Microsoft Accelerates AI Chip Strategy by Licensing OpenAI’s Custom Hardware IP
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Microsoft is licensing proprietary chip and system designs from OpenAI to fast-track its in-house AI accelerators, a move confirmed by CEO Satya Nadella that deepens their partnership and aims to create a vertically integrated hardware stack.The post Micr…
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GPT-5.1 debuts with new Instant and Thinking models
Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - OpenAI announced an upgrade to its flagship model today, November 12, 2025, releasing GPT-5.1. The new version, which powers ChatGPT, is split into two models: GPT-5.1 Instant and GPT-5.1 Thinking. According to OpenAI, GPT-5.1 Instant, the most-used model…
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Adclear Raises €2.4M To Use AI For Financial Compliance
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - London-based Adclear, an AI compliance platform, has raised an oversubscribed £2.1 million seed round led by Outward VC, with support from AFG Partners, Tenity, angel investors including Clearscore founder Dan Cobley and Coinbase MD Keith Grose (via a16z …
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Zilch nets $175M as eyes "strategic" M&A
John Reynolds / tech - Zilch, the UK consumer lending fintech, has netted over $175m in an equity and debt funding round as it eyes acquisition targets. The funding round was led by KKCG, the Czech investment group, with pa...
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Vendep Capital’s €80M AI SaaS fund: ambitious growth, but diversity takes a backseat?
Sofia Chesnokova / techfundingnews - Vendep Capital, a Finnish venture capital firm specialising in early-stage B2B SaaS investments, has closed its fourth fund,…
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CHAOS Raises €2M To Expand AI Real Estate Platform
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Helsinki-based CHAOS, a data-intelligence company transforming the global real estate industry, has raised €2 million in a funding round, with investment from Swedish firm Nidoco and Finnish state-owned financier Finnvera. Founded in 2017, CHAOS uses AI a…
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Russia's AI Robot Falls Seconds After Being Unveiled
BeauHD / slashdot - Russia's first AI humanoid robot, Aldol, fell just seconds after its debut at a technology event in Moscow on Tuesday. "The robot was being led on stage to the soundtrack from the film 'Rocky,' before it suddenly lost its balance and fell," reports the BB…
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Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine are licensing their voices to AI
techspot - Actors Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine are partnering with AI audio company ElevenLabs to produce virtual replications of their voices. The collaboration lets both actors explore new ways to share stories while giving creators and companies controll…
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Anthropic announces $50 billion data center plan
Russell Brandom / techcrunch - Anthropic has launched an ambitious new data center partnership with the UK-based Fluidstack, committing $50 billion to building facilities across the US.
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Waymo begins offering freeway robotaxi rides in San Francisco, LA and Phoenix
cnbc - The Google sister company has been testing robotaxi freeway rides with employees for more than a year.
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Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun plans exit to launch world-model startup
Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun is preparing to leave the company to establish a new AI startup focused on world models, prompting investor attention as Meta relies on his leadership for core artificial intelligence research. The Financial Times, cit…
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CERPRO secures €2M pre-seed to set a new manufacturing quality standard
Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Berlin-based CERPRO, a startup for industrial quality assurance, hasraised around €2 million in a pre-seed funding round. The round was led by seed+speed Ventures, with D11Z as co-lead, and participat...
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SoftBank's Nvidia Exit Reveals the Paper Billionaire's Paradox at AI's Peak
Robert Brown / implicator - SoftBank just posted record profits driven by OpenAI's soaring valuation. So why is Masayoshi Son selling $15 billion in assets, expanding margin loans, and converting paper gains into cash? The answer reveals uncomfortable truths about AI's peak.
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Google’s November 2025 Pixel Drop is here with a host of upgrades for your Pixel
digitaltrends - Google today announced a Pixel Drop for Pixel 6 and newer models, bringing theme packs, the Remix feature in Google Messages, and more.
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As banks face an “invisible enemy”, London’s FALKIN raises €1.7 million to stop fraud before it starts
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - FALKIN, a British digital safety company that helps users stop scams before payments happen, has today announced it has secured €1.7 million ($2 million) in pre-Seed funding amid rising regulatory and consumer pressure for proactive scam-prevention measur…
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Google Photos Has New AI Abilities: Nano Banana Support And AI Edits On The iPhone
bgr - Google added a few new AI features to Google Photos, including Nano Banana support, AI editing on the iPhone, and a more powerful Ask button.
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Yann LeCun reportedly leaving Meta to launch new AI startup
Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - Yann LeCun, Meta's longtime Chief AI Scientist and a pioneer of deep learning, is reportedly preparing to leave the company to launch his own AI startup.The article Yann LeCun reportedly leaving Meta to launch new AI startup appeared first on THE DECODER.
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OpenAI loses music copyright battle in German court
Suhasini Srinivasaragavan / siliconrepublic - The judgement is not final and OpenAI has said that it is considering next steps. Read more: OpenAI loses music copyright battle in German court
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Delvitech Raises $40M To Expand AI-Driven Optical Inspection Technology
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Swiss deeptech company Delvitech has secured $40 million in a Series B funding round. The round was led by EGS Beteiligungen (EGSB), the investment arm of the Ernst Göhner Foundation, alongside CREADD Ventures with additional participation from several pr…
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to lead AI efforts as CTO departs for OpenAI
Ann O’Dea / siliconrepublic - Intel says Lip-Bu Tan will lead the chipmakers AI efforts himself, as its recently promoted CTO and AI chief quits to lead infrastructure efforts for OpenAI.Read more: Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to lead AI efforts as CTO departs for OpenAI
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