📋 Quick Takeaways

• Cursor AI raises record $2.3 billion at $29.3 billion valuation, creating four new billionaires in AI coding sector
• Amazon and Microsoft back legislation to further restrict Nvidia’s AI chip exports to China amid escalating tech war
• AMD projects explosive 80% CAGR in AI data center business, targeting double-digit market share against Nvidia’s 90% dominance
• Google DeepMind unveils SIMA 2, an AI agent that reasons, learns, and adapts in real-time within virtual environments
• OpenAI backs biodefense startup Valthos with $30M to prevent AI-enabled bioweapon development
• ChatGPT launches group chat feature, enabling collaborative AI interactions across multiple users
• Over $920 million raised across AI startups including Fireworks AI ($250M), CHAOS Industries ($510M), and Parallel Web Systems ($100M)

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💰 Record-Breaking AI Funding

Cursor AI Secures $2.3 Billion at $29.3 Billion Valuation, Minting Four New Billionaires

Unprecedented Growth: AI coding startup Cursor closed a massive $2.3 billion Series D funding round on November 13, reaching a $29.3 billion post-money valuation—nearly tripling its value in just five months since its previous round.

Week 45 in AI: Meta commits $600B US infrastructure investment, Apple pays Google $1B/year for Gemini-powered Siri, Trump administration blocks Nvidia China exports, Microsoft launches superintelligence team, OpenAI-AWS forge $38B partnership, AI safety vulnerabilities exposed, global chip war intensifies.