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Qualcomm to buy AI startup Modular for $4 billion in AI software push
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Qualcomm to buy AI startup Modular for $4 billion in AI software push

Qualcomm said on Wednesday it would buy AI startup Modular in an all-stock deal valued at nearly $4 billion, gaining access to software that runs…

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Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai
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Google Is Using Nvidia’s Playbook to Build a Rival AI Chip Business

Google is making an ambitious play for a bigger slice of the 21st century’s most important market: the chips that power artificial intelligence. Its financial…

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US awards $500 million to Nvidia-backed SandboxAQ for finding new chipmaking materials
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US awards $500 million to Nvidia-backed SandboxAQ for finding new chipmaking materials

The US government awarded $500 million on Wednesday to startup SandboxAQ to develop new chemicals and materials for domestic semiconductor manufacturing, including alternatives to PFAS…

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The Nvidia RTX Spark chip, and (right) Intel’s handheld gaming console optimised Arc G3 chip. (Official picture)
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A new silicon equation, and the great PC reset

This moment can be bookmarked as an anchor for a fundamental pivot by chipmakers Nvidia, AMD and Qualcomm. Moving perceptibly from their usual playbook—which centered…

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​Voice AI firm ElevenLabs tops $500 million ARR; announces additional funding
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​Voice AI firm ElevenLabs tops $500 million ARR; announces additional funding

Voice AI (artificial intelligence) startup Eleven Labs has said that its ARR (annual recurring revenue) crossed $500 million in the first four months of 2026,…

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SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son, left, and OpenAI’s Sam Altman.
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AI Worries Have Returned to Wall Street. Now Come Earnings.

AI jitters are back on Wall Street. SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son, left, and OpenAI’s Sam Altman. Shares of Oracle, CoreWeave, SoftBank and other firms tied to…

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The lobster is loose, and it’s not going back: Peter Steinberger on building OpenClaw at TED 2026
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The lobster is loose, and it’s not going back: Peter Steinberger on building OpenClaw at TED 2026

A decade after founding a bootstrapped startup, OpenClaw‘s Peter Steinberger took the TED 2026 stage on Saturday to share the journey of founding the most…

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Diagnostics startup Droplet Biosciences partners with Nvidia to speed cancer test results
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Diagnostics startup Droplet Biosciences partners with Nvidia to speed cancer test results

Diagnostics firm Droplet Biosciences said on Tuesday it is collaborating with Nvidia to use the chipmaker’s AI infrastructure to speed up post-surgery cancer test results….

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Nvidia-backed Ayar Labs raises $500 million at $3.75 billion valuation
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Nvidia-backed Ayar Labs raises $500 million at $3.75 billion valuation

Nvidia-backed Ayar Labs, which develops chips that transmit data using light, said on Tuesday it has raised $500 million in a series E round at…

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Semicon 2.0 to boost deep tech startups, create design ecosystem: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
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Semicon 2.0 to boost deep tech startups, create design ecosystem: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said the Centre’s Semicon Mission 2.0 will focus on bolstering deep tech startups, prioritising the creation of a design…

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