OpenAI Is Making A Humanoid Robot. Sam Altman Says Everyone Should Have One

The maker of ChatGPT is now committed to making humanoid and other types of robots, not just the AI that powers their brains.

A Tiny Startup Helping Google Take On Nvidia Is Now Worth $18 Billion

A little-known company called Fluidstack has become a test bed for Google’s plans to push its own AI chip. That’s helped it hit a $18 billion valuation and minted its founders as new billionaires.

How NBA Journeyman Omri Casspi Built An $800 Million Venture Capital Firm

Former NBA role player Omri Casspi has already scored with investments in startups like Cognition and Eon. Now, his Swish Ventures is launching a $250 million fund.

Workers Face Open-Enrollment Shock As Cost Hits 24-Year High

Employee health benefit costs are expected to rise 8.2% on average in 2027 — the highest increase since 2003 — according to estimates.

Google Tapping A $350 Million Solar Plant Powered With Zinc Batteries

Its data centers will be the main customers for a grid-connected solar and battery plant that blends lithium packs for short-term use with 10-hour zinc modules.

A Robot That Can Draw Your Blood Is Coming To The U.S.

This week’s edition of InnovationRx looks at Vitestro’s newly authorized robot, Italy’s $10 billion pharma family, this year’s Covid-19 vaccines and more.

Anthropic’s IPO Prospectus Will Test Assumptions Behind The AI Boom

Anthropic’s IPO prospectus will give investors the first audited view of its reported revenue surge and massive compute commitments across the AI buildout.

Meet The Ex-OpenAI Guys Building A Cheaper Open Source Alternative

Just 15 months after it founding, Applied Compute is raising $350 million at a $3.25 billion valuation, nearly double its worth from four months ago.

AfterQuery Becomes YC’s Fastest Unicorn At $3.2 Billion

Twenty three year-old Spencer Mateega pivoted his YC startup into the fastest unicorn in the accelerator’s history, fueling AI’s shift toward human reasoning data.

Nvidia Turns $3.5 Billion MediaTek Deal Into A Toll On Custom AI Chips

Nvidia’s $3.5 billion MediaTek deal positions the company to control the infrastructure behind custom AI chips, turning the shift to custom silicon into a toll business.