Meta burned $19 billion on VR last year, and 2026 won’t be any better
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Earlier this month, Meta laid off 10% of the staff at Reality Labs, its virtual reality unit, reportedly cutting as many as 1,000 employees. Now, in a development that seems…
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Qualcomm backs SpotDraft to scale AI on device contract with value doubling to $400m
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OpenAI is coming for the sweet corporate dollars in 2026
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Sources: Project SGLang spins out as RadixArk at $400M valuation as end market explodes
A pattern is emerging in the AI ​​infrastructure world: popular open source tools are turning into venture-backed startups worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The latest example is RadixArk, the…
Anthropic CEO surprises Davos with Nvidia criticism
Last week, after reversing an earlier ban, the US administration officially approved the sale of Nvidia’s H200 chips, along with a chip line from AMD, to approved Chinese customers. They…
Sequoia invests in Anthropic, breaks VC taboo on backing rivals: FT
Sequoia Capital is reportedly participating in a large funding round for Anthropic, the AI ​​startup behind Claude, according to the Financial Times. It’s a move that’s sure to turn heads…