Meta expands Nvidia deal to use millions of AI chips in data center build-out, including standalone CPUs
cnbc - Meta expands partnership with Nvidia in a deal likely worth tens of billions, for deploying millions of GPUs and new standalone CPUs in AI data centers
- Deal reshapes competition, boosts Nvidia, pressures chip rivals (6)
- Meta adopts Nvidia standalone CPUs for efficiency gains (4)
- Meta's multiyear pact to buy millions of Nvidia chips (7)
- Other: opinion pieces and unrelated Nvidia market stories (3)
Deal reshapes competition, boosts Nvidia, pressures chip rivals
Meta adopts Nvidia standalone CPUs for efficiency gains
Meta's multiyear pact to buy millions of Nvidia chips
Other: opinion pieces and unrelated Nvidia market stories
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Render Raises $100 Million to Build Cloud Tech for AI Agents
PYMNTS / pymnts - Cloud technology company Render has raised $100 million in new funding. The firm’s Series C extension, announced Tuesday (Feb. 17), values Render at $1.5 billion and will help it build cloud runtime for artificial intelligence (AI) agents and applications…
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AI field operations startup FYLD raises $41M to help build large-scale infrastructure
Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - FYLD Ltd., a London-based artificial intelligence-powered startup that assists infrastructure and utility fieldwork operators, today announced it has raised $41 million in a Series B funding to accelerate the delivery of large-scale infrastructure project…
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Mistral AI secures its first acquisition with Koyeb
Erik van Klinken / techzine - French AI company Mistral AI announced its first acquisition today. The company will purchase serverless cloud provider Koyeb, also from France, aiming to enhance its compute infrastructure and support its growing portfolio of AI services. Mistral AI has …
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Pentagon Selects SpaceX for $100 Million Drone Swarming Competition
Trader Edge / parameter - TLDR SpaceX and xAI selected for Pentagon’s $100 million autonomous drone technology competition Six-month contest launched January 2026 to develop voice-command systems for multiple drones SpaceX acquired xAI before entering competition and ahead of plan…
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Alibaba launches Qwen 3.5 AI model amid intensifying China chatbot race
Anwesha Pattanaik / techmonitor - Alibaba introduced its latest artificial intelligence (AI) model, Qwen 3.5, to boost its presence in China's chatbot market.
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London-based SurrealDB raises additional €19 million to scale multi-model database for AI applications
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - SurrealDB, a UK company developing a multi-model, AI-native database, has secured an additional €19 million ($23 million) in Series A funding, bringing the company’s total investment to-date (including Seed) to €37 million ($44 million). Chalfen Ventures …
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AI startup automating medical device compliance work secures pre-seed round
Oscar Hornstein / uktech - AI-powered medtech startup Klaris has raised a $1m (£730,000) funding round in support of its automated regulatory compliance platform for medical device companies. The London-based startup was founded to address the challenges of securing regulatory appr…
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Bootstrapped And Profitable AI InsurTech Company mea Platform Secures €42.2M Funding
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - mea Platform (mea), a UK-based AI-first InsurTech company, has secured a €42.2 million ($50 million) minority growth equity investment from London-based SEP (Scottish Equity Partners) to accelerate product development and enhance customer engagement. Boot…
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