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Cognition Aims for Massive Funding Round at Nearly $50 Billion Valuation
Cognition is seeking to raise approximately $1 billion in new funding at a valuation of around $47 billion, according to…
Snap's AR Glasses Ambition Faces Setbacks as Spiegel Defies Internal Advice
Snap Inc. has been quietly developing augmented reality glasses called Specs, betting heavily on a future where digital …
Lachy Groom backs Indian startup aiming to keep aircraft aloft for a year
Investor Lachy Groom has joined the $2.5 million funding round for a Bengaluru-based company aiming to keep an aircraft …
Finland’s S-Transistors raises €2.6 million to build the world’s first quantum motherboard
Helsinki-based S-Transistors, a spin-off from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, secured €2.6 million in pre-Seed…
Minneapolis-based Yardstik Secures $30 Million Series B Funding
Minneapolis-based workforce monitoring technology provider Yardstik announced on August 29, 2026, that it has raised a $…
Germany Invests €500,000 in Flatpak to Boost European Digital Sovereignty
Germany has allocated €500,000 to support the development of Flatpak, a universal Linux application framework, as part o…
Corsair Expands Beyond Gaming Hardware With Four Key Tech Brand Acquisitions
Corsair, widely recognized for its high-performance PC gaming components, has quietly built a portfolio of four distinct…
China's YMTC Targets Global NAND Lead by 2027, Eyes $4.9B IPO
China's Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp (YMTC) has set an ambitious goal to become the world's largest NAND flash memor…
Former PG&E Engineer Launches Startup to Map Underground Infrastructure
Josh Mackanic, a former Pacific Gas and Electric engineer with a decade of experience, founded a startup to create a det…
Craft’s Ilya Levtov Never Learned To Code. He Built A Software Company Anyway
Ilya Levtov, founder of Craft, launched his software company without ever learning to write code, relying instead on his…
Brussels-based Motion raises €1.7 million to tackle Europe’s „robot adoption problem”
Motion, a Brussels-based startup claiming to be Europe’s first Humanoids-as-a-Service platform, has secured €1.7 million…
ColibriTD Secures €4 Million to Advance Quantum Simulation Technology
Paris-based startup ColibriTD has announced the successful closure of a €4 million funding round. The investment will su…
Linear Surpasses $100M Revenue Mark at $2.5B Valuation
Product management software company Linear recently crossed the threshold of one hundred million dollars in annual recur…
Flipboard Acquires Graze to Strengthen Open Social Web Efforts
Flipboard announced on Wednesday that it is acquiring Graze, a Portland-based startup specializing in feed-building tool…
Flipboard Acquires Graze To Power Custom Social Feed Creation
Flipboard has completed the acquisition of Graze, a startup based in Portland, Oregon. The company specializes in tools …
Cloud Provider Lambda Seeks $3 Billion in Pre-IPO Financing
Lambda, a cloud computing provider backed by Nvidia, is reportedly in talks to raise up to $3 billion in pre-initial pub…
NEURA Robotics Expands its Portfolio with a Major Acquisition
NEURA Robotics, a company that recently received a €1.2 billion investment, has made another significant move in the ind…
Bengaluru Drone Startup Airbound Secures $37 Million Series A Funding
Airbound, an autonomous drone company based in Bengaluru, announced on August 25, 2026, that it has raised $37 million i…
XPENG Robotics Secures $900M in Funding Ahead of Humanoid Production
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer XPENG has announced that its robotics arm has raised over $900 million in its firs…
Boldr Secures €4.2 Million to Scale Smart Climate Technology Across North America
London-based energy management startup Boldr has raised €4.2 million ($5 million) in a pre-Series A funding round led by…
Minimus, Cybersecurity Startup Founded by Twistlock Creators, Shuts Down
Minimus, a cybersecurity startup founded by the original creators of Twistlock, has ceased operations after failing to s…
Microsoft Defender Driver Exploit Enables Kernel-Level File Deletion on Windows Systems
Check Point Research revealed a technique that leverages Microsoft Defender's legitimate boot-time driver to perform una…
Limerick's Redfaire Secures €13 Million Investment for Growth
Redfaire, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) and cloud services firm based in Limerick, has successfully raised €13 m…
Muon Space Secures $250 Million in Funding to Expand Satellite Production
Muon Space Inc., a satellite manufacturing company, announced today it has successfully raised $250 million in its Serie…
