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Futuristic quantum cloud server room with holographic displays, representing Korea's first quantum cloud offering by Classiq QAI.
Software

Classiq QAI launches Korea's first quantum cloud offering

Korea has launched its first locally operated Quantum-as-a-Service platform, allowing businesses to rent quantum computing power while addressing critical data sovereignty concerns.

Sophie Laurent·Jul 2
Futuristic AI agent interface with glowing data streams, symbolizing Trase's $107 million funding for AI agent scaling.
Startups

AI Startup Trase Secures $107 Million for Growth

AI startup Trase just secured a staggering $107 million to scale its AI agents, dwarfing many other recent funding rounds and highlighting a stark divergence in the current capital market, according t

Diego Navarro·Jul 1
Futuristic AI chip with glowing circuitry, symbolizing advanced technology and intense competition in the AI hardware market.
Software

AI chip startup Etched raises $800M to challenge NVIDIA

A previously unknown AI chip startup, Etched, has emerged from stealth mode with over $1 billion in customer contracts already secured, positioning it as a potent new challenger in the fiercely compet

Sophie Laurent·Jul 1
Futuristic software development environment with AI agents and human developers collaborating, showcasing data insights and code.
Software

AI agents enhance software development with data insights

At Shopify, an AI agent named River now coauthors roughly one in eight merged pull requests, demonstrating a profound shift in how software is built.

Sophie Laurent·Jun 30
A person startled by a loud streaming advertisement, illustrating the impact of jarring ad volumes on viewers.
AI

California law quiets loud streaming ads starting July 1

By 2025, the FCC had already received at least 1,700 complaints specifically about the jarring volume of advertisements on streaming services, according to GIGAZINE.

Arjun Mehta·Jun 29
Close-up view of IBM's revolutionary 0.7nm chip, showcasing its incredibly small transistors and advanced circuitry for AI applications.
AI

IBM Unveils 0.7nm Chip, Slashing AI Power Needs

IBM has unveiled a chip technology with transistors measuring just 0.

Arjun Mehta·Jun 29
Diverse African entrepreneurs collaborating in a futuristic cityscape, symbolizing a partnership between Egypt and Afreximbank to foster startup growth.
Startups

Egypt and Afreximbank Discuss New Cooperation for African Startups

Amidst discussions to bolster African entrepreneurship, Egypt and Afreximbank are exploring a novel 'Gold Bank' in Egypt.

Diego Navarro·Jun 28
Students and professors in a futuristic university setting actively engaged with advanced AI technology and holographic displays, symbolizing the boom in AI education.
Future Trends

AI Education Boom: Universities scramble to meet 2026 tech talent demand.

Carnegie Mellon University launched the first undergraduate degree program in artificial intelligence, signaling a new era of specialized academic pathways, even as global stakeholders warn of a growi

Omar Haddad·Jun 28
Futuristic orbital data center contrasted with a massive terrestrial data center complex on Earth, representing the debate in AI infrastructure.
Data & Automation

Elon Musk's orbital data centers face growing feasibility scrutiny

SoftBank, a major backer of OpenAI's Stargate project, commits $500 billion over four years to build terrestrial data centers.

Helena Strauss·Jun 28
Futuristic cityscape with AI data streams connecting buildings, symbolizing the partnership between CI&T and Anthropic for advanced AI enterprise solutions.
AI

CI&T partners with Anthropic to deliver advanced AI enterprise solutions

A major financial institution, grappling with a 30% backlog in AI-driven automation projects, could see that bottleneck cleared within months.

Arjun Mehta·Jun 28
A courtroom scene depicting a legal battle over open-source code theft between Papermark and Corgi Insurance tech startup.
Tools

Papermark Accuses Corgi Insurance Tech Startup of Stealing Open Source

Corgi, an insurance tech startup, issued a cease-and-desist letter to Papermark's co-founder, Marc Seitz, demanding he remove a tweet accusing them of stealing open-source software.

Helena Strauss·Jun 27
Elon Musk in a high-tech control room, observing a visualization of high-speed data flowing through fiber optic cables, symbolizing the Mesh Optical acquisition.
AI

FTC Approves Elon Musk's Plan to Acquire Mesh Optical

A startup whose flagship product translates electrical signals to light at 1.

