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2026-09-19-Sat
Manus Reportedly Seeks About $500 Million at a $4 Billion Valuation After Resuming Independent Operations
Outside Meta, Manus’s most valuable asset is whether its roughly $400 million revenue run rate can become durable, renewable business.
2026-09-16-Wed
OpenAI reportedly discusses funding at a $1.2 trillion valuation, seeks private capital before IPO
▪ The trillion-dollar valuation remains under preliminary discussion; the round's practical scale depends on the amount raised, closing conditions and timing of cash receipts.
Musk proposes mutual model testing by US and Chinese AI companies, says rivals have not agreed
▪ Musk's cross-company testing proposal remains subject to negotiation; Chinese participation and implementation rules have not been agreed.
2026-09-14-Mon
Anthropic reportedly posts a second straight adjusted operating profit, while its 80%-plus gross margin excludes training and partner costs
Anthropic is beginning to show operating profit, but where training expenses sit will shape how investors judge the quality of those earnings.
2026-09-10-Thu
DeepSeek plans to route V4 Pro requests to V4.1 Flash after launch and charge Flash rates
Backend substitution reduces migration work but leaves developers needing version identification and regression tests. Lower bills and stable task performance need to be accepted together.
2026-09-07-Mon
US and China said to discuss AI safety risks in mid-September; a White House official denies any meeting is scheduled
▪ Washington wants both countries' labs to police themselves, which is itself an admission that governments have no enforceable tool yet.
2026-08-31-Mon
Musk says SpaceX is casting its own blades, pulling gas turbines forward by 18 months
Only one bottleneck separates building rockets from casting turbine blades; the AI capacity race has reached heavy industry.