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Nvidia faces earnings test amid hyperscaler concerns as AI factory push widens
Nvidia's earnings will test hyperscaler dependence concerns; Cisco/Nvidia expand AI factories; Nvidia debuts edge robotics chip.
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Nvidia's earnings will test hyperscaler dependence concerns; Cisco/Nvidia expand AI factories; Nvidia debuts edge robotics chip.
NPR reports on the life settlement market's origins in the AIDS crisis and how patients like Frank Sierawski can sell their life insurance policies to investors.
Embedd Ltd., a London startup automating chip software integration, raised $2.7M in pre-seed funding led by Seedcamp to speed development for physical AI devices.
Generalist AI reportedly raised $200M led by 8VC after launching Gen-1.5 for robot learning.
Sifted reports European robotics startups raised more in H1 2026 than in the previous two years combined; a separate report highlights Serbian startups to watch, according to VCs.
Xpeng shares fell over 9% in Hong Kong after a weak Q3 delivery forecast, even as its robotics unit raised $900 million at a $6.3 billion valuation.
European VCs have named 19 startups working to lower AI's cost and energy demands as data-centre construction lags.
Hugging Face is exploring a sale that could value the AI model hub at $13 billion or more, Business Insider reported.
Unitree's first angel investor made a 140x return and now chairs Galaxy General. Meanwhile, at least 16 Hong Kong professors are founding embodied-AI companies, reshaping the sector.
U.S. stocks snapped winning streaks as rising bond yields and oil prices pressured the market, while AI trade volatility hit chip and infrastructure shares, CNBC reported.
AI data center builder Nscale reportedly seeks a $3B U.S. IPO as soon as next month, with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan managing.
Micron, Sandisk, Seagate and Western Digital have soared on AI memory demand, but they play different roles in the storage ecosystem.
Broadcom is in talks to raise $70B-$80B in debt for AI chip financing, with possible total up to $100B, as AI infrastructure deals proliferate.
Callosum Ltd. has raised $100 million in seed funding to expand its AI workload optimization platform, with Atomico leading the round.
Marvell rose 6% as a filing showed Google could buy up to $12.2B in shares under their custom AI chip deal.
Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree surged 629% on its stock market debut, underscoring China’s lead in humanoid robotics, according to a Bloomberg report.
Unitree shares surged as much as 600% on Wednesday, marking the first mainland Chinese humanoid robot listing.
AI boom lifts S. Korea growth outlook, corporate profits and household credit to record highs.
Unitree Robotics shares jumped 542% in its Shanghai debut, raising $905 million. The humanoid robot maker's IPO drew investment from DeepSeek and Tencent.
Velaura AI, a low-power AI chip developer, raised $110M in Series A funding led by Seligman Ventures, achieving a $1B valuation. The company recently pivoted from Bitcoin mining to AI chip design with its Titan Core platform.
Etched Inc. has raised an additional $700 million at a $21 billion valuation, led by Jane Street, weeks after closing a $300 million Nvidia-backed round.
Etched raised $700M at $21B valuation, doubling its valuation in a month, led by Jane Street.
Baidu's AI revenue share hit 50% of Baidu Core for a second quarter; Duquesne and Appaloosa raised stakes.
Kalshi filed with the CFTC to launch perpetual futures tied to equity indexes, including a US500 contract, expanding beyond prediction markets and challenging traditional exchanges.