The AI sector continues to attract significant investment, with startups and established companies alike securing funding for various AI-related projects. However, concerns are growing about a potential AI bubble and the sustainability of current investment levels.
As Europe’s longstanding alliance with the US falters, its push to become a self-sufficient AI superpower has become more urgent. The goal is to create a European alternative to advanced models like DeepSeek, reducing technological dependence on othe...
Taiwan's printed circuit board (PCB) industry is gearing up for record investments, driven by the increasing demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence solutions. This influx of capital is expected to further strengthen Taiwan's position ...
A new routing method, called Adaptive-K, promises significant computational savings (30-52%) for Mixture of Experts (MoE) models such as Mixtral, Qwen, and OLMoE. The code is available on GitHub, with a live demo on Hugging Face and an open pull requ...
The story of Runpod, an AI cloud startup, exemplifies how effective execution and favorable timing can lead to exponential growth. The company has reached an annual recurring revenue (ARR) of $120 million, starting from a simple Reddit post.
Software vendors and cloud providers are bearing the burden of the expected trillion-dollar increase in AI spending, projected to reach $2.52 trillion this year. Gartner anticipates a phase where the focus shifts from great ideas to revenue generatio...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is betting on brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) with a $252 million investment in Merge Labs. This move signals OpenAI's strong interest in the BCI field, even though Merge Labs is still in the early research and development stag...
Ukraine-based HOLYWATER, specializing in mobile microdrama content, has secured $22 million in funding. The investment, led by Horizon Capital, will support the development of its mobile-focused vertical video streaming platform and the expansion of ...
Irina Ghose joins Anthropic as India managing director after 24 years at Microsoft. She will lead the expansion of the artificial intelligence company's operations in Bengaluru, a city considered a key technology hub.
Companies in the Asia-Pacific region will increase their investments in artificial intelligence by 15% over the next 12 months. The most interested sectors are telecommunications, healthcare and public administration. The adoption of hybrid models, w...
OpenAI, having invested heavily in artificial intelligence, is placing a side bet on organic intelligence. Merge Labs, co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, envisions controlling devices using your brain - without implanting hardware in your body.
Higgsfield, an AI video startup, has reached a valuation of $1.3 billion. The company, founded by a former Snap executive, announced an annual revenue run rate of $200 million. This led to a new Series A funding round, with an additional $80 million ...
Merge Labs, Sam Altman's new startup focused on brain reading and writing technology via ultrasound, has raised $252 million in funding. OpenAI is among the investors, marking a growing interest in advanced human-machine interfaces and their potentia...
German startup Parloa, which develops AI voice agents for call centers, has raised $350 million in a Series D funding round. The round has tripled its valuation to $3 billion in just seven months. The funds will be used for global expansion, with a f...
Startup Parloa has tripled its valuation in just eight months, reaching $3 billion thanks to a new $350 million funding round. The round was led by General Catalyst, with participation from other returning backers.
Cyprus-based AINA has raised $1 million in seed funding to expand its AI-driven hiring platform. The platform aims to improve hiring efficiency and reduce recruitment costs. It offers tools for both employers and candidates, automating repetitive tas...
Munich-based startup Lytra has completed its pre-seed financing round, led by High-Tech Gründerfonds, to expand its AI-driven platform for manufacturing service automation. Lytra's solution aims to optimize processes such as spare parts ordering, tec...
Skild AI, a company specializing in general-purpose robotics software, has reached a valuation of $14 billion. The $1.4 billion funding round was led by SoftBank, highlighting the growing interest in advanced solutions in the field of robotics and au...
VoiceRun, a startup that creates voice agents, raised $5.5 million in a round led by FlyBridge. This investment marks a significant step forward for the company in the growing market of conversational artificial intelligence.
Deepgram has closed a Series C funding round, raising $130 million and reaching a valuation of $1.3 billion. Simultaneously, the company announced the acquisition of an AI startup from Y Combinator. The operation consolidates Deepgram's position in t...
AI drug discovery startup Converge Bio has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from executives from Meta, OpenAI, and Wiz.
French defense tech company Harmattan AI is now valued at $1.4 billion after raising a $200 million Series B round led by Dassault Aviation, best known for making the Rafale fighter jet.
