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OpenAI closes $40 billion funding round, largest private tech deal on record
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, during a fireside chat organized by Softbank Ventures Asia in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, June 9, 2023. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI on Monday announced it had closed what amounts to the largest private tech funding round on record. The $40 billion financing values […]
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AI chipmaker Cerebras announces CFIUS clearance, a key step toward IPO
Toronto , Canada – 20 June 2024; Andrew Feldman, co-founder and CEO of Cerebras Systems, speaks at the Collision conference in Toronto on June 20, 2024. Ramsey Cardy | Sportsfile | Collision | Getty Images Artificial intelligence chip developer Cerebras said Monday that it has obtained clearance from a U.S. committee to sell shares to […]
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CoreWeave shares slump nearly 10% in second day of trading
Michael Intrator, Founder & CEO of CoreWeave, Inc., Nvidia-backed cloud services provider, attends his company’s IPO at the Nasdaq Market, in New York City, U.S., March 28, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters CoreWeave‘s stock sank nearly 10% on Monday, falling well below its initial public offering price. The artificial intelligence cloud provider sold shares at […]
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AI’s vibe-coding era: How the shift to apps changed the race
Value within the artificial intelligence industry is slowly shifting, from the companies developing models to the apps building on top of them. Early in the AI race, critics viewed apps like Perplexity, Replit, Sesame and Abridge as second-rate middlemen, slapping an interface on someone else’s technology. They were disparagingly known as AI wrappers: companies with […]
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After 20 years at the helm, Klarna’s CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski is about to face his biggest test yet
Key Points Sebastian Siemiatkowski has been CEO of Klarna for 20 years. He now faces his biggest test yet with a U.S. IPO fast approaching. Siemiatkowski has grown Klarna into a fintech powerhouse and a brand that’s virtually synonymous with the “buy now, pay later” payment method. However, his entrepreneurial journey hasn’t been without challenges […]
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In Trump era, companies are rebranding DEI efforts, not giving up
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, attends the inauguration of a new hub in France dedicated to the artificial intelligence sector, at the Google France headquarters in Paris, France, on Feb. 15, 2024. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters After Google scrapped its diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, hiring aspirations in February, CEO Sundar Pichai […]
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Nvidia turned CoreWeave into a major player in AI years before helping to save its IPO
CoreWeave founders Brian Venturo, at left in sweatshirt, and Mike Intrator slap five after ringing the opening bell at Nasdaq headquarters in New York on March 28, 2025. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images If not for Nvidia, there would be no CoreWeave IPO. The artificial intelligence infrastructure startup might still […]
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Trump was supposed to unlock IPO market, but CoreWeave debut reflects ongoing skepticism
CoreWeave Inc. signage during the company’s initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Friday, March 28, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images It wasn’t supposed to go down like this. The Trump presidency was set to usher in a rush of money to the markets, spurred by a […]
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CoreWeave set to begin trading
Michael Intrator, Founder & CEO of CoreWeave, Inc., Nvidia-backed cloud services provider, gestures during the company’s IPO at the Nasdaq Market, in New York City, U.S., March 28, 2025. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Artificial intelligence cloud provider CoreWeave is set to make its Nasdaq debut on Friday. The company priced shares at $40 in its […]
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CoreWeave prices IPO at $40 a share, below expected range
Michael Intrator, co-founder and CEO of CoreWeave, speaks at Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, on Nov. 13, 2024. Carlos Rodrigues | Sportsfile | Web Summit | Getty Images CoreWeave on Thursday priced shares at $40 in the company’s IPO, raising $1.5 billion in the biggest U.S. tech offering since 2021, CNBC has confirmed. The company, […]
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