SoftBank Plans to Raise $100 Billion for AI Push; Manus Parent Company Raises Over $500 Million · 1009-725

2026-10-09 16:00

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## 🔍 Core Insights **AI capital and infrastructure** are ushering in a new wave of intensive deployment: **SoftBank** seeks to raise up to **$100 billion** from Gulf investors to double down on AI [16], and **Manus's parent company** completes over **$500 million** in funding [17]; meanwhile, **Anthropic** launches **OSS Scanner** to scan open-source software for vulnerabilities for free [13], and **Liquid AI** open-sources the **d1 series** of decision models, with a single judgment taking only **8 milliseconds** [10], as AI security and efficiency tools accelerate their rollout in tandem. ## 🚀 Key Updates - **SoftBank seeks to raise up to $100 billion from Gulf investors to double down on AI** [16]: Masayoshi Son is in discussions with the UAE and other parties, planning to establish an AI transformation management fund. - **Manus's parent company Butterfly Effect completes over $500 million in funding** [17]: Led by Boyu Capital and IDG, with participation from Tencent, HSG, and ZhenFund. - **Anthropic launches OSS Scanner to scan open-source vulnerabilities for free** [13]: Regular security scans powered by the strongest models such as Claude Mythos. - **Liquid AI open-sources the d1 series of decision models** [10]: d1-3B makes a single judgment in just 8 milliseconds, supporting text and image inputs. - **Claude launches Dashboards and Motion features** [4]: Build data dashboards with natural language, and animate text and charts into short videos. - **JetBrains releases programming AI model Mellum2.1** [23]: Inference throughput under high load is nearly twice that of Qwen3.5-9B, open-sourced under Apache 2.0. - **Attackers use Claude and ARTEX to breach at least 7 South Korean financial institutions** [6]: Claude Code session history and configurations were left in open directories. - **XGIMI AI display glasses MemoMind One open for reservations** [3]: Custom Zeiss lenses, co-tuned audio with Harman, and a camera-free privacy design. ## 🔗 Sources [3] XGIMI AI display glasses MemoMind One open for advance reservations: custom Zeiss lenses, co-tuned audio with Harman — https://aihot.news/items/b9xmnyp2axivp4qkqldicc5mw [4] Anthropic Claude launches Dashboards data dashboard and Motion explanatory animation features — https://aihot.news/items/ncu60cvijdnef208welxkkcvf [6] Attackers use Claude and open-source tool ARTEX to breach at least 7 South Korean financial institutions — https://aihot.news/items/jjvfo7cihydz1x6g6bfr8po51 [10] Liquid AI open-sources the d1 series of decision models: d1-3B makes a single judgment in just 8 milliseconds, supports image input — https://aihot.news/items/u9pxdufnzttci43x7kaczsl7t [13] Anthropic launches OSS Scanner, using AI to scan open-source software for vulnerabilities for free — https://aihot.news/items/sdiwgiszrqsz9v3fcqtf8xs5v [16] SoftBank reportedly seeks to raise up to $100 billion from Gulf investors to double down on AI investment — https://aihot.news/items/e8v88rcgokq1ojlj852rv32vt [17] Manus's parent company Butterfly Effect announces over $500 million in funding, led by Boyu Capital and IDG — https://aihot.news/items/yaar3y458ay8ov

AI capital and infrastructure are ushering in a new wave of intensive deployment: SoftBank seeks to raise up to $100 billion from Gulf investors to double down on AI [16], and Manus's parent company completes over $500 million in funding [17]; meanwhile, Anthropic launches OSS Scanner to scan open-source software for vulnerabilities for free [13], and Liquid AI open-sources the d1 series of decision models, with a single judgment taking only 8 milliseconds [10], as AI security and efficiency tools accelerate their rollout in tandem.

🚀 Key Updates

SoftBank seeks to raise up to $100 billion from Gulf investors to double down on AI [16]: Masayoshi Son is in discussions with the UAE and other parties, planning to establish an AI transformation management fund.
Manus's parent company Butterfly Effect completes over $500 million in funding [17]: Led by Boyu Capital and IDG, with participation from Tencent, HSG, and ZhenFund.
Anthropic launches OSS Scanner to scan open-source vulnerabilities for free [13]: Regular security scans powered by the strongest models such as Claude Mythos.
Liquid AI open-sources the d1 series of decision models [10]: d1-3B makes a single judgment in just 8 milliseconds, supporting text and image inputs.
Claude launches Dashboards and Motion features [4]: Build data dashboards with natural language, and animate text and charts into short videos.
JetBrains releases programming AI model Mellum2.1 [23]: Inference throughput under high load is nearly twice that of Qwen3.5-9B, open-sourced under Apache 2.0.
Attackers use Claude and ARTEX to breach at least 7 South Korean financial institutions [6]: Claude Code session history and configurations were left in open directories.
XGIMI AI display glasses MemoMind One open for reservations [3]: Custom Zeiss lenses, co-tuned audio with Harman, and a camera-free privacy design.

🔗 Sources

[3] XGIMI AI display glasses MemoMind One open for advance reservations: custom Zeiss lenses, co-tuned audio with Harman — https://aihot.news/items/b9xmnyp2axivp4qkqldicc5mw [4] Anthropic Claude launches Dashboards data dashboard and Motion explanatory animation features — https://aihot.news/items/ncu60cvijdnef208welxkkcvf [6] Attackers use Claude and open-source tool ARTEX to breach at least 7 South Korean financial institutions — https://aihot.news/items/jjvfo7cihydz1x6g6bfr8po51 [10] Liquid AI open-sources the d1 series of decision models: d1-3B makes a single judgment in just 8 milliseconds, supports image input — https://aihot.news/items/u9pxdufnzttci43x7kaczsl7t [13] Anthropic launches OSS Scanner, using AI to scan open-source software for vulnerabilities for free — https://aihot.news/items/sdiwgiszrqsz9v3fcqtf8xs5v [16] SoftBank reportedly seeks to raise up to $100 billion from Gulf investors to double down on AI investment — https://aihot.news/items/e8v88rcgokq1ojlj852rv32vt [17] Manus's parent company Butterfly Effect announces over $500 million in funding, led by Boyu Capital and IDG — https://aihot.news/items/yaar3y458ay8ov

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