XDOF raises $70M to supply robot training data to frontier AI labs
XDOF, a startup that hires teleoperators globally to collect robot training data, has raised $70 million from a16z, Thrive Capital, and others. It serves 20 customers including unnamed frontier AI labs.
XDOF raises $70M to power robot data pipeline for AI labs
XDOF, a startup backed by Thrive Capital and a16z, plans to hire teleoperators globally to collect data for physical AI. The company has 20 customers including frontier AI labs.
Equinix, Cisco, NVIDIA launch AI Factory for enterprise deployment
Equinix, Cisco, and NVIDIA expand collaboration to deploy Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA across Equinix data centers, providing enterprises a real-world environment to test AI before full-scale deployment.
DeepSeek Raises $7.4B; SpaceX Buys Cursor for $60B
DeepSeek closed a $7.4 billion funding round, while SpaceX acquired AI coding tool Cursor for $60 billion in stock. Anthropic suspended Fable and Mythos models due to U.S. export controls.
Anthropic in talks with Trump admin to lift AI model curbs
Anthropic is negotiating with the Trump administration to remove restrictions on its AI models, as the company valued at $965 billion prepares for an IPO.
Equinix, Cisco, NVIDIA launch Secure AI Factory in data centers
Equinix, Cisco, and NVIDIA expand collaboration to deploy Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA across Equinix data centers, with Presidio testing AI infrastructure in a new P.A.T.H. Lab.
DeepSeek raises $7.4B in record round, SpaceX-Google AI deal hits $30B
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek closed a $7.4 billion funding round, while SpaceX's AI infrastructure deal with Google could generate $30 billion in revenue.
DeepSeek raises $7.4B in record China AI funding round
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek closed its first funding round at $7.4 billion, signaling China's push to rival US AI despite export controls.
DeepSeek raises $7.4B, Anthropic hit by US export controls
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek closed a record $7.4 billion funding round, while US export controls on Anthropic's models boost rival Cohere.
US curbs Anthropic's top AI models; SpaceX-Google deal worth $30B
The US government ordered Anthropic to suspend access to its advanced AI models Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for foreign nationals. Separately, SpaceX is leasing AI infrastructure to Google for $920 million/month, potentially worth $30 billion.