Munich Re Acquires Cyber-Insurer At-Bay for $575 Million
Munich Re, the German insurance giant, has announced its acquisition of At-Bay, a cyber-insurance startup, for $575 mill…
OneCLI Unveils Secure, Sandboxed Agent Platform for Team Collaboration
A startup called OneCLI introduced a new software tool that lets every employee run a personal, sandboxed agent within a…
How Kubernetes Probes Keep Your Applications Running Smoothly
A new guide explains how Kubernetes probes work, showing developers how to keep services healthy and responsive. The art…
Postgres Pioneer Attributes Database Success to Oracle's MySQL Acquisition
Michael Stonebraker, a key figure in the development of PostgreSQL, recently discussed how Oracle's acquisition of MySQL…
Disabling Fast Startup: A Solution to Windows Bugs and Boot Issues
A recent examination of Windows' Fast Startup feature reveals that it can lead to persistent bugs and update problems. T…
Pinewood Automotive Software Secures £545M Cash Takeover by Ridgevi
Pinewood, a UK-based company specializing in automotive dealership software, has accepted a cash takeover offer from US …
Relativity Networks Secures $22 Million to Innovate Fiber Technology for Data Centers
Relativity Networks has raised $22 million to advance its hollow-core fiber technology. This funding will support the de…
Temporal Pursues New Funding Round to Enhance Open-Source Platform
Temporal, a developer of an open-source orchestration platform, is reportedly negotiating a new funding round. This init…
Crusoe Engages Wall Street Banks for Potential IPO and Major Fundraising
Crusoe, a tech company specializing in cryptocurrency infrastructure, is reportedly in discussions with at least four ma…
Gravis Robotics Secures $200 Million Series A Funding Led by SoftBank
Gravis Robotics, a startup emerging from ETH Zurich, has successfully raised $200 million in a Series A funding round. T…
Databricks Achieves $7 Billion Revenue Run-Rate with 80% Yearly Growth
Databricks has announced a significant milestone, surpassing a $7 billion annual revenue run-rate in the second quarter …
The Largest Startup Investments in Sweden for 2026
This week, Lovable, a startup from Stockholm, secured a remarkable €343 million in its Series C funding round. This anno…
ClearJet Secures $25 Million to Revolutionize Cargo Logistics
ClearJet, an innovative logistics tech startup based in Austin, has successfully raised $25 million in its Series B fund…
Point2 Technology Secures $136 Million in Series B Funding
Point2 Technology, known for its innovative RF-based solutions for data center interconnections, has successfully raised…
Three Camera Innovations the Pixel 11 Series Adopted from Rivals
Google's new Pixel 11 phones have arrived. They showcase several camera advancements. Interestingly, these features are …
Next Xbox Elite Controller Possibly Leaked Through Unexpected Sale
A new Xbox controller, potentially the unannounced Elite Series 3, may have surfaced through an unusual online sale. A R…
My Automated Morning Routine: A Script for Instant Workday Starts
A tech enthusiast has revolutionized his morning routine. He now uses a single computer script to automate his entire st…
Nvidia Stabilizes Credit Markets Following Financing Clarification
Nvidia’s credit-default swaps retreated from record highs this week after CEO Jensen Huang clarified the company’s contr…
DayOne Plans US Stock Market Debut
A data center company from Singapore, DayOne, has confidentially submitted paperwork for a US initial public offering. T…
Europe's New Investment Fund Backs Satellite Company ICEYE
A major new European investment fund has officially launched. Scaleup Europe, targeting $5.7 billion, just announced its…
New Community Programs and Open-Source Funding Announced
Cloudflare has unveiled significant updates to its community initiatives. This includes the launch of Cloudflare Ambassa…
Big Funding Rounds This Week
Startups in the US raised large funding rounds. Three companies secured big checks this week. The funding rounds were si…
Selecting the Right App Development Partner for Startups
Startup founders face a critical decision when choosing a technical partner. Opting for the quickest or cheapest solutio…
Bending Spoons Buys Airtable for $1.285 Billion
Bending Spoons has agreed to purchase Airtable. The deal is an all-cash transaction. It values the American software fir…
New York Boosts Water System Cyber Defenses with $9 Million Investment
New York State is allocating over $9 million to enhance cybersecurity across 153 local water systems. This funding aims …
South Korean Chip Startup Reaches $2.2 Billion Valuation
A South Korean semiconductor company, DeepX, has dramatically increased its market value. The firm, previously little-kn…