How Did AI Pull In **$12B** Fresh Firepower Today? 🤖💸⚡

TL;DR

• OpenAI locked a rumored $10B Cerebras compute pact
• Kuaishou targets $2B bond sale for GPUs
• Skild AI nearly triples valuation with mega round
• Alphabet briefly tops $4T on AI optimism

HEADLINES

OpenAI signs multiyear $10B Cerebras compute deal 🖥️🔗

Skild AI raises $1.4B Series C for robotics brain 🤖🔗

Kuaishou seeks $2B in dual-currency AI bonds 💴🔗

Alphabet briefly hits $4T market cap on AI refocus 📈🔗

FROM THE BIG PLAYERS

SoftBank Group led $1.4B into robotics player Skild AI 🏦🔗

Nvidia joined Skild AI mega-round to back robot foundation models 💾🔗

Preqin / VC managers report 69% of Asia VCs prioritize AI 📊🔗

Bezos Earth Fund backs AI-for-climate protein project with $2M grant 🌍🔗

RAISES

Skild AI raised $1.4B in a Series C led by SoftBank 🤖🔗

Emversity raised $30M in a round from Premji Invest 📚🔗

Aule Space raised $2M in a round led by pi Ventures 🛰️🔗

RAISING

Kuaishou Technology is looking to raise $2B in bonds for AI GPUs 💹🔗

Cerebras Systems is in talks to raise about $1B ahead of IPO 📡🔗

Project Eleven is raising $20M Series A to harden quantum-safe infrastructure 🧬🔗

NEW LAUNCHES

NEC launched NEC Composable Disaggregated Infrastructure Solution 🧩🔗

Intelex unveiled Q1 2026 AI EHSQ Release 🏭🔗

RiseLink introduced ChooChoo AI Early Education Toy 🚂🔗

TRY THESE TOOLS

BizCard AI-powered distraction-free digital business card 📇🔗

Intelex Input AI real-time AI assistance for safety reporting 🦺🔗

H2O.ai Cloud accredited sovereign-grade enterprise genAI platform ☁️🔗

METRICS

OpenAI–Cerebras compute deal rumored above $10B 📊🔗

Kuaishou Kling AI generated $20M revenue in December alone 🎥🔗

Kling AI projected to top $250M revenue in 2026 🚀🔗

Alphabet briefly crossed $4T market capitalization on AI bets 🏦🔗

BENCHMARKS

Preqin report finds 69% of VC managers prioritize AI 📘🔗

H2O.ai accreditation sets bar for Singapore enterprise genAI vendors ✅🔗

Dialpad frames 2026 as “industrial era” of genAI 🧠🔗

Southeast Asia retailers eye AI-driven loyalty in $2T market 🛍️🔗

INFRA & COSTS

OpenAI–Cerebras pact secures 750MW of AI compute ⚙️🔗

NEC disaggregated infra targets lower GPU capex 🧮🔗

Kuaishou bond sale earmarks proceeds for GPUs, data centers 🏗️🔗

China customs block Nvidia H200 AI chips at border 🚢🔗

VALUATIONS

Skild AI valuation jumps to $14B after Series C 🏷️🔗

Alphabet crosses $4T mark, then pulls back slightly 💹🔗

Aikido Security hits $1B unicorn valuation on raise 🛡️🔗

Skild AI confirms more than $2B total capital raised to date 📌🔗

POLICY

U.S. House passes bill curbing China cloud access to AI chips ⚖️🔗

California regulators open probe into xAI over Grok deepfake images 🛑🔗

Meta / WhatsApp enforce ban on general-purpose AI chatbots today 📵🔗

ASEAN commentators call for regional AI rules balanced with cybersecurity 🛡️🔗

SOVEREIGN

Bezos Earth Fund allocates $2M to AI food-waste platform 🌱🔗

Bezos Earth Fund part of $100M AI for Climate and Nature program 🌎🔗

CSIRO–University of Leeds partnership channels public research funds into AI food security 🥗🔗

EU, U.S. funders back open-access AI platform for agrifood waste 🇪🇺🔗

SECTORS

Food systems deployed AI fermentation tool to upcycle food waste 🥫🔗

EHS & compliance deployed AI data capture and SIF prevention 🦺🔗

Physical AI devices deployed edge AI toys and home hardware 📦🔗

Marketing & loyalty deployed AI-driven loyalty engines across retail networks 🎯🔗

Healthcare genetics deployed AI-enabled Prolaris cancer risk tools 🧬🔗

COMMUNITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Nik Watson leads AI platform turning agrifood waste into protein 🥼🔗