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Tuesday 7 July 2026
Japanese startup completes AI chip validation with Oppstar and UMC support, moves toward mass production

Tokyo Artisan Intelligence said it has finished validating its Sting Ray test chip, a step that could broaden access to lower-power...

Tuesday 7 July 2026
TeraWulf signs 20-year Anthropic AI infrastructure lease worth US$19B

TeraWulf has signed a 20-year lease agreement with AI startup Anthropic to develop a large-scale AI infrastructure campus in Kentucky...

Monday 6 July 2026
Anthropic's reported chip plans with Samsung could ease inference costs, not chase top-end performance
Anthropic's reported move into in-house chip development could matter well beyond Silicon Valley if it helps lower the cost of running AI services worldwide. By prioritizing cheaper...
Monday 6 July 2026
Jim Keller startup Fab2 targets small-fab mass production

Atomic Semi, the semiconductor equipment startup founded by chip architect Jim Keller, has rebranded as Fab2 and moved its headquarters...

Monday 6 July 2026
Exclusive Interview: Dutch startup Nearfield targets AI chip process control expansion after US$380 million funding round
Dutch semiconductor equipment startup Nearfield Instruments has completed a US$380 million Series D funding round, the largest-ever fundraising for a Dutch deep-tech company. The company...
Friday 3 July 2026
Tsinghua chip veteran’s US$1.8bn 3D AI chip startup targets China’s GPU gap

China's AI chip sector has a heavyweight new entrant: veteran semiconductor figure Shaojun Wei has formally unveiled Shanghai Orient...

Friday 3 July 2026
Musk eyes Mesh Optical deal as AI data centers push beyond copper
Elon Musk has moved to acquire optical communications startup Mesh Optical Technologies, according to reports cited by Reuters on June 27 in the US. The deal comes as high-speed...
Thursday 2 July 2026
Nvidia and nuclear energy startup Valar test microreactor to power AI data center
Nuclear energy startup Valar Atomics said on July 1 it is partnering with Nvidia to develop a small data center in Utah, an effort the companies say will demonstrate how computing...
Wednesday 1 July 2026
Tenstorrent's Jim Keller says startup will outpace Cerebras as AI chip competition intensifies

AI chip competition is widening beyond raw performance, a shift that matters for global cloud providers, device makers, and investors...

Wednesday 1 July 2026
AI chip startup Rebellions' acquisition of SqueezeBits signals push beyond hardware

South Korean AI chip designer Rebellions said on June 30 that it is acquiring AI inference optimization company SqueezeBits, as part...

Tuesday 30 June 2026
OpenAI IPO filing exposes US$665bn spending web and Altman conflict risks

OpenAI has confidentially filed for an initial public offering with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), setting the stage...

Friday 26 June 2026
Z.ai's HK$1tn rally tests China AI boom: model leap or market mirage?
Chinese AI startup Z.ai, also known as Zhipu AI, has turned GLM-5.2 into the clearest test yet of China's frontier AI gap with Anthropic and OpenAI. Its stock surge is now raising...
Friday 26 June 2026
Agility Robotics eyes Nasdaq listing, boosting Ability Enterprise's 2H26 outlook
US humanoid robotics startup Agility Robotics announced it will list on the Nasdaq as early as September 2026, which would make it the first publicly traded humanoid robotics company...
Thursday 25 June 2026
Agility Robotics targets Nasdaq debut as Abico eyes robot mass production
US humanoid robot startup Agility Robotics announced on June 24 ET that it will go public on Nasdaq via a SPAC, aiming for a listing as early as September 2026. If completed, it will...
Thursday 25 June 2026
ProLogium and Elysian Aircraft sign MoU to explore solid-state batteries for electric aviation
ProLogium, a Taiwanese battery maker specializing in next generation lithium ceramic cells, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Elysian Aircraft, a Dutch aerospace startup...