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Vertice raises $50M for its AI-powered SaaS spend platform  TechCrunch

Microsoft has adjusted its deal with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, to accommodate a new $500 billion AI data center joint venture announced by OpenAI with Oracle and SoftBank Group, according to Reuters.The deal, dubbed "Stargate" and announced by President Donald Trump at the White House, aims

SoftBank and OpenAI back sweeping AI infrastructure project in US  Financial Times

Trump announces private-sector $500 billion investment in AI infrastructure  Reuters

Trump lauded the up to $500 billion partnership with OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank to build out data centers and electricity generation in Texas to support U.S. AI development.

President Donald Trump unveiled a massive $100 billion joint venture aimed at accelerating AI development, partnering with SoftBank Group Corp., OpenAI, and Oracle Corp. The initiative, as reported by Bloomberg, was described as an "immediate" investment that will ultimately reach at least $500 billion, aiming to establish AI

Report: OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle to Announce AI Infrastructure Joint Venture  PYMNTS.com

OpenAI spent $1.76 million on government lobbying in 2024 and $510,000 in the last three months of the year alone, according to a new disclosure filed on Tuesday—a significant jump from 2023, when the company spent just $260,000 on Capitol Hill. The company also disclosed a new in-house lobbyist, Meghan Dorn, who worked for five…

Trump Announces Project Stargate, a Massive New Investment in AI  Inc.

OpenAI and Softbank are starting a $500 billion AI data center company  The Verge

OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle to invest $500 bln in AI, Trump says  Reuters

Oracle stock climbs 7% as Trump is expected to announce its joint AI venture with OpenAI and Softbank  Quartz

Google is making a fresh investment of more than $1 billion into OpenAI rival Anthropic, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

Trump announces AI infrastructure investment backed by Oracle, OpenAI and Softbank  CNBC

Microsoft on Tuesday said it has changed some key terms of a deal with OpenAI after the ChatGPT creator announced a joint venture with Oracle and Japan's SoftBank Group to build up to $500 billion of ...

Eric Schmidt's family office invests in 22 AI startups  CNBC

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that three leading companies would make a large investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure.

President Donald Trump is preparing to announce that OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle are planning a joint venture to invest in building data centers for artificial intelligence in the U.S., according to a ...

Sereact Raises $26 Million for AI Warehouse Robotics Efforts  PYMNTS.com

Here are the types of AI companies enterprise VCs want to back in 2025  TechCrunch

Confirmed: AI vision startup Metropolis acquires Oosto (formerly known as AnyVision) for just $125M  TechCrunch

Spain to grant $155 mln in subsidies to help companies develop AI  Reuters

Rakuten Billionaire Justifies Mobile Arm Losses with Big AI Bet  Bloomberg

Broadcom chief eyes AI opportunity after confronting VMware backlash  Financial Times

Perplexity AI submitted a bid on Saturday to TikTok parent ByteDance, proposing that Perplexity merge with TikTok U.S., CNBC has learned.

Perplexity AI makes a bid to merge with TikTok U.S.  CNBC

Digital Currency Group, the crypto firm founded by Barry Silbert, is paying the SEC $38.5 million for misleading investors.

Legal AI Startup Harvey Set to Double Valuation to $3 Billion  Bloomberg

Sequoia Capital is in talks to lead $300 million round. 

Alphabet Inc.’s Google will buy carbon-removal credits based on projects using biochar that’s made by heating organic waste, one of the biggest such deals to date.