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Warren Buffett has again increased its stakes in the 5 large trading firms in Japan where Berkshire Hathaway had a 7.4% stake. American multinational conglomerate holding company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK) has increased its stake in a few trading firms in Japan through a wholly-owned subsidiary, National Indemnity Company. The average stake in these firms is over 8.5%. Berkshire Hathaway announced that National Indemnity Company now has more stakes in Mitsubishi, Marubeni, Sumitomo,...
Read More »Mistral AI Completes $113M Seed Funding Round, Set to Take AI Space by Storm
By the company’s estimates, its first models for text-based generative AI will be released by 2024. Four-week-old artificial intelligence (AI) startup, Mistral AI, has raised $113 million in seed funding. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and saw participation from JCDecaux Holding, Motier Ventures, and Rodolphe Saadé in France. International VCs such as Exor Ventures from Italy, Belgium’s Sofina, and many others also partook in the round. The seed round has now brought the...
Read More »Generative AI Video Platform Synthesia Raises $90 Million at $1 Billion Valuation
Through the latest funding, the firm aims to make video creation easy for everyone and has already served many businesses worldwide. Synthesia, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company based in London, has successfully raised $90 million in a series C funding round, bringing its total valuation to $1 billion. The company’s groundbreaking AI technology, Synthesia, enables enterprise users, including HR professionals and marketers, to create high-quality video content in 15 minutes...
Read More »Cathie Wood Sees Software Stocks as Next Opportunity in AI
Wood’s Ark Innovation ETF has dropped more than 10% from its peak in early February, while the Nasdaq 100 Stock Index has climbed up by 12% in the same time frame. Cathie Wood, the renowned founder and CEO of ARK Invest is making headlines for stating that software stocks are the next big bet in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) world, following the success of Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA). During an interview with Bloomberg TV, Wood noted that while Nvidia is likely to perform well in...
Read More »Baidu Launches $145 Million VC Fund to Back AI Startups
Chinese multinational tech company Baidu is launching a well-heeled fund to support AI development and growth. Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) appears set to launch a 1-billion yuan ($145 million) venture capital artificial intelligence (AI) fund to support AI startups. Today, the Chinese tech giant announced its AI fund intentions alongside other related initiatives. In addition to supporting platforms focused on artificial intelligence-generated content, Baidu also plans to launch a contest...
Read More »Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood Calls Nvidia Valuations Stretched, Justifies Exit
Cathie Wood stated that NVDA stock is priced ahead of the curve and trading at 25X expected revenue for this year. Ark Invest‘s Cathie Wood, known for taking bold bets on new-age tech companies, has justified their exit from Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) earlier this year. Last Wednesday, May 24, NVDA stock jumped by more than 20% in a single day moving closer to the $400 level. In her tweets on Monday, May 29, the ARK Innovation ETF (ticker ARKK) manager justified the exit from the stock....
Read More »OpenAI Closes $175 Million Startup Investment Fund
Reputed for being a frontrunner when it comes to AI research and technology, OpenAI has been invested in helping AI-focused startups. American artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI may have just closed an investment fund. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, the firm raised over $175 million. Reputed for being a frontrunner when it comes to AI research and technology, OpenAI has been invested in helping AI-focused startups. To this end, the platform...
Read More »HashKey Group to Raise Funds at $1B Valuation
HashKey Capital emphasized that it plans to direct the investment into Web3 initiatives in order to broaden its crypto exposure. Crypto investment company HashKey Group is looking towards leveraging Hong Kong’s digital assets efforts to raise funds at a valuation of over $1 billion to attract potential investors. The Chinese Special Administrative Region is finalizing digital asset licensing legislation with the goal of becoming a worldwide crypto hub. Hong Kong has been making efforts to...
Read More »Bitcoin Startup River Raises $35 Million in Series B Funding Round
Due to the recent failures and flaws of the traditional banking system, Bitcoin’s potential to foster a more secure global economy may have come to light in a new way. River, a Bitcoin technology and financial services startup, has completed a $35 million Series B funding round. This follows after its $12 million Series A round in 2021. The new round was led by Kingsway Capital and also saw participation from contributors such as Alarko Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, Goldcrest, Cygni,...
Read More »Palantir Technologies Sells Off 100-Ounce Gold Bars Acquired in August 2021
Palantir also revealed that it closed the quarter with $1.62 billion in US Treasury securities. Software company Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) has sold all the gold bars it acquired in August 2021. The company invested $50.9 million to buy 100-ounce precious metal, which it said will be initially kept in a secure third-party facility in the northeastern United States. At a time when many companies put their money in Bitcoin and other digital assets, Palantir said the gold bars...
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