AI Infrastructure
SkyPilot is turning fragmented AI compute into one managed layer
SkyPilot is out of stealth with SkyPilot Platform, a managed AI compute platform for frontier AI teams, and over $20 million in funding led by Lux. The round includes participation from Amplify Partners, Coatue, Foundation Capital, Race Capital, The House Fund and AI operators including Ali Ghodsi, Jeff Dean, Guillermo Rauch, Amjad Masad and Clem […]
AI’s 2026 bottleneck will not be the model. It will be the data layer.
Confluent’s 2026 Predictions Report makes a sharp argument about the next phase of enterprise AI: the model race is no longer the whole story. After a year where agentic AI dominated data conversations, Confluent says 2026 will be about solving the barriers that made AI hard to move into production. The report opens with a […]
Databricks is raising strategic funding at a $188B valuation
Databricks has signed a term sheet for a strategic funding round at a $188 billion valuation, with the round expected to close later this summer. The company said the round is led by existing investor Coatue and will include additional new and existing investors. Databricks did not disclose the size of the round. The San […]