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Industrial firms warn EU carbon overhaul could benefit polluters
Steelmaker SSAB is spending €6 billion ($6.8 billion) to upgrade its operations, switching from coal to low-carbon hydrogen in a bet that European Union policies would reward lower-emission production and help it outcompete more polluting…
Covenant Makes Follow-On Investment in Hill Research, Citing Fourfold Revenue Growth and Accelerating Market Adoption
Hill Research increased revenue approximately fourfold from 2024 to 2025. Over the same period, the company's enterprise value doubled. Heading into 2026, Hill Research is positioned to grow an additional 5 to 8 times, supported by accelerating…
Why Asia still struggles to create its own mega-IPOs like SpaceX
Asia has the technology and access to domestic markets, but lacks deep, patient capital for mega-IPOs. China, Korea and Hong Kong face governance and capital-market constraints despite world-class industries. India has strong IPO demand, but its…
SA legal AI start-up Anvaya wins local Start-up World Cup
The Avnaya team after winning the top prize at the South African chapter of the Start-up World Cup. (Image supplied) South African legal artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Anvaya has clinched the top prize at the South African chapter of the…
Lime opens at $27 a share; IPO happened at the 'right moment,' CEO says
Electric scooter and e-bike company Lime (LIME) opened at $27 a share on Wednesday, a day after pricing its initial public offering (IPO) at $25 per share. Trading under the ticker LIME, the company priced its IPO Tuesday night at the midpoint of…
Together AI raises $800 million at $8.3 billion valuation
July 1 (Reuters) - Together AI on Wednesday said it has raised $800 million in a funding round led by Aramco Ventures, more than doubling the artificial intelligence startup's valuation to $8.3 billion. Founded in 2022, the…
Startup Oxmiq raises $35 million to build chip architecture to lower cost of AI
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence startup Oxmiq said on Wednesday it raised $35 million from investors in order to build chip design architecture and software that will lower the cost of building and running…
Eli Lilly just placed a $40 million bet on the next injectable boom
Eli Lilly just wrote a $40 million check to cure baldness. The pharma giant behind Zepbound and Mounjaro—which made the injectable culturally normal for millions of Americans—led a $100 million stock offering in Absci, a generative AI…
Sentient Bets $42M On Open-Source AGI, Crypto AI Agents
CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE - MAY 08: Peter Thiel speaks at The Cambridge Union on May 08, 2024 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. (Photo by Nordin Catic/Getty Images for The Cambridge Union) Getty Images for The Cambridge Union 'We believe AGI should be…
Cloud Capital Establishes Core Joint Venture Strategy Seeded with over $6 Billion of Assets with Realty Income and a Global Institutional Investor
WASHINGTON, July 1, 2026 /CNW/ -- Cloud Capital, a leading global data center investment management firm, today announced the launch of Cloud Capital's Core Joint Venture Strategy ('Core JV'), with Realty Income and a Global Institutional Investor…
Visa, Mastercard and Coinbase have launched a new global stablecoin
A consortium of businesses led by Visa, Mastercard and Coinbase have launched a joint stablecoin, as reported by Reuters. Over 140 businesses are involved in the stablecoin network, which is called Open Standard. The group plans on launching a coin…
Vance Earned Up to $7.4 Million Last Year, Mostly From Book Royalties
Vice President JD Vance made as much as $7.4 million last year from book royalties, investments and his venture-capital firm, according to his latest financial disclosure report. Vance continues to rake in money from his bestselling memoir…
Forget Data Centers In Space. How About Satellites That Think?
Ubotica's satellite constellation will have onboard AI to detect maritime and other threats. We've been hearing a lot about data centers in space, a highly questionable concept that looks to be expensive, fragile and unnecessary. But satellites…
Stricter digital rules may lead to Rs 91,500 crore loss in VC funding for startups: Oxford Economics
4 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google A new study has warned that India's digital policy is shifting to a more restrictive regulatory regime which could hamper the growth of the country's startup ecosystem. Over 88 per cent of…
I'm a VC founder and busy boy mom. Here's a day in my life - and my 3 favorite AI prompts that help
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jesse Draper, the 43-year-old founder of Halogen Ventures in Santa Monica, California. It's been edited for length and clarity. I'm the founder and general partner at Halogen Ventures, a venture…
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