Helena Strauss·Jun 27
Futuristic medical lab with AI interfaces displaying diagnostic data, symbolizing innovation and precision in AI-driven healthcare.
AI

AI in diagnostics market surges past $1.5 billion valuation

The global AI in diagnostics market, valued at USD 1.

Arjun Mehta·Jun 27
Futuristic YouTube Shorts interface showing accelerated playback speed options with AI-driven optimization elements.
AI

YouTube Shorts doubles playback speed options for viewers

YouTube Shorts users can now double their playback speed, according to PPC Land .

Omar Haddad·Jun 26
A Beginner's Guide to the After Party Era and the Sober Community App Space
Software

A Beginner's Guide to the After Party Era and the Sober Community App Space

The After Party Era is a community app designed for women navigating life’s biggest transitions—from grief and heartbreak to divorce, career changes, moving to a new city, motherhood, and sobriety. Through curated local …

Sponsored by The After Party Era·Aug 17
Michigan lawmakers discussing new legislation for startup funding, with charts showing economic growth in the background.
Startups

Michigan lawmakers push for new startup funding

In FY24, 113 small businesses from 80 Michigan communities applied for the state's Match on Main program, yet only 69 received grants of up to $25,000 each.

Diego Navarro·Jun 25
Futuristic data center with glowing server racks and holographic AI code displays, representing advanced AI infrastructure.
Software

Qualcomm buys Modular Inc. to boost AI software and data center strategy

Meta, a tech titan, has committed to deploying Qualcomm's data center technologies in a multi-year agreement, signaling a major shift in the AI infrastructure landscape, according to Forbes .

Sophie Laurent·Jun 25
Futuristic cityscape symbolizing AI integration, with abstract code merging into a human silhouette, representing the acquisition of GPTZero by Superhuman.
AI

Superhuman acquires AI detection startup GPTZero for undisclosed sum

GPTZero, an AI detection startup founded in 2023 by Edward Tian, rapidly grew to over 19 million registered users and $30 million in annual recurring revenue before its acquisition by Superhuman, acco

Sophie Laurent·Jun 24
Abstract visualization of millions of AI agents connecting with individual consumers, representing MoEngage's acquisition of Aampe for advanced marketing.
Future Trends

MoEngage Acquires AI Startup Aampe to Power Marketing Future

Aampe's platform already runs hundreds of millions of dedicated AI agents, processing over 200 billion decisions weekly, a scale MoEngage just acquired for tens of millions of dollars, according to be

Omar Haddad·Jun 24
Advanced robotic arms assembling complex hardware in a futuristic laboratory, symbolizing innovation in AI and robotics.
Startups

European firm Seedcamp raises $320M for tech and robotics startups

Seedcamp, a prominent European venture capital firm, has closed $320 million across two new funds, its largest raise in nearly 20 years, as reported by Startup Fortune .

Diego Navarro·Jun 22
Scientists in a futuristic lab using AI and holographic displays to advance drug discovery, with glowing DNA strands representing new therapies.
Emerging Tech

Insilico and SK Biopharm Advance AI Drug Discovery

Insilico Medicine's lead drug, INS018_055, reached Phase II trials in 2026, marking it as the first generative AI-designed drug for an AI-discovered target to achieve this milestone.

Arjun Mehta·Jun 22
Digital fortress of cloud lock-in crumbling, with data streams flowing freely towards other clouds and on-premises servers, symbolizing reduced egress fees due to EU regulation.
Software

AWS, Azure Egress Fees Shift Amid EU Regulatory Pressure

AWS, which once charged up to $0.09/GB for data transfer to the public internet, has announced plans to remove egress fees for customers migrating data to other providers or on-premises.

Sophie Laurent·Jun 22
Futuristic cityscape with glowing data streams and energy conduits, illustrating the massive energy demand of AI and its impact on global power grids.
Future Trends

AI Energy Demand to Hit 700 TWh by 2030, Reshaping Grids

By 2030, artificial intelligence alone could consume electricity equivalent to a medium-sized nation, potentially reaching 700 terawatt-hours (TWh) annually, fundamentally reshaping global energy grid

Arjun Mehta·Jun 22
Futuristic cityscape with glowing data streams and holographic financial charts, representing the massive funding and growth in AI startups like Baseten.
Startups

Baseten raises $1.5B; AI inference & world models get funding

In just five months, AI inference startup Baseten saw its valuation triple from $5 billion to $13 billion, fueled by a new $1.

Diego Navarro·Jun 21