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   Palantir partners with Google Cloud to expand business AI tools

   Palantir Technologies announced a multiyear partnership with Google Cloud at its AIPCon 10 event on June 7th. The deal makes Palantir's AI analytics tools available through Google Cloud's marketplace and connects them with Google's data analysis tools. Palantir also revealed new deployments with law firm Kirkland & Ellis, Mexican insurer GNP Seguros, and construction company McCarthy Building.

   More businesses will be able to access Palantir's AI tools through Google's platform, potentially making advanced data analysis more accessible to companies that already use Google Cloud services.

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   Meta considers raising tens of billions in new funding for AI infrastructure

   Meta Platforms is weighing a large equity offering that could raise tens of billions of dollars to fund a major buildout of its artificial intelligence infrastructure. The potential deal would represent a significant shift in Meta's capital structure as it invests heavily in AI for its social platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

   Meta users may see improved AI features across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp as the company invests more heavily in the technology powering these platforms.

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   Anthropic hires OpenAI's second chip engineer as both companies prepare IPOs

   Clive Chan, who describes himself as the second hardware employee in OpenAI's custom chip program, has moved to Anthropic. Chan brings experience from Tesla's Autopilot chip development and OpenAI's partnership with Broadcom. The hire comes as both companies prepare for their initial public offerings and Anthropic considers developing its own AI chips.

   The competition for AI chip talent suggests both companies are racing to develop more efficient processors that could make AI services faster and cheaper for users.

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   NANO Nuclear gets regulatory approval to build microreactors for AI data centers

   Nano Nuclear Energy received formal acceptance from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for its microreactor construction permit on June 7th. The company also signed a collaboration with Super Micro Computer to evaluate microreactor-powered data centers. These portable nuclear microreactors are designed to provide reliable power for AI computing infrastructure.

   AI services like ChatGPT and Claude could become more reliable and available if data centers can use small nuclear reactors for consistent power supply.

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   Cathie Wood's Ark Investment buys $99 million worth of Google parent company shares

   Cathie Wood, chief of Ark Investment Management, purchased roughly $99 million worth of shares in Alphabet (Google's parent company) in one of her biggest trades of the year. Wood has been actively trading tech stocks as investors search for the biggest beneficiaries of the AI boom.

   This large investment by a prominent tech investor suggests continued confidence in Google's AI strategy and potential for growth in the AI market.