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inDrive, a ride-hailing competitor to Uber, plans to launch robotaxi testing with Pony.ai in Kazakhstan's capital during the first half of 2027. The partnership involves Nvidia technology and marks inDrive's entry into autonomous vehicle operations. The tests will evaluate robotaxi viability in a Central Asian market.

Datadog has offered approximately $4 billion to acquire Israeli cloud security startup Upwind Security, according to sources with direct knowledge of the talks. Upwind is finalizing a $300 million funding round at a $3.8 billion valuation, meaning Datadog's offer carries minimal premium. The startup provides software to monitor cloud-based applications, including AI agents, and detect and automatically respond to potential security breaches. Upwind has received multiple takeover bids but has not accepted any offers.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang visited Kazakhstan on October 23, meeting with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Deputy Prime Minister Zhaslan Madiyev to discuss the country's AI infrastructure expansion. Firebird announced a major investment agreement securing 45,000 NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GPUs for a data center launching in Q3 2027, while Kazakhstan pursues Kazakh-language AI models and physical AI applications in mining, agriculture, and logistics. The visit signals Kazakhstan's shift from planning to deploying compute infrastructure as part of a broader strategy to export AI capabilities alongside its energy resources.

OpenAI is raising approximately $30 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation, according to reporting on the funding round ahead of a planned IPO. If completed at this valuation, the raise would establish OpenAI as the most highly valued private company on record. The funding underscores continued investor appetite for AI infrastructure and capabilities as the company prepares for public markets.