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Uber joins Amazon’s Trainium roster with AWS expansion deal

In short: Uber has expanded its AWS contract to run real-time ride-matching infrastructure on Amazon’s Graviton4 processor and is piloting AI model training on Trainium3, joining Anthropic, OpenAI, and Apple on a customer list that is becoming the clearest evidence yet that Amazon’s custom silicon strategy is working. Uber’s infrastructure runs on milliseconds. Every time a […]
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Why Microsoft’s war on Windows’ Control Panel is taking so long
Eclipse raises $1.3B across two funds to back the next era of physical industries

Fund VI ($720M) targets early-stage companies in robotics, manufacturing, and energy. Early Growth Fund III ($591M) supports companies scaling toward Series A. Total AUM is now approximately $10 billion. Eclipse, the Palo Alto-based venture firm that backs companies rebuilding physical industries, has closed $1.3 billion across two funds simultaneously. Eclipse Fund VI has raised $720 […]
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Narwhal Labs raises €22.9M and launches DeepBlue OS, an autonomous AI communication platform for regulated industries

The Bristol-based company, parent of Narwhal AI, is building an operating system for autonomous customer conversations across voice, SMS, email, and WhatsApp. CEO Luke Sartain has previously led the Narwhal Media Group. Narwhal Labs, a Bristol-based AI infrastructure company, has raised €22.9 million and simultaneously launched DeepBlue OS, its autonomous communications platform. The company operates […]
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AirHub raises €4.4M from Keen Venture Partners to scale drone operations software

The Dutch company, founded in 2016, has grown from a €1M seed in 2024 to a €4.4M follow-on as government and security operators accelerate drone fleet deployments across Europe and the Middle East. AirHub, a Dutch drone operations software company, has raised €4.4M in a new round led by Keen Venture Partners. The company’s software is […]
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