National Cyber Warfare Foundation (NCWF) Cybersecurity Business https://forums.azcwr.org/forum.php?f=bYPMtLa3Oq cybersecurity industry news, cyber warfare, collaboration, chat, forums, threat intellignce, known hacking entities, CVEs, ncwf en-us Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:09:00 MST Portland-based Mueon, which says its AI server racks could fit up to 10x more computing capacity, raised $65M led by Maverick Silicon, with Intel part https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=8aIBOgPJVn read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=8aIBOgPJVn Thu, 15 Oct 2026 01:10:30 MST North.cloud, which helps companies watch their cloud, AI and data spend, raised a $60M Series B led by PeakSpan Capital, taking its total funding to $ https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=rmgYsC0m6N read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=rmgYsC0m6N Thu, 15 Oct 2026 01:10:37 MST Ledger unveils Atom, an $899 data-only Android-based smartphone companion device launching in summer 2027, as it pauses some sales following hardware https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=wqLkoNK1IG read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=wqLkoNK1IG Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:10:33 MST A profile of Marc Andreessen, who sources say is close to White House COS Susie Wiles and has publicly described a fallout with Biden officials over A https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=1OM6jhHqfC read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=1OM6jhHqfC Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:10:32 MST Source: the US FTC issues 50-page civil investigative demands to OpenAI and Anthropic over safety incidents, safeguarding practices, and consumer pro https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=PSXHmDrOLw read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=PSXHmDrOLw Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:10:37 MST Ramp raised $1.85B led by Dragoneer at a $60B valuation, up from $44B after raising $750M in June, and hits $2B in annualized revenue, up from $1.5B i https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=ruL5ra2pvH read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=ruL5ra2pvH Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:10:39 MST Asian chipmakers extend Wall Street losses as US Fed rate hike fears and AI funding worries mount; SK Hynix falls 10%+ on the KRX, while Samsung drops https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=vKpKStqvUq read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=vKpKStqvUq Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:10:37 MST Sources: Anthropic told investors that distillation accounts for 5% to 7% of its revenue; its rapid but slowing revenue growth could weigh on its IPO https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=pqdukXOWLU read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=pqdukXOWLU Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:10:33 MST ASML expects China to account for 20% of total sales in 2026, after Q3 sales there surged 109% QoQ, lifting China's share of machine sales from https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=fPBWWZHaX2 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=fPBWWZHaX2 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:10:32 MST TSMC reports Q3 revenue up 50.9% YoY to $46.36B, net income up 68.7% to $23.7B, both above est., marking a sixth straight quarterly profit record on A https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=IxgmizQdvD read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=IxgmizQdvD Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:10:35 MST A look at Yoti, a digital ID verification app downloaded by 23M people; its revenue grew from 6.2M in 2022 to 32M+ in 2025, with the UK as its big https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=8Cq4CMNKdv read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=8Cq4CMNKdv Thu, 15 Oct 2026 05:10:36 MST Global smartphone shipments fell 22% YoY to 255.3M in Q3, a record quarterly drop, as Samsung and Apple gained while Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo saw deeper https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=U3TBcxOiPY read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=U3TBcxOiPY Thu, 15 Oct 2026 05:10:37 MST ASML expects China to account for 20% of total sales this year, after Q3 sales there surged 109% QoQ, lifting China's share of machine sales fro https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=d0cQb961Hz read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=d0cQb961Hz Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:10:35 MST Asian chipmakers extend Wall Street losses as US Fed rate hike fears and AI funding worries mount; SK Hynix fell 10%+ on the KRX, while Samsung fell https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=3nicLI13rV read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=3nicLI13rV Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:10:39 MST Sources: Anthropic told investors that distillation accounts for 5% to 7% of revenue; its rapid but slowing revenue growth could weigh on its IPO valu https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=frNp6TkD68 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=frNp6TkD68 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:10:33 MST Letter: Democratic senators question Meta's $6.6B in federal tax credits claimed over the past two years toward costs of building "experimen https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=UXCTrLx7Wo read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=UXCTrLx7Wo Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:10:35 MST CoreWeave closed down 15.5% as yields on its bonds near 15% amid concern over tech companies' heavy AI borrowing; Oracle dropped 8.8%, Nebius 10% https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=4SBwZxhUKs read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=4SBwZxhUKs Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:10:35 MST Jio Platforms seeks to raise up to $3.2B in India's largest IPO, which would value it at as much as $108.3B; the offering opens October 21 and cl https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=uUHnyt0onO read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=uUHnyt0onO Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:10:33 MST Shareholders for both Fox Corp. and Roku approve Fox's $22B acquisition of Roku; Fox expects the deal to be finished in H1 2027, subject to regul https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=ApVC0x8lzK read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=ApVC0x8lzK Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:10:32 MST Sources: Anthropic told investors that its revenue jumped to $16.8B in Q3, up from $11.5B in Q2, and that the company was profitable on an adjusted ba https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=HW6Uj6FuZ0 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=HW6Uj6FuZ0 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:10:35 MST Apple closes above a $5T market cap for the first time, the second company after Nvidia to do so; Apple had crossed $5T six times intraday previously https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=0MYYSIW2zI read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=0MYYSIW2zI Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:10:34 MST Zenzap, a private messenger with AI agents that aims to replace apps like WhatsApp in the workplace, raised $44M from Bessemer, Lightspeed, and others https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=SrzJQrp2ti read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=SrzJQrp2ti Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:10:33 MST CoreWeave stock drops 15%+ and its bond yields near 15%, over concerns that some tech companies are borrowing too heavily for the AI build-out; ORCL d https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=SLAb9G6yqV read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=SLAb9G6yqV Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:10:31 MST Sources: Anduril opens a tender offer of up to $1.3B for staff at a $90B valuation, available in 16 countries for the first time; it was valued at $ https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=D3PaG6h7Yj read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=D3PaG6h7Yj Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:10:34 MST CoreWeave stock drops 15%+ and its bond yields near 15%, over concerns that some tech companies