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AMD Acquires Toronto AI Chip Startup Taalas for Inference Silicon

AMD announced on August 6, 2026, a definitive agreement to acquire Taalas, a Toronto-based startup founded in 2023 that hardwires AI model weights directly into silicon rather than relying on high-bandwidth memory. Financ…

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Google in Talks for $1.5B-Plus Deal With AI Coding Startup Mechanize

Google is in discussions with AI coding agent startup Mechanize over a deal valued at $1.5 billion or more, according to a Business Insider report citing four people familiar with the conversations. The proposed arrangem…

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