Investors Look for Protection in Nvidia-Groq Type Deals
Welcome back! Nvidia’s Christmas Eve deal for Groq made for a happy holiday for the AI chip startup’s investors and employees, who were paid out at a very festive $20 billion valuation. That has...
Nvidia Looks to Acquire Israeli AI Startup AI21 Labs
Nvidia is reportedly in advanced discussions to acquire Israeli artificial intelligence (AI) startup AI21 Labs.
The company is among the few startups in Israel working on a large-scale la...
Big Tech Momentum Holds at Year End With Meta Buying Manus
Big Tech is closing the year with continued momentum as companies push artificial intelligence deeper into products, infrastructure and monetization strategies.
Meta’s acquisition of Manu...
Chinese AI Startup MiniMax to Seek $600 Million in Hong Kong IPO
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup MiniMax reportedly aims to raise over $600 million in an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong.
The company may start taking investor order...
The Top AI Themes of 2025 and What We’re Watching For Next Year
Meta Platform’s announcement on Monday that it has acquired Chinese agent startup Manus represents a big win for Manus’ backers, including Benchmark, ZhenFund and HongShan, who last invested in Ma...
Inside the AI Upgrades Reshaping Consumer Devices
Ahead of CES 2026 next week in Las Vegas, several consumer electronics manufacturers are previewing hardware products built on specific, identifiable artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The dev...