are borrowing too heavily for the AI build-out; ORCL i https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=DMK5SZooFD read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=DMK5SZooFD Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:10:36 MST Ledger Suspends Southeast Asian Resellers During $90 Million Crypto Wallet Hack Investigation - PYMNTS.com https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=Xsgi1vXmKq read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=Xsgi1vXmKq Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:10:10 MST Austin-based Icon, which builds robotic 3D-printing construction systems and software, raised a $200M Series D co-led by Baillie Gifford and BlackRock https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=AWK0JzMZGr read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=AWK0JzMZGr Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:10:43 MST AI infrastructure startup Modal raised a $750M Series D led by Accel at a $15.75B post-money valuation, taking its total funding to $1.2B, and passes https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=UMQHk9lvrE read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=UMQHk9lvrE Wed, 14 Oct 2026 02:10:35 MST Sources: the EU is negotiating with China to lift sanctions on an unnamed Chinese company in exchange for China lifting sanctions on a German ASML sup https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=opzohrV3bf read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=opzohrV3bf Wed, 14 Oct 2026 02:10:34 MST Berkshire Hathaway invests an additional $330M in Bending Spoons, taking its stake to 4%, after investing $600M during Bending Spoons' July IPO; https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=9GmVGIj0Rt read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=9GmVGIj0Rt Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:10:33 MST Jensen Huang announces $2B in new European Nvidia investments, including in French startups Doctolib and Genesis AI, adding to $8B invested over the p https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=a9TK52dhUA read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=a9TK52dhUA Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:10:39 MST Google plans to acquire power from AEP's Cheyenne Fuel Cell under a 20-year deal; AEP will invest $4B in the Wyoming fuel cell project using Blo https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=DipL6KEoEJ read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=DipL6KEoEJ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:10:36 MST Harmonic Security, which uses small language models to inspect employee interactions with AI tools, raised a $50M Series B, taking its total funding t https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=O5omyPnQem read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=O5omyPnQem Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:10:34 MST Bengaluru-based Scimplify, which uses AI agents and 500+ partner manufacturing facilities to accelerate chemical production, raised $25M led by Hitach https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=KlZu6QdH4Q read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=KlZu6QdH4Q Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:10:36 MST Inside the making of Rockstar's GTA VI, which analysts expect to sell 40M copies and make $3B+ in revenue in its first four months; Rockstar now https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=JxCNy0lMS6 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=JxCNy0lMS6 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:10:33 MST Tencent raised $5.7B via US dollar and offshore yuan debt offerings, drawing $23B+ in orders; a source says Tencent had initially been expected to ra https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=Rm37Ls7V1g read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=Rm37Ls7V1g Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:10:34 MST EC-CUBE plugin (for EC-CUBE 4 series) "AmazonPay Plugin" vulnerable to external control of assumed-immutable web parameter https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=c2S01kuhKj read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=c2S01kuhKj Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:10:27 MST ASML says it cannot fully meet AI-driven demand for its chipmaking tools in 2027 and 2028, and is seeing "strong interest" in orders for 202 https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=dWbIIAL0Et read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=dWbIIAL0Et Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:10:36 MST ASML reports Q3 net sales of 11.66B, vs. 11.72B est., a 4.96B net profit, vs. 4.1B est., and raises its 2026 net sales forecast from 43 https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=81Rz48s7Ge read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=81Rz48s7Ge Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:10:35 MST US defense companies and startups have signed at least 13 deals with Taiwanese hardware companies since September 2025 to build a secure drone tech su https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=5lauxzYxQo read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=5lauxzYxQo Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:10:34 MST Delaware-based Causa Prima, which develops an agent-to-agent AI platform for managing B2B payments, resolving billing disputes, and more, raised a $20 https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=b3TsUoV7US read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=b3TsUoV7US Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:10:37 MST Albert Invent, which launched an AI model trained on chemical patents and data about 15M molecules, raised a $55M Series B, a source says at a $340M v https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=nNct5znJyx read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=nNct5znJyx Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:10:33 MST Tencent raised $5.7B via US dollar and offshore yuan debt offerings, drawing $23B+ in orders; source: it had initially been expected to raise at leas https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=Pl830XuKvi read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=Pl830XuKvi Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:10:31 MST Sources: self-driving simulation software maker Applied Intuition has received investment offers that would value it at $30B+, up from $15B in June (S https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=aGUB3yaID9 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=aGUB3yaID9 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:10:31 MST Sources: Decagon, which offers AI customer service agents and was last valued at $4.5B, hired a bank and is in early talks with buyers, including Serv https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=kCF4fKxNv0 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=kCF4fKxNv0 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:10:32 MST Scuba, which is building a "context engine" designed to serve as a shared memory hub for human workers and AI agents, raised $34M across pre https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=IZPzjFFn7S read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=IZPzjFFn7S Tue, 13 Oct 2026 03:10:32 MST Bumble says Ithaca Holdings will pay $6.05 per share, a 138% premium to Bumble's Friday close; BMBL jumps 56% to $5.94, after a 50% jump Monday o https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=Rjs9mwjuf5 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=Rjs9mwjuf5 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 02:10:33 MST Tving CEO Tells South Korean Lawmakers Breach Was Likely AI-Driven Hack, Admits Security Investment Shortfall - BigGo Finance https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=8G8WGxCLuq read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=8G8WGxCLuq Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:10:13 MST Sources: Anthropic and OpenAI have pushed for substantial control over what external AI evaluators can publish, out of concern that trade secrets coul https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=eDd39rwRLi read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=eDd39rwRLi Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:10:34 MST The IMF lifts its 2026 global GDP growth forecast to 3.1%, up from 3% in July, citing an AI boom that offsets Middle East war disruptions and high ene https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=MjcWsF31Wi