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SpaceX Targets Confidential IPO Filing as Soon as March 2026 in Potential Record-Breaking Listing

Mar 02, 2026

Bloomberg.com

SpaceX is targeting a confidential IPO filing with the SEC as soon as March 2026, with a potential June listing that could become the biggest IPO in history, potentially paving the way for AI giants OpenAI and Anthropic to follow.

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Investors Pull Back From Shallow AI SaaS Startups as Capital Flows to Data-Rich, Mission-Critical Platforms

Mar 01, 2026

TechCrunch

Investors are pulling back from shallow AI SaaS startups lacking depth, as capital rapidly shifts toward data-rich, mission-critical platforms with proprietary assets and flexible pricing, leaving generic workflow tools and API wrappers vulnerable to extinction by AI-native competitors.

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ChatGPT Nears 1 Billion Users as OpenAI Closes $110 Billion Funding Round Valuing Company at $730 Billion

Feb 27, 2026

TechCrunch

OpenAI is closing in on 1 billion weekly active users as ChatGPT hits 900 million, while a landmark $110 billion funding round from Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank values the company at a staggering $730 billion.

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xAI Loses Seventh Co-Founder as Departures Mount Amid $1.25 Trillion SpaceX Merger Shake-Up

Feb 27, 2026

Bloomberg.com

xAI loses its seventh co-founder as Toby Pohlen departs Elon Musk's AI startup, accelerating a leadership exodus tied to the company's massive $1.25 trillion merger with SpaceX and a potential record-breaking IPO.

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Nvidia Crushes Q4 Earnings and Issues Blockbuster Guidance as AI Demand Drives Data Center Revenue to $62.3 Billion

Feb 26, 2026

CNBC

Nvidia obliterates Q4 earnings expectations with $68.13 billion in revenue and issues stunning Q1 guidance of $78 billion, as AI-fueled data center sales surge 75% year over year to $62.3 billion while next-gen Vera Rubin AI systems begin shipping to customers.

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Anthropic Hits $380 Billion Valuation, Eyes 2026 IPO as Revenue Surges to $14 Billion Run Rate

Feb 25, 2026

Dataconomy

Anthropic surges to a $380 billion valuation after closing its Series G round, more than doubling its worth in just five months, while a $14 billion revenue run rate, a new CFO board appointment, and IPO legal preparations signal a potential public offering as early as 2026.

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Guide Labs Open Sources Steerling-8B, an Interpretable LLM That Traces Every Token Back to Its Training Data

Feb 25, 2026

TechCrunch

Guide Labs open sources Steerling-8B, a groundbreaking 8-billion-parameter LLM that makes every generated token fully traceable to its training data, achieving 90% of standard model capability while giving developers unprecedented control over sensitive outputs — backed by a $9 million seed round from Y Combinator.

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Quill Raises $6.5M and Launches AI 'Chief of Staff' to Supercharge Knowledge Workers

Feb 25, 2026

The Deep View

Quill raises $6.5M in seed funding and launches Quilliam, an AI 'Chief of Staff' that transforms meeting action items into real tasks, drafts follow-up communications, and queries full meeting histories — all while keeping humans in control with privacy-first, fully offline operation.

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AI Accounting Startup Basis Hits Unicorn Status With $100M Raise at $1.15B Valuation

Feb 25, 2026

Bloomberg.com

AI accounting startup Basis rockets to unicorn status after securing $100 million in funding at a $1.15 billion valuation, backed by Accel, GV, and former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, signaling surging investor confidence in AI-driven financial services.

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Google, Anthropic, and India Race to Redefine AI Power as Benchmarks Shatter and Billions Flow Into Infrastructure

Feb 24, 2026

The AI Report

Google, Anthropic, and India are reshaping the AI landscape as Gemini 3.1 Pro shatters reasoning benchmarks, Claude Sonnet 4.6 brings million-token context windows to free users, and India commits $200 billion toward AI infrastructure in a massive push to become a global tech powerhouse.

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