创业邦·2025-03-23 03:24Core Insights - The article highlights significant developments in the tech industry during the week of March 17-23, 2025, including major acquisitions, product launches, and strategic partnerships [2] Group 1: Major Events - NVIDIA's GTC 2025 opened with CEO Jensen Huang emphasizing a 100-fold increase in AI computing demand in the coming years and introducing new chips, including the Blackwell Ultra GPU [4][5] - Google announced a $32 billion acquisition of cloud security startup Wiz, marking its largest acquisition to date, aimed at enhancing its cloud business [8][9] - Apple is restructuring its AI leadership to revitalize Siri, with Mike Rockwell taking over from John Giannandrea due to concerns over product development delays [13][14] Group 2: Strategic Partnerships - Google is collaborating with Taiwan's MediaTek to develop the next generation of AI chips, focusing on cost optimization and improved performance [10][11][12] - NVIDIA is establishing a quantum computing research lab in Boston, partnering with Harvard and MIT, and has also formed a collaboration with French startup Pasqal for quantum computing technology [6][7] Group 3: Company Developments - Tesla is recalling 46,096 Cybertrucks due to potential issues with interior components, marking its eighth recall since January 2024 [16][17] - SoftBank is acquiring chip manufacturer Ampere Computing for $6.5 billion, focusing on high-performance processors for data centers [29][30][31] - Adobe launched AI-based marketing tools to enhance user experience and automate tasks, with a full rollout expected by summer 2025 [20][21][22] Group 4: Investment and Valuation - CoreWeave plans to achieve a valuation of up to $32 billion in its upcoming IPO, with expected proceeds of $2.3 to $2.7 billion [41][43] - Perplexity AI is negotiating a funding round aiming for a post-money valuation of $18 billion, doubling its previous valuation [44][45] - The Bot Company, founded by former Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt, raised $150 million in a funding round, reaching a valuation of $2 billion [46][47][48]