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Texas-based startup TAR raised $27 million to build modular power systems combining solar, wind, battery storage, and natural gas backup for AI data centers, bypassing years-long grid interconnection queues. The seed-sta…
France's OVHcloud plans to develop frontier AI models from scratch, aiming to open-source them once performance targets are met, as Europe seeks alternatives to US and Chinese AI systems. CEO Octave Klaba said improved c…
Blackstone-owned data center operator AirTrunk is seeking a A$4.3bn ($3bn) loan to build a single hyperscale facility in Sydney, highlighting the massive capital and power demands of AI infrastructure. The 400+ megawatt …
Lenovo raised $2bn through zero-coupon convertible bonds due in 2033, priced at a 47.5% conversion premium, to refinance existing debt and fund share buybacks. The Beijing-based computer and AI server maker is capitalizi…
Legora, a three-year-old AI startup focused on the legal sector, raised $550 million in Series D funding at a $5.6 billion valuation, backed by Nvidia's NVentures and law firm Bird & Bird. The company, which crossed $100…
Israeli AI and cybersecurity firm Dream raised $260 million at a $3 billion valuation, nearly tripling its $1.1 billion valuation from 16 months ago. The round was led by Bicycle Capital and Group 11, with participation …
Nvidia has become the most-discussed asset on finance-focused Reddit communities in 2026, surpassing Bitcoin which ranks seventh. Bitcoin mentions on general Reddit exceed Nvidia, but on finance-specific subreddits, Nvid…
China's 618 shopping festival showcases extensive AI integration by e-commerce platforms like Alibaba, but consumer adoption remains cautious, with shoppers embracing AI for price comparisons while resisting automated pu…
Toronto-based femtech startup June Health closed $2.4 million CAD in pre-seed financing from investors including Securian Canada and AgeTech Capital. The company will use the funds to invest in AI and data infrastructure…
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek reportedly required prospective investors to agree not to poach its staff or encourage them to start rival companies, a condition raised during a virtual meeting in May, according to CNBC citing a…
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is raising $7.4 billion in its first external funding round, instructing investors not to poach its employees as it issues equity to retain its 150-person team. The round values the company at…
A Hacker News post highlights the risk of 'conceptual bugs' in outsourced AI development, where building the wrong product yields zero return on investment despite perfect code. The post questions how to align remote dev…
Space X's stock fell 5% on Wednesday, ending a rally that had seen shares rise over 40% since its June 12 listing. The decline knocked the company from its position as the world's fourth most valuable company, with Micro…
Anthropic opened its Seoul office on June 17, 2026, its third in Asia-Pacific, and announced enterprise partnerships with NAVER, Samsung SDS, LG CNS, Nexon, Hanwha Solutions, and Channel Corp. The office, led by KiYoung …
Investors are speculating about a potential merger between SpaceX and Tesla after SpaceX's $85 billion IPO made it worth over $1 trillion more than Tesla. Analysts and investors argue the combination could create synergi…
SpaceX will acquire Anysphere, the parent company of AI coding agent Cursor, for $60 billion in stock, giving SpaceX a robust coding agent to compete with rivals like Anthropic and OpenAI. The deal comes days after Space…
A wave of wealth from IPOs at SpaceX, Anthropic, OpenAI, and Nvidia is creating new millionaires in Silicon Valley, but many tech employees face huge capital gains taxes on concentrated stock positions. Wealth manager Jo…
Geoff and Sam Teehan, a father-son duo, aim to transform their AI side project—a viral colour memory game created through vibe-coding—into a sustainable gaming company.
AI-native firms are 25% smaller than non-AI startups, with 13% more engineers and 15% fewer entry-level workers and managers, according to a study by Hyunjin Kim and Rembrand Koning. These firms achieve comparable valuat…
Financial services firms have adopted AI across more tasks than healthcare or media, leading on 27 of 75 AI-supported tasks, according to a PYMNTS Intelligence survey of 60 senior tech executives. While 85% of financial …