Tech in Asia

The acquisition is expected to help Sunrate gain compliance advantages in China.

Sesame AI launched in February after raising US$47.5 million in a series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz.

Former employees have raised concerns that Builder.ai inflated its sales figures by over 20% in some cases.

ReliaQuest's platform, GreyMatter, integrates with over 200 cybersecurity tools to enhance threat response.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is also interested in expanding the Chips Act's 25% tax credit.

The company said it has provided driving and system data of its SU7 electric vehicle to assist in the investigation.

The move would allow shareholders of the US entity to participate directly in the Indian company.

The company reported a net loss of 300 million yuan (around US$41.3 million) for the December quarter.

Kong Long's move reflects the trend of Chinese engineers returning home, as the country ramps up its semiconductor industry.

Amazon Nova include Nova Micro, Lite, and Pro for text generation, Nova Canvas and Nova Reel for image and video generation.

Zhipu AI secured three rounds of government funding, including a 300 million yuan (US$41.5 million) investment from Chengdu.

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan made it clear that Intel is not planning to divest its core product and manufacturing operations.

The cybersecurity sector was a key contributor, representing 25% of all funding rounds and 42% of total capital.

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Taiwan’s government may resist a deal that places control of both companies under GlobalFoundries.

As of February 2025, 82% of Substack's top-earning writers use multimedia formats.

This financing aligns with SoftBank’s US$500 billion AI infrastructure project in the US.

This marks the largest AI funding round to date, nearly doubling OpenAI’s US$157 billion valuation from October 2024.

Founded in 2021, Isomorphic Labs was spun out from DeepMind, Alphabet's AI division acquired in 2014.

With this acquisition, Strategy's total bitcoin holdings now exceed 528,000 BTC, valued at over US$43 billion.