Flapping Airplanes, which is working on methods to train AI models on less data and compute and make the chips more efficient, raised $1B at a $6B valuation (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg)

Flapping Airplanes, a year-old artificial intelligence startup, has raised $1 billion in funding at a $6 billion valuation …

bloomberg.com ·4h ago

We haven't written up this one. Techmeme has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

Also reported by 2 other outlets

Year-old AI lab Flapping Airplanes raises $1B at a $6B valuation techcrunch.com
AI research startup Flapping Airplanes raised $1 billion at a $6 billion valuation qz.com

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