Shield AI raises $2B at $12.7B valuation
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- Shield AI raised $2 billion at a $12.7 billion valuation, up from $5.3 billion, with half its business focused on autonomous software (Michael J. de la Merced/New York Times).
- Shield AI plans to acquire a simulator maker, indicating a strategic expansion of its autonomous military technology offerings (Michael J. de la Merced/New York Times).
- The US Army selected Carlyle and KKR to build two $2 billion data centers on military bases, driven by an 8x increase in token usage during the US' war in Iran (Steff Chávez/Financial Times).
- Melania Trump appeared with Figure AI's Figure 3 humanoid robot at the White House to advocate for integrating more tech and AI into US children's education (Katie Rogers/New York Times).
- As US lawmakers struggle with online safety, juries in LA and New Mexico are holding social media companies accountable for harming young users (Cecilia Kang/New York Times).
Why it matters: Massive investment in defense AI signals a new era of autonomous warfare and tech integration across society.
