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 "name": "AI funding and executive moves tracker",
 "publisher": "AI-Generative Signal",
 "url": "https://www.ai-generative.org/trackers/ai-funding",
 "updatedAt": "2026-11-12T22:31:56.136Z",
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 "note": "Summaries of our reporting, not investment advice. Amounts are exactly as reported, in their original currency. Each entry links to our story and the original sources it cites.",
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   "summary": "Nvidia announced an agreement to acquire Hugging Face for $12.93 billion. The acquisition has not closed and remains subject to customary closing conditions and required regulatory approvals. Nvidia says Hugging Face will remain open and will not require Nvidia compute.",
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     "label": "Our story (2026-09-04)"
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    "title": "Nvidia’s Hugging Face Deal Tests Whether Open AI Infrastructure Can Stay Neutral",
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   "title": "Autodesk discloses $200 million investment in World Labs",
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    "title": "AMD Agrees to Buy World Labs in $8.2 Billion All-Stock Deal",
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   "title": "AMD agrees to acquire World Labs for approximately $8.2 billion in stock",
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   "title": "Anthropic's approaching IPO mentioned in OpenAI financing coverage",
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    "title": "OpenAI Reportedly Raises $11 Billion at $1.25 Trillion Valuation",
    "url": "https://www.ai-generative.org/news/openai-reportedly-raises-11-billion-at-1.25-trillion-valuation",
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   "title": "Anthropic announces $65 billion in funding at a $965 billion valuation",
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    "title": "OpenAI Reportedly Raises $11 Billion at $1.25 Trillion Valuation",
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     "date": "2026-11-07",
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   "title": "Anthropic files registration statement for proposed IPO",
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    "title": "Anthropic Files IPO Prospectus, Opening Its Finances and Governance to Scrutiny",
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   "title": "OpenAI and SoftBank announce $1 billion investment in SB Energy",
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   "title": "OpenAI closes financing with $122 billion in committed capital",
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     "date": "2026-11-06",
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