Chinese AI developer DeepSeek is reportedly close to raising around 100 billion yuan ($15 billion) from backers including CATL and Tencent, double its original target and one of the largest private AI rounds outside the United States.

OpenAI will sell its frontier models through rival Google Cloud, completing a shift to multi-cloud distribution that gives enterprises more choice and puts pressure on Microsoft’s once-exclusive position.

Semiconductor stocks suffered their sharpest fall in months on Thursday as a supply warning from Lam Research and fresh disclosures on Meta’s AI spending revived doubts over whether the industry’s capital outlays will pay off.

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Healthcare cyber crisis: 500+ ransomware attacks in 2024. Change Healthcare paid $22M ransom. Five board-level priorities hospital leadership must address.

Longevity economy: $27B invested since 2020. Altos Labs, Retro Biosciences, Calico shaping the category. ARPA-H commits $2.5B.