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Rakuten has launched Rakuten AI 3.0, a 700-billion-parameter Japanese large language model developed under Japan’s GENIAC project. The model, available under the Apache 2.0 license, is optimized for Japanese and shows strong performance across national benchmarks.
A new study commissioned by Scality shows that 91% of enterprises running private AI in production use object storage, underscoring data infrastructure as a key factor alongside GPUs in scaling AI operations.
Mistral AI has launched Forge, a platform that allows enterprises to train and operate AI models on their proprietary data, offering full control over infrastructure, compliance, and customization.
Vantage Foundation and the Banking Academy of Vietnam have launched a nationwide program to train over 1,500 students and educators in AI-driven financial data analysis and decision-making, with participation from more than 10 leading universities across the country.
MindHYVE.ai and California Northstate University have partnered to introduce ArthurAI, an adaptive reasoning-based AI platform, into the university’s College of Pharmacy curriculum, marking the first such deployment in U.S. health sciences education.
Udacity, part of Accenture LearnVantage, has launched an accredited MBA focused on AI product management, offering a flexible and affordable path to advanced credentials for professionals worldwide.
PerturbAI has launched from stealth, unveiling an 8-million-cell in vivo CRISPR atlas developed with NVIDIA, the Allen Institute for Brain Science, and 10x Genomics, marking the largest causal genomics dataset generated in living tissue.
CometChat has raised $6.5 million in strategic funding from Run Ventures to advance its AI agent platform, focusing on outbound intelligence, multi-agent orchestration, and customer intelligence capabilities.
Health In Tech has announced a strategic collaboration with Ciklum to improve its AI-driven InsurTech platform. The partnership will enhance administrative, sales, and analytics capabilities, leveraging AWS infrastructure for scalability and innovation.
Percipio Health has joined the American Heart Association’s Center for Health Technology & Innovation’s Innovators’ Network to collaborate on AI-driven cardiovascular care solutions.
Bangalore-based BambooBox has secured $6.6 million in funding led by Peak XV's Surge, with participation from Emergent Ventures and others, to enhance its AI-driven Managed ABM Operating System for enterprise revenue teams.
Maven Clinic has introduced Maven Intelligence, an AI-powered orchestration layer designed to deliver more connected and personalized care across fertility, maternity, parenting, and menopause programs.
Leah has partnered with Ulster University to bring its enterprise-grade legal AI platform, Leah Legal, into the university's Legal Innovation and Technology Law program, giving students hands-on experience with real-world AI tools used in legal workflows.
OpenAI has signed a deal with Amazon Web Services to distribute its AI models to U.S. government and defense agencies, including for classified work, expanding its federal presence after securing a Pentagon contract.
Sequential has raised $3.5 million in its first equity round to develop an AI-powered discovery engine for next-generation skin health ingredients. The funding was co-led by Sparkfood and Corundum Systems Biology, with participation from several investors.
Microsoft and Meta have each committed about $50 billion in new data center leases to support AI infrastructure, contributing to more than $700 billion in total future lease obligations across major cloud companies, according to Bloomberg. A related report by Dell'Oro Group shows a 57% global increase in data center capital spending in 2025, driven by AI deployments.
Nebius has signed a five-year AI infrastructure supply agreement with Meta valued at up to $27 billion, including a $12 billion capacity deployment and up to $15 billion in additional compute purchases.
NewPhotonics has introduced two new optical technologies aimed at improving AI data center connectivity: the Syncra heaterless micro-ring modulator and the NPG10240 3.2Tbps transmitter-on-chip with integrated optical signal processing.
Orqa has signed a teaming agreement with Red River Army Depot in Texas to support the U.S. Army's small Unmanned Aircraft System manufacturing expansion and strengthen its Global Manufacturing Program.
OXMIQ Labs and AM Intelligence Labs have announced a partnership to develop one of the world’s largest renewable-powered AI compute platforms, targeting 2 gigawatts of capacity by 2030, with the first phase expected online in Noida, India, by 2027.
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