Cohere and Aleph Alpha merge into a $20B transatlantic AI company

Cohere to acquire German AI company Aleph Alpha as it looks to expand in Europe

Schwarz Group — a key backer of Aleph Alpha — plans to invest $600 million in Cohere's upcoming Series E round as part of the deal.

Cohere + Aleph Alpha: The Transatlantic Merger That Will Define Sovereign AI

Canada's Cohere and Germany's Aleph Alpha are in advanced merger talks with Ottawa and Berlin blessing the deal. It's the clearest test yet of whether sovereign AI can actually compete.

AI firm Cohere in merger talks with Germany’s Aleph Alpha, sources say

Merger would be politically sensitive as Cohere is a crucially important company for Canada’s AI ambitions

AI alliance Cohere and Aleph Alpha

Cohere and Aleph Alpha, two trusted sovereign AI providers for governments and regulated industries, today announce their plan to join forces. This transatlantic alliance would combine Cohere’s global AI scale with Aleph Alpha’s strong research excellence and deep institutional relationships, forging a globally competitive AI champion backed by their Canadian and German ecosystems. The initiative reflects a shared vision: To provide the world with an independent, enterprise-grade sovereign alternative in an era of growing AI concentration and to ensure that organizations do not need to relinquish control over their own AI stack.

Künstliche Intelligenz: Allianz mit Kanada – Aleph Alpha und Cohere sprechen über Fusion

Deutschland und Kanada wollen die Entwicklung einer souveränen KI gemeinsam vorantreiben. Die Heidelberger Firma Aleph Alpha und die kanadische Firma Cohere verhandeln über einen Zusammenschluss.

German LLM maker Aleph Alpha pivots to AI support | TechCrunch

Europe doesn't have many large language model (LLM) makers but one of these rare AI beasts -- Germany's Aleph Alpha -- appears to be preparing to rule

Coase vs. Claude and The Future of the Firm

How AI Agents and the Death of Normal Are Rewriting Organizations

Anthropic Forges $1.5 Billion AI Alliance With Blackstone (BX) and Goldman Sachs (GS) - MoneyCheck

Anthropic partners with Blackstone (BX) and Goldman Sachs (GS) in a $1.5B venture to deploy Claude AI across private equity portfolios worldwide.

Arcee AI | March is Merge Madness

To celebrate Arcee’s recent merger with mergekit, we’re bringing you a month of resources and knowledge on model merging.

Locally AI joins LM Studio

Adrien and the Locally AI apps are joining the LM Studio family to double down on Apple platforms

Perhaps Inc. | Faces

A company building AI-native products

Putin announces international AI alliance to enhance cooperation in AI development and infrastructure

Putin unveils the BRICS+ AI Alliance to build shared computing infrastructure and challenge Western AI dominance. Here's what it means for crypto investors.

Cohere Labs - Catalyst Grants

Cohere Labs Catalyst Grants support academics, civic institutions & impact-driven organizations using AI and research to create real-world change.

Canada and Germany sign AI joint declaration and launch Sovereign Technology Alliance

Today, the Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, and Karsten Wildberger, Germany’s Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernization, signed the Joint Declaration of Intent on Artificial Intelligence on the margins of the Munich Security Conference. The ministers also announced the launch of the new Sovereign Technology Alliance to strengthen cooperation among trusted partners on advanced technologies.