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Unlike its competitors, Mistral AI chose to make its model available as a free download instead of providing access through APIs. This approach empowers developers to run the model on their own devices and servers. French Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup Mistral AI has reached a valuation of $2 billion following the conclusion of a successful funding round which raised €385 million ($415 million) to further develop its innovative technology and open-source software. Significance of...

This week, the decision from the Fed regarding interest rates and inflation statements for November will be released. These are both expected to trigger market volatility. As the year wraps up, Bloomberg is predicting that several key events this week will lead to increased stock market volatility. The first of these is the decision by the Fed on interest rates. Ever since the record increases in interest rates back in March 2022, market watchers have been even more on edge regarding...

Currently valued at $8.6 billion after its £590 million ($624 million) investment round last year, SumUp stands strong in private markets with no immediate plans for an initial public offering. London-based financial services company SumUp has secured £285 million worth approximately $307 million in its latest funding round to expand its business offerings to other parts of the world outside the United Kingdom. The company has already established its presence in other financial markets...

By providing $20 million, M&G is helping GFO-X create a properly regulated environment for safe access to crypto derivatives trading. Global Futures and Options (GFO-X), a crypto derivatives trading platform based in the UK, has announced it received a $20 million investment from the asset management arm of pensions provider M&G Plc. According to GFO-X, the investment was part of a $30 million series B funding round for the company. This confirms that M&G is the lead in the...

While Amazon did not provide the actual reason for not supporting Venmo as a payment option, the notable rise of web3 payment platforms could be a major factor. In October last year, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced that it would begin to offer Venmo, a product of PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL), as a new payment option to boost its orders on the mobile app and Amazon.com site during the festival season. Initially, Amazon announced only its US-based customers would shop with the...

Stateless roll-up Versatus LASR represents a pure execution environment that relocates compute processes off-chain without the inherent responsibilities or expenses tied to maintaining state and storing data. On Wednesday, December 6, peer-to-peer web services protocol Versatus Labs announced its successful fundraising of $2.3 million with key investors being Republic Crypto and NGC Ventures. The fundraise happens at the company’s valuation of $50 million. Also, it will help the Versatus...

SpaceX has become one of the most valuable companies in the United States, dominating the market for commercial space launch services, primarily due to the success of its Falcon rockets.  Elon Musk‘s aerospace company SpaceX is in discussions to sell insider shares via a new tender, potentially valuing the privately held firm at around $175 billion, as reported by Bloomberg on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. According to the report, the company plans to sell approximately...

TikTok’s parent company ByteDance plans to spend $5 billion buying back stock from shareholders. This will bring its valuation to $268 billion. As per recent reports, ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, plans to spend about $5 billion buying back stock from its shareholders. This comes as the company has faced several setbacks in its journey to becoming publicly listed, including the economy back in China and regulatory issues in the United States. ByteDance Buying Back Stock Reports...

Theta Edgecloud stands out in the cloud computing area as it provides a flexible hybrid model designed to meet the diverse needs of businesses and individuals. Venture capital firm DWF Labs has committed $1 million towards advancing Theta Edgecloud, an innovative hybrid cloud computing system within the Theta Labs ecosystem. This strategic investment demonstrates DWF Labs’ desire to shape the future by combining blockchain technology with thriving industries such as video, 3D rendering,...

The recent batch of dumping Coinbase (COIN) shares has been the largest from Ark Invest in 2023. COIN stock price is around a new yearly high of $140. Cathie Wood’s asset management firm Ark Invest has been liquidating its Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) stock holdings in big numbers recently. On December 5, ARK executed the sale of up to 237,572 Coinbase shares across its three funds, as indicated by a trade notification. The transaction occurred when Coinbase’s stock closed at $140...