US AI software company Hive AI is seeking $200 million in funding, potentially raising its valuation to around $4 billion

nEye, a Silicon Photonics Startup, Secures $58 Million in Funding to Boost AI Data Centers

nEye Systems Inc., a silicon photonics startup, announced today that it has closed a $58 million Series B funding round. The investment was led by CapitalG, the growth equity investment arm of Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company. Other participants include Microsoft's M12, Micron Ventures, Nvidia, and Socratic Partners. This brings nEye's total funding to over $72 million.

Mira Murati's New AI Startup Aims for Historic $20 Billion Seed Round

Thinking Machines Lab, a new AI startup from former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, is reportedly pursuing one of the largest seed funding rounds in history. According to Business Insider, the company has doubled its seed funding target to $20 billion. If successful, this round would value the company at least $10 billion. Thinking Machines Lab has only recently emerged from stealth mode and currently has no publicly available products.

Chef Robotics Fights for Survival, Secures $23 Million in Funding

Tessell Secures $60 Million in Funding to Launch AI-Powered Conversational Database Management Service

Tessell, a startup focused on multi-cloud Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS), has secured $60 million in funding, led by WestBridge Capital. This funding will be used to expand market reach and launch an AI-powered conversational database management service. With data becoming increasingly critical across industries, many businesses face challenges in efficiently managing and storing it. Traditional database solutions often lack flexibility, and many existing management tools fall short.

SenseTime's DayDayUp V6 Released: Multimodal AI Upgraded, API Opens Tomorrow!

SenseTime founder Xu Li recently unveiled DayDayUp V6, their latest generation of AI large model, sparking widespread discussion in the tech community. According to AIbase, DayDayUp V6 achieves significant breakthroughs in multimodal capabilities, further solidifying SenseTime's leading position in the AI field. Even more exciting, the model's API will officially open tomorrow, providing developers with stronger technical support and accelerating the implementation of AI applications. Multimodal capabilities are comprehensively upgraded. DayDayUp V6, as SenseTime's...

SandboxAQ, Quantum AI Startup, Raises $450 Million with Google and Nvidia Investment

Quantum artificial intelligence startup SandboxAQ announced the successful completion of its Series E funding round, raising $450 million. This round attracted investment from industry giants including Google, Nvidia, and BNP Paribas, bringing SandboxAQ's total funding to $950 million. The company stated that the funds will be used to accelerate the development of its large quantum models and foster collaborations across various industries. Image note: Image generated by AI, image licensing provider Midjourney.

AI Daily: Alibaba and Tencent Fully Support MCP Protocol; Step-R1-V-Mini Multimodal Inference Model from Jieyue Xingchen; Meitu's Miracle F1 Image Generation Model

Welcome to the AI Daily column! Your daily guide to exploring the world of artificial intelligence. We present you with the hottest content in the AI field, focusing on developers and helping you understand technology trends and innovative AI product applications. Discover new AI products: https://top.aibase.com/ 1. Alibaba has announced full support for the MCP protocol, followed closely by Tencent. Recently, the Chinese AI field has witnessed a technological standard revolution, with the Model Context Protocol becoming a domestic AI standard.

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Google Unveils Sec-Gemini v1: A New AI Security Model for Rapid Threat Identification

Google announced on its official security blog the launch of Sec-Gemini v1, a new experimental AI model focused on advancing AI in cybersecurity. This marks a significant step in Google's efforts to leverage AI technology to combat escalating cyber threats. Addressing the Attack-Defense Asymmetry: AI Empowers Defenders Google highlighted a fundamental challenge in cybersecurity: the asymmetry between attackers and defenders. Defenders must address all potential cyber threats,

Shopify CEO Demands Proof AI Can't Do the Job Before Hiring

Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke issued a memo instructing teams to demonstrate why AI cannot perform the required work before seeking additional personnel or resources. The memo aims to encourage exploration of AI integration into workflows and spur innovation. Image note: Image generated by AI, licensed through Midjourney. Lütke's memo further...