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South Korean AI chip startup DEEPX announced it is preparing to list its shares domestically, and the company is open to a possible U.S. listing afterward. The move comes as the global appetite for AI hardware continues to grow, and as DEEPX looks to raise the capital it needs to scale beyond its current footprint. What DEEPX Does Founded in 2018 by former Apple chip designer Lokwon Kim, DEEPX focuses on what it calls “physical AI,” meaning AI embedded directly into devices such as robots, autonomous vehicles, and factory systems. Rather than building chips for cloud-based AI workloads, the company…

In March 2021, a digital artwork by the artist Beeple sold at Christie’s for $69.3 million, making him one of the three most valuable living artists at auction. The work was a JPEG. There was no physical canvas, no sculpture, no object a buyer could hang on a wall. What the winning bidder paid for was a blockchain record confirming they owned the file. That sale became the moment NFTs broke into mainstream conversation, and for about a year, the market that followed it seemed unstoppable. Then it fell apart. What NFTs Actually Were An NFT, short for non-fungible token,…

Google’s talks with Marvell Technology over two new AI chips point to the fact that the tech giant is still pushing hard on its own silicon strategy, even after extending a TPU and networking supply agreement with Broadcom through 2031.According to many reports, the Marvell discussions involve a memory processing unit and a new TPU designed to run AI models more efficiently. One chip would act as a memory processing unit that works alongside Google’s tensor processing unit, while the second would be a new TPU built specifically for AI workloads. The reported split between memory support and compute support…

OpenAI’s reported agreement to spend more than $20 billion on Cerebras chips over three years is one of the clearest signs yet that AI infrastructure is now a capital market story as much as a technology story. The agreement, first reported by The Information, is the double of an earlier $10 billion commitment OpenAI made in January, and it comes as the company faces mounting pressure to serve over 800 million weekly users while keeping compute costs under control. The deal also reportedly gives OpenAI a minority equity stake through warrants and includes a $1 billion upfront deposit to help…

Apple’s first foldable iPhone has hit a wall. Engineering problems discovered during early test production have been found to be more complex than the company expected, and multiple sources now say the device may not ship until 2027, pushing it well past the September 2026 window that had been circling in supply chain reports for months. According to Nikkei Asia, the issues emerged during engineering verification testing, a critical phase where a new design is validated before it can move toward mass production. As such, component suppliers have reportedly been informed that production schedules may need to be adjusted. The…

OpenAI has urged attorneys general in California and Delaware to investigate Elon Musk for alleged “improper and anti-competitive behavior” tied to his companies X and xAI. The request, detailed in a letter from OpenAI strategy chief Jason Kwon, accuses Musk of using his platform X to harm the ChatGPT maker’s business and hiring efforts. This move has now added a new regulatory dimension to what is already one of the most consequential legal disputes in the AI industry, especially as a high-profile trial between the two companies draws near. What OpenAI Is Alleging In the letter seen by CNBC, OpenAI’s…

Aria Networks, a Palo Alto-based networking startup founded in January 2025, has raised $125 million in its first funding round to build what it describes as the first AI-native network designed from the ground up to maximize token efficiency. The round was backed by Sutter Hill Ventures, Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, and Eclipse Ventures. With the announcement of this funding came another announcement of the general availability of Deep Networking, Aria Networks’ core platform for AI infrastructure. What Is Deep Networking? Deep Networking is built on five pillars – AI-optimized hardware and hardened SONiC, fine-grained end-to-end telemetry, intelligent agents…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) companions that mimic emotional intimacy are now squarely in China’s regulatory crosshairs. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released draft rules on April 3, 2026, that would ban “digital humans” from offering simulated romantic or family relationships to users under 18, prohibit platform features designed to fuel addiction, and require labeling on all AI-generated content that are designed to be human-like. The draft, open for public comment until May 6, covers everything from AI-powered livestreamers to customer service agents and emotionally responsive chatbots. What Are Digital Humans? Digital humans are defined as virtual figures that exist in…

Data centers are power-hungry by design, but Nvidia wants them to work in the opposite direction. At CERAWeek 2026, Nvidia and Emerald AI announced they are working with AES, Constellation, Invenergy, NextEra Energy, Nscale Energy & Power, and Vistra to develop a new class of AI factories that connect to the grid faster and operate as flexible energy assets. The goal is to get AI infrastructure online faster and make it capable of supporting the grid rather than only drawing from it. The Problem Driving the Push AI’s power demands have outpaced the grid’s ability to keep up. Data centers…

An Iran-linked hacking group recently wiped data from tens of thousands of corporate devices at Stryker Corporation, which immediately brought global operations in one of the world’s largest medical technology companies to a standstill. The attack was claimed by Handala, an Iran-linked hacking group, and it involved remotely wiping more than 200,000 servers, mobile devices, and other systems, ultimately stealing 50 terabytes of data and disrupting operations across 79 countries. The incident has since been confirmed as one of the most significant cyberattacks on a U.S. company since the start of the ongoing conflict between Iran and allies Israel and…