
OpenAI's $40B Boost, Apple's EU Expansion, and Runway's Gen-4 AI - Daily AI Brief #144
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OpenAI has secured $40 billion in funding led by SoftBank, marking a significant investment in the AI sector. Meanwhile, Apple is expanding its priority notifications feature to the European Union, enhancing user experience across the region. Isomorphic Labs has raised $600 million to advance AI-driven drug development.
In other developments, Runway has launched its Gen-4 video-generating AI, offering new capabilities in content creation. Additionally, OpenAI is set to release a new open-weight AI model, further contributing to the AI research community.
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Qneiform has raised €3 million in seed funding to enhance its AI-driven talent intelligence platform, while Siemens plans a CAD$150 million investment in a Canadian AI R&D center for battery production. Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan announced plans to spin off non-core units, and Ambient secured $7.2 million for its AI-powered blockchain project. Partsol launched Atai, an AI Stem Cell-based platform, and Chef Robotics raised $20.6 million for AI food assembly robots.
- Qneiform Raises €3M in Seed Funding
- Intel CEO Plans to Spin Off Non-Core Units
- Ambient Raises $7.2M for AI-Powered Blockchain
- Partsol Launches AI Stem Cell-based Platform Atai
- ITG and Sundogs Partner to Enhance Creative Performance with AI
- Chef Robotics Secures $20.6M for AI Food Assembly Robots
- Cambrian Secures $5.9M Seed Funding from a16z Crypto
- Manus AI Introduces Subscription Plans and Mobile App
- Amazon Launches Nova Act AI Agent
- Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University and Baidu Launch AI Joint Venture
- JK Tech Appoints New President & CEO
- Siemens Showcases AI Innovations at Hannover Messe
- Aramco's Prosperity7 Leads $73 Million Funding in Spirit AI
- Causaly Introduces AI Agents for Life Sciences
- Nextbase Acquires AI Assets from Humanising Autonomy
- Lightmatter Unveils New Photonics Tech for AI Chips
- Pia Announces Reorganization and Leadership Changes
- Ascend Partners with InCite for Accounting Automation
- DSTA and Thales Launch AI Lab for Defence Systems
- Ayar Labs Launches UCIe Optical Chiplet for AI
- ChAI Introduces AI-Based Price Risk Insurance
- Intel Gaudi 3 AI Accelerators Launch on IBM Cloud
- DustPhotonics Launches New Photonic Circuits for AI and Data Centers
- SoftBank to Invest Up to $40 Billion in OpenAI
- ChatGPT's New Image Generator Raises Fraud Concerns
- Siemens to Invest CAD$150 Million in Canadian AI R&D Center
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