Nubank in early talks to buy UK challenger bank Monzo at up to £10B
A deal would mark one of the largest acquisitions of a European neobank by a Latin American fintech.
Sifted · +10 outlets
Anthropic commits $11.6B over seven years to Akamai cloud infrastructure
The unusual deal includes a potential stake of up to 5% of Akamai stock for the AI lab and could grow to about $20 billion.
TechCrunch · +14 outlets
IIT Madras and Unicorn India Ventures mark ₹450 crore first close of ₹1,000 crore deep-tech fund
The fund has already deployed ₹55 crore across four deep-tech startups and aims to complete fundraising by December.
Business Standard · +8 outlets
India tech startup funding hits $10.3B in 9M 2026 as deal count falls 38%
Capital is concentrating into fewer, larger rounds even as overall funding rises about 7%.
NewsBytes · +9 outlets
Cyera raises $400M from Goldman Sachs, Island raises $400M at $6.4B valuation
Two cybersecurity unicorns led the week's largest funding rounds.
bizjournals.com · +7 outlets
ElevenLabs reaches $22B valuation as rivals give away similar voice AI tech for free
The audio AI company's valuation underscores investor appetite for voice models despite free alternatives.
Startup Fortune · +2 outlets
Insurers say hospital AI use added $942M to healthcare spending over two years
Blue Cross Blue Shield's claim adds to debate over whether AI tools are raising rather than lowering care costs.
TechCrunch · +3 outlets
SK Hynix weighs $150B US IPO for Solidigm flash unit
A listing would be among the largest ever for a semiconductor business.
Startup Fortune · +5 outlets
Cognition hits $1B in annualized revenue
The AI coding startup's reported run rate highlights rapid enterprise adoption of code-generation tools.
uk.finance.yahoo.com · +14 outlets
Nscale raises $3.36B in convertible financing ahead of planned US IPO
The British AI neocloud says the round from Third Point, Nvidia and others will fund its data center buildout.
TechCrunch · +9 outlets
Corgi becomes a $5B company after four funding rounds in five months
The insurance startup's rapid valuation climb reflects intense investor interest in AI-enabled coverage.
Forbes · +1 outlets
TikTok to pay Alabama at least $100M in child-safety settlement
The settlement resolves allegations the platform misled users about safety and was designed to addict children.
TechCrunch · +13 outlets
Tech layoffs outpace 2025 as large companies shift spending to AI
US tech layoffs reached at least 94,046 from January through August, up 16.8% year over year.
Crunchbase · +14 outlets
Databricks acquires spreadsheet startup Row Zero to expand its data platform
The deal adds browser-based spreadsheet tooling to Databricks' analytics offerings.
The American Bazaar · +14 outlets
Vertex-backed Micro1 reportedly reaches $4B valuation in AI training-data market
The startup supplies human-generated training data used to improve AI models.
Wowtale · +1 outlets
Mercor breach reportedly exposes 4TB of data, shaking AI industry
The reported leak at the AI data-labeling startup raises concerns about handling of worker and client data.
techjuice.pk · +2 outlets
TypeSafe AI seeks $1B in funding as its Jev model gains traction
The raise points to investor interest in new model architectures beyond transformer-based systems.
cryptobriefing.com · +1 outlets
Sam Altman-backed Anthropic founders seek 50.1% voting control before IPO
Reports say Anthropic pushed its IPO timeline to November as founders negotiate governance terms.
Saastr · +1 outlets