All articles by Shivam Mishra

Shivam Mishra

Reliance considers acquisition of Israel’s Tower Semiconductor

The latest development comes after Intel scrapped the $5.4bn deal to acquire Tower Semiconductor.

OpenAI weighs share sale at $86bn valuation

If the deal goes through, it will place OpenAI among one of the world’s most valuable companies.

Cybersecurity software provider SecureW2 raises $80m from Insight Partners

The company will use the funding to expand operations, hire new staff and augment its software providers’ security platform.

NVIDIA and Foxconn partner to build AI systems

NVIDIA said the partnership will begin with the development of AI factories.

Chinese AI startup Baichuan raises $300m in funding

Baichuan was established in April 2023 by Wang Xiaochuan and is now valued at $1bn.

Chip equipment company Kokusai Electric raises $724m in IPO

The company set its IPO price at Y1,840 ($12.29) per share, which valued it at Y423.9bn ($2.83bn).

Jobs platform LinkedIn announces second round of layoffs this year

The redundancies will impact roles across the company’s engineering, talent, product, and finance teams.

Russian technology company Astra raises $36m in IPO

Astra is said to hold a key position in the Russian OS market with its Astra Linux OS.

Memory chip makers Kioxia and Western Digital nearing merger 

As part of the merger, the two companies aim to set up a holding company that will bring together their NAND flash memory chip production unit.

DiDi Autonomous Driving secures $149m investment from China’s state-backed entity

DiDi Autonomous Driving said it will use the funding to invest in research and development and accelerate the launch of products.