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Indian quantum computing startup QpiAI has closed Rs 50 crore ($5.3 million) in venture debt from InnoVen Capital, the first fixed-rate institutional debt deal in India’s quantum hardware sector. The
Reporting: msn.com
Reviewed by Annie
The EU has flagged journalism funding as a new priority in negotiations over its next long-term budget. The move marks the first time media support has been explicitly tied to the bloc’s financial pla
Reporting: europeanjournalists.org
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NetApp has unveiled Novus, a new architecture designed to eliminate metadata bottlenecks in enterprise AI data infrastructure. The move targets a growing pain point: GPU clusters are scaling rapidly,
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Schneider Electric will acquire PTC, the maker of the Creo engineering design suite, for $23.7 billion in cash. The price—$205 per share—represents a 42.3% premium over PTC’s last closing price.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Google has started rolling out Gemini 4 Argon, its newest and most advanced AI model, only to cybersecurity teams—including its own. The decision, reported by multiple sources, keeps the model out of
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Reports indicate that a startup called Ghost has secured an $11 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) for a device described as a $3,499 personal AI computer. The product, named Core, i
Reporting: cryptobriefing.com
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NetApp is positioning sovereign storage as a core requirement for European enterprises building AI infrastructure, cyber resilience, and modernization projects. According to Willem Hendrickx, senior v
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Dell Technologies has partnered with AI cloud provider CoreWeave to improve the reliability of large-scale AI infrastructure, moving beyond individual hardware breakthroughs to coordinated deployments
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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At ALL IN, a gathering of quantum computing leaders, speakers argued the technology will develop—and be sold—on a fundamentally different timeline and model than AI. The distinction, reported by BetaK
Reporting: betakit.com
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European defense tech startups are projected to raise a record $10.5 billion in venture capital in 2026, according to Dealroom’s forecast—more than double the EU-27’s 2025 total. Reports suggest this
Reporting: msn.com
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Indian quantum computing startup QpiAI has closed Rs 50 crore ($5.3 million) in venture debt from InnoVen Capital via non-convertible debentures at a fixed 13.85% rate. The transaction is the first in
Reporting: msn.com
Reviewed by Annie
Shionogi has acquired Texas-based rare disease startup IntraBio for $2 billion, adding a treatment for inherited neurological conditions to its growing specialty business. The deal, announced today, m
Reporting: biopharmadive.com
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