xAI, the artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk, has added 19 new gas turbines to its Colossus 2 site over the past two months, despite facing a lawsuit alleging violations of the Clean Air Act related to air quality issues at the facility. Internal emails reveal the company's ongoing expansion of portable gas-fired power amid legal challenges.

Havoc, a company specializing in autonomous boats and software capable of controlling thousands of vessels simultaneously, has successfully raised $100 million in a Series A funding round led by Cobalt and Boardman Bay. This funding comes amid increasing interest in drone boats, particularly due to ongoing tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.

Anthropic is reportedly in discussions to raise between $30 billion and $50 billion in a funding round that could elevate its valuation to as much as $950 billion, a significant increase from its previous valuation of $380 billion. This comes shortly after the company launched its advanced AI model, Mythos, and amid ongoing challenges with the Pentagon regarding its technology.

Princeton University faculty has voted to implement proctoring for all in-person exams starting this summer, reversing a policy that has been in place since 1893. This decision comes amid rising concerns about cheating facilitated by artificial intelligence technologies.

Google DeepMind has introduced a Gemini-powered mouse pointer that enhances user interaction by understanding the context of what it is pointing at, enabling users to execute tasks without relying on complex text prompts. This innovation aims to create a more intuitive collaboration between humans and AI.

Vancouver-based quantum computing startup Photonic has successfully raised an additional $70 million USD, following a previous $130 million funding round announced in January, resulting in a post-money valuation of $2 billion. This funding marks the final close of its latest financing efforts.

Anthropic is reportedly in advanced negotiations to acquire the New York-based startup Stainless for a minimum of $300 million. Stainless specializes in helping developers generate software development kits (SDKs) from application programming interfaces (APIs), which could enhance Anthropic's capabilities in the AI sector.

Anthropic PBC is reportedly in discussions to raise at least $30 billion in new financing, which could elevate its valuation to approximately $900 billion, marking a significant potential funding round for the AI company. This move comes as Anthropic has been evaluating investor offers and considering its position in the competitive AI landscape.

Qualcomm's stock fell by 11.46% on Tuesday, reflecting a broader decline in chip stocks that have recently pulled back from a record rally driven by artificial intelligence investments. Other notable declines included Intel, which dropped 6.82%, Sandisk at 6%, and Micron at 3.61%.