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Alembic Raises $145M for Causal AI as Accenture and Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo Back Marketing’s New Supercomputer

Alembic Raises $145M for Causal AI as Accenture and Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo Back Marketing’s New Supercomputer

San Francisco–based AI startup Alembic Technologies has closed a $145 million Series B round to scale its causal AI platform and build what it claims is one of the fastest privately owned supercomputers in the world. The funding is led by Prysm Capital and Accenture, with participation from Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo, Silver Lake Waterman, Liquid 2 Ventures, NextEquity and others.…
16 November 2025
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SoftBank Sells Entire Nvidia Stake for $5.83 Billion to Double Down on OpenAI and AI Infrastructure

SoftBank Sells Entire Nvidia Stake for $5.83 Billion to Double Down on OpenAI and AI Infrastructure

Published: November 11, 2025 TOKYO — SoftBank Group Corp. said it has exited Nvidia in full, selling 32.1 million shares for $5.83 billion in October as part of a broader “monetize-and-redeploy” push into artificial intelligence—including a multibillion‑dollar commitment to OpenAI and new AI infrastructure financing. The transaction was disclosed in SoftBank’s half‑year results released today. ソフトバンクグループ株式会社 What happened The sale…
11 November 2025
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Bitcoin Rebound, CBDC Ban, NFT Revival – Inside Crypto’s 48-Hour Whirlwind (Sept 23–24, 2025)

Hong Kong Just Opened the Liquidity Floodgates: HashKey’s CaaS launch, Kraken tie‑up and a $500M IPO plan supercharge the city’s crypto reboot

The in‑depth story A policy pivot to unlock liquidity Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has taken its most market‑opening step since launching a full licensing regime for virtual‑asset trading platforms (VATPs): allowing licensed exchanges to link local order books to their overseas affiliates. SFC chief executive Julia Leung framed it as part of a “multi‑pronged” plan to integrate…
5 November 2025
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Anthropic’s Record-Breaking Rise: $13B Mega-Funding, Big Tech Deals & the AI Showdown in 2025

Anthropic’s Record-Breaking Rise: $13B Mega-Funding, Big Tech Deals & the AI Showdown in 2025

Anthropic Developments and News as of November 3, 2025 In summary, Anthropic in late 2025 stands as a centerpiece of the global AI drama – a startup-turned-goliath with extraordinary funding, big-tech allies, and cutting-edge AI models, all vying to shape the future of AI. Its recent moves – from mega-financing and TPU mega-clusters to enterprise-friendly AI tools – illustrate both…
3 November 2025
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MultiSensor AI’s Wild Stock Ride: Major AI Deal Sparks 42% Surge, $14M Funding Triggers 50% Plunge – What’s Next for MSAI?

MultiSensor AI’s Wild Stock Ride: Major AI Deal Sparks 42% Surge, $14M Funding Triggers 50% Plunge – What’s Next for MSAI?

Recent News: Big Deal Euphoria and a Sudden Selloff Late October 2025 brought whiplash-inducing news for MultiSensor AI shareholders. On October 14, the Houston-based company announced a major U.S. deployment deal: an unnamed “global leader in logistics and e-commerce” began rolling out MSAI’s AI-powered sensor platform across its U.S. distribution and fulfillment centers Newsfilecorp. (Analysts believe this marquee client is…
31 October 2025
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Lyzr Raises $8M and Lands Accenture’s AI Backing – Is “Agentic AI” About to Explode?

Lyzr Raises $8M and Lands Accenture’s AI Backing – Is “Agentic AI” About to Explode?

Lyzr’s Innovative AI Platform and Funding Lyzr is a New Jersey–headquartered startup (with its tech team largely in Bengaluru) building infrastructure for “agentic AI” – autonomous AI agents that can execute business tasks with little human oversight. In practice, Lyzr’s low-code Agent Studio lets companies design, deploy and manage AI agents that handle specific workflows. For example, a bank could…
30 October 2025
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Morgan Stanley Jumps Into Pre-IPO Trading – CEO Ted Pick’s First Big Deal Targets Startup Shares

Morgan Stanley Jumps Into Pre-IPO Trading – CEO Ted Pick’s First Big Deal Targets Startup Shares

Private Markets Boom as Startups Stay Private Longer Morgan Stanley’s EquityZen acquisition comes amid a broader private-market boom on Wall Street. In recent years, cash-rich startups have delayed going public, creating an “iceberg” of hidden value in the private markets. Firms like OpenAI, SpaceX and TikTok-parent ByteDance now hold valuations rivaling the largest public companies, blurring the line between Silicon…
29 October 2025
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TEN Holdings (XHLD) Skyrockets 150% on New Tech Deal – Can the Event-Tech Underdog Keep Surging?

