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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns, raising concerns for AI startup funding
Jensen Huang’s departure could shrink Nvidia’s multi‑billion‑dollar annual investments in AI startups, investors say.
Mirendil raises $1 billion to automate AI model training
The startup says its Lor platform uses AI agents to handle model-training tasks. Its $1 billion Series A was led by Kleiner Perkins and Clearlake Capital.
LangChain raises $300 M, valuation hits $3 B
The AI‑agent tooling startup announced a Series C led by CapitalG, bringing its worth to $3 billion and expanding its LangSmith platform to over 7,000 customers.
AWS Secrets Manager adds cross‑account replication
AWS now lets you automatically copy a secret to another AWS account for backup and disaster recovery.
Banks block Chinese and Hong Kong investors from Anthropic IPO
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and other banks say US export rules prevent allocations to mainland China and Hong Kong ahead of the November 18 pricing.
Malaysia and Singapore tighten probes of Nvidia AI chips after CEO controversy
Both countries are investigating AI hardware imports amid fears the chips could be rerouted to China, following Jensen Huang's resignation.
Researcher finds Nvidia Blackwell fingerprints in six Chinese AI models
Analysis of six Chinese models released since April 2026 shows they were trained on Nvidia's new Blackwell GPUs, costing over $500 million.
Anthropic IPO draws six‑times oversubscription, aims for $1.4 trillion valuation
The AI startup plans to raise up to $64.4 billion in its public offering, with another $26 billion in a private placement.
CoreWeave seeks $4 billion loan backed by Meta contracts
CoreWeave plans a $4 billion debt deal at about 7.5% interest, using Meta agreements as collateral, after its unsecured bonds spiked to 16% yield.
Vertiv launches PowerStation 3100 RPP for AI data centers
The new remote power panel delivers up to 1,200 A, enabling 100 kW+ racks without custom engineering, and is now available in North America.
Report: Huang called Nvidia CFO Kress “a deer in the headlights”
The Wall Street Journal says Huang criticized Collette Kress during a finance-team meeting about billions of dollars in chip-buyer guarantees.
TechCrunch reports Jensen Huang stepped down at Nvidia
TechCrunch, citing Reuters, reports a third alleged affair involving an Nvidia employee and says Huang left his CEO and board roles.
Analysts link Nvidia GPU smuggling to Jensen Huang exit
SemiAnalysis says over 1.5 GW of restricted Nvidia AI chips reached China, which may have spurred the CEO’s departure.
Appier reports record Q3 revenue and doubles operating income
The Tokyo‑listed AI service firm posted JPY 13.9 bn revenue, a 21.8% rise, and lifted its FY26 profit guidance and dividend forecast.
AWS Glue adds automatic Spark runtime upgrades
AWS Glue now lets you set Spark jobs to auto‑upgrade, applying security patches and performance fixes without manual steps.
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LangChain raises $300 million, valuation hits $3 billion
Alphabet’s CapitalG led a $300 M round for the AI agent tooling startup, backing its open‑source framework and paid LangSmith suite.
Nscale files updated IPO prospectus showing larger loss
The Nvidia‑backed neocloud firm reports a Q3 loss of $1.69 billion on $307.5 million revenue, widening from the prior quarter.
CNCF reports 21 million cloud‑native developers, 75% using AI
The State of Cloud Native Development survey shows AI use far outpaces other developers and is flooding open‑source maintainers.
Nvidia adds Scale-In to tighten security for AI agents
Nvidia unveiled Scale-In, a networking layer built on BlueField-4 DPUs, to isolate and monitor autonomous AI agents in data centers.
Cisco reports Q1 earnings beat, forecasts AI revenue to double
Cisco posted $18.5 billion revenue in Q1 FY2027, beating estimates, and says AI infrastructure sales will exceed $9 billion this year.
Cerebras Systems reports record Q3 2026 revenue
Cerebras says its third‑quarter 2026 revenue hit a new high, according to its latest earnings release.
Devin adds free SWE-2 sessions and admin SSO to Teams plan
Devin lets every team member use Devin Desktop and offers two free SWE-2 coding sessions per user, plus single sign‑on and cost controls.
Nebius outlines $40 billion 2027 capex plan amid data‑center delays
Nebius plans to spend up to $45 billion next year, relying on pre‑payments and contract‑backed loans, but a key Microsoft project is months behind schedule.
Nvidia founder Jensen Huang steps down as CEO amid new affair report
Reuters says Huang resigned on Nov 12, 2026, and CFO Colette Kress will serve as interim CEO.
Nvidia says it can track its GPUs to meet US chip‑security bill
In a private briefing, Nvidia told Rep. Bill Foster its Fleet Intelligence tool can locate advanced chips, countering industry claims the tracking required by the Chip Security Act is infeasible.
Amazon MWAA adds fine‑grained access control and multi‑team support
AWS now lets admins limit Airflow UI access by DAG, connection or variable and lets multiple teams share a single MWAA environment.
Google releases Agent Substrate 1.0 to run AI agents on Kubernetes
Google Cloud announced Agent Substrate 1.0, a sandbox layer for AI agents that runs on Kubernetes and is donated to the CNCF.
Stibo Systems reports hidden ‘trust tax’ on AI projects
A new survey shows 65% of enterprise leaders still rework AI output, adding hidden labor costs.
Mirendil raises $1 billion to make frontier AI research more accessible
Series A funding led by Kleiner Perkins and Clearlake Capital will help Mirendil build tools so a single researcher can run large‑scale AI experiments.
Trump suggests Tim Cook replace Jensen Huang at Nvidia
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that former Apple CEO Tim Cook should succeed Nvidia’s departing chief executive.
Cognition teams with McKinsey to measure AI impact in software engineering
The partnership will help firms pick AI projects, track cost and speed, and link engineering results to business outcomes.
Tristar AI raises $12.4 million Series A to expand factory‑floor inspection
The MIT‑spun startup secured funding to grow its AI vision platform that catches defects on production lines in real time.
Norwest launches $4 billion AI-focused fund
Wells Fargo‑backed Norwest announced a $4 B fund to back AI startups in the US, India and Israel.
Delphina raises $7.5 M to expand AI‑driven analytics platform
The San Francisco startup adds $7.5 million, total funding $15 million, to scale its Context Factory that lets CEOs and teams get trusted answers from company data.
Axelera AI launches Titania chiplet architecture for data centers
The new third‑generation silicon runs at interactive speeds without needing liquid‑cooled racks, aiming at a $110 billion market.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns amid scandal
Jensen Huang steps down as Nvidia’s chief executive on Nov. 12, 2026; CFO Colette Kress becomes interim CEO while the board searches for a permanent replacement.
Vertiv launches outdoor medium‑voltage UPS for AI data centers
Vertiv’s PowerNexus MV UPS, aimed at colocation and hyperscale sites, will ship mid‑2027 and frees indoor space while offering up to 98.5% efficiency.
Anthropic files for Nasdaq IPO, shares to trade Nov. 19
The AI startup plans to sell up to 825 million shares at $70‑$78 each, with trading slated for Nov. 19 on Nasdaq under “ANT.”
Hatz AI raises $24M to help MSPs deliver AI to small businesses
The startup secured Series A funding to build an AI operating system for managed service providers, aiming to make AI tools accessible to SMBs.
Syntys breaks ground on 20 MW Qatar data centre
Syntys started building a new 20‑megawatt, Tier III‑compliant data centre in Qatar, with the minister of communications attending the ceremony.
