Abstract: OpenAI closed a record private capital raise anchored by major technology and financial backers, as user and revenue metrics continue to scale. Zhipu AI's cloud API segment posted sharp margin expansion on strong volume growth, a rare profitability signal from China's listed AI sector. Alibaba's latest closed-source release confirms a monetisation pivot, and Anthropic's concurrent life sciences moves signal a deliberate vertical expansion.
MINIMAX, KNOWLEDGE ATLAS, TENCENT, SoftBank, ALIBABA, Amazon.Com, Alphabet, Marvell Technology, Microsoft, Nvidia, TSMC
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