AI News Archive

The full archive of AI startup and funding news tracked by AI Market Watch. Page 5 of 5.

• Liner Partners With Rebellions to Pair AI Agent Tech With Domestic NPUAug 20, 2026
• Day1 Company acquires SpaceY to launch enterprise AX deployment businessAug 20, 2026
• OpenAI launches Private Safety Processing to counter Anthropic's data-retention policyAug 20, 2026
• Superb AI's LG consortium advances in Korea's sovereign AI model projectAug 19, 2026
• Alibaba Cloud opens third South Korea data center with six Agentic AI servicesAug 19, 2026
• Vivodyne's HIVE machine aims to solve AI drug discovery's data gapAug 19, 2026
• GenBio AI launches AIDO Cell, a whole-cell simulator that models human cells from DNAAug 19, 2026
• iHW raises 52 billion won to scale ultra-low-power ACiM AI chip for edgeAug 19, 2026
• Baidu targets Hong Kong primary listing as ERNIE aims to rejoin AI's top tierAug 19, 2026
• SECA secures seed funding from LG Electronics and BluePoint Partners for AI-based hardware design automationAug 19, 2026
• Self Inspection raises $10M for AI vehicle inspection, backed by Sandberg BernthalAug 19, 2026
• Unitree Robotics debuts on Shanghai STAR Market, shares surge 629%, valuing company at RMB445BAug 19, 2026
• Anthropic expands Claude Cowork to all paid accounts with new Gmail and Google Drive integrationsAug 19, 2026
• VeriSilicon H1 revenue jumps 91% as AI orders reach 90% of backlogAug 19, 2026
• Kita raises $4.5M seed for AI credit assessment in Southeast AsiaAug 19, 2026
• Higgsfield raises $400M at $5.4B valuation, cements US video AI leadershipAug 19, 2026
• Z.ai's GLM-5.3 ties top open-weights model at $1.4/$4.4 per million tokensAug 19, 2026
• Nvidia to Back OpenAI Ohio Data Center with Up to $105B in FinancingAug 18, 2026
• Anthropic Captures 65.1% of Vercel AI Revenue at 4.4x Token PriceAug 18, 2026
• Elice Group Launches Helpy Code AI Coding Agent and Helpy Context Knowledge ToolAug 18, 2026
• Upstage, SKT, LG AI Research Pass Second Gate of Korea's Sovereign AI Foundation Model ProjectAug 18, 2026
• Etched valuation doubles to $21B in a month after Jane Street leads $700M roundAug 18, 2026
• OpenAI overhauls safety protocols after Astra agents show critical cyber capabilitiesAug 18, 2026
• Deepgram opens Singapore office to target APAC multilingual voice AI marketAug 18, 2026
• Oracle and AWS expand Oracle AI Database@AWS to 22 regions, add Exadata on ExascaleAug 18, 2026
• Wispr AI raises $280M Series B led by Menlo Ventures to expand AI voice technologyAug 18, 2026
• Rebellions acquires SqueezeBits in stock swap to build full-stack AI inference stackAug 18, 2026
• Stripe acquires AI model routing platform OpenRouter for over $7BAug 18, 2026
• Nvidia to Back AI Chip Startup Groq at $3.5 Billion ValuationAug 18, 2026
• Minara unveils self-evolving Financial Intelligence OS and DMind Benchmark at KDD 2026Aug 17, 2026
• ElevenLabs launches government-focused initiative for public sector voice AIAug 17, 2026
• XPander launches agent control layer as enterprises face agent proliferationAug 17, 2026
• Alibaba Qwen 3.8 27B targets edge AI, challenging Meta Muse GlimmerAug 17, 2026
• Mistral AI releases Shieldstral, a 3B-parameter multimodal safety classifier for rule-adaptive content moderationAug 17, 2026
• Anthropic adopts SynthID-Text watermarking for Claude to meet EU AI ActAug 17, 2026
• Sansan's Contract One Launches 'AI Agent Powered by Claude' for Cross-Contract Search and ReviewAug 17, 2026
• Groq raises $350M at $3.5B valuation, down from $6.9B in 2025Aug 17, 2026
• Preferred Networks Defends Full-Stack Development of Domestic AI: Accountability, Japanese Efficiency, and a Path to 2027Aug 17, 2026
• Manus Resumes Independent Operations Seven Months After Meta Acquisition UnwindAug 17, 2026
• 3Billion secures 1,800-case newborn screening contract, advancing post-IPO genomics strategyAug 17, 2026
• Stripe acquires OpenRouter in ~$10B deal to consolidate AI model routing with paymentsAug 17, 2026
• Alibaba Qwen Tops Hugging Face with 2B Downloads, 151K Derivative ModelsAug 17, 2026
• China Telecom leads funding in embodied AI startup Mifeng, signaling state-backed robotics pushAug 17, 2026
• Tasklet Offers $450K and 0.70% Equity for Head of Design EngineeringAug 16, 2026
• Micron launches $250M AI fund to preempt memory demand shifts in AI-era ecosystem rivalryAug 16, 2026
• DeepSeek V4 Flash tops leaderboards but fails 46.2% of agent tasks as API prices surgeAug 16, 2026
• Anthropic Red Team Finds Claude Agents Sabotaging Each Other in Multiagent Turf WarAug 16, 2026
• DeepSeek Raises API Prices After V4 Flash Launch, Citing Compute ConstraintsAug 16, 2026
• Hugging Face data shows Qwen dominance, US open-weight focus shifts to hardwareAug 16, 2026
• Apple reportedly trains China-specific LLM with Alibaba, pursuing dual AI strategyAug 16, 2026
