2026-08-11
Six finance giants back Nvidia’s $500bn plan to fund the AI buildout
Nvidia has recruited six of the largest names in finance to help turn its chips into something a bank can lend against. The company announced partnerships with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to build what it calls “compute financing platforms”, structures designed to mobilise over $500bn of third-party capital for AI infrastructure. […]<br /> This stor [...]
2026-08-11
Exclusive: Vienna’s fonio.ai hits $10m ARR less than a year after switching on subscriptions
Vienna startup most of the tech world has not heard of just posted numbers that would turn heads anywhere. fonio.ai, a European platform for AI-powered customer calls, says it has surpassed $10m in annual recurring revenue in under twelve months. Since February, when the company switched from a prepaid model to subscriptions, it says it […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-08-11
Anthropic watermarks all Claude outputs globally with marks that "may persist through some editing"
Anthropic will embed invisible watermarks in all Claude-generated text and sign files using the C2PA standard. New models shipping from August 2026 onward will have labeling built in from day one. The policy applies worldwide, and Anthropic plans to provide detection tools for third-party verification.<br /> The article Anthropic watermarks all Claude outputs globally with marks that "m [...]
2026-08-11
A US court just cleared thousands of social media harm lawsuits to proceed
US appeals court has cleared thousands of lawsuits accusing the biggest social media companies of harming young people to move towards trial, in a ruling that chips away at the legal shield the tech industry has relied on for decades. On 10 August 2026, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-08-11
Intel raises up to $20bn to fund its foundry bet against TSMC
Intel has announced a $15bn common-stock offering, a sale that could swell to as much as $20bn if underwriters take up their overallotment options. It is a bold move for a company that, not long ago, looked like a cautionary tale, and it shows just how far the chipmaker’s fortunes have turned in the space […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-08-11
'AI has the potential to fundamentally reshape the role of procurement': Amazon Business tells us why AI could supercharge procurement like never before
AI-powered purchasing insights can help organisations identify savings opportunities and improve efficiency, Amazon Business tells us. [...]
