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AI Data Center Startup Fluidstack Seeks $1 Billion Raise at $18 Billion Valuation, More Than Doubling Worth in Months

Apr 15, 2026

TechCrunch

AI data center startup Fluidstack is seeking $1 billion in funding at an $18 billion valuation, more than doubling its worth in months, driven by a landmark $50 billion deal with Anthropic to build custom AI data centers across the U.S.

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Meta Locks In Multi-Gigawatt Broadcom AI Chip Deal Through 2029 Amid $135 Billion Infrastructure Push

Apr 15, 2026

CNBC

Meta locks in a massive multi-gigawatt AI chip deal with Broadcom through 2029, deploying cutting-edge 2-nanometer MTIA silicon as part of a staggering $135 billion infrastructure push that also spans partnerships with Nvidia, AMD, and Arm Holdings.

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OpenAI Acquires Personal Finance Startup Hiro Finance in Fintech Talent Push

Apr 15, 2026

TechCrunch

OpenAI acquires personal finance startup Hiro Finance in an acqui-hire move, bringing aboard founder Ethan Bloch and roughly 10 employees as the AI giant signals a growing push into financial technology talent.

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Claude Hits $30 Billion Revenue Run-Rate in What May Be Fastest Organic Growth in American History

Apr 14, 2026

Axios

Anthropic's Claude has exploded to a $30 billion annualized revenue run-rate as of April 2026, tripling from $9 billion in just months, with over 1,000 businesses each spending $1 million-plus annually — a pace of organic growth that appears to surpass every company in American history.

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OpenAI Blasts Microsoft Constraints, Partners With AWS And Attacks Anthropic's Revenue Claims In Enterprise Push

Apr 14, 2026

CNBC

OpenAI is going on the offensive in the enterprise AI war, blasting Microsoft for limiting its reach, partnering with AWS to accelerate growth, and accusing rival Anthropic of inflating its $30 billion revenue run-rate by $8 billion, as OpenAI fights to close the gap in enterprise adoption where Claude currently dominates.

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SoftBank Launches AI Unit in Japan with NEC, Honda Among Eight Corporate Investors

Apr 14, 2026

Nikkei Asia

SoftBank launches a new AI unit in Japan, backed by eight major corporate investors including NEC and Honda Motor, signaling a major push to develop homegrown artificial intelligence infrastructure across the country.

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Anthropic Explores Designing Its Own AI Chips to Cut Costs and Break Free From Nvidia Dependence

Apr 13, 2026

The Deep View

Anthropic is exploring designing its own AI chips through 'extreme co-design' to cut costs, reduce latency, and break free from Nvidia dependence, though it would rely on manufacturers like TSMC or Samsung for production.

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Startup Uses Living Human Brain Cells to Build AI Chips That Train 3x Faster and Use 66% Less Energy

Apr 13, 2026

The Deep View

A San Francisco startup is growing AI chips from living human brain cells that train models 3x faster while using 66% less energy, backed by $25 million in seed funding and already in talks with major AI labs.

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Meta Signs $21B CoreWeave Deal as AI Cloud Firm Faces $113B Expansion Bill and Mounting Losses

Apr 10, 2026

nextplatform

Meta signs a massive $21 billion deal with CoreWeave for AI processing capacity through 2032, pushing CoreWeave's revenue backlog to $87.8 billion — but the AI cloud firm faces a staggering $113 billion expansion bill, a $1.17 billion net loss, and dangerous customer concentration risks as Meta and OpenAI together control nearly two-thirds of its guaranteed revenue.

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Meta Commits $21 Billion More to CoreWeave in Massive AI Infrastructure Expansion

Apr 10, 2026

CNBC

Meta doubles down on AI dominance, committing an additional $21 billion to CoreWeave on top of a prior $14.2 billion deal, securing Nvidia GPU-powered cloud capacity through 2032 as part of a staggering $115–$135 billion capital expenditure plan this year.

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