The A.I. Daily
Weekly top US rounds: Shield AI raises $2B, Zipline $1.5B
AI, defense and space tech led this week's largest U.S. funding rounds. Shield AI raised $2B in equity plus $500M in debt and is acquiring radar firm Echodyne for $5.3B; drone delivery provider Zipline raised $1.5B at a $21.5B post-money valuation; CesiumAstro closed $730M.