TSMC just posted a monster Q4, with revenue soaring past forecasts. The 20% year-over-year jump is a direct signal of the explosive demand for AI hardware. This isn’t just a chip story; it’s a story about the entire tech ecosystem’s foundation.
Private equity giant KKR has more than quadrupled its money on its bet on OneStream Inc. The firm expects the huge return following the company’s agreement to be sold to Hg for $6.4 billion.
Meta is buying AI startup Manus for over $2 billion, a deal now under review by Beijing. It underscores a stark reality: US venture capital funding dwarfs China’s, pushing startups to relocate.
A new exploit chain called “ZombieAgent” shows how ChatGPT’s latest features can be twisted to make indirect prompt injection attacks more dangerous. While OpenAI has implemented a patch, experts argue the fundamental vulnerability of AI agents to simple conversational manipulation remains wide open
Schmidt Sciences, founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, is funding a new suite of observatories. The centerpiece is Lazuli, a space telescope with a 3-meter mirror aiming to launch by mid-2028 for just hundreds of millions of dollars.
Data security vendor Cyera has hauled in another $400 million in funding, pushing its valuation to a staggering $9 billion. The company is betting big on channel partners to fuel its next phase of growth, aiming to move 100% of its business through them.
The investment thesis for space is fundamentally changing. It’s no longer about isolated rocket companies, but about the underlying infrastructure enabling global commerce and security.
Molly Graham left a stable HR role at Facebook to help build a mobile phone, a project that ultimately failed. She calls the experience her “J-curve”—a painful drop that led to massive long-term career gains.
Articul8, an enterprise AI company spun out from Intel, is raising a $70 million Series B round at a $500 million pre-money valuation. The company says it has already signed over $90 million in total contract value from 29 paying customers.
According to M&A data, AI moved from talking point to deal driver in Q4 2025, with about 10 notable transactions. This marks a clear shift, even as the overall IT services M&A market held remarkably steady at 494 deals for the year. Experts see this as a bridge period, not the start of a massive boo