read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=MjcWsF31Wi Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:10:33 MST Accenture's market cap rebounded from $76B in June to $130B ahead of its investor day, where it seeks to reassure investors that AI won't t https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=4HxktzWlTc read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=4HxktzWlTc Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:10:34 MST IDC: China's Q3 smartphone shipments fell 15.4% YoY to 57.9M units, the sixth straight quarter of decline; Huawei led with a 21% share and Apple https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=888IWoqMvt read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=888IWoqMvt Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:10:32 MST A global chip stock sell-off deepens after Broadcom's CEO likened AI investing to a casino, with Samsung down as much as 8.8%, SK Hynix down 9.2% https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=agMEm8NPxS read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=agMEm8NPxS Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:10:39 MST A global chip stock sell-off deepens after Broadcom's CEO likened AI investing to a casino, with Samsung down as much as 8.8%, SK Hynix 9.2%, and https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=QPdemDITR4 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=QPdemDITR4 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:10:39 MST IDC: Nvidia's AI chip shipments in China fell 44% YoY to 678K in H1 2026, as its market share slid to 34% amid US export curbs and rising domesti https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=ON85Q1gQvj read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=ON85Q1gQvj Tue, 13 Oct 2026 04:10:36 MST China-based Transsion, which dominates the market for smartphones in Africa, raised $390M from a Hong Kong share sale after pricing the deal near the https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=2N3rJWyLlX read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=2N3rJWyLlX Tue, 13 Oct 2026 04:10:39 MST Sources: JPMorgan and Goldman, leading a $5B loan sale with a yield of 11% for AI startup Volta, took a rare move to limit exposure by underwriting j https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=gLuNVl8d3F read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=gLuNVl8d3F Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:10:38 MST Suki, an AI ambient scribe for healthcare providers, raised a $90M Series E led by Healthier Capital; a source says it projects $60M-$80M in revenue t https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=77ybxwZfEp read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=77ybxwZfEp Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:10:41 MST Sources: Bumble is in advanced talks to be taken private at a $1B valuation by Ithaca Holdings, founded recently by two Silicon Valley execs; BMBL ju https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=X8TbJQRmJQ read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=X8TbJQRmJQ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:10:35 MST Sources: Bumble is in advanced talks to be taken private at a $1B valuation; the buyer is Ithaca Holdings, a firm founded recently by two Silicon Val https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=vC3X4Hqlxu read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=vC3X4Hqlxu Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:10:36 MST Getty enters a restructuring agreement to take the company private, with Getty family and Koch Equity committing to invest up to $533M to own 100% of https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=aL9Luyuo91 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=aL9Luyuo91 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:10:38 MST How the Chinese scam industry is spreading beyond Asia's fortified compounds as AI makes it cheaper and easier to run fake investment schemes and https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=fePpAohweK read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=fePpAohweK Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:10:36 MST South Korean Security Startups Rise Against Financial AI Hacking - https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=LPmCR2In9L read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=LPmCR2In9L Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:10:29 MST Global smartphone shipments fell 20% YoY in Q3 to a 14-year low amid memory shortages; Apple's share crossed 20% for the first time in any Q3, re https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=DCXawcbECZ read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=DCXawcbECZ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:10:36 MST A profile of Microsoft EVP of Copilot Charles Lamanna, a potential Satya Nadella successor; a source says Microsoft is on track to pay Anthropic $2B+ https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=uURYMujKdg read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=uURYMujKdg Mon, 12 Oct 2026 01:10:35 MST Ledger Finds Unauthorized Hardware Implant in CryptoBilis-Sold Wallet Amid Fund Theft Reports https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=pizEVfMuOp read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=pizEVfMuOp Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:10:08 MST Sources: DeepSeek agrees to lead robotic AI startup Winverse AI's seed funding round of tens of millions of dollars, valuing the startup at $400 https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=fqKx3Uh4tj read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=fqKx3Uh4tj Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:10:37 MST Broadcom CEO Hock Tan criticizes speculative AI investing, comparing uninformed investors to casino gamblers and questioning the long-term economics o https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=8nxzpFcfEj read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=8nxzpFcfEj Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:10:37 MST As economic and corporate research shows limited AI efficiency gains, surveys by Workday, Google, MIT, and others detail a human "verification ta https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=647Wun1Nw3 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=647Wun1Nw3 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:10:22 MST Sources: Tencent is planning a $5B bond offering, including $1.5B to $2B in dollar tranches, to fund AI expenditures, with the bulk going toward chip https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=3hJ8eyhVro read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=3hJ8eyhVro Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:10:16 MST Sources: PCB maker Dongshan is eyeing to raise $2B to $3B in a Hong Kong listing as soon as this month; Dongshan is listed in Shenzhen with a $39B val https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=pBlNBboa7L read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=pBlNBboa7L Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:10:19 MST Anchorage Digital buys B2B payments automation startup Routable for an undisclosed sum; Anchorage CEO calls it its largest acquisition by team size an https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=HbKpvXfT0P read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=HbKpvXfT0P Mon, 12 Oct 2026 01:10:40 MST Vitalize, an AI platform that helps hospitals manage labor and capacity in real time, raised a $31M Series A led by Oak HC FT, with YC and others part https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=AsXfgFh8dl read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=AsXfgFh8dl Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:10:40 MST Rein Security, which develops runtime tools to secure enterprise AI agents and stop adversarial AI agents, raised a $25M Series A, taking total fundin https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=RY1yytT90G read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=RY1yytT90G Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:10:40 MST Multiply Labs, which develops robotic systems to automate pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, raised a $75M Series B led by Patrick Soon-Shiong&ap https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=suJzsd4jF9 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=suJzsd4jF9 Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:10:38 MST General Medicine, an online storefront for medical care founded by PillPack founders TJ Parker and Elliot Cohen, raised