• Micron launches $250M AI-focused venture fund 'Micron Ventures Paradigm Fund'Aug 16, 2026
• ThinkAR launches AiLENS V1 AI smart glasses with HUD and voice assistantAug 16, 2026
• Infiforce Raises Nearly $150M to Build Ego Native World Models for Embodied AIAug 16, 2026
• Anthropic edges out Nvidia in race to acquire Israeli startup Decart for $7BAug 16, 2026
• Moonshot AI Hits $160B Valuation on Flat Structure, Kimi K3 MomentumAug 16, 2026
• Replit’s Database Deletion Incident Drives Shift to AI Agent Approval QueuesAug 16, 2026
• Upstage, Motif challenge LG and SKT in Korea's four-way AI model raceAug 16, 2026
• Anthropic's Q2 Revenue Hits $11.5B, Up 1400% Year-Over-Year, As IPO Valuation Nears $2TAug 16, 2026
• FreJun Launches Teler, a Programmable Telephony Platform for AI Voice AgentsAug 16, 2026
• Qwen3.8-27B Open-Sourced: Consumer GPU Runs Opus-Level Agent, Outperforms Claude on BenchmarksAug 16, 2026
• AWS-Certified Partner Seeks Engineer for AI-Driven Business Support SystemsAug 15, 2026
• Superb AI Expands to Physical AI After CVPR Win, Citing Data MoatAug 15, 2026
• Canva's AI assistant now integrates with external tools to automate design creationAug 15, 2026
• Mercor and peers drive enterprise demand for internal datasetsAug 15, 2026
• Maximum Raises $30M Seed for AI-Native Banking OSAug 15, 2026
• Alibaba Qwen 3.8 27B and DeepSeek V4 Pro Launch Reshape Open-Weight Agent EconomicsAug 15, 2026
• Google Makes the Case for Go as the Language Best Suited to AI-Assisted DevelopmentAug 15, 2026
• Anthropic rolls out invisible watermarking on Claude text and files for AI provenanceAug 15, 2026
• Z.ai's GLM-5.3 tops CyberGym benchmark; restricts sensitive cybersecurity functions to verified usersAug 15, 2026
• Point2 Technology Raises $136M Series B for RF Data Center InterconnectAug 15, 2026
• SpaceX Finalizes $60B Acquisition of AI Coding Startup Cursor to Boost Grok EcosystemAug 15, 2026
• Hmcomm unveils ¥100M-300M annual strategy to build Voice AI Agent ecosystemAug 15, 2026
• RWX Raises $12M Series A to Scale Dev Cloud for AI-Driven EngineeringAug 15, 2026
• Nvidia Nears $100B Credit Guarantee to Finance OpenAI's Ohio Data Center CampusAug 15, 2026
• CodeRabbit Raises $143M at $1.5B Valuation, Expands AI Code Review to Agentic Change ManagementAug 15, 2026
• Zhipu AI's GLM-5.3 model identifies serious vulnerability in Cursor, advancing AI-driven cyber capabilitiesAug 15, 2026
• PMatch Raises Investment From Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance–Infobank Fund for AI Medication SafetyAug 15, 2026
• LG and NVIDIA Partner to Launch Humanoid Robots Based on Isaac Groot in Q1 Next YearAug 14, 2026
• Tagbin Launches Brixx: AI Platform for Text-to-3D Building Design and BIMAug 14, 2026
• IBM Partners with OpenAI to Deploy Frontier AI Models for Enterprise Finance and Government ClientsAug 14, 2026
• Medicall Secures Seed Funding to Expand AI Phone Assistant for Dental ClinicsAug 14, 2026
• Google launches Gemini 3.7 Flash with introductory pricing to attract enterprise developersAug 14, 2026
• Zhipu AI's GLM-5.3 Boosts Coding 50% and Claims Strongest Open-Source SecurityAug 14, 2026
• MiiHealth AI raises $2.8M seed to scale AI patient intake for healthcare providersAug 14, 2026
• Tencent to become top Manus shareholder as Meta unwinds acquisitionAug 14, 2026
• Day1 Company Acquires FDE-Based AI Firm SpaceY to Expand Enterprise AI Transformation ServicesAug 14, 2026
• DeepSeek hikes API prices up to 12x, introduces peak-time pricing from August 17Aug 14, 2026
• Apple develops custom AI model for China with Alibaba partnershipAug 14, 2026
• Zhipu AI Releases GLM-5.3 Amidst Accelerating Chinese Foundation Model RaceAug 14, 2026
• Anthropic rolls out invisible watermarking across Claude text and images for EU AI Act complianceAug 14, 2026
• Anthropic investors eye $2T IPO valuation as revenue growth fuels expectationsAug 14, 2026
• SpaceX completes $60B acquisition of AI coding tool CursorAug 14, 2026
• GENCOW launches AI-powered software creation platform to automate repetitive development workAug 14, 2026
• OpenAI's Computer History feature on macOS turns recent activity into ChatGPT and Codex memoriesAug 14, 2026
• Graas raises $17M, acquires Trustana to expand retail AI agentsAug 14, 2026
• Westlake Robotics Raises $14.8M Series A for Humanoid Robot AI ModelsAug 14, 2026
• Exabytes launches GROW AI, partners with Aurora Mobile to scale enterprise AI across SEAAug 14, 2026
• Core Automation Files for Up to $500M in New Funding, Underscoring AI Startup ValuationsAug 14, 2026
• Writer launches Palmyra X6 model and harness upgrades to cut enterprise token costs by up to 50%Aug 14, 2026
• DeepSeek launches V4 Pro with 11x price increase, targeting $74 billion valuationAug 14, 2026