Capital One releases VulnHunter: an AI code security agent, open source
Capital One is launching VulnHunter, an agentic security tool, on July 17 - the bank is contributing to the sec + agents ecosystem.
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Kioxia -16%, SoftBank in retreat: the Asian AI complex prices a deleveraging
Deleveraging AI in Asia: Kioxia drops 16%, SoftBank slides. The repricing of AI risk begins to show in the prices.
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Coatue leads $3B into Databricks: the data layer of AI remains the safest bet in a jittery market
Coatue brings a down round of $3 billion on Databricks. The message is clear: in a cycle where the model is commoditized, data remains the moat.
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DeepSeek valued at $51.9B: the price of the Chinese frontier open-weight continues to rise
DeepSeek reaches a $51.9 billion valuation after a new funding round. The private market continues to pay a high price for the "frontier open-weight sino" option.
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TSMC pledges another $100bn for US fabs: the compute pinch is now foreign policy
A second $100 bn tranche on top of Arizona. TSMC is now restructuring its US roadmap around AI accelerators - and Washington politics.
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Reflection signs $1M in compute with Nebius: open-weight pays for a factory
A two-year-old startup, valued at $8 billion, spends a billion calculations to train open models. The bet: regulatory restrictions on closed systems make open-source strategic—not just nice.
Jul 14, 2026 at 22:30 10 7
Elevation Capital raises $500M to bet on Indian AI startups
Indian VC Elevation Capital launches a $500M fund focused on seed and Series A AI startups - the "AI-native > SaaS + wrapper" thesis becomes actionable capital-side in the domestic market.
Jul 14, 2026 at 15:44 7 8
Ant Group publishes its safety models for agents and multimodal systems
Ant Group announces a family of models dedicated to the safety of AI agents and multimodal systems. A rare example of a safety-first approach, with systemic implications for the Chinese ecosystem.
Jul 13, 2026 at 17:27 12 9
MiniMax raises $220 million HK in 48 hours - return to markets after the lockup crash
After the post-IPO lockup crash, MiniMax bounces back with a lightning $2.2M HK fundraising round. The lab becomes the echo chamber of post-IPO tensions in the Chinese AI market.
Jul 11, 2026 at 17:19 10 6