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Karnataka to Launch India’s First Government-Led AI University and AI Hub

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Karnataka

Bengaluru: Karnataka has announced plans to establish India’s first government-led Artificial Intelligence (AI) University along with a dedicated AI Hub, reinforcing the state’s ambition to become a global centre for artificial intelligence, innovation, and advanced technology. The announcement was made by Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar while inaugurating Google I/O Connect India 2026 at the Bangalore … Read more

Asia’s Startup Funding Roundup: 10 Deals, $92.9 Million, and an AI Funding Wave (July 5-10, 2026)

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Asia weekly Funding

A breakdown of the top 10 Asian startup funding deals for July 5-10, 2026 — from Velocity’s $27M AI seed round to Onpoint’s $600K pre-seed — with sector trends, total capital raised, and what the week’s data reveals. The Week in Numbers Ten startups across Asia and adjacent markets closed funding rounds between July 5 … Read more

EXL to Acquire iMerit in $310 Million Deal

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EXL to acquire iMerit Technology

Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving from experimentation to enterprise-wide deployment, and organizations are increasingly seeking partners capable of building trustworthy, domain-specific AI solutions. In one of the biggest AI-focused acquisitions of the year, EXL (NASDAQ: EXLS) has announced a definitive agreement to acquire AI model training and reinforcement learning specialist iMerit in a transaction valued … Read more

The Inner Engine: What It Really Takes to Earn Antler’s Bet

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Exclusive Interaction with Magnus Grimeland, founder and CEO, Antler

The Inner Engine — Magnus Grimeland | BEYOND Expo 2026 Exclusive Interview June 2026  ·  Macau Beyond Expo 2026 Venture Capital  ·  Innovation  ·  Asia The Inner Engine: What It Really Takesto Earn Antler’s Bet Magnus Grimeland — CEO of the world’s most active early-stage VC — doesn’t want your pitch deck. He wants to … Read more

Sequoia Capital Joins Anthropic’s Massive Funding Round — Despite Competing Bets in AI

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Sequoia

In a move that’s sparking serious conversation across Silicon Valley, Sequoia Capital is reportedly participating in a major new funding round for Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup behind the popular Claude chatbot, according to a report from the Financial Times. What’s drawing attention isn’t just the size of the investment — it’s the fact that … Read more

AUI Raises $20 Million at $750 Million Valuation to Advance Neuro-Symbolic Conversational AI with Apollo-1

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AUI

AUI (Augmented Intelligence Inc.), the company behind Apollo-1, the world’s first neuro-symbolic foundation model for task-oriented conversational AI, has raised $20 million in new funding, reaching a $750 million valuation cap and bringing its total funding to nearly $60 million to date. The funding round saw participation from eGateway Ventures, existing shareholders, investors from New … Read more

Ubilink AI Center Unveils Cutting-Edge Infrastructure to Accelerate AI Innovation in Taiwan

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Taipei, Taiwan – August 5, 2025 – In a strategic move to advance artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in Taiwan, Ubilink AI Center has announced the launch of a world-class high-performance computing (HPC) facility, equipped with 128 NVIDIA H100 GPU servers. This powerful setup delivers computing performance up to 45.82 PetaFlops, making it one of the … Read more