BlackRock-MGX Group Pours $5bn Into Aligned Data Centres Post-Deal
The BlackRock- and MGX-led consortium has committed $5 billion in fresh capital to Aligned Data Centres immediately after closing its…
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Arrakis Nabs Nearly $40M in 3 Months With OpenAI, Datadog Backers
London-based AI deployment startup Arrakis has emerged from stealth after raising close to $40 million in just over three months,…
BMLL Pairs Historical Level 3 Data With Sigma AI’s Real-Time Feed
BMLL, known for harmonised historical Level 3, 2 and 1 market data, announced a partnership with Sigma AI on July…
Microsoft to Pour Billions Into GPUs, Shared With Mistral in Europe
Microsoft plans to spend billions on GPUs that will be shared with French AI lab Mistral to expand AI infrastructure…
NetApp Acquires DataPelago to Cut AI’s Data-Movement Tax
NetApp said July 21, 2026 it has acquired GPU-accelerated data-processing startup DataPelago, folding its engine into NetApp's storage platform to…
Korea Investment Accelerator Funds mediworkAI’s Clinical AI Pivot
mediworkAI, a Korean medical data annotation shop, has landed backing from Korea Investment Accelerator to move into clinical AI validation,…
Mistral’s ‘Monster’ Fundraise Points to a Palantir-Style Pivot
Sifted reports Mistral AI is closing a major new funding round alongside a strategic shift toward Palantir-like enterprise and government…
Neocloud Iren Locks $2.8bn in Contracts, Lifts 2026 Run Rate to $4bn+
Iren says it has signed $2.8 billion in customer contracts with unnamed 'leading AI developers,' pushing its projected 2026 annual…
Tempus AI Strikes $1.5B Deal to Merge MRD Testing Portfolios
Tempus AI (TEM) has agreed to a $1.5 billion acquisition combining minimal residual disease testing portfolios, with the company projecting…
Fireworks AI Reels In $1.5B Round, Leads Crunchbase’s Weekly Big-Check List
Enterprise AI startup Fireworks AI closed a $1.5 billion financing round, and meal-delivery firm Wonder landed a Series D, topping…