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Vast has introduced tiered storage to address the memory demands of enterprise AI agents, which now require persistent context and shared knowledge across longer sessions. The approach aims to reduce
Reporting: siliconangle.com
Reviewed by Annie
The federal government has introduced legislation to convert the Defence Investment Agency into an arm’s-length Crown corporation. Bill C-40, tabled yesterday, would transfer procurement authority to
Reporting: betakit.com
Reviewed by Annie
Benchmark has led a $25 million round in Furientis, a startup aiming to mass-produce low-cost missile interceptors. TechCrunch reported the deal marks the storied Silicon Valley firm’s first investmen
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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The startup argues that LLM-based approaches may not fully meet the needs of enterprise decision-making, according to TechCrunch.
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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DeepSeek is negotiating to nearly double its latest funding round to as much as $14.9 billion, sources told CNBC, a figure that would eclipse its previously reported $12 billion target. Tencent and ba
Reporting: msn.com
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Vinod Khosla has placed an early marker on Wajo, the AI agent startup founded by a former DeepMind engineer. TechCrunch reports that Wajo’s “Fo” agent can delegate tasks to humans, a design Khosla arg
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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Germany recorded more than 3,000 startup launches in the first half of 2026, an all-time high and a 52% increase from the previous six months, according to data from the country’s economy ministry. Th
Reporting: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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CoreWeave Inc. has been named the official AI infrastructure provider for BattleBots, the televised robot combat league, as teams increasingly turn to simulation to refine their designs before live ma
Reporting: siliconangle.com
Reviewed by Annie
CyberWorks, a startup based in the region, has secured a $1 million contract to provide autonomous vehicles to the country’s armed forces. The deal, first reported by BetaKit, marks one of the few dis
Reporting: betakit.com
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The statement, first reported by BetaKit, reinforces Signal’s long-standing stance against backdoors or data-sharing requirements that compromise end-to-end encryption.
Reporting: betakit.com
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Spiko has raised $90 million in a Series B round backed by Index Ventures and Speedinvest. The funding follows a series of spacetech and infrastructure-related raises in recent weeks, including a $37
Reporting: sifted.eu
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Vinci, a software startup using AI to simulate physics in chip and hardware design, has raised $250 million at a $1.5 billion valuation. The round was led by Advent, Temasek, and Xora, according to re
Reporting: reuters.com, msn.com, thenextweb.com
Reviewed by Annie