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Boston Dynamics vice president Matt Malchano says AI is enabling autonomous robots to perform complex tasks in workplaces and potentially homes, a shift from 15 years ago when robots could only navigate from point A to B…
Bregal Milestone, a European software private equity firm, closed its third fund at €915 million, exceeding its original hard cap due to strong investor demand. The fund, which focuses on AI, software, and cybersecurity …
The Shanghai-Hong Kong Innovation Project Selection held its 2026 Offline Bootcamp in Shanghai on July 6, 2026, focusing on commercializing AI and biotech projects. The program, which pairs Hong Kong research with Shangh…
Syntiant, a chipmaker specializing in low-power edge AI processors, filed for a US IPO on July 6, planning to list on Nasdaq under SYTN. The company reported $64.5 million in revenue for Q1 fiscal 2026, down from $66.6 m…
The Magnificent Seven tech stocks have lost their market dominance as the AI trade shifts to memory chipmakers like Micron and Sandisk, with the Mag 7 index gaining only 1.1% in 2026 versus the Nasdaq 100's 18% rise. Inv…
OpenAI and Anthropic are offering free compute credits worth millions of dollars to attract startups into their ecosystems, with some individual offers exceeding $3 million. At Y Combinator alone, the two companies could…
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is developing its own inference chip to reduce reliance on Nvidia and Huawei, according to three sources. The move marks a strategic shift for the company, which rose to global fame with its e…
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is aggressively hiring technical talent and optimizing its models for domestic Huawei chips, doubling its workforce amid US export restrictions. The company, valued at over $50B after raising …
Nscale closed a $900 million revolving credit facility on July 7, 2026, to fund AI data-center expansion across the US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, syndicated by J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. The Nvidia-,…
Bespoke Labs, a 40-person AI startup, raised $40M from insiders at Anthropic, OpenAI, and Meta to explore whether improved training environments can outperform larger models.
SK Hynix's stock in Seoul has fallen 17% this month ahead of its $28 billion Nasdaq debut, threatening the pricing of the offering. The volatility, triggered by Meta Platforms' cloud pivot and amplified by a leveraged ET…
Meta and xAI are investing hundreds of billions in data center infrastructure, including Meta's Hyperion and Prometheus facilities and xAI's Colossus supercomputer, while their AI models Llama and Grok struggle to outper…
AI music startup Suno hired former Atlantic Records executive Grace James as VP and head of artist marketing and editorial, and former YouTube head Christian Bowne as head of music business development, signaling its pus…
China's AI boom is fostering a new wave of micro-entrepreneurs who use generative AI tools to run businesses, driven by economic slowdown and the phenomenon of 'involution' (neijuan). Unlike the optimistic entrepreneurs …
Billionaire Jeffrey Talpins, founder of Element Capital Management, disclosed a $43.58 million stake in Micron Technology as of March 31, 2026, betting on sustained demand for high-bandwidth memory chips used in AI infra…
Luffy AI, a UK startup developing adaptive AI control software for industrial systems, raised GBP 8.1 million in Series A funding led by BGF with participation from MIG Capital AG and existing investors. The company targ…
UK-based AI infrastructure company Nscale secured a $900 million revolving credit facility to expand its global data-center footprint, backed by Nvidia. The company, which spun out of Bitcoin miner Arkon Energy, has rais…
Kinnevik reported a 6% increase in portfolio value in Q2, stabilizing after a 22% decline in Q1, as new CEO Helena Saxon restructures the investment company. The company has a net cash position of 7.4 billion SEK, with a…
Samsung Electronics reported a record operating profit of $58 billion for the second quarter of 2026, nearly 20 times higher than the same period last year, driven by surging demand for memory chips used in AI data cente…
Broadcom and Apple extended their chip supply partnership through 2031, covering custom silicon for multiple Apple device generations. The deal secures roughly 20% of Broadcom's annual revenue and signals a broader indus…