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Bloomberg
New Stegra Chairman Sees Current Funding Round Lasting Into 2026
Stegra AB’s new Chairman Shaun Kingsbury said the current capital raise likely will be completed in the first quarter as the Swedish green-steel startup races to secure fresh funding to cover ballooning construction costs.
New Stegra Chairman Sees Current Funding Round Lasting Into 2026
Bloomberg
Burry Reveals Nvidia and Palantir Puts After Bubble Warning
Michael Burry’s Scion Asset Management disclosed bearish wagers on Nvidia Corp. and Palantir Technologies Inc. just days after the hedge fund manager posted a cryptic warning to retail investors about market exuberance.
Burry Reveals Nvidia and Palantir Puts After Bubble Warning
CNBC
Norway's mega wealth fund to reject Elon Musk's $1 trillion Tesla pay package
Managers of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund said they are “concerned” about the proposed deal.
Bloomberg
Thailand Plans New Incentives to Encourage More Tech IPOs
Thailand’s government, looking to shore up its stock market, plans to roll out additional incentives to entice tech company initial public offerings.
Thailand Plans New Incentives to Encourage More Tech IPOs
CNBC
AI is not in a bubble, says VC founder. Why he says it's different to the dotcom boom
The speed at which both businesses and consumers are adopting AI sets this boom apart from other bubbles, Antler founder Marcus Grimeland told CNBC.
Bloomberg
Robotaxi Firm WeRide Raises $308 Million in HK Listing
WeRide Inc. raised HK$2.39 billion ($308 million) from its Hong Kong share sale, as it joined a slate of US-listed Chinese firms undertaking a second listing in one of the world’s busiest markets.
Robotaxi Firm WeRide Raises $308 Million in HK Listing
Bloomberg
Amazon Inks $38 Billion Deal With OpenAI for Nvidia Chips
Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud unit has signed a $38 billion deal to supply a slice of OpenAI’s bottomless demand for computing power. Amazon shares jumped.
Amazon Inks $38 Billion Deal With OpenAI for Nvidia Chips
Bloomberg
Animoca Brands Plans Nasdaq Listing Through Reverse Merger
Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based crypto investor and blockchain developer, plans to go public on the Nasdaq stock exchange through a reverse merger with Currenc Group Inc.
Animoca Brands Plans Nasdaq Listing Through Reverse Merger
Bloomberg
Montagu Taps TPG for €2 Billion Wireless Logic Continuation Fund
Private equity firm Montagu has raised a €2 billion ($2.3 billion) continuation fund for Wireless Logic, a provider of smart connectivity services, to help it hold onto the asset even longer.
Montagu Taps TPG for €2 Billion Wireless Logic Continuation Fund
Bloomberg
Driverless Tech Firm Pony AI Raises $863 Million in HK Listing
Pony AI Inc. raised HK$6.71 billion ($863 million) in its Hong Kong listing, pricing shares at HK$139 each.
Driverless Tech Firm Pony AI Raises $863 Million in HK Listing
Bloomberg
Chinese EV Maker Seres Raises $1.8 Billion in Hong Kong Listing
Electric-vehicle maker Seres Group Co. raised HK$14.3 billion ($1.8 billion) after pricing its Hong Kong listing at the upper limit it had set and exercising an option to increase its deal size.
Chinese EV Maker Seres Raises $1.8 Billion in Hong Kong Listing
Bloomberg
PayPal-backed Pine Labs Seek Up to $439 Million in Mumbai IPO
Pine Labs Ltd., a digital payments providers, plans to raise as much as 39 billion rupees ($439 million) through an initial public offering in Mumbai, according to an advertisement.
PayPal-backed Pine Labs Seek Up to $439 Million in Mumbai IPO
PYMNTS.com
Agentic AI Takes Over Patent Search - PYMNTS.com
... AI, AI, artificial intelligence, News, patents, Perplexity Patents, PYMNTS News. TranscendAP Secures Venture Funding to Grow AI-Driven AP...
