All articles by Shivam Mishra

Shivam Mishra

Augmented reality startup Rokid raises $112m at $1bn valuation

Rokid is backed by companies such as Temesak, NetDragon, IDG, Fosun, Haitong and Walden.

NVIDIA and SandboxAQ team up on AI simulation

SandboxAQ will use NVIDIA’s quantum platforms to simulate the quantum mechanics that underlie contemporary material science, chemistry, and biology.

Thoma Bravo to buy German software company EQS for $434m

The US-based private equity company will offer €40 ($43.43) per share in cash for all outstanding shares of EQS.

Rapidus teams up with France’s Leti on 1-nm chip technology

Rapidus is already working with IBM and Imec to mass-produce 2-nanometer (nm) chips in 2027.

ByteDance weighs sale of gaming studio Moonton

ByteDance acquired Moonton in 2021.

Accenture signs deal to buy New Zealand’s Solnet

Solnet provides managed services and operations, end-to-end consulting, and solution development services.

Allen & Overy, White & Case top legal advisers in Middle East & Africa

During Q1-Q3 2023, Allen & Overy advised on $8.9bn worth of deals, and White & Case advised on 12 deals.

Dell teams up with Hugging Face to simplify GenAI deployment

Hugging Face offers a platform for AI developers to exchange code, models, and data sets.

Airbnb purchases GamePlanner.AI to accelerate AI projects development

The 12-person AI company was co-founded by Adam Cheyer, one of the founders of Apple’s voice assistant Siri.

Blockchain technology company Fnality International raises $95m

Goldman Sachs and BNP Paribas led the round, with participation from DTCC, Euroclear, Nomura, WisdomTree and existing investors.