Topic: international expansion
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Inside Gamescom: How Cologne Becomes the World's Gaming Capital
Gamescom 2025 broke attendance records with over 350,000 visitors and featured 1,500 exhibitors from 72 countries, expanding its entertainment and indie zones. The event highlighted extensive hardware showcases and collaborations, such as the Asus ROG Xbox Ally, offering hands-on demos and emphas...
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ByteBridge, Naizak Partner on AI-Driven Data Centers in Saudi Arabia
ByteBridge and Naizak have formed a joint venture to develop hyperscale and AI-driven data centers in the Middle East, aiding international market entry and enhancing regional connectivity. The partnership combines Naizak's local expertise with ByteBridge's global experience to advance AI infrast...
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Oura Ring Maker Valued at $11B in New $875M Funding Round
Oura Health Oy has raised approximately $875 million in a Series E funding round, doubling its valuation to $11 billion since December. The new capital will be used to scale up production, support international expansion, and fund ongoing research and product development. The company is on track ...
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Firmus Technologies Strengthens Leadership for Sovereign AI Push
Firmus Technologies has appointed Kirsty Godfrey-Billy as CFO and Grant Dempsey as incoming Board Chair following a $330 million equity financing round to support institutional growth and technological expansion. The company is preparing to launch Project Southgate, a sovereign AI campus in Tasma...
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Reddit's AI Search Boosts Answers by 5X
Reddit is enhancing its search functionality with AI, notably through Reddit Answers, which now has 6 million weekly users, a fivefold increase from last quarter. CEO Steve Huffman prioritizes search as a strategic focus, leveraging Reddit’s human-generated discussions to differentiate it from...
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Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Now Available in Select US Stores
The Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses with integrated display are now available for purchase through in-person appointments at select U.S. retail stores, with high demand creating wait times through late 2025. Priced at $800, the glasses feature a heads-up display and are paired with a Meta Neural Band ...
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Anthropic Raises $13B Series F at $183B Valuation
Anthropic has raised $13 billion in a Series F funding round, reaching a post-money valuation of $183 billion to support enterprise adoption, safety research, and global expansion. The company's annual recurring revenue surged from $1 billion to $5 billion in 2025, driven by strong API usage and ...
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Eight Sleep Raises $100M for AI-Powered Sleep Tech Expansion
Eight Sleep secured $100 million in funding, doubling its valuation to near unicorn status, to expand AI-driven sleep solutions and international markets. Its flagship product, the Pod, is a smart mattress that monitors sleep and adjusts settings automatically, generating over $500 million in sal...
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Google Chrome's Address Bar Now Has AI Mode
Google has launched an AI Mode in Chrome's address bar for U.S. users, enabling conversational queries and AI Overviews without leaving the current tab. The update includes Gemini integration for summarizing pages and managing tasks, enhanced scam protection via AI, and a streamlined password hel...
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Bestow Secures $120M Series D Led by Goldman Sachs & Smith Point
Bestow raised $120 million in Series D funding, co-led by Goldman Sachs and Smith Point Capital, bringing total equity funding to over $300 million to modernize life insurance underwriting and distribution. The company shifted from direct-to-consumer insurance to enterprise SaaS solutions, levera...
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Yottar: Unlock Hidden Electrical Grid Capacity for Energy Users
Surging global electricity demand from AI, EVs, and digital infrastructure is straining aging grids, causing delays and hindering decarbonization efforts. Yottar addresses this by mapping available grid capacity, helping businesses identify optimal locations for energy-intensive projects like dat...
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Indian drone startup Raphe mPhibr secures $100M amid booming military UAV demand
Raphe mPhibr, an Indian drone manufacturer, secured $100 million in Series B funding to boost domestic drone production and meet rising military demand, driven by border security and combat needs. The company, founded in 2017, specializes in defense drones like the mR10 swarm system and Bharat dr...
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Who Makes Hisense TVs? Inside Their Global Manufacturing
Hisense has become the world's second-largest TV seller, trailing only Samsung, by offering feature-rich televisions at competitive prices that appeal to a broad audience. The Hisense Group is a major Chinese multinational, manufacturing not only its own TVs but also producing televisions for bra...
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