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Sygnia CEO Launches Venture Capital Fund to Keep South African AI Startups at Home
Sygnia founder and CEO Magda Wierzycka is launching a venture capital fund to invest in South African startups developing artificial intelligence tools, as she warns the country risks losing its best engineering talent and intellectual property to…
AI investments surging in India; AI share in venture capital funding rises to 12% from 5% in 2020: Report
Investments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and deep tech sectors are gaining strong momentum in India, with AI's share in Venture Capital (VC) funding rising to about 12 per cent from under 5 per cent in 2020, according to a report by India Deep…
Backed by Anthropic, a Super PAC Begins Ad Blitz in Support of A.I. Regulation
A new ad campaign on Monday warned northern New Jersey residents that Congress could leave them vulnerable to harm by artificial intelligence. The ad, which opens with photos of A.I.-generated women smiling on social media alongside A.I.-generated…
Wispr Flow launches an Android app for AI-powered dictation
AI-powered dictation startup Wispr Flow has launched its Android app today. The company released its app for Mac and Windows first, then launched on iOS in June 2025. On iOS, users could use Wispr Flow through a dedicated keyboard. On Android, the…
Exclusive | The Fundraising Tactic AI Startups Are Using to Juice Valuations
AI startup Serval closed a private deal with venture-capital giant Sequoia in December that valued it at less than $400 million. Days later, Serval announced a new milestone from another funding round. This time, its valuation had topped $1…
The Trade Desk Q4 Preview: I Was Wrong. (Rating Downgrade) (NASDAQ:TTD)
I am downgrading The Trade Desk to 'hold' due to leadership instability, decelerating revenue growth, and intensifying competition from Amazon. TTD's Q4 FY25 revenue is projected to grow 13.5% YoY, lagging Amazon Ads' 22% growth, signaling market…
Finland's IQM to become one of Europe's first listed quantum companies at $1.8 billion valuation
Finland-based quantum computing startup IQM has announced plans for an initial public offering via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The company is planning for a primary listing in New York. The transaction will see the company hit a…
Exclusive: Nigerian fintech Fairmoney looks to expand to phones, vehicles
Nigerian fintech startup Fairmoney is looking to expand its lending operation to include the financing of smartphones and vehicles, beginning with motorcycles, an executive told Semafor. It is the latest push among African fintechs to broaden…
I'm the VC who created AI Scott Adams. Here's why I'm continuing the project, despite his family's objections.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with John Arrow, the AI venture capitalist and entrepreneur behind the 'AI Coffee with Scott Adams' project, which posts AI-generated podcasts using a deepfake of the deceased Dilbert cartoonist.
All the important news from the ongoing India AI Impact Summit
With an eye toward luring more AI investment to the country, India is hosting a four-day AI Impact Summit this week that will be attended by executives from major AI labs and Big Tech, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, and…
China building a different AI future than the West
The headlines are predictable by now. The United States restricts chip exports. Chinese labs release competitive models. Pundits declare who is “winning” the artificial intelligence race. The language borrows from sport and war:…
'The door has slammed': What happened to Australia's next crop of ultra-wealthy tech founders?
In the boom years, Australian tech founders were lionised like surf champions riding a perfect swell. Billions of dollars sloshed through venture funds. Software-as-a-service companies selling things such as subscriptions to accounting or coding…
Quantum Computing News: INFQ Goes Public, Quantum Funding Surges, and the Market's Next Tech Trade Accelerates
Welcome to the weekend's recap of quantum computing news, as the sector moves beyond hype and toward execution. This week's updates highlight a mix of major government investment, new hardware scaling milestones, venture capital momentum, and early…
Economic Boom in Great Britain: The Driving Sectors and Emerging Industries
After years of uneven growth, the United Kingdom's economy is showing more convincing signs of recovery, although speaking of a true “boom” in macroeconomic terms still requires caution. The latest data from the Office for National…
5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: Plant-Based Clothing Dyes, A Shoebox-Picking Robot, And Power Generated On The Moon
This is a monthly column that runs down five interesting startup funding deals every month that may have flown under the radar. Check out our December entry here. A host of interesting, under-the-radar recently funded startups caught our attention…
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