Samsung commits $1 billion to KKR-backed AI infrastructure company Helix
Samsung has committed $1 billion to Helix Digital Infrastructure through a long-duration capital fund, Helix and KKR announced. The commitment adds to more than $10 billion previously committed to the Helix strategy by founding i...
Instinct confirms $1 billion Series C at $10 billion valuation
AI assistant startup Instinct confirmed a $1 billion Series C backed by investors including Sequoia Capital, Benchmark Capital and Coatue. The round values the company at $10 billion, up from the $2.5 billion valuation it announce...
Anthropic makes Claude Sonnet 5.5 available across its platforms and major clouds
Anthropic says Claude Sonnet 5.5 is now available through its own platforms, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure. The company prices it at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, matching S...
Modal Labs nears $750 million funding round at $15.75 billion valuation
AI infrastructure provider Modal Labs is nearing a $750 million funding round led by Accel at a $15.75 billion valuation including the investment, TechCrunch reports, citing a person familiar with the talks. That would more than t...
FBI reportedly tells staff their personal data was stolen in portal breach
The FBI has told agents and support staff that their personal information was stolen in a cyberattack on its job application portal, TechCrunch reported, citing an internal notification first reported by MS Now. The notice reporte...
Starship reaches orbit and deploys 26 Starlink satellites
SpaceX's Starship reached Earth orbit for the first time on Monday and deployed 26 new Starlink satellites. The flight continued after the upper stage lost one of its six engines shortly after separation. SpaceX later decided to b...

