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Palantir CEO: Enterprises are dissatisfied with "cutting-edge labs" like OpenAI and Anthropic, which only pursue token maximization.
According to BlockBeats, on July 2nd, Palantir CEO Alex Karp, in an interview with CNBC's "Squawk Box," strongly criticized leading AI model companies, calling the way AI is sold "completely wrong." Karp emphasized that companies are already dissatisfied with "cutting-edge labs" like OpenAI and Anthropic, believing they only pursue token maximization, wasting companies' time and money while handing over proprietary value and IP. Karp stated that companies are "angry" and will commit to owning their own AI production resources rather than relying on third parties. On June 29th, Palantir partnered with Nvidia to deploy Nvidia Nemotron open AI models in sovereign environments, primarily serving the US government and critical infrastructure customers. The collaborative system reportedly integrates Nvidia AI technology with Palantir's AIP, Foundry, Ontology, and Apollo platforms, helping organizations train, customize, and deploy AI locally while maintaining complete control over data, intellectual property, and models.
Ashton Kutcher has left Sound Ventures to co-found a new venture capital fund with the former head of Meta Libra.
According to a report by TechCrunch, prominent investor Ashton Kutcher will be leaving his co-founded venture capital firm, Sound Ventures, to co-found a new venture capital fund with former NFX partner Morgan Beller (who co-led Meta's Libra crypto project and served as a partner at a16z). The departure is reportedly due to differing investment stage preferences. Sound Ventures tends to support more established, leading AI companies (such as OpenAI and Anthropic), while Kutcher's new fund will strategically shift its focus to underlying technologies, concentrating on early-stage startup investments in AI infrastructure, energy, and deep technologies. This is considered an amicable split, and Kutcher will continue to serve as an advisor to Sound Ventures.
Amazon AWS establishes a $1 billion AI FDE team to emulate the enterprise AI deployment models of OpenAI and Anthropic.
BlockBeats reported on June 30th that Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the creation of a new Forward-Deployed Engineer (FDE) organization and will invest $1 billion in internal resources to help enterprise customers deploy customized AI agents and related systems. AWS stated that FDE engineers will be directly stationed at customer companies, responsible for building AI applications, optimizing workflows, and helping customers build the ability to independently develop and operate AI systems, rather than simply delivering and maintaining them. The FDE model was first promoted by Palantir and has rapidly gained popularity in recent years due to the growing demand for enterprise AI deployment. Previously, OpenAI and Anthropic also launched related FDE joint ventures, with sizes of approximately $4 billion and $1.5 billion respectively. Unlike the two companies, which formed joint ventures with private equity firms, AWS's $1 billion investment this time primarily comes from internal resources and is not an independent investment project. --------------------------------- Click the original link below to join the Beating · Lark AI news channel and monitor global AI hot topics and news 24/7.
Li Bojie responded to the Metagent investment dispute, stating that ABCDE Capital only received $500,000.
On July 7th, PANews reported that Li Bojie, co-founder and former CTO of Metagent, responded to accusations from Du Jun, a partner at ABCDE Capital. Li stated that of the $1.5 million stipulated in the investment agreement, only $500,000 had been received, with the remaining $1 million unpaid. However, the cap table still calculated ABCDE's equity based on $1.5 million. Li Bojie stated that due to the prolonged delay in funding, he and his co-founders voluntarily took pay cuts, hindering the company's recruitment and R&D. He resigned in October 2024 due to family reasons and Web3 compliance issues in mainland China. Before leaving, he disclosed the cap table and business progress as required, and stated that subsequent entrepreneurial projects avoided areas related to non-compete clauses, such as Web3, AI infrastructure, and image generation.
Financial AI operates outside of regulation; the UK's FCA plans to expand its jurisdiction over AI giants such as OpenAI and Anthropic.
According to Beating's monitoring, Sheldon Mills, Executive Director of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), warned that regulators are facing an "arms race" to keep pace with the rapid adoption of AI in the financial services industry as businesses and individuals accelerate their adoption. Mills' report on the financial impact of AI indicates that 20% of UK adults are already willing to let large models make their savings or borrowing decisions. While this service offers an experience equivalent to regulated traditional financial advice, its lack of regulatory oversight means users are unable to obtain any financial compensation when they suffer losses. The report recommends an urgent review of the risks of unregulated financial AI and an application for expanded legislative authorization to strengthen oversight of core technology providers such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft through a "key third party" mechanism (the UK government has not yet finalized the specific list). It also recommends collaboration to launch free public financial literacy and decision-making guidance services assisted by AI.
Samsung's foundry business is expected to secure orders from Meta and Anthropic, and is projected to return to profitability in the fourth quarter.
According to ChainCatcher, South Korean media reports that Samsung Electronics' foundry business is accelerating its expansion in the global AI chip market. Following its AI chip order from Tesla last year, Samsung is currently advancing its custom ASIC production collaboration with Meta and Anthropic. Meta is reportedly in talks with Samsung for a next-generation ASIC design and manufacturing contract worth over 10 trillion won. Meta's third-generation AI accelerator, "MTIA," plans to switch from TSMC to Samsung's most advanced 2nm process for mass production, with early chip architecture design handled jointly by Samsung's System LSI division to match its rapid development cycle of one generation every six months. Furthermore, US AI company Anthropic is also evaluating the use of Samsung's 2nm process to develop custom ASICs, aiming to internalize its AI infrastructure. Industry insiders point out that with the influx of AI chip orders from global tech giants, coupled with the ongoing negotiations with BYD for an automotive chip manufacturing agreement, Samsung's medium- to long-term order backlog for its wafer foundry business is expected to approach 50 trillion won, and it is expected to achieve a turnaround in operating profit in the fourth quarter of this year.