UK Government Keeps AI Measures ‘in the Maybe Pile’ for Its Cyber Security Bill
Officials told MPs on October 13 they are still developing policy, prompting a pointed reply from the committee chair.
China Forced Meta to Unwind Its $2 Billion Manus Acquisition
The reversal sets a precedent for cross-border AI deals involving Chinese-founded teams.
Nvidia in Early Talks to Buy, Acquihire or Invest More in Reflection AI
The Financial Times reports an agreement could come within weeks, though the talks could collapse.
Workday Agrees to Acquire ConductorOne to Govern Agent and Human Access
The agentic identity platform will be combined with Workday’s Agent System of Record.
SAP to Acquire TechWolf to Give Enterprises an Evidence-Based View of Work in the AI Age
The deal adds skills and work-analytics technology to SAP’s HR and workforce products.
Harness Acquires Augment Code to Connect Software Engineering From Idea to Deployment
SiliconANGLE’s October 9 roundup lists the deal among the week’s AI acquisitions.
Simile Raises $200 Million at a $2 Billion Valuation Five Months After Its Series A
The synthetic-user startup doubled down on a $100 million Series A with a larger round in July.
Verda Raises $189 Million as the Helsinki AI Cloud Passes a $1 Billion Valuation
The six-year-old company has raised more than $450 million in total, Crunchbase reports.
Arcee AI Raises $150 Million Series B at a Valuation Above $1 Billion
Vista Equity Partners, Cambium Capital Partners and Emergence Capital led the open-weight model developer’s round.
Salience Labs Raises $125 Million for All-Optical Switches in AI Data Centers
Bullhound Capital led the Series B; Intel Capital and AMD Ventures took part.