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SYOS Aerospace raises first institutional funding round

The defence startup will use the cash to expand research, boost production and widen its international reach after years of contract-led growth.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Today

Manufacturing

QuantWare appoints Bart Filius as Chief Financial Officer

Backed by a USD $178 million funding round, the Delft-based quantum processor maker is scaling production and broadening sales across 20 countries.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Yesterday

Artificial Intelligence

Model ML appoints Alex Kayyal as Chief Financial Officer

The hire adds finance expertise as the software group scales rapidly, with annual recurring revenue doubling in the second quarter of 2026.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Edge Computing

Arteris launches FlexGen Multi-Die for AI chiplets

AI chipmakers can cut die-to-die link area, power and I/O by up to 50% as multi-die designs become harder to scale.

By Mara Sugue • 5 min read • Last week

Data Analytics

TCS renews Jaguar Formula E deal with AI partnership

The renewed tie-up gives Jaguar TCS Racing more AI support as it heads into Formula E's GEN4 era after winning the 2025/26 teams' title.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Semiconductors

TCS launches custom chip design for software-led cars

Bespoke chips are becoming central to vehicle performance and safety as automakers race to build software-defined cars.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Semiconductors

TCL opens industrial museum to mark 45th anniversary

The museum underscores TCL's shift from a Huizhou maker into a global electronics group, as it marks 45 years with displays on its industrial rise.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Robotics

Sift launches AI agent to tackle hardware telemetry

Hardware teams facing telemetry overload can now automate investigations inside Sift, with findings stored for reuse and human approval required before changes.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Research and Development (R&D) stories

Data centers

JLL marks 20 years in Vietnam as property market expands

Vietnam's expanding property market has helped JLL build a 350-strong local team, with industrial, logistics and data centres now driving demand.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Yesterday

Health Technologies

UCL and Siloton adapt an eye scanner for the children

The project could help children with sight-threatening conditions avoid long hospital trips by enabling eye scans in community settings or at home.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Data centers

Yokogawa joins Singapore AI data centre testbed consortium

The move puts Yokogawa into a Singapore pilot aimed at cutting the power and cooling burden of AI data centres in tropical conditions.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last week

Robotics

Dreame launches four premium robot vacuums in Australia

Prices from AUD $2,199 widen Dreame's push into Australia's premium robot vacuum segment, as the company targets harder-to-clean corners and furniture gaps.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Artificial Intelligence

Calterra wins £96,000 grant for habitat monitoring

The funding will help Calterra track restored peatlands and woodlands for longer, cutting the cost of proving recovery to investors and land managers.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Data centers

Midea Debuts Full-Stack AIDC Cooling at DCWA 2026 to Power APAC AI Infrastructure

Rising AI server densities are forcing Asia-Pacific data centre operators to rethink cooling as water use and power demand tighten.

By Raphael Veloso • 7 min read • Last week

Robotics

AMD to buy World Labs in USD $8.2bn all-stock deal

The deal gives AMD deeper access to spatial-intelligence research as chipmakers race to align hardware with fast-changing AI workloads.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last week

Public Cloud

Canberra co-founders win Pearcey award for sovereign AI

Their Canberra-built software has won praise for keeping sensitive government and defence data onshore as Australia weighs reliance on foreign AI platforms.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week