All articles by Shivam Mishra

Shivam Mishra

Defence tech company Shield AI expands Series F to $500m 

The latest $300m extension comprises $100m in equity and $200m in debt from Hercules Capital. 

Palo Alto Networks concludes acquisition of Talon Cyber Security in Israel

Talon’s co-founders will join Palo Alto Networks and continue to lead their teams as part of the latter’s Prisma SASE team.

Software AG explores divestiture of platforms

Recently, the German company agreed to sell its StreamSets and webMethods platforms to IBM for $2.33bn.

Apple Watch patent dispute: sales to resume in US stores

In October, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a ban on the import and sale of Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2.

Apple to appeal watch ban after White House refuses to reverse decision

Apple is going to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to fight the ban.

Intel secures $3.2bn grant for Israeli semiconductor plant

The expanded facility, which will be in Kiryat Gat, will be built with a total investment of $25bn.

Apple holds licensing talks with news publishers for AI

Among those approached by Apple are Condé Nast, NBC News, and IAC, which collectively publish a range of influential titles.

OpenAI in talks to raise fresh funding at valuation of $100bn

If the funding round proceeds as anticipated, the valuation would rank the AI company as one of the most valuable startups globally.

China prohibits export of rare earth processing technologies

In August, China introduced export permits for chipmaking materials such as gallium and germanium.

Halcyon raises $40m in Series B to fight ransomware attacks

The investment will be used for the expansion of Halcyon’s engineering, research and development, and sales teams.