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ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, is spending billions on AI and shifting to domestic chips, potentially benefiting second-tier Chinese chipmakers like Iluvatar CoreX, Biren Technology, and others. The move comes as US san…
NewCore emerged from stealth on June 15 with $66 million in seed funding to build an identity security layer for AI agents, addressing widespread vulnerabilities where agents use human credentials or shared API keys. The…
China is building a platform to debut new AI consumer products as part of its 'AI Plus' initiative, with over 70 domestic companies developing AI wearables like smart glasses. The initiative aims to embed AI into consume…
OpenAI will open an office in Stockholm in the second half of 2026, its first in the Nordic region. The company cited Sweden's advanced tech ecosystem and engineering talent, as well as its status as one of OpenAI's fast…
Bengaluru-Karnataka has been ranked as Asia's second-best AI-native cluster by Startup Genome, with Bengaluru-headquartered startups raising approximately $79 billion in venture capital funding since 2010. The region ent…
Startup Genome's Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2026 ranks Bengaluru-Karnataka as Asia's second-best AI-native startup cluster and 15th globally, with Bengaluru-based startups raising $79 billion in VC since 2010 and ho…
XDOF, a robotics data infrastructure startup founded by Philipp Wu, Fred Shentu, and Nemo Jin, emerged from stealth on June 17 with $70 million in funding from Thrive Capital, Spark Capital, and Andreessen Horowitz. The …
Noam Shazeer, co-author of the 'Attention Is All You Need' paper and former co-lead of Google's Gemini models, has joined OpenAI. Shazeer had only returned to Google in 2024 from Character.AI as part of a $2.7 billion de…
DeepSeek closed its first external fundraising in a Series A round, raising about 50 billion yuan at a post-investment valuation of 400 billion yuan, making it one of China's most valuable AI startups. Founder Liang Wenf…
AirTrunk, the Blackstone-backed hyperscale data center operator, is negotiating with banks for a $3 billion loan to fund a new data center project in Australia. The deal underscores the capital-intensive nature of AI inf…
SpaceX is acquiring Anysphere, the parent company of AI coding agent Cursor, in an all-stock transaction valued at $60 billion, according to Reuters and Forbes. The deal, expected to close in Q3 2026, follows SpaceX's re…
The first six months of 2026 have been marked by significant activity and hype in the AI industry, with numerous product launches and announcements creating a noisy landscape.
Midjourney, the AI image generator, announced it is developing a full-body ultrasonic scanner that can scan a body in 60 seconds, and plans to open spas housing the machines. The company is partnering with Butterfly Netw…
SpaceX acquired Cursor for $60 billion in an all-stock deal just four days after its IPO, signaling a strategic pivot beyond rockets.
CSOP Asset Management launched Hong Kong's first ETF tracking Korea's Kospi 200 Index on Thursday, with trading volume exceeding 30 billion won within minutes. The ETF offers Hong Kong investors diversified exposure to K…
France is advancing its AI infrastructure with NVIDIA technologies, including Mistral's new 44-megawatt data center and a planned 1.4-gigawatt AI campus. The ecosystem is deploying open models tailored to European langua…
Midjourney announced a new medical division, Midjourney Medical, featuring a concept for a full-body ultrasonic scanner that uses sound waves and water immersion instead of radiation or magnets, with a target resolution …
A Seeking Alpha contributor upgraded Applied Materials to a "Buy" on June 18, 2026, citing record Q2 results and strong AI-driven wafer fab equipment demand. The company's strategic moves, including the NEXX acquisition …
In February 2026, $285 billion vanished from global software stocks after Anthropic's Claude Cowork demo showed AI agents handling complex tasks, triggering the 'SaaSpocalypse' and exposing the vulnerability of per-seat …
Cursor and SpaceX have agreed to co-develop coding and knowledge agent models, with SpaceX holding an option to acquire Cursor for $60 billion or pay $10 billion instead. The deal aims to combine Cursor's coding product …