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Aug 26, 2026

Emerald AI Raises $150M at $1.05B to Make Data Centers Flexible Grid Loads

Its software shifts computing around onsite energy when the grid is strained. The commercial question is whether those promised reductions remain dependable at much larger facilities. Emerald AI has raised $150 million in a Series A round valuing the data-center power startup at $1.05 billion.

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Funding Infrastructure

Aug 24, 2026

XPeng Raises $900M+ at $6.3B for IRON, With 2027 Sales Still Ahead

The financing funds chips, models, data and factories in one push. Its commercial proof still depends on production and customer deliveries that XPeng has yet to begin. XPeng’s robotics unit has raised more than $900 million at a $6.3 billion valuation, backing its effort to move the IRON humanoid robot from development into production.

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Funding Business

Aug 21, 2026

Anthropic’s IPO Pitch Faces Two Tests: Compute Growth and Enterprise Data Control

A reported offering that could rival SpaceX’s record would fund a business dependent on data-center expansion. But the company’s enterprise challenge is more specific: give customers more control over sensitive data without ending its reported retention policy. Anthropic is reportedly considering an IPO large enough to match or exceed the reported $75 billion SpaceX benchmark.

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