Samsung and SK Hynix Plan $518 Billion Memory Chip Expansion in South Korea
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plan to invest about 800 trillion won, or $518 billion, to build four memory chip fabrication plants in southwestern South Korea. The projects form part…
Arena Reaches $100 Million Annualized Revenue Eight Months After Commercial Launch
Arena has reached $100 million in annualized run-rate revenue eight months after launching its commercial AI evaluation service. The company grew from a UC Berkeley research project into a business…
Rocket Lab Agrees to Acquire Iridium in $8 Billion Satellite Deal
Rocket Lab has agreed to acquire satellite communications operator Iridium for approximately $8 billion, expanding the launch provider into satellite network operations and communications services. The proposed cash-and-stock transaction values…
Proception Raises $11 Million After Settling Tesla Trade Secrets Lawsuit
Proception has raised $11 million in seed funding and started shipping its first ProHand robotic hands to researchers and robotics companies. The funding follows the startup’s settlement of a trade…
Pocket Raises $11 Million as Demand Grows for Dedicated AI Recorders
Pocket has raised $11 million to expand its credit card-sized AI recorder, which captures in-person conversations and converts them into transcripts, summaries and action items. Accel led the funding, with…
Flipper Devices Launches Busy Bar to Block Distractions and Display Work Status
Flipper Devices, the company behind the Flipper Zero electronic multitool, is moving into workplace productivity with a new device designed to block distracting apps, run focus timers and show when…
Omen AI Raises $31 Million to Monitor Data Centre Cooling Fluids
Omen AI has raised $31 million to expand a real-time fluid-monitoring system designed to prevent contamination and equipment failures inside liquid-cooled AI data centres. Nava Ventures led the Series A…
South Korea Announces $576 Billion Chip and AI Investment Drive
South Korea has announced more than $576 billion in planned semiconductor and artificial intelligence investments as it seeks to increase production capacity and spread advanced industries beyond the Seoul metropolitan…
Blue Plaque Honours Cambridge’s Pioneering EDSAC Computer
A blue plaque has been unveiled in Cambridge to commemorate EDSAC, an early computer that helped establish principles still used in modern computing. The Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator was…
Scotland’s Food Price Debate Pits Affordability Against Producer Survival
A proposed cap on essential food prices in Scotland has intensified debate over how to make healthy diets affordable without weakening farmers and small producers. The SNP pledged during the…
Free Sports Schemes Help UK Families Stay Active as Costs Rise
Families across the UK can access free tennis, cricket, running and disability-inclusive sports programmes as the cost of organised activity becomes a growing concern. While football is often considered inexpensive…
Polymarket to Refund Users After Third-Party Breach Leads to Crypto Theft
Polymarket has confirmed that hackers stole cryptocurrency from some users after compromising a third-party service connected to its prediction market platform. The company said the attackers used the vendor breach…
Microsoft Raises Xbox Console Prices by Up to $150 as Component Costs Surge
Microsoft will increase Xbox Series X and Series S prices worldwide on August 1 as rising memory and storage costs place further pressure on console manufacturing. The company is adding…
Notion to Shut Down Mail App and Shift Email Workflows to AI Agents
Notion will shut down its standalone Notion Mail inbox on September 22, 2026, as the productivity software company redirects its email strategy toward AI agents. The closure will affect Notion…
Base Power Expands Home Battery Network Into Illinois and the PJM Grid
Base Power has expanded into Illinois, marking the home battery startup’s first entry into the territory managed by PJM Interconnection. The company is offering residents in Commonwealth Edison’s service area…
General Intuition Raises $320 Million to Train AI Agents Using Gameplay Data
General Intuition has raised $320 million at a $2.3 billion valuation to develop AI agents that can act across video games, simulations, and physical environments. Khosla Ventures led the round,…