Nvidia acquires AI infrastructure firm Run:ai / Cognition Labs valued at $2B / Apple releases open-source LLMs [EN]

Nvidia is acquiring Israeli AI software company Run:ai for $700M to enhance AI hardware infrastructure management, while Peter Thiel's Founders Fund leads a $175M funding round in AI startup Cognition Labs, valuing it at $2B, and Apple introduces OpenELM, a family of large language models designed to run on devices, aiming to improve software integration for iPhones and Macs.