TechCrunch
YC alum Adam raises $4.1M to turn viral text-to-3D tool into AI copilot | TechCrunch
Perplexity has come under fire within the last year for a series of plagiarism accusations from several news organizations. In one case, the...
CNBC
Tech's $380 billion splurge: This quarter's winners and losers of the AI spending boom
With the largest cloud and internet companies reporting results this week, it's clear that spending on artificial intelligence is only increasing.
ARPU
Why Couldn't OpenAI Remain a Non-Profit?
OpenAI, the company that ignited the global AI revolution, just completed a complex corporate restructuring, giving its key backer, Microsoft, a massive 27% stake worth an estimated $135 billion. The deal officially transforms the ChatGPT maker from its quirky, non-profit-controlled origins into a more conventional for-profit entity, clearing the path
CNBC
Affirm gets boost from New York Life with $750 million loan deal
Affirm has secured similar funding lines with Liberty Mutual Investments, PGIM, and Sixth Street Partners, a trend across the buy-now-pay-later sector.
Reuters
Exclusive: OpenAI lays groundwork for juggernaut IPO at up to $1 trillion valuation | Reuters
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TechCrunch
Bevel raises $10M Series A from General Catalyst for its AI health companion | TechCrunch
The AI health companion unifies data from wearables and habits ... TechCrunch Mobility is your destination for transportation news and insight.
CNBC
AI SPAC raises $175 million; taps Nvidia, Prologis execs for deal hunt - CNBC
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Reuters
Nvidia to invest up to $1 billion in AI startup Poolside, Bloomberg News reports | Reuters
Artificial intelligence chip leader Nvidia will invest up to $1 billion in AI startup Poolside, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.
CNBC
Corporate travel and expense software firm Navan shares sink by double-digits in first trade after $6 billion Nasdaq IPO
Navan shares fell by as much as 15% after the corporate travel and expense management software startup went public on the Nasdaq in a resurgent year for IPOs.
CNBC
AI and energy-focused SPAC raises $175 million and taps Nvidia, Prologis execs as advisors for deal hunt
Nasdaq-listed Dynamix Corporation III has engaged advisors from Nvidia and Prologis to aid in the hunt for suitable acquisition targets.
CNBC
AI companies are downplaying amount of energy and capital they need, Joe Lonsdale says
Palantir co-founder and venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale says that execs at AI companies are underselling the resources required to meet their ambitions.
CNBC
Navan IPO lands rare one-person venture capital firm its biggest win ever, a $1 billion payday
Angel investor Oren Zeev created the blueprint for the solo general partner firm, a new, rare category of venture capital. The Navan IPO is his biggest win yet.
Bloomberg
Legora Valued at $1.8 Billion For AI Tool Doing Legal Grunt Work
Legora, an artificial intelligence startup tackling legal grunt work, has raised $150 million in funding, valuing the company at $1.8 billion.
Legora Valued at $1.8 Billion For AI Tool Doing Legal Grunt Work
SCMP
OpenAI lays groundwork for juggernaut IPO at up to US$1 trillion valuation
OpenAI is laying the groundwork for an initial public offering that could value the company at up to US$1 trillion, three people familiar with the matter said, in what could be one of the biggest IPOs of all time. OpenAI is considering filing with securities regulators as soon as the second half of 2026, some of the people said. In preliminary discussions, the company has looked at raising US$60 billion at the low end and likely more, the people said. They cautioned that talks are early and...
CNBC
Fund managers reveal their bubble recipes and what to watch for as AI stocks soar
"Fundamentals and valuations can only be ignored for so long," one portfolio manager told CNBC.
Bloomberg.com
Blackstone, Riyadh's Humain Ink $3 Billion Data Center Deal - Bloomberg.com
Private equity giant Blackstone Inc. is partnering with Saudi Arabia's new artificial intelligence company, Humain, to build data centers in the...
NBC News
Microsoft and OpenAI reach new deal valuing OpenAI at $500 billion - NBC News
The deal removes a major constraint on raising capital for OpenAI, which was founded as a nonprofit AI safety group. Open AI CEO Speaks At Annual...