2026-06-29

DeepSeek’s $7.4bn raise is one symptom of China’s AI cash surge

China’s AI sector is not short of cash. If anything, American pressure is pumping more in. DeepSeek shows the pattern best. The Hangzhou lab closed a $7.4bn round, the biggest first-time raise by a Chinese startup, at a valuation above $50bn. It had run for three years on founder Liang Wenfeng’s own wealth and never […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-06-29

OpenAI may delay its IPO to 2027 to hold out for $1tn

Patience has a price, and someone else is paying it. OpenAI may wait until 2027 to go public. The wait is meant to buy a bigger number. OpenAI is weighing a listing as late as 2027, Bloomberg reported. That timeline could see it go public after its rival Anthropic. Altman has reportedly rejected an earlier […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-06-29

Google reportedly capped Meta's use of Gemini AI for coding and chatbots

Google was forced to cap Meta's use of Gemini AI due to a lack of capacity. [...]

2026-06-29

The Razer Pro Type Ergo proves the company can do non-gaming keyboards well – but it’s not perfect

The Razer Pro Type Ergo brings stylish split ergonomics and clever software to the productivity market, but scissor switches and a high price hold it back. [...]

2026-06-29

'Plenty of AI tools claim to be built for finance; Microsoft 365 Copilot in Excel is proving it in practice': Microsoft is fuelling up Excel with lots more AI tools for finance workers

Microsoft has launched even more AI tools for Excel to maintain the software's position as a go-to finance tool. [...]

2026-06-29

The Magnificent Seven shed 6% last week — their fourth-worst performance in 22 years. Monday is starting better

Nasdaq 100 futures advanced more than 1% in premarket trade after tech stocks shed nearly 5% last week [...]

2026-06-29

Comcast is spinning off NBCUniversal and Sky as its stock soars

The split will create two independent companies — one focused on broadband and wireless, the other on media and entertainment [...]

2026-06-29

Trump bought up to $5 million in Axon stock weeks before ICE pursued a $220M Taser deal

President Donald Trump purchased Axon Enterprise stock on Feb. 10; ICE posted a notice seeking roughly 17,800 new Tasers on Feb. 24 [...]

2026-06-29

My AI Night Shift

An agentic AI power user explains how he’s using the technology to ramp up his productivity——and the surprising challenges of finding himself completely caught up with his work. [...]