Meta Platforms Inc. $META has taken a bold step toward advancing artificial general intelligence (AGI) by acquiring a 49% stake in data-labeling startup Scale AI. The $14.3 billion investment, which values Scale AI at $29 billion, marks one of the most significant private-sector deals in the AI industry to date.

Beyond Imagination, a cutting-edge humanoid robotics startup co-founded by renowned futurist and AI theorist Ray Kurzweil, has announced the successful raise of $100 million in a Series B funding round, led exclusively by Gauntlet Ventures. The round places the company at a valuation of $500 million, signaling strong investor confidence in the commercialization potential of advanced humanoid robotics amid the accelerating evolution of artificial general intelligence (AGI).