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Source: Alphabet is in talks with Blackstone, KKR, and EQT to give their portfolio companies AI model access, after OpenAI's and Anthropic's JVs with PE firms (The Information)
The Information:
Source: Alphabet is in talks with Blackstone, KKR, and EQT to give their portfolio companies AI model access, after OpenAI's and Anthropic's JVs with PE firms — Private equity firms Blackstone, KKR and EQT are in talks with Alphabet to get their portfolio companies access to Google's AI models …
Nace.AI, which lets companies build specialized AI models tailored to their business' mission and language, raised a $21.5M seed led by Walden Catalyst (Chris Metinko/Axios)
Chris Metinko / Axios:
Nace.AI, which lets companies build specialized AI models tailored to their business' mission and language, raised a $21.5M seed led by Walden Catalyst — Nace.AI, which lets businesses build specialized AI models, raised a $21.5 million seed led by Walden Catalyst, CEO Dos Baha tells Axios Pro exclusively.
Coupang reports Q1 revenue up 8% YoY to $8.5B and a net loss of $266M following a 2025 Korean customer data breach, its largest loss since Q4 2021 (The Korea Herald)
The Korea Herald:
Coupang reports Q1 revenue up 8% YoY to $8.5B and a net loss of $266M following a 2025 Korean customer data breach, its largest loss since Q4 2021 — US-listed e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. said Wednesday it swung to a net loss in the first quarter amid fallout from a massive customer data breach in South Korea.
CRM software company Freshworks said it plans to cut 11% of its workforce, or ~500 jobs, as it deals with AI's impact; FRSH has dropped ~26% in 2026 (Anhata Rooprai/Reuters)
Anhata Rooprai / Reuters:
CRM software company Freshworks said it plans to cut 11% of its workforce, or ~500 jobs, as it deals with AI's impact; FRSH has dropped ~26% in 2026 — Freshworks (FRSH.O) said on Tuesday it would cut 11% of its workforce, or about 500 jobs, as the business-software company navigates …