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MiniMax, a major Chinese AI startup that develops foundation models, aims to raise as much as 4.19 billion Hong Kong dollars ($538 million) in its initial public offering, according to the firm’s latest filings on Wednesday. Cornerstone investors in MiniMax’s Hong Kong IPO include Abu Dhabi ... Read more ›
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Axios reports that venture capitalist Alex Davis is warning that a speculative rush to build data centers without committed tenants could trigger a financing crunch by 2027-2028. "This critique is coming from inside the AI optimist camp," notes Axios, as Davis' firm, Disruptive, "recently led a large investment in AI chipmaker Groq, which then signed a $20 billion licensing deal with Nvidia. It's also backed such unicorn startups as Reflection... Read more ›
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Travel’s reliance on legacy infrastructure continues to shape the ceiling for innovation. OnArrival aims to lower that barrier with an open-access platform that gives consumer brands a faster path to launching and scaling travel products. Read more ›
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