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Netflix paid $587 million in cash to acquire InterPositive, Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking startup, with the deal disclosed in an SEC filing.
Aina, led by former Ultrahuman hardware VP Apoorv Shankar, raises $5.5M to build AI-agent control devices (starting with the Dune keypad) in a crowded AI-interface hardware space, with notable investors and a plan to test a next-generation, action-oriented device.
OnePlus will wind down US/Europe operations and stop launching new phones there, while continuing in China and selling Realme devices abroad; linked to Oppo restructuring and broader market headwinds for smartphones.
DeepSeek is reportedly aiming to raise about $1.5B at a roughly $71B valuation with an IPO potential as early as late 2026, after a $7B funding round at a $50B valuation, with notable investors and exposure to U.S. export-control regulatory constraints.
OpenAI researcher Miles Wang is in talks to launch an AI-driven drug-discovery startup valued at about $2B with ~$200M in funding discussions led by Lightspeed, amid a growing cluster of AI-biotech funding and a high-stakes Apple trade-secrets lawsuit against OpenAI that elevates regulatory and IP risk for such ventures.
OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol reportedly deletes files per a safety system card, Apple sues OpenAI for trade secrets with multiple former Apple employees implicated, and Miles Wang’s move to found a $2B AI drug-discovery startup highlights substantial capital and regulatory/competitive activity around AI hardware and biotech.
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