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Friday 11 July 2025
SiPearl raises EUR130 million to mass-produce Rhea1 chip with TSMC, advancing Europe's AI and HPC goals
French microprocessor startup SiPearl has secured EUR130 million (US$152.53 million) in a Series A funding round, with investors including Taiwan's Cathay Venture Inc. The company...
Friday 11 July 2025
China's embodied AI race just got real — Robot Era, DEEP Robotics raises CNY1 billion

China's embodied AI and humanoid robotics market is experiencing a funding surge, with leading startups Robot Era and DEEP Robotics jointly securing...

Friday 11 July 2025
Manus AI flees China for Singapore following US$75 million benchmark round
Chinese AI Agent startup Manus has relocated its headquarters to Singapore and slashed most of its China-based workforce, just four months after its global debut. The move reflects...
Friday 11 July 2025
Korea’s Rebellions taps Taiwan alliance to challenge Nvidia in AI chip race
Seoul-based AI chip startup Rebellions is moving fast to stake its claim as South Korea's top domestic supplier of artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors. The company is ramping...
Thursday 10 July 2025
OpenAI completes merger with Jony Ive's io products
OpenAI has officially merged with io Products, Inc., a hardware-focused startup founded by former Apple designer Jony Ive. The move formalizes a two-year collaboration that began...
Monday 7 July 2025
Ukraine war experience propels US drone startup toward Pentagon contracts
Neros Technologies, a drone startup founded in 2023, has transformed battlefield insights from Ukraine into a strategic advantage for securing US military contracts, positioning itself...
Monday 7 July 2025
Taiwan energy startup eyes AI-powered grid solutions as power demand surges
Energy AIoT startup Thingnario is positioning Taiwan to capitalize on surging electricity demand from generative AI while meeting net-zero targets, bringing together industry and...
Monday 7 July 2025
WPG Holdings partners with Axelera AI to accelerate edge AI applications
WPG Holdings' subsidiary, Silicon Application Corporation Group (SACG), announced on July 3 that it has secured exclusive distribution rights in the Asia-Pacific region for European...
Tuesday 1 July 2025
Taiwan startups struggle with low volumes, but right partnerships unlock global scaling
Despite low production volumes often discouraging Taiwanese manufacturers from working with startups, Sam Lam, founder of venture capitalist MESH Ventures and the second son of Quanta...
Tuesday 1 July 2025
Zuckerberg announces Meta 'Superintelligence' effort, more hires
Meta Platforms Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a major restructuring of the company's artificial intelligence (AI) group, including a commitment to developing AI "superintelligence,"...
Monday 30 June 2025
Rebellions readies next-gen AI chip to take on Nvidia’s H100
South Korean artificial intelligence chip startup Rebellions has unveiled a prototype of its next-generation neural processing unit (NPU), integrating Samsung Electronics' 12-stack...
Friday 27 June 2025
OpenAI flags Zhipu AI as China's Digital Silk Road enforcer
OpenAI has flagged Chinese startup Zhipu AI as a fast-emerging player in global AI, citing its deep ties with the Chinese government and its expanding role in Beijing's Belt and Road...
Friday 27 June 2025
Qualcomm targets Taiwan drone, space startups as edge AI shift accelerates
Qualcomm has backed nearly 70 Taiwan startups since 2019 and is now focusing on drone, space technology, and cybersecurity companies as artificial intelligence processing moves from...
Thursday 26 June 2025
Eight teams showcased at NIAR annual startup awards
The National Institutes of Applied Research (NIAR) hosted the selection and award ceremony for the first phase of the 2025 From IP to IPO (FITI) project on June 25, during which honorary...
Thursday 26 June 2025
Bosch partners with Mindgrove to co-develop SoC solutions for smart electronics and industrial applications
Bosch Global Software Technologies (BGSW) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chennai-based fabless semiconductor startup Mindgrove Technologies to jointly develop...