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Lightmatter releases new photonics technology for AI chips 

By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Lightmatter, a startup valued at $4.4 billion, on Monday released two pieces of technology aimed at speeding up the connections between artificial

White House, shaken by Signal scandal, says case is closed

By Jeff Mason, Gram Slattery and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration sought to put the scandal over its use of the Signal messaging app behind it on Monday, calling it case

Private SpaceX crew set for launch to novel polar orbit around Earth

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Elon Musk's SpaceX on Monday was set to launch a crew of four private astronauts led by a crypto entrepreneur on a mission to orbit Earth from pole to pole, a

OpenAI to raise $40 billion to boost AI efforts

By Jaspreet Singh and Harshita Mary Varghese (Reuters) -OpenAI said on Monday it would raise $40 billion in a new funding round led by SoftBank Group at a $300 billion valuation to advance AI research

IMF’s Georgieva says initial signs from US on digital deregulation are encouraging

By Andrea Shalal, David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Initial signs from the Trump administration on its plans to deregulate digital assets are "quite encouraging," International Monetary Fund Managing

Trump says TikTok sale deal to come before Saturday deadline

By Andrea Shalal and David Shepardson ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said a deal with TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the short video app used by 170

Google-backed AI drug discovery startup raises $600 million

(Reuters) - Isomorphic Labs, which uses artificial intelligence technologies for drug discovery, has raised $600 million in its first ever external funding round led by Thrive Capital, the startup

AI-powered cybersecurity firm ReliaQuest valued at $3.4 billion in latest funding round

-AI-powered cybersecurity firm ReliaQuest said on Monday it has raised more than $500 million in a funding round led by EQT, KKR and FTV Capital, valuing it at $3.4 billion. Investor enthusiasm for

GlobalFoundries and Taiwanese chipmaker UMC mull potential merger, sources say

By Milana Vinn (Reuters) - Taiwan's major chipmaker United Microelectronics and U.S.-based GlobalFoundries are looking into the possibility of a merger, two sources familiar with the matter told

OpenAI plans to release open-weight language model in coming months

(Reuters) - OpenAI is planning to release its first open-weight language model with reasoning capabilities since GPT‑2 in the coming months, CEO Sam Altman said on Monday. The company will speak with

On Camera

Rahul’s ‘vote chori’ attack on EC is a political dead-end. He still has a point

The ECI needs to respond to Rahul Gandhi’s accusations professionally and transparently. Else, it will end up giving him the ammunition he is desperately seeking.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.