a $120M Series B led by a16z ( https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=SdQ1nDYeWm read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=SdQ1nDYeWm Sun, 11 Oct 2026 04:10:36 MST Sources: Nvidia is in talks to acquire or invest more into US open-weights AI startup Reflection AI; the deal may be an acquihire to avoid antitrust s https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=VORUrTBF4k read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=VORUrTBF4k Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:10:37 MST A profile of Zach Frankel, a secretive and unusually hands-on solo investor who wrote the first checks to startups like Ramp, Cognition, and Applied C https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=uhxIMsTUmf read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=uhxIMsTUmf Sat, 10 Oct 2026 03:10:34 MST Current and former employees say TikTok US still coordinates closely with the global TikTok org, and US staff continue to use ByteDance's interna https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=e8YLYq1qXp read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=e8YLYq1qXp Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:10:34 MST A look at differing revenue calculations of Anthropic and OpenAI, as Anthropic books gross sales through cloud partners, while OpenAI records only its https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=LvMSsYjaWE read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=LvMSsYjaWE Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:10:34 MST Sources detail how Firmus' IPO collapsed in 48 hours after US fund managers deemed its $30B valuation too rich for a company with just $51M in FY https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=CCQdmd1rOK read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=CCQdmd1rOK Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:10:36 MST Circana: US Xbox unit sales fell 33% YoY to an all-time low in 2026 through August, while PS5 sales fell 25%, as both consoles hit record high average https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=XRuiTN2PIn read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=XRuiTN2PIn Sat, 10 Oct 2026 05:10:33 MST Cloudflare acquires Deno, co-founded by Node.js creator Ryan Dahl, which had developed an open-source alternative to Cloudflare Workers and had raised https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=MAoR4J908T read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=MAoR4J908T Sat, 10 Oct 2026 05:10:34 MST Sources: Nuvacore, a six-month-old Sequoia-backed chip startup that's designing a new central processor for data centers, is raising funds at a https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=W0oVm7RLw5 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=W0oVm7RLw5 Fri, 9 Oct 2026 11:10:33 MST Oxide Computer, which helps companies build their own clouds, raised a $445M Series D led by Eclipse at a $6B valuation, taking its total funding to https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=8jkmeCxHwG read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=8jkmeCxHwG Fri, 9 Oct 2026 10:10:34 MST Sources: Ramp raised about $1.85B led by Dragoneer and Thrive Capital at a $60B pre-money valuation, up from $44B in June, when it raised $750M (Rebec https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=EUH2Bm6pqI read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=EUH2Bm6pqI Fri, 9 Oct 2026 08:10:34 MST Verizon closed down 8.75%, its worst day since 2002, while T-Mobile fell 13.27% and AT&T 9.81% after SpaceX announced a nationwide spectrum deal o https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=R0GnHK2izx read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=R0GnHK2izx Fri, 9 Oct 2026 08:10:34 MST A record 42 startups became decacorns so far in 2026, beating 2021's 34; PitchBook: the average time to hit $10B dropped to 5.5 years in 2025 vs. https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=u2XBpWcLgl read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=u2XBpWcLgl Fri, 9 Oct 2026 07:10:05 MST Vesta, which uses AI agents to automate much of the loan origination process, raised $30M led by Conversion, bringing its total funding to $85M (Domin https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=nY2Y86V5RY read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=nY2Y86V5RY Fri, 9 Oct 2026 05:10:31 MST Jev developer TypeSafe AI raised a $870M Series A led by a16z at a $7.5B valuation with Sequoia and others participating, says 33% of the Fortune 500 https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=MffMqXkws2 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=MffMqXkws2 Fri, 9 Oct 2026 05:10:33 MST Warehouse robotics startup Ultra raised a $12M seed and a $50M Series A, and expands its deal with Physical Intelligence to supply AI software for its https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=C1OVaod0Fl read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=C1OVaod0Fl Fri, 9 Oct 2026 04:10:35 MST Sabi, which is building a baseball cap that uses 100K non-contact neuro-sensors to convert neural signals into text prompts for AI systems, raised a $ https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=sAmEAD6W5q read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=sAmEAD6W5q Fri, 9 Oct 2026 03:10:35 MST Jev developer TypeSafe AI raised $870M led by a16z at a $7.5B valuation with Sequoia and angel investors also participating; 33% of the Fortune 500 https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=HcVkxtuamS read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=HcVkxtuamS Fri, 9 Oct 2026 02:10:34 MST Meanwhile, a Sam Altman-backed bitcoin life insurance provider, raised $37.5M led by Bain Capital, sources say at a $350M valuation, up from $190M in https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=28IKUG7RGo read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=28IKUG7RGo Fri, 9 Oct 2026 11:10:33 MST Sources: SoftBank is seeking to raise up to $100B from Gulf investors for a fund to buy companies and improve their operations with AI and other advan https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=RZv7QWWtxZ read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=RZv7QWWtxZ Fri, 9 Oct 2026 05:10:36 MST President Trump awards Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Lisa Su, and Sergey Brin the National Medal of Science at a White House summit promoting innovation (J https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=3ZVqn8LJPY read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=3ZVqn8LJPY Fri, 9 Oct 2026 12:10:55 MST SpaceX agrees to acquire a low-band spectrum portfolio to help Starlink "become a major mobile carrier in the US"; AT&T, T-Mobile, Veriz https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=T3upmcAzzZ read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=T3upmcAzzZ Thu, 8 Oct 2026 10:10:54 MST Filing: the US FTC is probing Block over inadequate customer service for frozen or deactivated Square accounts amid staffing cuts, following 1,500+ co https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=wCoBfROT1A read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=wCoBfROT1A Thu, 8 Oct 2026 09:10:56 MST USV raised $900M, including a $500M early-stage fund, up from $275M in 2024, cuts its general partnership to four investors, and aims to lead more AI https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=Rryp8V9uLZ read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=Rryp8V9uLZ Thu, 8 Oct 2026 09:10:55 MST SpaceX agrees to buy a nationwide low-band spectrum portfolio to help Starlink "become a major mobile carrier"; AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=qDkgY8lV1G read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=qDkgY8lV1G Thu, 8 Oct 2026 09:10:55 MST Sources: Firmus is set to postpone its IPO and is weighing a private funding round instead, after some investors suggested its pricing strategy is agg https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=SHS9FO68o5 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=SHS9FO68o5 Thu, 8 Oct 2026 09:10:55 MST USV raised $900M, including a $500M early-stage fund, up from $275M in 2024, cuts general partnership to four investors, and aims to lead more AI roun https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=NbmaVtmQA4 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=NbmaVtmQA4 Thu, 8 Oct 2026 08:10:53 MST Docs: OpenAI told investors its annualized revenue was nearing $50B at the end of September, well below the $70B reported by the media based on invest