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Tuesday 23 June 2026
China's Starlink challenger Qianfan seeks US$740M backers for LEO satellite expansion

Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST, also known as Ambandha), operator of China's Qianfan low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite...

Tuesday 23 June 2026
Nearfield Instruments raises US$380M in record Dutch deep-tech funding round

Dutch semiconductor metrology specialist Nearfield Instruments has secured US$380 million in Series D funding, marking the largest...

Tuesday 23 June 2026
Micron and Anthropic partner to advance next-gen AI infrastructure

Micron and Anthropic have announced a strategic agreement to scale the infrastructure needed to support increasingly powerful AI models,...

Monday 22 June 2026
Anthropic joins US$915 million Frontier push to scale carbon removal
Anthropic joined Frontier, the carbon removal procurement coalition, becoming the first AI startup to participate as surging power demand from AI data centers made corporate climate...
Monday 22 June 2026
China opens STAR Market pathway for AI model firms amid funding race
China's artificial intelligence (AI) industry has received another major policy boost. At the 2026 Lujiazui Forum in Shanghai, China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) Chairman...
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Inside DeepSeek's US$7.4 billion funding raise: China's AI champion keeps investors close and control closer
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has closed its first external funding round, raising more than CNY50 billion (approx. US$7.4 billion) in a deal that values the large-language model developer...
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Nvidia highlights role of optical networking as Coherent breaks ground on Texas AI chip facility
AI infrastructure is increasingly dependent on light, and more of that technology is being built in Texas. Coherent's new Sherman expansion, backed by public and private funding, could...
Tuesday 16 June 2026
Nvidia sells US$25 billion in bonds as investors seek foothold in AI boom
Nvidia launched a sale of US$25 billion worth of high-grade bonds on June 15, ultimately garnering up to US$85 billion in orders, or more than triple the bond's original size. This...
Saturday 13 June 2026
DeepSeek hiring points to AI infrastructure ambitions beyond rented compute
DeepSeek's hiring activity is drawing almost as much attention as its model releases, with roles for internet data center (IDC) design and planning engineers, senior data center operations...
Saturday 13 June 2026
Commentary: The cost of over-concentration—How TSMC's liquidity dominance is reshaping Taiwan's banking system
TSMC's financial dominance has reached unprecedented heights, with the world's leading foundry posting first-quarter 2026 profit of over NT$570 billion (approx. US$18.04 billion) and...
Wednesday 10 June 2026
Broadcom, Apollo, Blackstone launch US$35B AI infrastructure platform to power next wave of AI growth
Broadcom has partnered with Apollo Global Management and Blackstone's Credit & Insurance business to launch the AI XPV Platform, a new financing vehicle backed by an initial US$35...
Monday 8 June 2026
Dreame under scrutiny for breakneck expansion pace and state-owned funding
A city in China has begun investigating the connections between its local companies and Dreame Technology, a Chinese company known for its robot vacuum cleaners that has reportedly...
Sunday 7 June 2026
Japan injects JPY150B into Rapidus to push for 2nm production by 2027
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced on June 5, 2026, that the government completed an additional JPY150 billion (US$937.9 million) capital injection into Rapidus,...
Wednesday 3 June 2026
Commentary: Why the world's memory giants are betting on Anthropic
The latest funding round for Anthropic produced a headline-grabbing figure: a US$65 billion capital raise that pushed the artificial intelligence (AI) startup's valuation to $965 billion,...
Wednesday 3 June 2026
EU's EUR20B AI gigafactory ambition faces delays as global rivals surge ahead
The European Union's (EU) plan to mobilize EUR20 billion (US$23.3 billion) for a network of large-scale AI "gigafactories" is running into delays and funding uncertainty, stoking concerns...