India’s NIIF banks $2B first close for second infra fund
India's NIIF hit a roughly $2B first close for its second infrastructure fund with state and global backing.
EU designates ChatGPT a very large search engine under DSA
The European Commission classified ChatGPT as a very large online search engine under its toughest platform rules.
S-Transistors banks €2.6M to put quantum control next to qubits
Finnish startup S-Transistors raised €2.6M to move quantum computer control electronics into the cryostat.
Quell’s camera-free tracking lands inside London’s HITAI platform
London sports tech firm HITAI has acquired YC-backed fitness gaming studio Quell to add camera-free motion tracking.
Silicon anode maker Nexeon banks €116.7M for UK battery scale-up
Battery materials firm Nexeon banked €116.7M from the UK's National Wealth Fund and others to scale silicon anode output.
SenseTime chip spinoff Sunrise nearly doubles value on $280M round
Sunrise, spun out of SenseTime's chip business, is reportedly raising $280M at a roughly $2.8B valuation.
OpenAI’s ad push passes $1B pace in under 200 days
ChatGPT's ad business crossed a $1B annualized run rate in under 200 days as OpenAI builds toward its IPO.
Hollywood stars hedge their bets on phone-first microdramas
Celebrities from James Franco to Kim Kardashian are starring in and investing in mobile microdrama apps.
Tencent’s Hy4 preview hands startups a free 770B model
Tencent open-sources Hy4 preview, a 770B-parameter model with a 1M-token context window.
Bolton Wanderers joins Arkero’s AI lineup for soccer clubs
Seattle's Arkero signs Bolton Wanderers, adding a historic English club to its AI roster for sports teams.
