Canadian group seeks valuation of up to $6.5bn but rivals have soared far higher in comparison
Christian Klein, head of bloc’s biggest software firm, warns against further curbs on AI models
Funding round values Canadian group launched by Google alumni at $5.5bn
Latest fundraising could give start-up backed by Nvidia and Oracle a higher valuation than the $2.2bn it achieved last year
OpenAI, Anthropic and Cohere held back-channel talks with Chinese state-backed groups in Geneva
Round with potential backers including Nvidia and Salesforce will give it a valuation of about $2bn
