Sources: SoftBank plans to invest up to $3B to remodel an EV plant in Lordstown, Ohio, that will produce equipment for OpenAI's forthcoming US data centers
Sri Muppidi / The Information :
Sam Altman says OpenAI doesn't want government guarantees for data centers and expects to fund investments with revenues hitting “hundreds of billions by 2030”
company continues to lobby for financial support from the industry Victor Tangermann / Futurism : Trump Admin Says It's Not Bailing Out the AI Industry Regardless of How Hard It Crashes Arsheeya Bajwa...
Sources: Snowflake challenger ClickHouse is in talks to raise hundreds of millions led by Khosla Ventures at a $6B valuation, triple its valuation from 2021
Sri Muppidi / The Information : Forums: r/NBIS_Stock Forums: r/NBIS_Stock : ClickHouse Targets $6 Billion Valuation (Which Nebius owns a 28% stake in which would be valued @ $1.68 billion)
Sales data: AI evaluation startups have modest revenue; Weights & Biases hit $50M ARR by Dec. 2024, but only 2% of that was from its AI evaluation product Weave
Startups whose products evaluate artificial intelligence to make sure it isn't making things up or delivering unsafe results … Bluesky: @edzitron.com . X: @srimuppidi Bluesky: Ed Zitron / @edzitron.co...
Sources: enterprise AI search startup Glean is in talks to raise hundreds of millions, including money to buy employee shares, at an estimated ~$7B valuation
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Sources: more than a year before the US election, TikTok executives relaxed moderation rules and enforcement to make the app more appealing to Donald Trump fans
The Information : Bluesky: @mrbrooksher.bsky.social and @nojustdan.bsky.social X: @amir , @erinkwoo , @srimuppidi , @semaforben , and @amir See also Mediagazer Bluesky: Billy Brooksher / @mrbrooksher...