Is xAI a neocloud now? | TechCrunch
…buying GPUs from Nvidia and renting them out to model developers like Anthropic. It’s a far more difficult business, squeezed by both chip suppliers and the shifting cycles of demand. The…
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DeepSeek could hit $45B valuation from its first investment round | TechCrunch
…The country’s cloud giants Tencent and Alibaba are also reportedly in talks to participate, per Bloomberg. DeepSeek could not be immediately reached for comment. Topics AI , China , deepseek , In Brief , Startups…
World model maker Odyssey nabs $1.45B valuation backed by Amazon and other big names | TechCrunch
…With the backing from Amazon, the startup says AWS is now its preferred cloud provider and it will optimize its models to run on AWS’s Trainium chips, a competitor to Nvidia…
OpenAI's cozy partner Cerebras is on track for a blockbuster IPO | TechCrunch
…to a federal review of an investment from Abu Dhabi-based cloud provider G42, which was (and still is, the chip company says) a major customer. That IPO attempt was ultimately shelved…
The three hard-tech moonshots fueling SpaceX's unbelievable IPO | TechCrunch
…In true Musk style, it’s a bold scheme, and one that requires at least three near-impossible feats of engineering: a reusable rocket, a brand-new American chip foundry, and a…
TikTok launches an ad-free subscription plan in the UK | TechCrunch
…up straight Startups $60B AI chip darling Cerebras almost died early on, burning $8M a month Latest in Apps AI Osaurus brings both local and cloud AI models to your Mac Apps…
Cerebras IPO makes billions for Benchmark but VC Eric Vishria almost didn't take the meeting | TechCrunch
…Feldman and his Cerebras co-founder and CTO Sean Lie had to invent new cooling methods to prevent a chip of that size from burning when drawing power. They had to invent…
Chrome on Android now supports approximate instead of precise location sharing | TechCrunch
…up straight Startups $60B AI chip darling Cerebras almost died early on, burning $8M a month Latest in Apps AI Osaurus brings both local and cloud AI models to your Mac Apps…
Exclusive: Ouster's new color lidar is coming to replace cameras | TechCrunch
…The approach Ouster (and, to be fair, Hesai) is taking is putting the lidar and imaging tech on the same chip. This dramatically cuts down on the amount of work Ouster's…
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…led by Menlo Startups $60B AI chip darling Cerebras almost died early on, burning $8M a month Venture General Catalyst posted VC rage bait and it worked, especially on a16z Startups Meridian…