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OpenAI Buys Glass Imaging for $300M
TL;DR: OpenAI has reportedly acquired Glass Imaging, a startup that builds smartphone camera software, for more than $300 million. The Wall Street Journal first reported the deal, which neither company has confirmed, and it lands as OpenAI pushes deeper into consumer hardware and device-side vision. Read more →
Temporal Valued at $12.55B in New Round
TL;DR: Software reliability company Temporal Technologies confirmed a $550 million Series E at a $12.55 billion valuation, co-led by Lightspeed and Wellington Management. The round closed roughly a month after reports of its fundraising plans surfaced, making it one of the year's largest infrastructure software rounds. Read more →
Cornelis Raises $205M to Challenge Nvidia
TL;DR: Data center networking startup Cornelis Networks raised $205 million and launched Active Compute Fabric, a network architecture built around the fact that much GPU time is wasted waiting for data to arrive. The company positions the fabric as a way to loosen Nvidia's grip on AI infrastructure. Read more →
Huang Puts Trump on Speakerphone Onstage
TL;DR: At the All-In Summit, Nvidia chief Jensen Huang took a call from President Trump and put him on speakerphone in front of the audience, declaring that robots will not take over the world. The moment tied AI policy theater directly to Nvidia's central role in the buildout. Read more →
X Drops Apple, Keeps Fire on OpenAI
TL;DR: X and SpaceXAI filed a motion to voluntarily dismiss their antitrust claims against Apple while keeping their claims against OpenAI. The move narrows the litigation to a single defendant and shifts the fight toward the AI company at the center of Musk's rivalry. Read more →
Google Ad Tech Case Ends, AI Next
TL;DR: Google avoided a breakup in its long-running ad tech antitrust case, but regulators are already turning to AI advertising and connected TV as the next front. The shift signals that scrutiny of platform power is moving from search and ads deeper into AI-driven marketing. Read more →
Microsoft Sets 'Humanist' AI Code
TL;DR: Microsoft published a 37-page humanist AI code of conduct that sets firm boundaries for how its future models should behave. The document lands amid rising safety concerns and follows Anthropic chief Dario Amodei's weekend call for the frontier to slow down. Read more →
Nvidia Expands CUDA-Q With Logical Layer
TL;DR: Nvidia expanded its open source CUDA-Q platform with CUDA-Q Logical, an orchestration layer for developing applications on fault-tolerant quantum computers. The release gives quantum developers a programmable, verifiable path on Nvidia's stack. Read more →
Electra Targets $300M IPO; Enhertu Wins
TL;DR: Sanofi-backed biotech Electra Therapeutics is aiming for a $297 million IPO, potentially the first listing after Labor Day. Separately, Enhertu posted a Phase 3 win in lung cancer, with Lilly, Cellectis and other biotech names also in motion. Read more →
Kaiko Raises $53M for Crypto Data
TL;DR: Kaiko, a French startup selling market intelligence on digital assets, raised $53 million in a round led by S&P Global, with Nasdaq Ventures, Coinbase Ventures and BNP Paribas participating. The deal points to steady institutional demand for crypto data infrastructure. Read more →
Buildots Raises $130M for AI Construction
TL;DR: Buildots, an AI-powered construction management startup, raised $130 million in late-stage funding to expand its platform. The company is betting on rising investment in data centers, manufacturing plants and energy projects to drive adoption. Read more →
Insight Partners Stays Diversified on AI
TL;DR: Insight Partners' Devin Parekh explained why the firm lost Legora to General Catalyst and why he is comfortable holding stakes in rival AI labs. The $90 billion firm is deliberately staying diversified while peers pile into OpenAI and Anthropic. Read more →
Universal Robots Ships Seventh Generation
TL;DR: Universal Robots launched its seventh-generation platform at IMTS, including three new robot arms, a rebuilt core controller and an AI-ready tool flange. The refresh signals the collaborative robotics market is moving toward AI-native control. Read more →
OpenAI Researcher Publishes Risk Warning
TL;DR: Dan Selsam, a current OpenAI capabilities researcher who has worked on chain-of-thought optimization, published a personal statement saying he is deeply concerned about the pace of language model progress. He argues that the public debate is missing a key consideration. Read more →
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