Top Stories
Xiaomi’s MIT-licensed MiMo-V2.6-Pro topped Artificial Analysis’ open-weight rankings. — VentureBeat
The UN Secretary-General urged governments to forge an AI pact curbing corporate dominance and autonomous weapons. — Bloomberg
Muse for Mac exposed account authentication tokens, potentially handing attackers control of Meta’s highly privileged assistant and its connected services. — Ars Technica
Xi Jinping likely won’t bring corporate leaders to his Washington summit with President Trump, sources say. — The Wall Street Journal
Top Funding Announcements
Heidi — The healthcare AI startup raised $340M, including a $100M Series C led by Blackbird at a $900M valuation. — Bloomberg
Baselayer — The AI startup raised a $35M Series A led by M13, bringing total funding to roughly $40M. — DealRoom
Pagaya — The AI-powered consumer lending platform secured a $460M revolving credit facility. — Bloomberg
Verda — The Finnish AI cloud provider raised a $189M Series B to expand GPU infrastructure. — Verda
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