AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round
AI chip maker SambaNova has raised at an $11B valuation months after Intel was rumored to be trying to buy it for about $1.6 billion.
Smart glasses maker Even Realities hits $1B valuation with $150M funding led by Meituan, Tencent
Even Realities, an ex-Apple team building camera-free smart glasses, raised $150M from Meituan and Tencent at a $1B valuation.
South Korean tech giants commit over $550B to ease ‘ RAMageddon’
The world’s two largest memory chip companies vow to build more memory lab fabs as South Korea positions itself as an AI tech powerhouse country.
Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models as Anthropic’s export ban drags on
New models are launching in Asia that promise Mythos-like capabilities without fear of an export ban. U.S. AI labs may never recover this enormous market.
Go eyes robotaxis and acquisitions after Japan’s biggest IPO of 2026. Here’s why it matters
Go’s IPO — Japan’s biggest so far this year — has done more than provide a much-needed boost to the country’s languishing listing season. It has also supplied the taxi-hailing app with the capital required…
Malaysia’s AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io raises $62.5M, eyes acquisitions
Respond.io, one of Malaysia startups to watch, uses AI agents to handle high volumes of customer inquiries and charges per convo, not per seat.
Meta reportedly moves to unwind $2B Manus deal after Beijing’s demand
Meta starts dismantling its $2 billion Manus acquisition after Beijing ordered the deal reversed.
Unastella, a South Korean rocket startup that launched from home, raises $24M
The Seoul-based rocket startup is developing its own launch vehicles and engines.
This chip startup just raised $135M on a bet that AI’s biggest bottleneck isn’t compute — it’s memory
South Korean chip startup Xcena is betting that AI’s real bottleneck is not compute, but memory.
China is increasingly keeping its best AI talent to itself
China’s AI boom is producing world-class talent, and Beijing is increasingly reluctant to let them go elsewhere.