This chip startup just raised $135M on a bet that AI’s biggest bottleneck isn’t compute — it’s memory
South Korean chip startup XCENA is betting that AI’s real bottleneck is not compute, but memory.
China is increasingly keeping its best AI talent to itself
China’s AI boom is producing world-class talent, and Beijing is increasingly reluctant to let them go elsewhere.
South Korea’s LetinAR is building optics behind AI glasses
A lens the size of a thumbnail — and the South Korean startup that makes it could become…
China’s Moonshot AI raises $2B at $20B valuation as demand for open-source AI skyrockets
Moonshot’s annualized recurring revenue topped $200 million in April, driven by rapid growth in paid subscriptions and API…
Firestorm Labs raises $82M to take drone factories into the field
A defense startup just raised $82 million to put drone factories inside shipping containers and bring manufacturing to…
China blocks Meta’s $2B Manus deal after months-long probe
China has ordered Meta to unwind its multibillion-dollar Manus acquisition, dealing a potential setback to Zuckerberg’s push into…
In Japan, the robot isn’t coming for your job; it’s filling the one nobody wants
Driven by labor shortages, Japan is pushing physical AI from pilot projects into real-world deployment.
ScaleOps raises $130M to improve computing efficiency amid AI demand
ScaleOps just raised $130M to tackle GPU shortages and soaring AI cloud costs by automating infrastructure in real…
Qodo raises $70M for code verification as AI coding scales
As AI floods software development with code, Qodo is betting the real challenge is making sure it actually…
Memory chip giant SK hynix could help end ‘RAMmageddon’ with blockbuster US IPO
SK hynix’s potential U.S. listing could raise $10-$14 billion to help it build more capacity, encourage others to…