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SiliconANGLEValleyCrowdStrike to acquire cybersecurity startups Fiddler AI, Dreadnode for reported $495M CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. today disclosed plans to buy Fiddler AI Inc. and Dreadnode Inc., two startups that specialize in securing artificial intelligence agents.

11.03

TechPowerUpSilicon(PR) AMD Reports Record $13.4B Third Quarter 2026 Revenue AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2026. Third quarter revenue was $13.4 billion, gross margin was 54%, operating income was $2.8 billion, net income was $2.4…

11.03

SiliconANGLEValleyGenerative media inference startup fal raises $1.3B at a $16B valuation Generative media inference startup fal today announced it has raised $1.3 billion in new funding at a valuation of $16 billion, according to Bloomberg.

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The Information

The InformationValleyAMD Projects Rapid Revenue Acceleration Over the Next Year AI server chip designer Advanced Micro Devices said Tuesday that revenue in the current quarter would rise about 66% year over year, or 21 percentage points faster than revenue grew in the third…

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TechCrunch AIValleyTed Schlein’s Ballistic Ventures seeks $490M for new funds amid AI-driven cybersecurity boom Cybersecurity-focused Ballistic Ventures is seeking to raise $360 million for a new flagship fund and another $130 million for a separate investment vehicle.

11.03

The Next PlatformSiliconMarvell Cuts To The Front Of The Datacenter Optics Line With Lumentum Deal For a long while, like several decades now, many of us have been waiting for silicon photonics to co ...

11.03

Big TechnologyVoicesOpenAI: ChatGPT Search Is About 20% of Google’s, 250 Million People Speak With ChatGPT, and Chat Is Merging With Work OpenAI says ChatGPT growth is accelerating. The company added 200 million users over just the past two months, jumping from 1 billion to 1.2 billion weekly active users in 60 days.

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Tech.euEuropeRiga-based Unitoq raises €155K in pre-seed to make real estate investment more accessible Latvian proptech startup Unitoq has raised €155,000 in a pre-seed funding round from a syndicate of business angels, including members of the Latvian Business Angel Network ( LatBAN ).

11.03

Tech.euEuropeCyberKord raises €2.7M to automate IT and cybersecurity operations with AI Italian cybersecurity startup CyberKord has raised €2.7 million in a pre-seed funding round to support the development of its AI-powered platform for automating IT and cybersecurity operations.

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Tech.euEuropeEx-Phoenix Court partner launches $17M debut solo fund to discover next Lovable A former partner at London VC firm Phoenix Court, who bet on fintech giant Wise and insurance unicorn Marshmallow, has launched her debut solo fund, a $17m fund looking to unearth Europe’s next AI…

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TechNodeAsiaVisual brain-computer interface developer Nanochap raises RMB 500 million Nanochap, a Hangzhou-based developer of brain-computer interfaces for vision restoration, announced RMB 500 million in Series C+ funding on November 3.

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Latent SpaceVoicesBuilding AI for Lawyers - Jacob Lauritzen, CTO of Legora In this episode, we chat with Jacob Lauritzen, CTO of Legora, following the announcement of their $550M Series E at an $8.8B valuation a couple weeks ago.

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ServeTheHomeSiliconMarvell Proposes Acquiring Lumentum to Combine Optical Circuit Switching with AI Connectivity Silicon Marvell announced its intention to acquire Lumentum in a $115B acquisition to further optical connectivity in the AI era

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Y Combinator (YouTube)

Y Combinator (YouTube)ValleyThe $1B Company Fixing AI’s Software Bottleneck

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Exponential ViewVoices📈 Political ads turn against data centers Hi all, Here’s the latest roundup of our data signals across AI, energy & markets. In the AI Investment Brief today: October revenue updates plus a funding quality alert Super, apparently.

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SiftedEuropeLovable backer Creandum raises $750m for largest-ever fund to back AI boom The fundraise comes as the firm has tripled its presence in San Francisco over the last two years

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Microsoft ResearchResearchFrom synthetic enterprise data evaluations to real Microsoft Copilot AI confidence At a glance Evaluating Microsoft Copilot at enterprise scale requires test data that captures the full complexity of real organizations, yet real enterprise data contains sensitive information that…

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AMD NewsroomSiliconAMD and Meta Advance Strategic Partnership to Power Meta’s Superintelligence Infrastructure News Highlights AMD and Meta collaborate across CPUs, GPUs, networking, systems and software to power Meta services and AI infrastructure AMD…...

10.27

Cohere BlogLabsPitchBook in North: Private market intelligence for enterprise teams Connect PitchBook to North to access private markets intelligence, company profiles, investor information, and deal details into your workflows.

10.26

Google AI BlogLabsSoutheast Asia’s digital economy to hit $368 billion Widespread AI adoption is propelling Southeast Asia's digital economy to a projected $368 billion in 2026 and $1 trillion by 2035.

10.21

AI Snake OilVoicesNew paper: Emerging trends in AI agent evaluation By Felix Chen, Stephan Rabanser, Sayash Kapoor, and Arvind Narayanan. See the full author list and affiliations here .

10.19

Stability AILabsThe Entertainment Industry’s Biggest Names Back Stability AI in Latest Funding Round Total funding reaches $232M under new leadership with investor group comprised of Electronic Arts, Sony Music Group, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and more LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 25, 2026…

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Google Developers BlogLabsHill-Climbing Agent Quality with Agents CLI Evaluation This post walks through the Agents CLI evaluation loop for systematically improving agent performance through continuous testing and grading.

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Nikkei Asia TechnologyJapanGrab eyes more AI investment after Taiwan deal blocked CFO says no other deals 'on the horizon' outside Southeast Asia

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