Netflix pays $587M for InterPositive: AI enters the creative stack
Netflix paid $587M to acquire the AI startup InterPositive. A clear signal about the place of AI in the next Hollywood cost cycle.
Jul 20, 2026 at 11:40 9 12
Moonshot AI targets an IPO in Hong Kong: Kimi K3 makes a splash in the markets
Moonshot AI, publisher of Kimi K3, is preparing for its IPO in Hong Kong. The frontier bet moves to the liquidity stage.
Jul 20, 2026 at 11:40 10 11
Apple lawsuit lands on OpenAI's hardware roadmap, not just its IPO
The trade-secret complaint filed by Apple was first read as an IPO-window story. It is now landing squarely on the io device - the piece of the OpenAI product plan that has the least room for delay.
Jul 19, 2026 at 23:50 14 16
pQCee raises $3.9 M: Singapore frames its post-quantique bet
The Singaporean startup pQCee raises $3.9 M in post-quantum cybersecurity. Small ticket, big signal: the PQC transition is no longer waiting for the quantum deadline.
Jul 17, 2026 at 14:21 7 13
Coatue leads $3B into Databricks: the data layer of AI remains the safest bet in a jittery market
Coatue brings a down round of $3 billion on Databricks. The message is clear: in a cycle where the model is commoditized, data remains the moat.
Jul 17, 2026 at 09:21 19 8
DeepSeek valued at $51.9B: the price of the Chinese frontier open-weight continues to rise
DeepSeek reaches a $51.9 billion valuation after a new funding round. The private market continues to pay a high price for the "frontier open-weight sino" option.
Jul 17, 2026 at 09:19 7 9
Zhipu crosses the $100 million revenue mark: the commercialization of the Chinese frontier enters the numbers
Zhipu would generate $1 billion in annual revenue according to leaks. First Chinese frontier lab with measurable commercial traction at this scale.
Jul 17, 2026 at 09:19 29 8
LimX Dynamics unveils a Figure-grade humanoid demo: China's embodied field gains another player
The China humanoid pack is now shipping demos at Silicon Valley pace. The signal isn't a video - it's the cadence.
Jul 16, 2026 at 13:50 6 11
Apple explores AI chip startup acquisitions: the vertical integration playbook turns to inference silicon
Apple is exploring acquisitions of AI chip startups, sources tell Tech in Asia. The reading: Apple is preparing an inference-silicon path that does not run through Nvidia.
Jul 16, 2026 at 08:48 17 8
Emergent raises $130M in Series C: yet another Indo-American AI-native unicorn
The startup raises a $130M round led across the US-India bridge. Funds earmarked for hiring and go-to-market.
Jul 15, 2026 at 19:28 21 8
Rime raises $24M: voice agents already handle 100M calls per month
Series A of 24 M$ for Rime. The real figure is elsewhere: 100 M calls/month processed, distributed across several client companies.
Jul 15, 2026 at 19:28 17 8
DeepSeek targets the markets: IPO filing in mainland China potentially as early as 2026
Liang Wenfeng's open-weight lab discusses with advisors; targeted listing in 2027, valuation still unknown.
Jul 15, 2026 at 10:14 23 7