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The company intends to put the investment towards its growth strategy, international expansion plans and acquisitions to broaden its reach. Read more: Limerick’s Redfaire secures BGF €13m minority investment
Investors hope Anthropic would be valued at $2trn or more – doubling its initial target and dwarfing SpaceX on the way. Read more: Reports: Anthropic aims above SpaceX in soon-to-come IPO
Pony and Uber are expanding their partnership across four additional European cities. Read more: Uber launches its first European robotaxi service in Croatia
Real-world economic potential of AI will depend on efficient usage of scarce compute resources, Stripe's Patrick Collison said. Read more: Stripe confirms acquisition of OpenRouter, terms undisclosed
China holds more than 97pc of the burgeoning humanoid robotics market despite lacking big budget VC attention. Read more: Surging Unitree stock highlights investor appetite for physical AI
These changes are part of Apple’s efforts to quash disagreements with the EU over its Digital Markets Act. Read more: Apple lowers developer App Store fees in EU for DMA compliance
‘The debate about whether AI and automation matter is over. Manufacturers can see the opportunity,' IMR's CEO said. Read more: IMR creates €18m in 2025 value for Irish businesses
'We'll show a jury that Meta concealed what it knew about the harm its products cause young people because looking away was more profitable,’ Kentucky AG Russell Coleman said. Read more: US states drag Meta to trial over child safety on social media
Germany's FCO concluded that Apple is potentially in breach of rules governing competitiveness. Read more: Apple to change European policies on app tracking transparency
France’s president Emmanuel Macron has requested that his government and prime minister Sebastien Lecornu rework the draft legislation. Read more: French court blocks bill banning social media for under-15s
OpenRouter more than doubled its valuation in a year with its May funding round led by an Alphabet venture arm. Read more: Bloomberg: Stripe seals deal to buy OpenRouter for more than $7bn
The companies did not reveal which areas they plan to expand to, but Pony told SiliconRepublic.com that further details will follow. Read more: Uber, Pony AI to launch 2,000 robotaxis across Europe
