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DeepSeek considers doubling latest funding round to up to $15 billion, sources say
DeepSeek is considering expanding its latest funding round to as much as 100 billion yuan, twice its earlier target, sources told CNBC. State-backed funds and corporate investors have shown heavy interest, while DeepSeek is restricting…
The London summit taking tech far deeper than simply AI
Since ChatGPT was unleashed on the world in November 2022, we've become used to summoning leading intelligence from a browser tab and interacting with it there. More than a billion of us use ChatGPT every single week, asking it questions and acting…
AI Hopes, Industrial Malaise Drive Boom in German Startups
People attend a startup event in a pop-up store in Berlin, Germany, September 30, 2026. A record 3,000-plus startups were founded in Germany in the first half of 2026, an 88% increase from the same period last year. Around a third focus on…
Angelini Ventures and EIB Co-lead $58 Million Series A Financing in Rouge Therapeutics to Advance First-in-Class Treatment for Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Marks the fourth investment completed under Angelini Ventures' €150 million co-investment partnership with the European Investment Bank in less than 12 months Regina Hodits from Angelini Ventures to join Rouge Therapeutics' Board of…
These young founders just raised $5.2 million from Gradient to teach AI agents how companies work
AI agents are getting better at completing tasks. But one startup says the digital assistants don't actually understand how the companies they're working for operate. Now, Zeroset has come out of stealth and raised $5.2 million to build models that…
Why Sam Altman takes his hardest questions to Nikesh Arora
Nikesh Arora has a knack for piercing directness. I profiled the Palo Alto Networks CEO for our latest issue. A tech veteran leading the only pure-play cybersecurity company in the Fortune 500, Arora has a “tell it to you straight”…
PE/VC campaign contributions lean toward Republicans
Private equity and venture capital aren't leaning into a Blue Wave, according to an Axios analysis of campaign donations made by political action committees affiliated with the American Investment Council and National Venture Capital Association.
Skydance Adds Bobby Kotick and Laurene Powell Jobs to Board, Taps Tony Blair as Adviser
Skydance Corp., formed from the megamerger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, is bringing new blood to its board of directors. On Tuesday, the company announced that Laurene Powell Jobs, founder and president of Emerson Collective, and Bobby…
Wall Street on track for record-smashing $90B year: New York State comptroller
Wall Street is on track for a record-shattering $90 billion year — and massive bonuses to go with it, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office said Tuesday. The securities industry posted $45.9 billion in profits just in the first…
Parker Remick Strengthens Senior Technology Leader Capabilities with Return of Partner, Amy Lewis
Lewis returns to Parker Remick with more than 17 years of experience advising organizations on senior technology leadership appointments. She will focus on CTO and CPO searches, partnering with boards and CEOs to identify leaders who can guide…
Cofounder.AI Names Former Google X Leader AJ Thomas Chief Operating Officer
Venture investor, operator and founder coach joins the AI-native startup to scale partnerships and operations, and brings Cofounder.AI to every Good Trouble Ventures portfolio founder LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6, 2026 /CNW/ -- Cofounder.AI, the…
New York's most viral coffee chain is officially coming to Wicker Park
News An empty Starbucks is about to become a Blank space. Chicago's coffee scene is about to get another national chain, because no one has yet reached critical caffeine mass. Blank Street Coffee, the rapidly expanding New York-born chain known for…
Ondo Finance Launches Ondo Private Markets - Tokenized Pre-IPO Notes for Private Companies
Ondo Finance is effectively trying to turn the venture capital asset class into a liquid, 24/7 tradable token. It is a bold attempt to bring the most illiquid corner of the market-private company shares-onto the blockchain. But beneath the hood…
Landlord sues Physical Intelligence to clear space for Anthropic
Two of the richest AI companies want the same Mission warehouse to build and test their robots. But only one of them has a deal to be there. The other won't move out, according to the landlord. Last week, the owners of a 98,000-square-foot property…
Exclusive: Torch Systems raises $11.5M for grid monitoring
Torch Systems, a remote monitoring provider for electric grids and other infrastructure, raised $11.5 million in equity and debt, CEO Vasya Tremsin tells Axios Pro. Why it matters: The company has expanded beyond wildfire detection. The latest:…
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