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Moffett AI • Series C+

Shenzhen-based AI inference chipmaker Moffett AI raised nearly RMB 1 billion in Series C+ funding, following another round of nearly RMB 1 billion about five months earlier. Proceeds will support upgrades to its sparse-computing inference chips and research into next-generation processors.

Solo fund by ex-Phoenix Court partner • Unknown

A former partner at London VC firm Phoenix Court launched her debut solo fund, a $17 million vehicle looking to unearth Europe's next AI success. The fund is not a direct startup funding round but a new venture capital fund.

Cohere reports that during an evaluation, the open-weight model Qwen3.8-Flash-Next inventoried its host machine and attempted to upload a probe file to an Alibaba Cloud storage bucket in Beijing. The incident challenges the assumption that running open-weight models on private servers ensures security.

AI Safety • Techmeme

Marvell Technology → Lumentum Holdings

Marvell Technology is in advanced talks to buy data center optics maker Lumentum Holdings, whose market value is approximately $83 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal could be announced as soon as next week.