Startups
GIC, BlackRock funding makes Skyroot Aerospace first space unicorn in India
Investment arrives at a pivotal moment as space-tech firm prepares for maiden flight of Vikram-1
Anthropic’s CEO says it could grow by 80 times this year
The company is one of the world’s leading AI startups with its Claude chatbot and its popular AI coding tool, Claude Code
Anthropic signs computing deal with SpaceX to meet AI demand
The artificial intelligence startup is a competitor to xAI, including for talent
China’s chip fund in talks to lead DeepSeek funding: FT
The Big Fund is a backer of some of the country’s largest chip players
Anthropic unveils AI agents to field financial services tasks
The Claude maker now has more than 300,000 business customers who use its technologies to automate parts of their work
Anthropic commits to spending US$200 billion on Google’s cloud and chips: report
Alphabet is also investing up to US$40 billion in the artificial intelligence startup
OpenAI co-founder discloses nearly US$30 billion stake, financial ties to Sam Altman
The startup has raised well over US$100 billion from investors to hire researchers, buy computing power and expand the company
China robot-hand-building unicorn Linkerbot targets US$6 billion valuation
Beijing-based startup currently holds over 80% of the global market share in high-degree-of-freedom robotic hands
What China’s blocking of Manus deal means for its AI start-ups relocating overseas for US capital
The startup’s fate raises questions about Chinese AI firms venturing abroad in search of a more neutral identity with which to tap foreign funds and expand globally
Anthropic considering funding offers at over US$900 billion value
The Claude maker has been on the hunt for more infrastructure to meet growing demand for its products