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• Together AI raised $800 million in a Series C funding round on July 1, 2026, reaching a post-money valuation of $8.3 billion. • The investment was led by Aramco Ventures, with participation from major firms including NVIDIA, Vista Equity Partners, General Catalyst, and Emergence Capital. • This funding highlights a growing enterprise shift toward open-weight models, such as DeepSeek, Nemotron, MiniMax, and Kimi, to reduce the high costs associated with closed frontier APIs.

• Port, an AI startup in cybersecurity, raised $100 million in its third funding round led by General Atlantic, achieving an $800 million valuation. • The funding supports expansion in cloud infrastructure protection technologies. • This round reflects investor confidence in AI-driven defenses against evolving cyber threats in the US market.

17-year-old took time off high school to win goldBeats Belgium’s Eliott Crestan by 0.14 secondsUS teenager Cooper Lutkenhaus made history on Sunday when he won gold in the 800m to becomes the youngest ever champion at the world indoor athletics championship.The 17-year-old, who took time off from his classes at Northwest High School in Texas to compete at the championships, won gold with a time of 1min, 44.24sec, 0.14 seconds ahead of Belgium’s Eliott Crestan. Mohamed Attaoui of Spain won bronze. Continue reading...