https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=tVZfgYXSpf read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=tVZfgYXSpf Thu, 8 Oct 2026 08:10:53 MST Filing: the FTC is probing Block over inadequate customer service for frozen or deactivated Square accounts amid staffing cuts, following 1,500+ compl https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=mbNeH5gcdv read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=mbNeH5gcdv Thu, 8 Oct 2026 07:10:53 MST Nvidia, Oracle, CoreWeave, and other AI stocks fell after a report that OpenAI's annualized revenue at September's end was $20B less than pr https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=aGIwvjshAc read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=aGIwvjshAc Thu, 8 Oct 2026 07:10:55 MST Sources: Firmus is set to postpone its IPO and is weighing a private funding round instead, as some investors raised concerns over its pricing strateg https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=9mGnGIOQFH read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=9mGnGIOQFH Thu, 8 Oct 2026 06:10:56 MST GlobalFoundries signs a five-year, $2B deal to provide silicon interposer production capacity to TSMC, manufactured at GlobalFoundries' Malta, Ne https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=HZ43tnMkDH read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=HZ43tnMkDH Thu, 8 Oct 2026 05:10:58 MST Docs: OpenAI told investors its annualized revenue was nearing $50B at the end of September, well below the $70B reported by media based on investor d https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=b2FZ5NNug3 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=b2FZ5NNug3 Thu, 8 Oct 2026 04:10:54 MST GlobalFoundries signs a five-year, $2B deal to provide silicon interposer production capacity to TSMC, manufactured at GlobalFoundries' New York https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=ltWx0nrHs0 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=ltWx0nrHs0 Thu, 8 Oct 2026 04:10:54 MST Hone, founded by former OpenAI and Cognition staffers to create AI agents that can help run a business, raised a $60M seed at a $285M valuation (Bloom https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=frYhb0qZna read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=frYhb0qZna Thu, 8 Oct 2026 04:10:56 MST Sources: the IPO of Nvidia-backed data center provider Firmus is uncertain after failing to attract adequate support, underscoring concerns over AI fu https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=lnVMSnWBIr read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=lnVMSnWBIr Thu, 8 Oct 2026 03:10:55 MST 3 Fundamentals Mid-Market IT Leaders Should Focus On https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=cbiBGbFXjo read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=cbiBGbFXjo Thu, 8 Oct 2026 02:10:57 MST Gallatin AI, which uses AI to digitize and streamline military logistics data, raised a $50M Series A, bringing its total funding to $70M (Colin Demar https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=ubScQd0Zmv read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=ubScQd0Zmv Thu, 8 Oct 2026 02:10:54 MST European venture funding rose 77% YoY to $25B in Q3, the region's strongest funding quarter in four years, representing 16% of global VC and led https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=TkBGqiKcMQ read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=TkBGqiKcMQ Thu, 8 Oct 2026 02:10:54 MST Manus' parent company Butterfly Effect raised $500M+, led by Boyu Capital and IDG, in its first funding since Beijing forced Meta to unwind its $ https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=G0eSpc6D6K read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=G0eSpc6D6K Thu, 8 Oct 2026 01:10:54 MST Xbox launches XP, a unit that will manage four non-gaming "investment areas": Xbox Pictures for film and TV, Xbox Products, Xbox Places, and https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=EnTYBnjuHP read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=EnTYBnjuHP Thu, 8 Oct 2026 01:10:54 MST AI retail trading agent startup Catalyst raised a $30M seed led by Sequoia and says a pilot generated hundreds of millions in trading volume over two https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=nsnNmXnnOi read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=nsnNmXnnOi Thu, 8 Oct 2026 12:10:53 MST Xbox launches XP, a division to manage four non-gaming "investment areas": Xbox Pictures for film and TV, Xbox Products, Xbox Places, and Xb https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=UQxoqUFAoc read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=UQxoqUFAoc Thu, 8 Oct 2026 12:10:58 MST Spotify and Joe Rogan renew their multiyear licensing and ad sales deal; sources say the terms are similar to Rogan's last deal, worth $250M, sig https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=WK1If3GgKt read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=WK1If3GgKt Thu, 8 Oct 2026 12:10:57 MST Quantum startup Oratomic raised a $475M Series B at a $5.4B valuation, up from $1.5B after raising a $300M Series A in July, taking its total funding https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=hrfOnVulGV read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=hrfOnVulGV Thu, 8 Oct 2026 11:10:54 MST Analysis: planned and active data center investments in Finland surpass 67B, driven by AI demand, cool climate conditions, and renewable energy acc https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=7M1JOSt8hc read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=7M1JOSt8hc Thu, 8 Oct 2026 10:10:56 MST The US Federal Reserve's September meeting shows officials are increasingly citing surging AI investments, not tariffs, as the driver of rising g https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=H4jLau0aLC read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=H4jLau0aLC Thu, 8 Oct 2026 10:10:55 MST UK-based quantum computing startup Universal Quantum raised a $100M+ Series A led by DCVC and Firgun Ventures to expand research hubs in Germany and S https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=3w80tY0e4j read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=3w80tY0e4j Thu, 8 Oct 2026 09:10:55 MST A profile of Garmin CEO Cliff Pemble, who helped diversify its GPS product lines and grew its annual revenue from $2.6B in 2013 to a record $7.2B in 2 https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=c8vITorMVy read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=c8vITorMVy Thu, 8 Oct 2026 09:10:57 MST Manus' parent Butterfly Effect raised $500M+, led by Boyu Capital and IDG Capital, in its first funding since Beijing forced Meta to unwind its $ https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=4PkcwdcDMJ read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=4PkcwdcDMJ Thu, 8 Oct 2026 09:10:56 MST Manus' parent Butterfly Effect says it raised $500M+, led by Boyu Capital and IDG Capital, in its first funding since Meta was forced to unwind i https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=l3ljHSEejN read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=l3ljHSEejN Thu, 8 Oct 2026 06:10:58 MST A profile of Garmin CEO Cliff Pemble, who helped diversify its GPS product lines and grew annual revenue from $2.6B in 2013 to a record $7.2B last yea https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=9Q1IXMiJMT read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=9Q1IXMiJMT Thu, 8 Oct 2026 06:10:56 MST Filing: Shanghai-based AI chipmaker Biren raises $515M in a new share sale; Biren's Hong Kong-listed stock is down 50%+ from a June peak but up https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=CedUgmy00x read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=CedUgmy00x Thu, 8 Oct 2026 04:10:53 MST Sources: Isomorphic Labs, an AI drug discovery startup spun out of Google DeepMind, is in early talks to raise funds at a valuation of at least $40B ( https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=7tdDl0C2xp read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=7tdDl0C2xp Thu, 8 Oct 2026 04:10:56 MST Source: Nvidia considered a last-minute OpenRouter bid, telling its leadership it was prepared to make a generous offer, but OpenRouter didn't wa https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=jKctliGqx0 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=jKctliGqx0 Thu, 8 Oct 2026 03:10:55 MST Keyu Tian, a former ByteDance intern, raised $30M from 5Y and IDG for his unnamed AI lab that focuses on building world models, at a $200M