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Oxide Computer raises $445M Series D at scale for on-prem AI clouds
Oxide Computer closed a $445 million Series D led by Eclipse, with AMD Ventures joining, to expand manufacturing of its integrated rack-scale systems as enterprises build owned AI infrastructure.
TypeSafe AI raises $870M at $7.5B valuation for Jev decision model
TypeSafe AI, maker of the non-text Jev model for calibrated decisions, raised about $870 million at a $7.5 billion valuation led by Andreessen Horowitz, just weeks after launch.
Microsoft Puts a Petaflop on Your Desk: Windows Goes All-In on Local AI
At its October 7 Windows and Surface event, Microsoft and Nvidia unveiled the RTX Spark-powered Surface Laptop Ultra and Dev Box, an on-device AI coding model, and new guardrails that let Windows 11 run 120B-parameter models and AI agents entirely offline.
NVIDIA pledges $1 billion for U.S. science compute under the Genesis Mission
NVIDIA committed $1 billion over five years to U.S. science and quantum research. The White House listed it inside a $2.4 billion industry package of tools and compute credits for the Genesis Mission.
Anthropic rolls out 3-tier access for cyber models
Anthropic merged its cyber verification and Glasswing programs into three access tiers for Claude Opus 5.5, Sonnet 5.5, and Mythos 5.1.
Google pauses open-source bug bounty over AI slop
Google paused new product reports to its open-source bug bounty after a surge of mostly invalid AI submissions overwhelmed human reviewers.
Island and Cyera each raise $400M as AI security pays
Island and Cyera each raised $400 million for enterprise security, while Snorkel AI closed $350 million for specialized training data.
Meta and Sierra Want to Give Your AI Agent a Handshake: Inside the Personal Agent Protocol
Meta and Sierra, backed by Walmart, Shopify and Stripe, have unveiled the Personal Agent Protocol, an OAuth-based open standard that defines how personal AI agents authenticate with businesses. With a v0.1 spec due within weeks, the industry may finally be building the rails for agentic commerce.
Samsung guides Q3 operating profit to 107.4 trillion won on AI memory
Samsung Electronics guided third-quarter operating profit to 107.4 trillion won, about $80 billion, up 782.5% year over year, with revenue seen at 195 trillion won. Detailed results are due October 29.
TSMC September revenue rises 54.6% as AI chip demand holds
TSMC reported September revenue of NT$511.86 billion, up 54.6% year over year. The monthly print keeps the AI foundry boom in view ahead of earnings.
Reflection AI’s Beam Puts Efficiency at the Center of the Open-Model Race
Reflection AI has introduced Beam, a 501-billion-parameter sparse mixture-of-experts model with 23 billion active parameters, targeting coding, reasoning and agentic workloads.
California Bans AI 'Robo Bosses': First-in-Nation Law Requires a Human Hand in Firing Decisions
California has enacted the nation's first law barring employers from relying solely on AI to fire or discipline workers. The No Robo Bosses Act mandates human corroboration, written notice to affected employees, and arrives amid a landmark package of 13 AI bills.