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Browse all signals ↗OpenAI and Google Cloud announced a partnership that will make OpenAI frontier models and Codex agentic workflows available through Google Cloud's Model Garden and Marketplace. General availability is planned in the coming weeks, with an initial private preview for selected enterprise customers.
Read the full signal →Peak Energy closed an oversubscribed $108 million Series B led by General Motors Ventures. The company said the financing will support domestic manufacturing, delivery against more than $1 billion in existing customer orders and expansion into data-center power infrastructure.
Read analysis ↗Enterprise planning platform Pigment raised a $250 million Series E at a $2.3 billion valuation. The round was led by Scaleup Europe Fund managed by EQT, with participation from World Innovation Lab, existing investors and a planned investment from NVIDIA.
Read analysis ↗Legora raised a $550 million Series E led by Atreides Management at an $8.8 billion post-money valuation. The legal AI company said it has surpassed $200 million in annual recurring revenue and now employs more than 1,000 people across 18 offices.
Read analysis ↗Manufacturing AI startup Arda emerged from stealth with $232 million in Series A financing at a reported $1.5 billion valuation. The company, founded by former OpenAI research executive Bob McGrew, is developing software intended to reduce the time and cost required to reconfigure factory production.
Read analysis ↗Autonomous delivery-vehicle maker Neolix raised $400 million in a Series E led by Boyu Capital, with participation from Alibaba and other investors. The company said the financing will support global expansion of its driverless delivery vehicles.
Read analysis ↗OpenAI acquired Orchestra Bio, a platform that helps biopharma teams coordinate drug-development programs with AI agents. OpenAI plans to integrate Orchestra's team and technology with Rosalind, its models and tools for life-sciences research; financial terms were not disclosed.
Read analysis ↗Azra AI completed its acquisition of Blackford Analysis, a medical-imaging AI orchestration platform with more than 130 applications from over 45 vendors. Azra said Blackford will continue serving existing partners and customers without disruption while its capabilities are connected to Azra's care-management platform.
Read analysis ↗ASI raised $325 million in Series C financing led by Spark Capital, valuing the critical-infrastructure AI company at $3 billion. The company said its technology is deployed across transportation, national security, energy and aviation operations.
Read analysis ↗Reuters reported that Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon told employees the company will conduct a worldwide performance-focused workforce reduction after annual reviews. Notifications are expected to begin in November, while the number of affected roles and detailed regional scope were not disclosed.
Read analysis ↗Salesforce entered a definitive agreement to acquire customer-engagement platform Braze for approximately $5.66 billion in enterprise value. Braze shareholders would receive $47.50 per share in cash, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.
Read analysis ↗KORT Payments entered a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of AptPay, a Toronto-based payment-orchestration company. AptPay is expected to continue operating as a division under its existing brand and leadership after the transaction closes, which is targeted for the fourth quarter of 2026.
Read analysis ↗Kapital agreed to acquire Y Combinator-backed Woz in a $30 million cash-and-stock transaction. The financial-technology company plans to integrate Woz's AI engineering team and coding-agent technology with its banking data and infrastructure.
Read analysis ↗Salesforce announced plans to invest $1 billion in Spain over five years while opening a new headquarters in Madrid. The site is intended to support Spanish customers, regional AI adoption and a hub for recruiting early-career talent.
Read analysis ↗Boomi acquired Elementary Data, adding data observability, quality, governance and discovery capabilities to its enterprise platform. Boomi said Elementary is used by more than 1,500 data teams and that no immediate changes are planned for its open-source project.
Read analysis ↗In a turbulent market, being informed is no longer optional. Before you invest your time, energy and future in a company, you deserve to know where it is heading.
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