VMware introduces private AI cloud platform for on-premises workloads
VMware and owner Broadcom introduced VMware Private AI Cloud and its AI Factory model-as-a-service offering at VMware Explore 2026. The platform builds on VMware Cloud Foundation 9 with validated AI-ready hardware nodes, support f...
Anthropic IPO preparation pressures US listing calendar
Anthropic is preparing to file publicly for an initial public offering in the coming weeks, Bloomberg reported. The prospective listing is expected to raise as much as SpaceX's record $86.2 billion debut, if not more. Companies pl...
Clay reportedly seeks funding at $7 billion pre-money value
AI sales and marketing startup Clay is raising a funding round led by Wellington at a $7 billion pre-money valuation, Axios reported. The reported valuation is above the $5 billion valuation assigned in an employee tender in Janua...
Blue Voice raises $6 million for police policy-guidance AI
Blue Voice emerged from stealth with a $6 million funding round led by SignalFire and Las Olas VC, TechCrunch reported. The Boston startup provides officers with real-time access to department-specific laws, ordinances, protocols ...
Clipto raises $15 million at $250 million valuation for local AI media search
Clipto has raised $15 million in an all-equity round at a $250 million post-money valuation. The startup indexes video, audio, images, meetings and documents on users' computers, allowing people or authorized AI tools to search th...
OpenAI says advertising business reached $1 billion annualized run rate
OpenAI said its advertising business has reached a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate and is expanding globally, according to a CNBC report summarized by Techmeme. The company presented the advertising result as part of a dive...