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Mobileye acquires Israeli humanoid robot startup Mentee Robotics in cash and stock deal valued at $900 million; Mentee was founded in 2022 and raised $50 million (Marissa Newman/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 6, 2026

Marissa Newman / Bloomberg: Mobileye acquires Israeli humanoid robot startup Mentee Robotics in cash and stock deal valued at $900…

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Vancouver-based quantum computing startup Photonic has raised CA$180 million led by Planet First Partners, bringing its total funding to CA$375 million (Madison McLauchlan/BetaKit)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 6, 2026

Madison McLauchlan / BetaKit: Vancouver-based quantum computing startup Photonic has raised CA$180 million led by Planet First Partners, bringing its…

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Sources: Palo Alto Networks in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Koi for $400 million; Koi has raised $48 million to date (Sophie Shulman/CTech)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 4, 2026

Sophie Shulman / CTech: Sources: Palo Alto Networks in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Koi for $400 million; Koi…

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Tracxn: Venture funding for Indian startups fell more than 17% YoY to $10.5 billion in 2025 across 1,518 deals, a decline of about 39% YoY; AI startups raised $643 million, up 4% year-over-year, in 100 deals (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 28, 2025

Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: Tracxn: Venture funding for Indian startups fell more than 17% YoY to $10.5 billion in 2025…

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Zepto, a Bangalore-based fast grocery delivery startup, confidentially files for around $1.3 billion IPO in India; Zepto raised $450 million at a valuation of $7 billion in October 2025 (Pranav Mukul/The Economic Times)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 28, 2025

Pranav Mukul / Economic times: Zepto, a Bangalore-based fast grocery delivery startup, confidentially files for around $1.3 billion IPO in…

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cryptocurrency mergers and acquisitions reached $8.6 billion across 267 transactions in 2025, up from $2.17 billion in 2024; 11 cryptocurrency IPOs raised $14.6 billion globally, up from $310 million in four IPOs in 2024 (Nikou Asgari/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 25, 2025

Featured Podcasts The Talk Show with John Gruber: “A Ugly Citizen”, with Quinn Nelson The director’s commentary track for Daring…

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Chinese humanoid robot startup Galbot has raised more than $300 million, led by China Mobile’s Industrial Investment Fund, at a valuation of $3 billion, bringing its total funding to $800 million (Eudora Wang/DealStreetAsia)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 25, 2025

Featured Podcasts The Talk Show with John Gruber: “A Ugly Citizen”, with Quinn Nelson The director’s commentary track for Daring…

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Marissa Mayer’s new startup Dazzle, which develops next-generation AI personal assistants, has raised $8 million at a valuation of $35 million and plans to exit stealth in 2026 (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 23, 2025

Featured Podcasts Great discussion: The stories we told each other in 2025 A podcast mainly about technology. Presented weekly by…

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Coinbase agrees to acquire prediction markets startup The Clearing Company for undisclosed amount; the startup was founded in 2025 and raised a $15 million seed (Yogita Khatri/The Block)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 22, 2025

Yogita Khatri / The block: Coinbase agrees to acquire prediction markets startup The Clearing Company for undisclosed amount; the startup…

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Sources: Resolve AI, which develops an autonomous site reliability engineering tool, raised a Series A at multiple valuation levels, including $1 billion (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 20, 2025

Marina Temkin / TechCrunch: Sources: Resolve AI, which is developing an autonomous site reliability engineering tool, raised a Series A…

Can ASEAN’s green goals survive the data center boom? – The diplomat

Hong Kong’s Victoria Park remains silent on anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown – Radio Free Asia

Eco-brutalist resistance in Central Asia – The Diplomate

Uzbekistan’s new migration destination? America. – The diplomat

Trump’s new AI order raises the stakes in Sino-US tech competition – The Diplomat

‘Backrooms’ Producer Peter Chernin Thinks Hollywood Needs to Change

Boeing CEO announces 737 Max production will start on new line on July 6

Family offices are investing in sports, from pickleball to smart soccer balls

Record Broadway Ticket Sales Show Consumers Are Splurging on Experiences

Lululemon (LULU) first quarter 2026 results

Trump holds sit-down event in Wisconsin as apparent decline deepens

Trump’s lawsuit against the BBC massively backfired

Trump is erased as Kennedy Center begins removing his name

Scott Bessent collapses in front of Congress as he tries to defend Trump for not caring about Americans

Shocked Trump Loses Iran War Powers, Ballroom and Arms Fund on Same Day

Q&A with Google DeepMind’s Director of AGI Economics Alex Imas and Epoch AI’s Phil Trammell on what’s left in short supply after AGI, the redistribution of AI wealth, and more (Dwarkesh Patel/Dwarkesh Podcast)

How LinkedIn is transforming into a ‘post-grind’ social network as it courts top influencers, who build audiences on business-friendly topics (Isabella Kwai/New York Times)

in May, hyperscalers’ unsecured bond supply reached $155 billion year-to-date, more than 45% higher than total 2025 issuance; some IA-infra bond sales are 4 times oversubscribed (Caleb Mutua/Bloomberg)

Several British police forces have been asked to stop using AI to prepare court statements, citing fears that inaccurate results could contaminate court proceedings (Robert Wright/Financial Times)

Sriram Krishnan, White House artificial intelligence adviser, said he would leave his post at the end of June; sources: Krishnan plans to create a pro-Trump AI policy institution (Leo Schwartz/The Information)

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Mobileye acquires Israeli humanoid robot startup Mentee Robotics in cash and stock deal valued at $900 million; Mentee was founded in 2022 and raised $50 million (Marissa Newman/Bloomberg)

Vancouver-based quantum computing startup Photonic has raised CA$180 million led by Planet First Partners, bringing its total funding to CA$375 million (Madison McLauchlan/BetaKit)

Sources: Palo Alto Networks in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Koi for $400 million; Koi has raised $48 million to date (Sophie Shulman/CTech)

Tracxn: Venture funding for Indian startups fell more than 17% YoY to $10.5 billion in 2025 across 1,518 deals, a decline of about 39% YoY; AI startups raised $643 million, up 4% year-over-year, in 100 deals (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

Zepto, a Bangalore-based fast grocery delivery startup, confidentially files for around $1.3 billion IPO in India; Zepto raised $450 million at a valuation of $7 billion in October 2025 (Pranav Mukul/The Economic Times)

cryptocurrency mergers and acquisitions reached $8.6 billion across 267 transactions in 2025, up from $2.17 billion in 2024; 11 cryptocurrency IPOs raised $14.6 billion globally, up from $310 million in four IPOs in 2024 (Nikou Asgari/Financial Times)

Chinese humanoid robot startup Galbot has raised more than $300 million, led by China Mobile’s Industrial Investment Fund, at a valuation of $3 billion, bringing its total funding to $800 million (Eudora Wang/DealStreetAsia)

Marissa Mayer’s new startup Dazzle, which develops next-generation AI personal assistants, has raised $8 million at a valuation of $35 million and plans to exit stealth in 2026 (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)

Coinbase agrees to acquire prediction markets startup The Clearing Company for undisclosed amount; the startup was founded in 2025 and raised a $15 million seed (Yogita Khatri/The Block)

Sources: Resolve AI, which develops an autonomous site reliability engineering tool, raised a Series A at multiple valuation levels, including $1 billion (Marina Temkin/TechCrunch)