post-money https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=GAnyvDscAc read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=GAnyvDscAc Thu, 8 Oct 2026 01:10:55 MST Mecka, which collects human motion data to train humanoid robots, raised a $60M Series B led by Sequoia, with participation from Nvidia, M12, and othe https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=t7wZmknurc read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=t7wZmknurc Thu, 8 Oct 2026 12:10:52 MST Samsung reports preliminary Q3 operating profit up 782% YoY to $80.1B, vs. $81.2B est., and revenue up 127% to $145.7B, lower than expected (Yoolim https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=l3yldFeUON read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=l3yldFeUON Wed, 7 Oct 2026 11:10:54 MST The DOD offers chipmaker Wolfspeed, which filed for bankruptcy in 2025, a conditional loan of up to $1.5B in exchange for warrants for up to 7.5% of t https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=HIxlZmgkPW read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=HIxlZmgkPW Wed, 7 Oct 2026 10:10:55 MST Sources: former White House AI adviser Sriram Krishnan is raising a $500M fund to back growth- and later-stage US AI startups, prioritizing national https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=gtFZsZSreP read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=gtFZsZSreP Wed, 7 Oct 2026 09:10:53 MST Los Angeles-based game studio Gardens Interactive raised a $35M+ Series B led by Lightspeed at a $190M pre-money valuation, taking its total funding t https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=oYS5HSI0rO read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=oYS5HSI0rO Wed, 7 Oct 2026 09:10:54 MST Los Angeles-based Parallel Systems, which makes autonomous electric freight trains, raised a $100M Series C led by AVP, taking its total funding to $2 https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=6CoJFImdVS read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=6CoJFImdVS Wed, 7 Oct 2026 09:10:54 MST Healthleap, which makes AI screening software that helps identify patients at risk of undiagnosed illnesses, raised $38M across a $30M Series A and an https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=UTVyKzUQAI read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=UTVyKzUQAI Wed, 7 Oct 2026 09:10:53 MST Sources: former White House AI adviser Sriram Krishnan is raising a $500M fund to back growth- and later-stage US AI companies, prioritizing national https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=OxKxRa7ESR read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=OxKxRa7ESR Wed, 7 Oct 2026 07:10:54 MST Anthropic cuts Sonnet 5.5 cache read price from $0.20 to $0.10 and adds monthly API credits: $100 for Max 5x, $200 for Max 20x, up to $500 shared by T https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=iPe69AV8fV read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=iPe69AV8fV Wed, 7 Oct 2026 07:10:56 MST FBI, French authorities seize deepfake CSAM-for-sale websites https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=loRueuFo1I read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=loRueuFo1I Wed, 7 Oct 2026 05:10:53 MST Game studio Gardens Interactive raised a $35M+ Series B led by Lightspeed at a pre-money valuation of $190M, taking its total funding to $71M (Cecilia https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=Ol9yOSeY0n read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=Ol9yOSeY0n Wed, 7 Oct 2026 04:10:53 MST The Pentagon Hopes to Speed Up Kill Chain AI Buys With 5-Minute Videos https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=gYztkTRQkX read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=gYztkTRQkX Wed, 7 Oct 2026 03:10:25 MST Healthleap, which makes AI screening software to identify patients at risk of undiagnosed illnesses, raised $38M across a $30M Series A and an $8M see https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=RJJwPOYUhJ read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=RJJwPOYUhJ Wed, 7 Oct 2026 03:10:52 MST Parallel Systems, which builds autonomous freight trains, raised a $100M Series C led by AVP, taking its total funding to $200M+ (Tim De Chant TechCru https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=jao5n39eHc read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=jao5n39eHc Wed, 7 Oct 2026 03:10:54 MST Sources: Dallas-based Disruptive is targeting up to $10B for a late-stage fund and has secured $7.5B; founded in 2012, it has backed Groq and Reflecti https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=5aai0TWMaJ read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=5aai0TWMaJ Wed, 7 Oct 2026 03:10:53 MST Nous Research, which makes the open-source Hermes AI agent that has hit 22M+ downloads since February, raised $90M at a $1.2B valuation to expand to e https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=m5X8xEwKyO read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=m5X8xEwKyO Wed, 7 Oct 2026 02:10:55 MST North American startup funding hit $92B in Q3, down 35% QoQ but up 50% YoY, with $61B to AI startups; there were 11 $1B+ acquisitions and IPOs remaine https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=m6sdvDChFy read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=m6sdvDChFy Wed, 7 Oct 2026 01:10:53 MST Meta, Google DeepMind, and Isomorphic Labs invest $300M and the US invests $500M+ in Zuckerberg-backed Biohub to build open biology datasets for AI tr https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=EMoUTVwLCY read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=EMoUTVwLCY Wed, 7 Oct 2026 01:10:55 MST Stuut, which uses AI agents to automate enterprise order-to-cash cycles and serves 150+ clients, raised a $52.5M Series B led by Insight, for $93M tot https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=QBGY2r5v3N read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=QBGY2r5v3N Wed, 7 Oct 2026 01:10:54 MST Sources: Dallas-based Disruptive is targeting up to $10B for a late-stage fund, and has secured $7.5B; founded in 2012, it has backed Groq and Reflect https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=WGqtPYuUfh read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=WGqtPYuUfh Wed, 7 Oct 2026 11:10:55 MST AI startup acquisitions by other AI startups hit 195 through September 29, up 14% from 2025, but the number of buyers grew just 2%; OpenAI was the mos https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=fO9FomszlQ read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=fO9FomszlQ Wed, 7 Oct 2026 10:10:54 MST AI startup acquisitions by AI startups hit 195 through September 29, up 14% from all of 2025, but the number of buyers grew just 2%; OpenAI was the mo https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=9KTSqZlO7o read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=9KTSqZlO7o Wed, 7 Oct 2026 08:10:58 MST Turba Labs, which develops tech for optimizing AI infrastructure by creating digital twins of data centers, emerges from stealth with a $52M seed and https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=o6pSGpbmHY read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=o6pSGpbmHY Wed, 7 Oct 2026 07:10:53 MST GoTo and Grab face pressure to offer drivers better deals; GoTo's share price has fallen 90% from its 2022 peak, while Grab's has fallen 50% https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=pz3pVS4oNS read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=pz3pVS4oNS Wed, 7 Oct 2026 06:10:55 MST Turba Labs, which develops tech for optimizing AI infrastructure by creating digital twins of data centers, emerges from stealth with $52M seed and Se https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=veBLZqfi0Q read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=veBLZqfi0Q Wed, 7 Oct 2026 06:10:54 MST Sources: the European Commission considers taxing big US tech companies through a broad levy on large corporations to avoid singling out individual co https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=5Ex1jG2imX read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=5Ex1jG2imX Wed, 7 Oct 2026 05:10:57 MST Filing: China-based Transsion, which commands 53% of Africa's mobile phone market by unit sales, is seeking to raise as much as $428M in a Hong https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=SwX8wVbl0n read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=SwX8wVbl0n Wed, 7 Oct 2026 05:10:57 MST AI startup acquisitions by other AI startups hit 195 through Sept. 29, up 14% from all of 2025, but number of buyers