details disclosedMay 19, 2026
• Recursive AI Emerges at $4.65B Valuation with Self-Improving AI ThesisMay 19, 2026
• Sygaldry Raises $139M to Build Quantum-Accelerated AI ServersMay 19, 2026
• Blackstone and Google form $5B joint venture to launch TPU cloud computing serviceMay 19, 2026
• Ant Group launches new AI model and open-source strategy at Tech Day 2025May 19, 2026
• Inference Room launches Tack agent memory layer, promises monthly AI Agent releasesMay 19, 2026
• WIZ.AI Launches Wizlynn Multi-Agent Inbound Platform for EnterprisesMay 19, 2026
• Clone Labs Raises NAVER D2SF Investment for User Intent Prediction AIMay 19, 2026
• Upstage hires SBVA CFO Jin Yoon-jung amid IPO preparation, triggering LP penalty risk for VCMay 18, 2026
• Naver Cloud showcases AI CareCall at Japan's largest public sector expo, accelerates municipal expansionMay 18, 2026
• DeepBrain AI integrates ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 into AI Studio, enhancing video qualityMay 18, 2026
• Treasure (트레져러) launches reinsurance-specialized AI agent 'ARIA'May 18, 2026
• Mustafa Suleyman predicts AI automation of most desk jobs within 18 months, sharpening enterprise adoption debateMay 18, 2026
• LetinAR raises $18.5M for AI glasses optics, targets 2027 IPOMay 18, 2026
• Kusho AI automates enterprise software testing with AI simulationMay 18, 2026
• Tomorrow.io extends Series F to $210M building AI-driven weather satellite constellationMay 18, 2026
• NTT DATA Acquires WinWire from Sverica Capital in AI Analytics Consolidation MoveMay 18, 2026
• Playground Global raises $475 million fourth fund for deep-tech AI VC investmentsMay 18, 2026
• Anthropic's Mythos AI autonomously exploits software vulnerabilities, jolts India's financial sectorMay 18, 2026
• Monaco raises $50M Series B for AI-native sales platform, targets legacy CRM replacementMay 18, 2026
• Huawei spawns half of China's embodied AI startup ecosystem, fueling a new talent diasporaMay 18, 2026
• Zhipu AI (智谱) IPO valuation exceeds 100 billion HKD, joining K-shaped marketMay 18, 2026
• Weilan Tech's BabyAlpha A3 robot dog bypasses Nvidia compute stack with custom heterogeneous clusterMay 17, 2026
• Unitree launches GD01 rideable humanoid mecha robot from $650,000May 17, 2026
• PPIO Offers Early Access to DeepSeek-V4 Preview with 1M-Token Context WindowMay 17, 2026
• Naver drives agentic commerce shift with AI shopping agent and Plus Store growthMay 17, 2026
• Anthropic raises $30B at $90B pre-money valuation, led by OpenAI investorsMay 17, 2026
• Motion Brain (眸深智能) raises $41M Series Pre-A for embodied AI 'robot brain' platformMay 17, 2026
• NetEase News and NetEase Xiaomifeng integrate DeepSeek-V4 for AI content and community upgradesMay 17, 2026
• SAP launches Autonomous Suite with 50+ Joule AI agents as shares drop 28% YTDMay 17, 2026
• SAP Blocks Open-Source AI Agents, Protecting Licensing Model and Proprietary AI Assistant JouleMay 17, 2026
• OpenAI acquires and shuts down Weights.gg to remove celebrity voice cloning risk ahead of IPOMay 17, 2026
• OpenAI GPT-5.5 Tops UK AI Safety Institute Cybersecurity Evaluation, Outpaces Anthropic MitosMay 17, 2026
• Sarvam AI raises $300M at $1.5B valuation, led by HCLTech, marking India sovereign-AI playMay 17, 2026
• Five9 targets $1.266B 2026 revenue, plans $150M buybackMay 17, 2026
• Cohesity expands HPE partnership targeting hybrid cloud and cyber resilienceMay 17, 2026
• Xenon and LinkAlpha partner to build finance-specific AI platform for APAC marketsMay 17, 2026
• Galatek targets advanced packaging yield with AI-embedded equipment, eyes Taiwan foundriesMay 17, 2026