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Thursday 12 February 2026
Mistral to invest EUR1.2bn in Swedish AI data centres to expand European compute capacity
Mistral AI will invest EUR1.2 billion (US$1.43 billion) to build large-scale AI data centres in Sweden, marking its first infrastructure expansion outside France. The move positions...
Thursday 12 February 2026
Taiwan launches TASA iSPARK space accelerator to enter global space supply chain

The global space economy is entering a period of rapid expansion, with global space tech private investment reaching a record US$12.4...

Wednesday 11 February 2026
India broadens deep tech definition and extends startup eligibility to spur frontier innovation
India has overhauled its startup policy framework to broaden the definition of deep tech and extend eligibility for government support to 20 years, a move aimed at better aligning...
Monday 9 February 2026
India advances semiconductor ambitions as TSMC fabricates DLI-backed startup chips
India marked a milestone in its semiconductor push as seven chip designs from startups under the design-linked incentive (DLI) scheme were successfully fabricated, including advanced...
Sunday 8 February 2026
AI startups capture majority of global venture capital in 2025, Best Brokers analysis shows
Artificial intelligence startups drew more than half of global venture capital funding in 2025, marking a significant shift in investor focus toward AI and machine learning companies,...
Friday 6 February 2026
Rapidus draws US$1b in private capital to revive Japan's leading-edge chip ambitions
Japanese semiconductor startup Rapidus has secured more than JPY160 billion (US$1.02 billion) in private funding for fiscal 2025, surpassing its initial JPY130 billion target, according...
Friday 6 February 2026
Cerebras raises US$1 billion, valuation nearly triples in 6 months
AI chip startup Cerebras Systems has secured a US$1 billion funding round, boosting its valuation to US$23 billion. According to Reuters and Bloomberg, the latest...
Friday 6 February 2026
Lite-on Tech wins approval to acquire U-Media; benefits to show within 1 year
Lite-on Technology announced on January 21 that it would publicly acquire all issued common shares of U-Media at a cash price of NT$54 (US$1.69) per share. The acquisition was approved...
Thursday 5 February 2026
Amazon explores deeper OpenAI ties as AI competition intensifies

Amazon is in discussions to secure special access to OpenAI's technology as it considers a multibillion-dollar equity investment in the...

Wednesday 4 February 2026
Jensen Huang clarifies collaboration with OpenAI on track, confirms participation in new funding round
Recent reports suggested a stall in investment between Nvidia and OpenAI, but Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has confirmed that their collaboration remains on track. Huang stated in a CNBC...
Thursday 29 January 2026
Tech giants' US$100bn bet on OpenAI: Nvidia, Microsoft lead US$730bn power play
OpenAI is pursuing a landmark funding round, potentially reaching US$100 billion to fuel its escalating AI infrastructure needs amid intense competition. Major tech giants and existing...
Wednesday 28 January 2026
SoftBank in talks to invest additional US$30 billion in OpenAI
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing informed sources, reported that SoftBank Group is negotiating a new investment with OpenAI, potentially reaching up to US$30 billion,...
Sunday 25 January 2026
Singapore moves to secure AI sovereignty with $786m investment

Singapore has committed S$1 billion (US$786 million) to fund public artificial-intelligence research over the next five years, signalling...

Thursday 22 January 2026
AMI Labs in talks for EUR3 billion valuation in effort to challenge dominant AI models
AMI Labs, an AI startup founded by former Meta scientist Yann LeCun, is negotiating a funding round that could value the company at around EUR3 billion (approx. US$3.52 billion). The...
Thursday 22 January 2026
Raana Semiconductors raises US$3 million seed round to develop indigenous silicon ingot growth systems
Raana Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd. (RSPL), an India-based company specializing in crystal growth systems and single-crystal materials, has raised US$3 million in a seed funding round,...