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Francisco Partners to Acquire Healthcare AI Platform Weave for $650 Million
Francisco Partners announced an agreement to acquire Weave Communications for approximately $650 million, with shareholders set to receive $7.40 per…
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Cloudflare Says More Than Half Its Network Traffic Is Now Non-Human
Cloudflare said that more than 50% of traffic across its network was non-human for the first time during the second…
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LG and Nvidia Expand Partnership to Build Bipedal Humanoid Robot
LG Group and Nvidia signed a strategic partnership to collaborate on robotics, AI factories, and smart vehicles. LG plans to…
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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT for Teens With Age Prediction and Study Mode
OpenAI introduced ChatGPT for Teens on August 18, 2026, an age-gated version of the chatbot that automatically enrolls users it…
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Google Buys Bankrupt Spirit Airlines’ Data for $10 Million to Train AI
Google agreed to pay $10 million in a bankruptcy auction for a large trove of internal data from defunct carrier…
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AI Chip Startup Etched Doubles Valuation to $21 Billion in a Month
AI hardware startup Etched raised $700 million in a funding round led by Jane Street, doubling its valuation to $21…
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Meta Goes on Trial in 29-State Case Over Instagram and Facebook Harm to Teens
A trial began in Oakland, California, where a coalition of 29 U.S. states is suing Meta over allegations that it…
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Nvidia to Back $105 Billion OpenAI Data Center in Ohio
Nvidia agreed to guarantee up to $105 billion in lease and power payment obligations to support a new data center…
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Anthropic Raises Misalignment Risk Rating to ‘Low’, Shelves Internal Model 2
Anthropic published its August 2026 Risk Report, raising its assessment of catastrophic misalignment risk in high-stakes settings from “very low”…
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Anthropic’s Annualized Revenue Surges to $65 Billion Ahead of Planned IPO
Anthropic’s annualized revenue run rate reached $65 billion by late July 2026, up sharply from $47 billion in May and…
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DeepSeek Ships V4-Pro Flagship Model With Trillion-Parameter Scale and Agent Focus
DeepSeek released its flagship V4-Pro model (build 0813) on August 12, 2026, ending a preview period that began earlier in…
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Apple Trained Its Own AI Model for China With Alibaba’s Help, Wins Beijing Clearance
Apple has developed a proprietary large language model for the Chinese market with technical support from Alibaba, moving away from…