grew just 2%; OpenAI was the most https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=vlSG2tg3LG read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=vlSG2tg3LG Wed, 7 Oct 2026 04:10:55 MST Japanese chipmaker Rapidus is partnering with 17 companies, including US-based Synopsys, to help customers design chips; Rapidus has $15B+ in state fu https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=0iMKMy2pwW read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=0iMKMy2pwW Wed, 7 Oct 2026 03:10:56 MST New York-based Melius, which provides AI tools for generating ad campaigns, images, and videos, raised $25M, including a $20M Series A and a $5M seed https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=BqztYHXYFa read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=BqztYHXYFa Wed, 7 Oct 2026 12:10:56 MST Sources: SpaceX is seeking to raise $40B, including $10B in bank loans and $30B in investment-grade debt, to purchase Nvidia chips, in a deal led by https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=Prb6HSFl5s read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=Prb6HSFl5s Tue, 6 Oct 2026 11:10:56 MST Capitolis, which develops tech for banks and financial institutions, raised $220M, including a $120M Series E at a $1.9B valuation, up from $1.6B in M https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=Nl0un0mkEB read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=Nl0un0mkEB Tue, 6 Oct 2026 09:10:58 MST Capitolis, which develops tech for banks and financial institutions, raised $220M, including a $120M Series E at a $1.9B valuation, up from $1.6B in 2 https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=26qrSSnMwK read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=26qrSSnMwK Tue, 6 Oct 2026 08:10:57 MST Vinci, which makes software used to simulate elements of chip and other hardware design, raised $250M at a $1.5B valuation led by Advent, Temasek, and https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=pwgikcZ8H3 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=pwgikcZ8H3 Tue, 6 Oct 2026 08:10:57 MST Sources: Nvidia-backed neocloud Lambda is raising up to $4B led by Blackstone and Coatue at a $14.5B pre-money valuation in a final round before its p https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=cDPPU2ZFMJ read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=cDPPU2ZFMJ Tue, 6 Oct 2026 08:10:58 MST Anthropic expands its Claude Startups program with $45K in discounts and credits via the Claude Startup Stack, a $1,000 API credit, and a year of Clau https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=PRquUJTN7Q read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=PRquUJTN7Q Tue, 6 Oct 2026 08:10:58 MST Flai, which makes AI tools for car dealerships to manage phone calls, emails, and texts, raised a $27M Series A led by Base10 Partners (Sean O'Ka https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=VmE65vklGh read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=VmE65vklGh Tue, 6 Oct 2026 06:10:58 MST Sources: AI neocloud Lambda is raising up to $4B led by Blackstone and Coatue at a pre-money valuation of $14.5B in a final round before its planned I https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=XCHPT79ZFy read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=XCHPT79ZFy Tue, 6 Oct 2026 05:10:59 MST Anthropic expands its Claude Startups program, including up to $45K in discounts and credits via the Claude Startup Stack and a one-time $1,000 API cr https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=8Sv08zEFim read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=8Sv08zEFim Tue, 6 Oct 2026 04:10:56 MST Vinci, which makes software used to simulate elements of chip and other hardware design, raised $250M at a $1.5B valuation (Max A. Cherney Reuters) https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=jEs3KNC5bE read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=jEs3KNC5bE Tue, 6 Oct 2026 03:10:55 MST Uber agrees to acquire Boston-based catering platform ezCater for $2.3B in cash to help Uber Eats reach corporate clients; the deal is set to close in https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=4tY1wWZhdA read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=4tY1wWZhdA Tue, 6 Oct 2026 02:10:55 MST UK retailer Asos' stock falls 10%+ after users got app notifications saying "we have fully compromised the Snowflake instance"; source: https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=Unvpt6SlDM read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=Unvpt6SlDM Tue, 6 Oct 2026 02:10:54 MST Uber agrees to acquire Boston-based catering platform ezCater in an all-cash deal valued at $2.3B to expand Uber Eats into corporate food delivery (Na https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=H28YX0rrv0 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=H28YX0rrv0 Tue, 6 Oct 2026 01:10:55 MST Sources: Kuaishou's Kling has picked banks to lead a Hong Kong IPO aiming to raise $1B+ as soon as 2027; Kling hit a $15B valuation after raisin https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=T6UcOUmSRs read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=T6UcOUmSRs Tue, 6 Oct 2026 12:10:55 MST Ofcom opens an OSA investigation into Meta over Instagram Instants in the UK; Meta says it "briefed Ofcom about this feature" several times https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=CD9lyM8IFy read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=CD9lyM8IFy Tue, 6 Oct 2026 12:10:58 MST Hadrian, an agentic AI offensive security service, raised $40M co-led by Forgepoint Capital International and SmartFin, taking its total funding to $6 https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=SlZXTkWLrQ read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=SlZXTkWLrQ Tue, 6 Oct 2026 11:10:56 MST London- and Paris-based tokenized cash startup Spiko raised a $90M Series B at an $800M valuation, taking its total funding to $120M, and hits $2.7B https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=lhR34u0BU2 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=lhR34u0BU2 Tue, 6 Oct 2026 11:10:56 MST SignSplit, which offers infrastructure to let people digitally sign datasets, likenesses, and creative works, raised $400M from W Group at a $1B valua https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=vDwHeZKIWF read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=vDwHeZKIWF Tue, 6 Oct 2026 10:10:53 MST Sources: Kuaishou's Kling selects banks to lead a Hong Kong IPO aiming to raise $1B+ as early as 2027; Kling hit a $15B valuation after raising $ https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=SlXphchWdn read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=SlXphchWdn Tue, 6 Oct 2026 10:10:54 MST FBI Confirms Multiple Arrests in ShinyHunters Investigation https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=pNfN8VmJdN read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=pNfN8VmJdN Tue, 6 Oct 2026 09:10:55 MST Police Urge Passkey Use After Surge in Cybercrime Profits https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=iLuZREbcRY read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=iLuZREbcRY Tue, 6 Oct 2026 09:10:44 MST Ransomware Affiliate Double-Crosses RaaS Operator to Steal Victim Funds https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=vzmvRDdPfP read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=vzmvRDdPfP Tue, 6 Oct 2026 08:10:46 MST Sources: AI inference-chip startup Etched is in early talks to raise funding at a $40B to $50B valuation, up from $21B after raising $700M in August ( https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=kCMUagKtbq read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=kCMUagKtbq Tue, 6 Oct 2026 08:10:56 MST Sources: DeepSeek is close to raising $12B+ in a round that could reach $14.9B, with Tencent and CATL as the biggest contributors, ahead of an early- https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=gLGdRczPCq read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=gLGdRczPCq Tue, 6 Oct 2026 05:10:56 MST Singapore-based data center operator DayOne files for a US IPO, reporting its H1 revenue more than tripled YoY to $512M while its net loss widened to https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=DothSP8nG1 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=DothSP8nG1 Tue, 6 Oct 2026 03:10:54 MST ZachXBT Posed as a Client to Infiltrate Chinese Syndicate Laundering Bybit Hack Funds - thedefiant.io https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=nn9bXxdXAk read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=nn9bXxdXAk