The money side of tech. Venture and growth rounds, the big industrial bets, and where capital is actually flowing versus where the headlines insist it is. I do this for a living, so expect more attention to deal mechanics than to hype.
The generative AI wave starting in 2022–2023 creates new opportunities for French AI companies, with Mistral AI emerging as a notable European player.
France sees several AI companies reach unicorn status or attract very large funding rounds between 2022 and 2026 as investor interest in the sector…
The France 2030 plan includes significant investment in quantum technologies as part of a broader sovereign technology strategy.
On January 14 the US Department of Defense added Xiaomi to its list of “Communist Chinese Military Companies,” and within a day it became…
On February 15, 2021, nineteen days after announcing its existence, Nothing acquired the trademarks and brand assets of Essential Products. The price was undisclosed.…
On January 27, 2021, Carl Pei announced Nothing with three words, a logo, and zero product details. The tech press covered it with enthusiasm…
France strengthens its quantum technology efforts through national strategy elements and increased public investment around 2021–2022.
Following the Villani Report, France significantly increases public funding for AI research, infrastructure, and talent development between 2018 and 2022.
Forty-five billion dollars. A five-year-old company that openly sells its phones at close to cost is now the most valuable private startup on the…
SMIC 65nm arrived in November 2009, the week TSMC won its trade-secret case, took a stake of up to 10 percent, and founder Richard…