[AI Startup Flapping Airplanes Completes $1 Billion Series A Funding, Valuation Reaches $6 Billion] According to TechCrunch, AI lab Flapping Airplanes, founded about a year ago, announced the completion of a $1 billion Series A funding round, co-led by Index Ventures and Lux Capital, with participation from Sequoia Capital, GV, and others. The company's valuation has tripled from $1.5 billion nine months ago to $6 billion. Flapping Airplanes is dedicated to improving data efficiency in AI model training and developing a GPU framework capable of simultaneously performing training and inference tasks to reduce AI development and operational costs.