Tue, 6 Oct 2026 03:10:32 MST Sources: Moonshot AI closes its final private funding round at a $50B valuation and is targeting a Hong Kong IPO in Q1 2027 to raise up to $5B (Bloom https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=DBIdkUV2eC read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=DBIdkUV2eC Tue, 6 Oct 2026 03:10:56 MST Sources: AI inference-chip startup Etched is in early talks to raise funding at a $40B-$50B valuation, up from $21B in August (Marina Temkin TechCrunc https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=Kamf1p4VdF read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=Kamf1p4VdF Mon, 5 Oct 2026 11:10:56 MST ZachXBT Posed as a Client to Infiltrate Chinese Syndicate Laundering Bybit Hack Funds - The Defiant https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=w0cf0rElHP read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=w0cf0rElHP Mon, 5 Oct 2026 11:10:31 MST SpaceX stock closes up 7.6% after Morgan Stanley called SPCX "cheap", reaching its highest level since mid-June and returning Elon Musk to t https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=Xxuw3voBxx read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=Xxuw3voBxx Mon, 5 Oct 2026 08:10:53 MST Ghost, which makes a $3,499 computer designed for AI agents and includes an RTX Pro 4000 SFF Blackwell GPU, emerges from stealth with an $11M seed led https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=fKlZZaw6HQ read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=fKlZZaw6HQ Mon, 5 Oct 2026 06:10:53 MST In a first-of-its-kind pilot in the US, Nolla Health will use AI to diagnose and prescribe acne medications to Utah patients without direct human over https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=TzBJaqOxeb read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=TzBJaqOxeb Mon, 5 Oct 2026 04:10:56 MST Valon, which makes software to help US mortgage companies cut red tape and costs, raised a $150M Series D from Ribbit, a16z, and others at a $2.3B val https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=4EIAmqHDxQ read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=4EIAmqHDxQ Mon, 5 Oct 2026 02:10:53 MST Huawei agrees to a multiyear patent licensing deal with Qualcomm covering AI, 5G, computing, and networking tech, its first 5G licensing deal with Qua https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=LcXmHyQy2H read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=LcXmHyQy2H Mon, 5 Oct 2026 01:10:55 MST OKX and ICE's joint venture OKXICE is seeking US SEC approval to offer tokenized shares of 63 NYSE-listed companies, leveraging new rules on toke https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=WXGhtvUtmK read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=WXGhtvUtmK Mon, 5 Oct 2026 12:10:56 MST Huawei agrees to a multi-year patent licensing deal with Qualcomm covering AI, 5G, computing, and networking tech, its first 5G licensing deal with Qu https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=hq2RKVW52y read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=hq2RKVW52y Mon, 5 Oct 2026 09:10:57 MST MI5 Raises Alarm Over Chinese Funding of UK Academic Research https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=ruW1nDhqOC read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=ruW1nDhqOC Mon, 5 Oct 2026 09:10:05 MST A look at China's gray market of token resellers, who use accumulated identities and USDT-funded cards to obtain Claude accounts and route them t https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=sTGj5fuE30 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=sTGj5fuE30 Mon, 5 Oct 2026 08:10:56 MST French conglomerate Schneider Electric agrees to acquire US engineering software provider PTC for $23.7B in cash, paying $205 per share, its largest a https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=fY7Vy3Y3nF read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=fY7Vy3Y3nF Mon, 5 Oct 2026 08:10:57 MST Change.org says it is investing $100M of its own money to rebuild its core petitions platform with AI and launches an AI copilot beta for petition cre https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=RYmmye36yb read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=RYmmye36yb Mon, 5 Oct 2026 08:10:56 MST OKX and ICE's joint venture OKXICE is seeking SEC approval to offer tokenized shares of 63 NYSE-listed firms, as it leverages new US rules on tok https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=yMV4u6yOgE read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=yMV4u6yOgE Mon, 5 Oct 2026 08:10:56 MST OKXICE, a JV between OKX and ICE, is seeking SEC approval to offer tokenized shares of 63 NYSE-listed firms, as it leverages new US rules on tokenized https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=0lIPzKT0P7 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=0lIPzKT0P7 Mon, 5 Oct 2026 06:10:56 MST Sources: Firmus plans to allocate 50% of its IPO shares to existing holders, as investor demand far exceeds the offer size in one of Australia's https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=fYarKOPUlE read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=fYarKOPUlE Mon, 5 Oct 2026 04:10:57 MST Change.org says it is investing $100M of its own money to rebuild its core petitions platform with AI and has launched an AI copilot beta for petition https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=XHI61ZeGod read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=XHI61ZeGod Mon, 5 Oct 2026 02:10:56 MST Sources: UK neobank Monzo is in talks with CVC and Advent to sell up to a 15% stake, after Nubank takeover talks collapsed over the 10B valuation M https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=e96dWtS5bA read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=e96dWtS5bA Sun, 4 Oct 2026 10:10:54 MST Sources: Anthropic's stock match of employee charity gifts hit $660M+ in the six months through March, likely to reach billions post-IPO, dilutin https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=pJ6GiuQxhA read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=pJ6GiuQxhA Sun, 4 Oct 2026 09:10:53 MST Sources: Schneider Electric is in advanced talks to buy US engineering software firm PTC for $20B, its largest acquisition; a deal could come as soon https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=zwDLFpeSG1 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=zwDLFpeSG1 Sun, 4 Oct 2026 09:10:54 MST DigitalBridge CEO Marc Ganzi says his data center investment group will become SoftBank's "third-party infrastructure arm" after SoftBa https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=m1BZKFFvyA read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=m1BZKFFvyA Sun, 4 Oct 2026 05:10:53 MST Sources: Walmart's Flipkart faces sagging employee morale as Indian startup rivals power ahead with IPOs; at least eight VPs and SVPs have quit i https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=R8BzfCCul1 read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=R8BzfCCul1 Sun, 4 Oct 2026 05:10:56 MST Valley National Bancorp agrees to acquire New Jersey-based Bluevine, which provides digital banking and payments services for 175K SMBs in the US, for https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=3DoLI0QAQv read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=3DoLI0QAQv Sun, 4 Oct 2026 04:10:56 MST Mandiant founder's AI hacking startup Armadin raises $255.5M from a16z and Accel at a $2.5B+ valuation - techfundingnews.com https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=bR4EVqYIwn read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=bR4EVqYIwn Sat, 3 Oct 2026 10:10:34 MST Center for Technology & Statecraft: Chinese fabs had acquired 343 DUVi tools by early 2026, with 270 from ASML; DUVi can be adapted to make 7nm https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=g0vfe6rMWd read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=g0vfe6rMWd Sat, 3 Oct 2026 09:10:53 MST Nasdaq-listed neocloud Nebius acquires Inferize, whose tech helps optimize GPU utilization and reduce AI request costs, sources say for $100M to $150M https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=mDUwxRJbBT read this article on our forums https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=mDUwxRJbBT Sat, 3 Oct 2026 05:10:54 MST Reco, whose tech helps enterprises secure and govern AI agents across SaaS environments, raised a $55M Series B extension, taking its total funding to https://forums.azcwr.org/post.php?p=P47cnXty1p read this article on 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