NEWSx.io https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html This week: Hedge funds are coming for sports betting, prediction market arbitrage Blog Home Cohere releases its most powerful AI model as open source | BetaKit Singapore Management University Launches South-east Asia's First University-Anchored Fund Dedicated to Urban Solutions & Sustainability – The Manila Times DeepSeek Shuns Short-Term Profits While Seeking $45 Billion Valuation | PYMNTS.com Banco do Brasil sets up new AI-focused fund with MSW Capital – Global Venturing EOS-X Space raises $140M, Mistral acquires Emmi AI, and Bliq approved for fully driverless road operations in Estonia Why VGU has become a launchpad for Rajasthan’s student entrepreneurs – YourStory.com South African healthcare startup secures R15m to expand access to affordable dental care – Edge Growth Startup News and Tech News UK – TechRound Why Does The MENA Fintech Sector Continue To Attract Capital Even In Unstable Environments? Experts Weigh In – TechRound [Weekly funding roundup May 16-22] VC inflow crosses $124M this week as fintech leads revival – YourStory.com How Hong Kong Helps Swiss Startups Scale Australian Health Tech Startup ThinkMD Wins US$200,000 Grand Prize At Future Health Challenge – SMBtech SBC unveils finalists for First Pitch Americas start-up competition | Yogonet International Women-Led Startups Redefining Lifestyle & Social Entrepreneurship: Insights from START Summit 2026 Primer raises $100m Series C to scale AI payments platform The End of the Single-Market Playbook – Jumpstart Magazine Week 21’s Biggest Startup Funding Rounds in Latin America, Led by Pitz, With Big Bets on AI, Mobility Tech, and Energy Week 21’s Biggest Startup Funding Rounds in Africa and the Middle East, Led by Arib, as Fintech and AI Drew the Biggest Checks Asia Startup Funding This Week Led by WIRobotics, Scapia, and Accro Bioscience SpaceX’s $2T IPO ‘a real test’ of investor appetite for AI; VCs and startups hold their breath — TFN Why Bolt's CEO Bets on AI Over HR in Company-Wide Reset – FinTech Magazine Your browser is not supported Johnson & Johnson backs NJ startup hub to drive new healthcare tech Travel-fintech firm Scapia raises $63 mn led by General Catalyst Michigan Gives Slate Auto $5 Million To Build Its $25K EV Truck Singapore AI Startup K25 Secures $2 Million Investment from Nasdaq-Listed Firm – CXO Digitalpulse Tony Robbins AI mental health startup The Path raises $14.3M Scapia’s $63M fundraise; Premium ice cream brand Papacream – YourStory.com Bliq.ai wins approval for fully driverless road operations in Estonia Horror-Comedy ‘See Bot Run’ Turns AI On Tech Startup’s Staff How AI Can Help Emerging-Market Startups Build the Systems They’re Missing Scapia raises $63 million led by General Catalyst – The Times of India Tigress’s Ivan Feinseth on AI IPOs and Tech Stock Picks A YouTuber Turned Tech Exec Is Making a Big Bet On AI-Powered Interactive Entertainment (Exclusive) AI data centers are gobbling up the world's electricity — here are 5 startups trying to stop them from breaking the grid – moneywise.com EV startup Electric Era launches battery systems to tackle data center energy crunch – GeekWire Shastra VC launches $100 million fund to back deeptech, AI startups – The Economic Times Kyung Hee University Launches Pangyo Startup Hub, Fosters Yongin Semiconductor Talent Mercury raises $200m Series D as AI fuels startup surge Sports startup SWOT Sportech uses analytics and biomechanics to train young athletes Starbucks scraps AI inventory tool across North America Web3 fintech startup Jia has completed a $3 million seed round financing, with participation from Coinbase Ventures and others | WEEX Crypto News DeepSeek founder declares artificial general intelligence goal as 70 billion yuan funding round advances From edtech to quantum: India’s student founders redraw startup map – The Times of India Tech layoffs surge past 114,000 in AI-driven reset – Startup Fortune 10 American EV Startups Went Bankrupt, Proving Toyota’s Skepticism Was Justified – CarBuzz Polsky Center names AI Research Commons fellows | ETIH EdTech News — EdTech Innovation Hub