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Deals•Feb 20, 2026
Peak XV Partners Raises $1.3B Across Three New Funds for AI and Consumer Startup Investments
Peak XV Partners, the former Sequoia Capital India arm, announced it has raised $1.3 billion across three new funds to invest in artificial intelligence and consumer startups in India and Southeast Asia. The capital will bolster the firm’s growth fund and provide significant dry powder for future investments.
Bloomberg – Technology (sitewide)
News•Feb 18, 2026
Amazon Fends Off Blowback for Ring’s Search Party Tool
Amazon’s Ring introduced the “Search Party” feature, allowing users to share video clips from their doorbell cameras with friends, family, or law‑enforcement agencies to help locate missing persons. The rollout triggered immediate privacy backlash from civil‑rights groups who argue the...
By Bloomberg – Technology (sitewide)
News•Feb 18, 2026
AI Threatens Staffing Industry as Companies Bring Recruitment In-House
Artificial intelligence is rapidly automating core recruitment tasks, enabling employers to screen resumes, rank candidates, and conduct initial interviews without external recruiters. This technological shift allows companies to bring talent acquisition in‑house, diminishing reliance on traditional staffing firms such as...
By Bloomberg – Technology (sitewide)
Deals•Feb 18, 2026
Battery Ventures Secures $3.25B for Its Latest Venture Fund
Battery Ventures announced it has raised $3.25 billion in commitments for its new venture fund, one of the largest fundraises for a tech‑focused investor this year. The capital will be deployed to back early‑stage and growth‑stage technology companies across multiple sectors.
Bloomberg – Technology (sitewide)
News•Feb 17, 2026
Anthropic, Infosys to Build Custom AI Agents for Firms
Anthropic and Infosys have announced a partnership to create custom AI agents for enterprises, combining Anthropic's Claude large language models, including Claude Code, with Infosys' Topaz AI platform. The collaboration targets sectors such as telecommunications and financial services, aiming to automate...
By Bloomberg – Technology (sitewide)
News•Feb 17, 2026
China AI Startup Moonshot Targets $10 Billion Valuation
Moonshot, the Chinese AI startup behind the Kimi chatbot, is launching a new financing round that targets a $10 billion valuation. The company previously secured $500 million at a $4.3 billion valuation, and its existing backers—Alibaba, Tencent and 5Y Capital—have already committed more...
By Bloomberg – Technology (sitewide)
Deals•Feb 17, 2026
MTN to Acquire Remaining Stake in IHS Towers for $2.2 Billion
MTN Group announced it will acquire the remaining stake in IHS Towers, valuing the transaction at $2.2 billion and bringing its total investment in the tower operator to $6.2 billion. The deal gives MTN full control of IHS Towers' African infrastructure assets,...
Bloomberg – Technology (sitewide)
News•Feb 16, 2026
From Tea to Tech: UK’s Halma Rides Wave of Hyperscaler Spending
Halma Plc, a FTSE 100 firm with roots in 19th‑century tea plantations, is benefiting from a surge in AI‑driven data‑center spending by hyperscalers. The company’s shares have climbed for eight consecutive sessions, reaching an all‑time high. Analysts at Barclays and JPMorgan...
By Bloomberg – Technology (sitewide)
News•Feb 16, 2026
AMD Takes on Nvidia in India With Expanded Tata AI Partnership
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced a partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to bring its Helios AI data‑center blueprint to India. The collaboration aims to deploy up to 200 megawatts of AI‑infrastructure capacity, positioning AMD against Nvidia in the rapidly expanding...
By Bloomberg – Technology (sitewide)
Deals•Feb 16, 2026
Mubadala, Saudi Billionaire Family and SBI Investment Back Breadfast in $50M Pre-Series C Round
Egyptian e‑commerce startup Breadfast closed a $50 million pre‑Series C financing round. Investors include the UAE sovereign wealth fund Mubadala, a Saudi billionaire family and Japan’s SBI Investment Co., supporting Breadfast’s plans to expand across Africa.
Bloomberg – Technology (sitewide)
News•Feb 11, 2026
China’s Top Chipmaker Warns Rushed AI Capacity Could Sit Idle
China’s leading semiconductor manufacturer SMIC warned that a rush to purchase AI chips is prompting companies to build a decade’s worth of data‑center capacity in just one or two years. CEO Zhao Haijun said the rapid build‑out is outpacing clear...
By Bloomberg – Technology (sitewide)
News•Feb 10, 2026
Jack Ma-Backed Ant Bets on AI Health in $69 Billion Sector Race
Ant Group, the Jack Ma‑backed fintech giant, is shifting its growth engine from digital payments to artificial‑intelligence‑powered health care. After a stalled IPO five years ago, the company has become one of China’s largest investors in medical AI, funding platforms...
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News•Feb 10, 2026
See $250 Billion Issuance From Hyperscalers in 2026: Robson
BNP Paribas’s US credit strategist Meghan Robson projects hyperscalers will issue roughly $250 billion of debt in 2026, driven by a 16% jump in AI‑related capex and a shift toward more asset‑heavy business models. She warns that continued issuance will likely widen...
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Deals•Feb 10, 2026
Blackstone Invests $200M in Anthropic, Boosting Stake to $1B
Blackstone Inc. is investing $200 million in AI startup Anthropic PBC, raising its stake to roughly $1 billion at a $350 billion valuation. The investment is part of Anthropic’s ongoing funding round, which has already more than doubled its initial $10 billion target amid...
Bloomberg – Technology (sitewide)
Deals•Feb 9, 2026
Bain Capital Seeks $2.3 Billion in Coherent Corp Block Trade
Bain Capital is offering to sell about 9.4 million shares of laser‑equipment maker Coherent Corp in an unregistered block trade valued at up to $2.3 billion, at $237.50‑$240 per share, a discount to the recent closing price. Bank of America is leading...
Bloomberg – Technology (sitewide)
Deals•Feb 9, 2026
Infineon Secures €2 Billion Euro Debt to Fund AI Projects
German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG raised €2 billion via a euro‑denominated debt issuance, marking its first such financing in a year. The debt, spanning five, eight and eleven‑year maturities, aims to fund the company's ambitious artificial‑intelligence initiatives.
Bloomberg – Technology (sitewide)