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PrismML has unveiled a compressed version of Alibaba's Qwen model that slashes memory requirements by up to 15 times, a technical leap that could accelerate Apple's AI ambitions by enabling more sophisticated AI function…
Microsoft launched Frontier Company on July 2, a $2.5 billion operating unit embedding 6,000 engineers and industry specialists inside enterprise customers to ship production AI, betting that the AI demo is dead and the …
A SaaS founder on Hacker News reports that marketing has become significantly harder since LLMs made it trivial to build apps, saturating the market with new products. The founder says cold email outreach no longer works…
UK AI infrastructure company Valarian raised $50m (£37m) in Series A funding led by New Enterprise Associates, as CEO Max Buchan warned the UK cannot become dependent on overseas technology. Buchan argued that controllin…
Float, a Stockholm-founded fintech led by CEO Cedric Notz, has raised EUR4.5 million in Series A funding led by CHAPTERS Group AG to build an AI-native financial platform for European startups, shifting from non-dilutive…
Los Touré and Marc Mueller, two software engineers behind the startup Danger Testing, have released more than 50 apps since April 2025 by using AI-powered 'vibe coding' tools, aiming to become 'appstars' who treat app de…
ASML's Q2 2026 results beat guidance with €9.3 billion in net sales and a 54% gross margin, and the company raised its full-year sales forecast to €43-45 billion, up from €36-40 billion in April. CEO Christophe Fouquet c…
ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has raised its IPO target to 66.6 billion yuan ($9.8 billion) for AI chip expansion on Shanghai's STAR Market, nearly doubling its previous goal of 29.5 billion yuan, with listing expe…
DeepSeek, the Hangzhou-based AI model developer, has started groundwork for an initial public offering on a mainland Chinese exchange and could submit its listing application as soon as this year, targeting a market debu…
DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng's net worth has surged to an estimated $36 billion, more than doubling from $16.7 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, making him the wealthiest founder in the AI model s…
ASML Holding NV reported second-quarter revenue of 9.33 billion euros and net income of 2.92 billion euros, beating analyst estimates of 8.80 billion euros and 2.62 billion euros respectively, driven by surging demand fr…
Flippa's H1 2026 Insights Report shows active buyers on the marketplace reached 123,022, up 7% half-on-half and 18% year-over-year, with an estimated $120 billion in available acquisition capital. AI-related listings gre…
Lovable is the best AI coding tool for non-technical founders in 2026, according to analysis of the six most-cited tools on X, because it lets users describe an app in plain language and get a live URL without any coding…
OpenAI plans to enter hardware with a portable, screenless smart speaker equipped with a camera, sensors, and moving mechanical parts, designed as an AI companion that feels "alive." However, Apple's trade secrets lawsui…
ASML, a heavyweight in semiconductor manufacturing, raised its forecast for the second time in 2023, betting on surging demand for AI chips as tech giants expand production capacities. The company's advanced lithography …
Chinese AI stocks have corrected more than 10% in the Star Market 50 Index over the past two weeks due to ChangXin Memory Technologies' mega IPO and Federal Reserve tightening fears, but fund managers and analysts at HSB…
A selloff in AI chip stocks erased over $1 trillion in combined market value in July 2026, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index dropping roughly 10%, as custom silicon from Amazon, OpenAI, and others threatened Nvid…
Chinese AI pioneer DeepSeek is considering raising more funds weeks after closing a US$7 billion round, targeting a pre-money valuation of US$71 billion, according to the Financial Times. The startup began talks this wee…
Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek is in talks to raise a new financing round at a pre-investment valuation of around US$70 billion, shortly after closing its landmark Series A round. The new round follows …
South Korean AI startup ModigenceVision won the Korea-Germany Connect: AI Startup Pitching Challenge 2026 on Wednesday, earning the right to present its 3D vision systems for robotics and industrial automation before abo…