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British AI chip startup Fractile has raised $720 million in Series C funding at a reported $7 billion valuation. The company is developing memory-focused processors for AI inference and plans to ship its first commercial chips and systems in 2027.
Y Combinator-backed startup Discovered Materials has launched a $1 million prize program targeting five unresolved materials science problems. The initiative aims to test AI's scientific…
Synthetic diamond chip cooling is gaining attention as semiconductor manufacturers explore new ways to remove heat from high-performance AI processors. A November 3, 2026, advanced…
Commonwealth Fusion Systems has signed a letter of intent for up to $85 million in federal funding for semiconductor research. The proposed award would support advanced power electronics…
Morphotonics raises €40 million to scale nanoimprint lithography technology for smart glasses displays and data centre optical components.
Anthropic signed a reported $45 billion compute deal with Nscale to expand AI infrastructure using Nvidia’s next-generation Vera Rubin chips.
Qualcomm’s collaboration with Neura Robotics highlights the growing role of AI chips in humanoid and cognitive robots, signalling a new phase for intelligent robotics.
Apple launches the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips featuring a new Fusion Architecture designed to boost performance, efficiency, and AI processing in next-generation Macs.
