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AI Money and Mood: Agents and Voices Draw Cash While the Public Wants Tighter Rules
Manus raises more than $500m after Beijing blocked Meta's takeover. Tab emerges at a $300m valuation. Nvidia reportedly discusses another $1bn for Figure. ElevenLabs says it has passed a $600m run rate, and Synthesia launches Syren in beta. A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds most Americans think government is not taking AI risks seriously enough.
Nous Research Raises $90M to Take Its Open-Source Hermes Agent to Business
Nous Research has raised $90 million to build Hermes for Businesses, a company version of its MIT-licensed Hermes agent. The raise is confirmed; the valuation is reported, mostly at $1.5B, with one $1.2B figure in circulation. Nous's "2.5% of global token usage" is its own estimate.
Reactor’s Series A: NVentures and Sapphire join the real-time world-model bet
Reactor says NVIDIA’s NVentures and Sapphire Ventures joined its Lightspeed-led Series A to scale real-time world-model infrastructure. Secondary outlets report about $74 million in total funding.
Etched’s $40–50B talk: early offers, anonymous sources only
TechCrunch, citing anonymous sources, says AI chip startup Etched is reviewing early funding offers at roughly $40–50 billion valuation. Etched declined to comment; the talks are unverified.
RobCo Joins the Billion-Dollar Club: What the German Robot Maker Builds, and Why Investors Are Buying In
German industrial robot maker RobCo has closed a $40 million round that values it at more than $1 billion, with most shares sold by current and former employees. Here is what it makes and why the deal structure matters.
The 13 Billion Bet: Why Microsoft Is Building Its Own AI Stack
Microsoft has invested more than 13 billion in OpenAI. It powers Copilot with GPT models. It hosts OpenAI's training infrastructure on Azure. By any measure, the partnership...
Sony Just Bought a British AI Startup from Edinburgh — and Nobody Noticed
On 2 April 2026, Sony Interactive Entertainment quietly announced it had acquired Cinemersive Labs — a small AI startup founded in Edinburgh in 2022. No price was...
OpenAI at $852 Billion: The IPO That Could Change Everything
OpenAI just closed a $122 billion funding round at a post-money valuation of $852 billion. In February 2026, it hit a $25 billion annualized revenue run rate....
Metas 130 Billion AI Gamble: 8,000 Layoffs and a Bet on the Future
Meta's $130 Billion AI Gamble: 8,000 Layoffs and a Bet on the FutureMeta is cutting about 10% of its workforce while spending $130 billion on AI. The...
SoftBank Wants to Borrow $40 Billion for OpenAI. Yes, Billion.
SoftBank is seeking a loan of up to $40 billion — its largest dollar-denominated borrowing ever — primarily to finance its investment in OpenAI. The deal would...
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