Thinking Machines Raises $2B, Mistral’s Audio AI, Runway’s Motion Tech, US AI Investments

Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Thursday July 17th 2025.

This episode covers Thinking Machines Lab’s $2 billion funding for multimodal AI innovation, Mistral’s launch of the open-source audio AI model Voxtral, and Runway’s motion capture tool Act-Two for lifelike animation. It also highlights the U.S. government’s $100+ billion investment in AI and energy, Google’s AI-powered cybersecurity breakthrough with Big Sleep, and insights from Calvin French-Owen on operational challenges and ethical safeguards at OpenAI. These advancements showcase pivotal trends in AI-driven tools, collaborations, and infrastructure shaping industries from tech and media to energy and security.

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