All articles by Shivam Mishra

Shivam Mishra

IFS to acquire Canadian software company Copperleaf for $730m 

Copperleaf is a provider of AI-powered asset investment planning and management software. 

French AI startup Mistral raises €600m at €5.8bn valuation  

General Catalyst led the funding round, with participation from existing investors such as Lightspeed, Andreessen Horowitz, Bpifrance, and BNP Paribas.  

Cognizant Technologies to acquire Belcan for $1.3bn  

Belcan specialises in providing critical digital engineering services and has operations in North America and the UK.  

Apollo and Kyndryl may jointly bid for DXC Technology 

DXC Technology acknowledged that it had previously engaged in sale discussions in 2023, which were discontinued when a potential private equity buyer could not secure the necessary funds.

Chip designer FADU teams up with WD on SSD technology 

The new technology aims to improve the performance, reliability, and lifespan of SSDs. 

ByteDance to establish AI hub in Malaysia with $2.1bn investment 

In addition to the AI hub, the company plans to bolster its existing data centre operations in the country. 

US to launch antitrust probes into AI practices of Microsoft and Nvidia  

Microsoft’s deal with Inflection AI, where the software giant licensed AI software for $650m and absorbed much of Inflection’s workforce, is also being probed.  

Dolby Laboratories to acquire GE Licensing in $429m deal 

The inclusion of GE Licencing’s video codec technology patents such as HEVC and VVC will complement and expand Dolby’s existing intellectual property portfolio.

Amazon to acquire assets from India’s MX Player 

The move is aimed at strengthening Amazon’s streaming services in India, a market with rapidly growing digital video consumption.  

ThreatModeler raises $60m from Invictus

The capital injection comes at a time when the DevSecOps market is experiencing rapid growth.