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Monday 27 July 2026

Singapore startup Acrab claims 7.5x speed edge over Mac Mini M4 Pro with new AI chip

A Singapore-based chip startup called Acrab on July 22 unveiled its first AI processor, claiming it can run large language models locally at speeds that outpace Apple's Mac Mini M4...

Monday 27 July 2026

IndieSemiC, Semtech partner on RISC-V IoT platform as India expands semiconductor design ecosystem

Gujarat-based fabless semiconductor startup IndieSemiC has partnered with US-based semiconductor supplier Semtech Corporation to develop a new RISC-V-based system-in-package (SiP)...

Monday 27 July 2026

India's HCLTech plans US$4.4B AI data center

HCLTech said it plans to establish its first AI data center at the upcoming Odisha Sovereign AI Park, marking a further step in its expansion into the full-stack artificial intelligence...

Monday 27 July 2026

DeepSeek reportedly pauses second funding round amid market and geopolitical scrutiny

Chinese artificial intelligence pioneer DeepSeek has verbally informed prospective investors that it is suspending its second fundraising round, according to people familiar with the...

Sunday 26 July 2026

Alphabet's purchase commitments surge past US$800 billion amid AI infrastructure expansion

Alphabet disclosed in its latest quarterly filing that its purchase commitments and other contractual obligations had climbed to US$811 billion as of the end of June, underscoring...

Friday 24 July 2026

Stripe reportedly eyes OpenRouter in potential US$10B AI infrastructure deal

Stripe is in talks to acquire AI model-routing startup OpenRouter in a deal that could value the company at around US$10 billion, according...

Thursday 23 July 2026

Moonshot AI model challenges EDA moat with 2-day chip design

China AI startup Moonshot AI has drawn intense attention from the semiconductor industry after unveiling its new large language model Kimi K3, which delivered strong results across...

Thursday 23 July 2026

SpaceXAI reportedly eyes Texas expansion in broader AI infrastructure push

SpaceXAI is laying the groundwork for at least one large-scale AI data center in Texas, a move that could significantly expand its...

Thursday 23 July 2026

Samsung reportedly in talks to invest about EUR1 billion in Mistral AI

Samsung is in talks to invest about EUR1 billion (approx. US$1.14 billion) in French AI startup Mistral as part of a wider fundraising...

Thursday 23 July 2026

Ainos passes 613 million odor data points as it expands Physical AI

Ainos said its AI Nose platform has collected more than 613 million industrial odor data points, with most of the readings coming from semiconductor manufacturing sites. The AI odor-sensing...

Thursday 23 July 2026

01.AI targets Hong Kong IPO in 2027 with enterprise AI pivot

01.AI, the Chinese startup founded by former Google Greater China chief Lee Kai-fu, said it is aiming for a Hong Kong initial public offering in 2027 after restructuring its offshore...

Thursday 23 July 2026

Saronic plans US$3 billion Texas shipyard as Navy drone boat use expands

US defense startup Saronic Technologies said it will build its next-generation shipyard, Port Alpha, in Brownsville, Texas, in a project valued at more than US$3 billion. The facility...

Thursday 23 July 2026

Neros wins up to US$500 million US Army drone contract

US drone startup Neros Technologies won a contract worth up to US$500 million from the US Army to supply low-cost first-person view attack drones. The deal makes Neros a new vendor...

Wednesday 22 July 2026

Kimi K3 sparks new 'DeepSeek moment,' reshaping AI's winners and losers

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup Moonshot AI launched its next-generation Kimi K3 model on July 17, delivering performance comparable with leading models from OpenAI and...

Wednesday 22 July 2026

Moonshot AI welcomes Musk challenge as enterprise API revenue hits 70%

Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI said it welcomes competition from the world's top model developers after Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested...

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