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"SoftBank's $40 Billion Loan: A Strategic Pivot or a Risky Gamble?"

🔗 Akses repositori/dokumentasi: https://www.authorsvoice.net/protokol-bayangan-menguliti-etika-abu-abu-kekuasaan-media/

#softbank #venturecapital #techfunding

Africa: Female Representation Falls As African Tech Funding Rebounds: [Daba Finance] Gender diversity declined in African tech funding in 2025 even as total investment volumes recovered, according to the latest African Tech Startups Funding Report by Disrupt Africa. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRGmsf #AfricanTech #WomenInTech #GenderDiversity #TechFunding #Startups

Anthropic raised $30B at $380B valuation, doubling its worth in five months. The funding round—second-largest private tech raise ever—shows how Microsoft and Nvidia are backing competing AI companies while selling infrastructure to both. Claude Code now generates 4% of public GitHub commits as annualized revenue hits $14B. #AI #TechFunding #OpenSource

https://www.implicator.ai/anthropic-closes-30-billion-round-doubling-its-valuation-to-380-billion/

Anthropic Closes $30 Billion Round, Doubling Its Valuation to $380 Billion

Anthropic closed $30 billion in Series G funding at a $380 billion valuation. Claude Code crossed $2.5 billion in revenue, writing 4% of GitHub c

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"Element expects that a Dutch government investment in Matrix peer-to-peer technology could now support this quest. The goal is to develop a version of Element that can operate on a mesh network without requiring an internet server."

#ChiaraCastro, 2025

https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/we-need-to-go-beyond-signal-how-todays-aws-outage-shows-the-weaknesses-of-centralized-apps

Ooh, that's exciting! @matrix folks have been working on p2p matrix for a while, but progress has depended on volunteer devs;

https://arewep2pyet.com/

#decentralisation #MeshNetworks #matrix #TechFunding #Netherlands

"We need to go beyond Signal" – How today's AWS outage shows the weaknesses of centralized apps

Signal's privacy and security are great, but being a centralized app makes it vulnerable

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Africa: African Tech Funding Rises to $4.1b in 2025 As Debt Takes Larger Role: [Daba Finance] African tech startups raised US$4.1 billion in 2025, up 25% from a year earlier, marking the strongest funding year since 2022, according to Partech's annual Africa Tech Venture Capital Report released January 22, 2026. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TQYMRQ #AfricaTech #TechFunding #VentureCapital #Startups #Innovation

At Davos, AI labs are sparring over reputation while OpenAI’s Sam Altman stays away. The clash highlights funding pressures, open‑source concerns, and the future direction of artificial intelligence startups. What does this mean for the ecosystem? Read on to find out. #AIStartups #OpenAI #WorldEconomicForum #TechFunding

🔗 https://aidailypost.com/news/ai-labs-clash-over-reputation-davos-sam-altman-skips-event

Thinking Machines raised $2B without settling on what to build. After CTO Barret Zoph's firing, the $50B funding round stalled and three founders returned to OpenAI. John Schulman remains the last original research leader. The pattern suggests deeper issues than the public ethics narrative when investors back companies lacking clear direction.

#AIstartups #TechFunding #OpenAI

https://www.implicator.ai/50-billion-stalls-wikipedia-gets-paid-security-gets-skipped/

$50 Billion Stalls. Wikipedia Gets Paid. Security Gets Skipped.

Thinking Machines exodus deepens as $50B round stalls. Wikipedia makes Big Tech pay. Replit ships iOS apps with security holes.

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Thinking Machines' troubles appear deeper than the CTO departure. More employees resigned after Thursday's all-hands meeting, and the $50B funding round has stalled. A source tells WIRED the real issue: founders never agreed on what to build. With only a fine-tuning API shipped and no foundation model trained, the structural misalignment may be catching up to the $12B valuation. #AIstartups #TechFunding #AI

https://www.implicator.ai/thinking-machines-exodus-deepens-the-founders-never-agreed-on-what-to-build/

Thinking Machines Exodus Deepens: The Founders Never Agreed on What to Build

More employees left Thinking Machines after Thursday's all-hands. The $50B round is stalling. The real issue: founders never agreed on what to build.

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Europe's startup market is reportedly *hungry* for its first trillion-dollar company. Big dreams, but will it be innovation or regulatory hurdles that define their path?

What's your take on Europe's shot at a mega-unicorn?
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/21/the-european-startup-market-is-ready-for-the-limelight/
#EuropeanStartups #TechFunding #VC #Innovation #StartupLife

The European startup market is ready for the limelight | TechCrunch

The region's startup market is hungry for its first trillion-dollar startup, and in many ways has set itself up to reach that goal.

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