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U.S.-based mining company MARA Holdings has completed the acquisition of a 64% stake in French data center operator Exaion. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. However, Bloomberg reported in August 2025 that MARA had offered $168 million in cash to Exaion’s owner, EDF Pulse Ventures, the investment arm of French energy giant EDF.
Shares of Chinese AI startup Minimax more than doubled on their debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The stock closed up 109% at HK$345, according to CNBC. The performance sharply outpaced local rival Zhipu AI, whose shares rose only 13% a day earlier. Minimax raised approximately $620 million in the initial public offering.
Anthropic is preparing to raise $10 billion in new funding, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the matter. The developer of the Claude chatbot is targeting a valuation of $350 billion.
At CES 2026, Lenovo unveiled the Lenovo AI Glasses Concept, a pair of conceptual smart glasses. The device is powered by Qira, Lenovo and Motorola’s proprietary artificial intelligence platform, which enables real-time translation and image recognition.
German engineering and technology group Robert Bosch plans to invest more than €2.5 billion in the development and deployment of artificial intelligence technologies by the end of 2027.
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia — the world’s leading manufacturer of processors for artificial intelligence — has been named Person of the Year by the Financial Times (FT).
Time magazine has named the “architects of artificial intelligence” as its Person of the Year, the publication announced on X.
LG Electronics has unveiled a next-generation home robot powered by artificial intelligence, called LG CLOiD, The Korea Times reports.
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, has predicted double-digit U.S. GDP growth within the next 12–18 months, adding that widespread adoption of artificial intelligence could eventually push growth into triple-digit territory.
Meta has entered into an agreement to acquire the startup Manus in a deal valued at more than $2 billion, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources familiar with the matter.