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Schneider Electric to acquire PTC for $23.7B in all-cash deal
Schneider Electric will acquire PTC, the maker of the Creo engineering design suite, for $23.7 billion in cash.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Google limits Gemini 4 Argon access to security teams
Google has started rolling out Gemini 4 Argon, its newest and most advanced AI model, only to cybersecurity teams—including its own.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Ghost raises $11M seed for $3,499 local AI computer
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.
Reporting: cryptobriefing.com
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NetApp frames sovereign storage as European AI backbone
NetApp is positioning sovereign storage as a core requirement for European enterprises building AI infrastructure, cyber resilience, and modernization projects.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Dell & CoreWeave partner to scale AI infrastructure reliability
Dell Technologies has partnered with AI cloud provider CoreWeave to improve the reliability of large-scale AI infrastructure.
Reporting: siliconangle.com
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Quantum-AI intersection framed as distinct from AI hype at ALL IN
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.
Reporting: betakit.com
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Munich AI drone startups drive Europe’s $10.5B defense tech surge
European defense tech startups are projected to raise a record $10.5 billion in venture capital in 2026.
Reporting: msn.com
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QpiAI secures India’s first fixed-rate quantum hardware debt
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.
Reporting: msn.com
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Shionogi buys rare disease startup IntraBio for $2B
Shionogi has acquired Texas-based rare disease startup IntraBio for $2 billion.
Reporting: biopharmadive.com
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Etched fields $40B+ funding offers months after last raise
AI chip startup Etched has received new funding offers valuing the company at more than $40 billion, just months after its previous raise.
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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India’s AI funding boom funneled into just four startups
Nearly all of India’s disclosed AI funding in the third quarter of 2026 went to just four startups: Yotta, Emergent, Sarvam, and Freehand.
Reporting: analyticsindiamag.com
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Menlo Ventures backs Factory’s AI-driven software lifecycle push
Menlo Ventures has invested in Factory.
Reporting: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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Menlo backs Factory after Khosla’s public jab
Reports indicate that Menlo Ventures has reportedly invested in Factory, the Mumbai-based AI coding agent startup.
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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PitchMI awards $1.7M to four startups, eyes $1M championship
Four Michigan startups have received a total of $1.7 million from PitchMI and will advance to the 2027 PitchMI Championship.
Reporting: pulse2.com
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RentoMojo profit drops 39% YoY despite 51% revenue growth
Furniture and appliance rental startup RentoMojo reported a 38.7% year-on-year drop in net profit to ₹7.8 crore for Q1, even as revenue jumped 51%, Inc42 reported.
Reporting: inc42.com
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Satlyt raises $8M seed for orbital AI cloud, led by Non Sibi
Houston-based Satlyt has raised an $8 million seed round to build an artificial intelligence computing cloud for satellites.
Reporting: techbooky.com
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Calian and Invest Ottawa open defence R&D lab at Area X.O
Ottawa’s Area X.O will host a new defence research and development lab, launched by Calian and Invest Ottawa.
Reporting: betakit.com
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19-year-old reportedly raises $11M seed for AI-focused hardware
According to TechCrunch, a startup called Ghost has raised an $11 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz for a device described as a $3,499 computer.
Reporting: techcrunch.com
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FieldAI hits $10B valuation after $700M raise, Nvidia-backed
FieldAI, a robotics startup backed by Nvidia, has raised $700 million at a $10 billion valuation, increasing its value fourfold in just over a year.
Reporting: msn.com
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NEC X picks 9 startups for Elev X! Ignite Batch 16
NEC X, the Silicon Valley venture studio backed by NEC, has selected nine startups from more than 650 applicants for the 16th batch of its Elev X! Ignite accelerator.
Reporting: tmcnet.com
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