AWS data center server rack with glowing Trainium AI chip badge in blue-lit corridor
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AWS signals it may sell its Trainium AI chips directly to third parties, challenging Nvidia

Amazon Web Services is exploring direct sales of its custom Trainium AI chips to third-party companies, a move that would intensify competition with Nvidia in the $200 billion-plus market for artificial intelligence hardware. AWS chief Peter DeSantis told Bloomberg the cloud giant is in early-stage talks with potential buyers, though he declined to name specific […]

Data center interior with carbon removal imagery, representing Anthropic's climate commitment
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Anthropic becomes first AI startup to join Frontier’s $915M carbon removal push

Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude language model, has become the first pure artificial intelligence startup to join Frontier, a carbon removal collective that announced a new $915 million tranche of funding on Tuesday. The pledge brings Frontier’s total commitments to $1.8 billion, nearly doubling its previous fundraising. Anthropic has joined Frontier, a carbon […]

Team of engineers at Sarvam AI office in Bengaluru working on multilingual AI models
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Sarvam becomes India’s newest AI unicorn with $234M funding led by HCLTech

Bengaluru-based artificial intelligence startup Sarvam has raised $234 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, the company announced Monday, making it India’s newest AI unicorn. The round is led by HCLTech, the IT subsidiary of Indian conglomerate HCL Group, which is contributing $150 million as the lead strategic investor. Bessemer Venture Partners also participated in the […]