TEN Holdings (XHLD) Skyrockets 150% on New Tech Deal – Can the Event-Tech Underdog Keep Surging?

WARSAW, Poland, Oct. 28, 2025 – TEN Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: XHLD), a small-cap event technology provider, saw its stock skyrocket over 150% intraday after unveiling a new partnership – a dramatic comeback for a stock that had languished in penny-stock territory. Below we break down the key facts and what’s driving this explosive rally, from fresh deals and analyst insights…
28 October 2025
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Aptera (SEV) Nasdaq Debut: Solar EV Startup’s Wild First Day, Key Takeaways and Outlook

Aptera (SEV) Nasdaq Debut: Solar EV Startup’s Wild First Day, Key Takeaways and Outlook

Aptera’s Wild Nasdaq Debut and First-Day Performance Aptera Motors made a splashy entrance onto the Nasdaq Capital Market on October 16, 2025 – and the stock’s first trading day was anything but ordinary. The company’s Class B common shares (ticker SEV) opened around $20.42 and initially jumped to $22.43, but that early enthusiasm quickly gave way to intense selling pressure…
16 October 2025
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Wall Street’s High-Stakes Gamble: Kalshi’s $300 Million Raise Ignites Prediction Market Wars

Wall Street’s High-Stakes Gamble: Kalshi’s $300 Million Raise Ignites Prediction Market Wars

Kalshi’s $300 Million Cash Infusion and Rapid Ascent Kalshi’s latest funding round – over $300 million at a $5 billion valuation – marks one of the largest bets yet on the emerging prediction market industry Tradingview. The startup, founded by young MIT graduates in 2018, became the first federally regulated events exchange in the U.S. after gaining CFTC approval in 2020. Investors have…
10 October 2025
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MEDIROM (NASDAQ: MRM) Set for Takeoff: Series A Boost & Altman-Backed ‘Orb’ Deal Fuels 150% Upside

MEDIROM (NASDAQ: MRM) Set for Takeoff: Series A Boost & Altman-Backed ‘Orb’ Deal Fuels 150% Upside

Company Background & Business Model MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies (NASDAQ: MRM) is a Tokyo‑based provider of holistic health and wellness services. Founded in 2000, it operates 300+ Re.Ra.Ku branded relaxation salons across Japan Medirom, offering massage, aromatherapy and lifestyle therapy. These salons generate the bulk of revenues (47.3M of $52.7M in 2024) Medirom. In parallel, since 2015 MEDIROM has built a…
9 October 2025
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From Tennis Ball Launchers to Tokenized Equities: What Connexa Sports (YYAI) – Now AiRWA – Means for Investors in 2025

From Tennis Ball Launchers to Tokenized Equities: What Connexa Sports (YYAI) – Now AiRWA – Means for Investors in 2025

Stock Price & Recent Performance A micro‑cap stock in free‑fall After trading between $1 and $3 for much of August 2025, Connexa Sports’ share price crashed when it announced a $500 million joint‑venture with crypto exchange JuCoin to build the AiRWA real‑world‑asset (RWA) platform. The combination of extreme volatility, negligible support levels and negative technical indicators means YYAI is behaving like…
8 October 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • Stocks Decline as Chipmaker Intel Warns on Manufacturing, Markets Eye Economic Data
    January 23, 2026, 12:29 PM EST. U.S. stock indexes slipped, led by a more than 12% drop in Intel shares after CEO Lip-Bu Tan forecasted challenges tied to manufacturing issues. The S&P 500 fell 0.23%, Dow Jones fell 0.56%, and Nasdaq 100 dropped 0.32%. Investors digested slightly weaker than expected U.S. manufacturing PMI and awaited consumer sentiment data. Precious metals surged to fresh highs amid a softer dollar and geopolitical risks, while crude oil jumped over 3% on U.S. pressure on Iraq and Iran-backed groups. The Supreme Court delayed ruling on tariff challenges. Markets now price just a 5% chance of a rate cut at next Fed meeting. Overseas stocks were mixed with gains in China and Japan but losses in Europe.
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