French VC Quantonation raises €220 million for flagship quantum and deep-physics fund
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - Quantonation Ventures, a Paris-based venture firm for quantum and physics-based technologies, has closed its second flagship fund above target at €220 million. With this close, Quantonation reportedly becomes the largest dedicated quantum investment firm …
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‘Sentiment is bleak’: bitcoin declines as geopolitical tensions add to risk-off mood
scmp - Bitcoin extended a four-week slide as investors returned to a more cautious macro backdrop.The token dropped as much as 3.2 per cent to US$66,604 on Tuesday, before paring the decline.Bitcoin, which has traded like a high-beta tech proxy in recent months,…
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Palo Alto Networks acquires file security startup Koi for reported $400M
Maria Deutscher / siliconangle - Palo Alto Networks Inc. is acquiring Koi Security Ltd., a startup that helps enterprises prevent their employees from downloading risky files. The companies announced the deal today without disclosing the financial terms. According to Calcalist, the trans…
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Abu Dhabi Funds Boosted BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Exposure to $1 Billion by End of 2025: Filings
Logan Hitchcock / decrypt - Abu Dhabi funds added to their Bitcoin exposure in Q4, jumping to more than $1 billion worth of IBIT at the conclusion of the year.
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Meta expands Nvidia deal to use millions of AI chips in data center build-out, including standalone CPUs
cnbc - Meta expands partnership with Nvidia in a deal likely worth tens of billions, for deploying millions of GPUs and new standalone CPUs in AI data centers
- Deal reshapes competition, boosts Nvidia, pressures chip rivals (6)
- Meta adopts Nvidia standalone CPUs for efficiency gains (4)
- Meta's multiyear pact to buy millions of Nvidia chips (7)
- Other: opinion pieces and unrelated Nvidia market stories (3)
Deal reshapes competition, boosts Nvidia, pressures chip rivals
Meta adopts Nvidia standalone CPUs for efficiency gains
Meta's multiyear pact to buy millions of Nvidia chips
Other: opinion pieces and unrelated Nvidia market stories
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Crypto venture capital firm Dragonfly raises $650 million despite 'gloom of a bear market'
Olivier Acuna / coindesk - The firm’s fourth fund positions it alongside a16z and Paradigm even as blockchain VC fundraising contracts and investors pivot toward stablecoins and tokenized finance.
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Render Raises $100 Million to Build Cloud Tech for AI Agents
PYMNTS / pymnts - Cloud technology company Render has raised $100 million in new funding. The firm’s Series C extension, announced Tuesday (Feb. 17), values Render at $1.5 billion and will help it build cloud runtime for artificial intelligence (AI) agents and applications…
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WBD Board Rejects Latest Paramount Bid, Gives Company a Week to Submit ‘Best and Final’ Offer
Erik Gruenwedel / mediaplaynews - Warner Bros. Discovery’s board of directors has rejected Paramount Skydance’s latest “sweetened” $108.4 billion acquisition offer, telling the David Ellison-led company it has one week to submit a “best and final” offer on its existing $30-per-share all-c…
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Airbnb (ABNB) Stock: Soars 4% as Reserve Now, Pay Later Plans Drive 70% Adoption and Record Q4 Bookings
Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR Airbnb’s “Reserve Now, Pay Later” surges, boosting global bookings in Q4 2025. Flexible payment option drives 70% adoption in Q4 2025, fueling Airbnb’s growth. Airbnb expands “Reserve Now, Pay Later” globally, offering more booking flexibility. Q4 20…
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Bitcoin treasury company Nakamoto to acquire BTC Inc and UTXO in $107 million all-stock deal
Francisco Rodrigues / coindesk - Some reacted with concerns about dilution for existing shareholders due to the stock price decline and the related-party nature of the transaction.
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Anthropic and Infosys team up to build AI agents for regulated industries
Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - Anthropic and Indian IT giant Infosys are jointly developing AI agents for regulated industries.The article Anthropic and Infosys team up to build AI agents for regulated industries appeared first on The Decoder.
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How Ford is building more efficient EV batteries with help from a tiny charging startup it bought 2 years ago
Kristin Toussaint / fastcompany - When it comes to EVs, a bigger battery isn’t always better. Ford Motor Company is making that bet as part of its effort to manufacture a new suite of more affordable electric vehicles—beginning with a $30,000-starting-price mid-size electric truck set to …
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BitMine grows Ethereum treasury to 4.37 million ETH, sees $252 million annual staking revenue via MAVAN
Naga Avan-Nomayo / theblock - Tom Lee's BitMine said its ether treasury has climbed to 4.37 million ETH as the firm continues aggressive accumulation market prices.
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AI field operations startup FYLD raises $41M to help build large-scale infrastructure
Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - FYLD Ltd., a London-based artificial intelligence-powered startup that assists infrastructure and utility fieldwork operators, today announced it has raised $41 million in a Series B funding to accelerate the delivery of large-scale infrastructure project…
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Snapchat Debuts Subscriptions to Bolster Creator Revenue
PYMNTS / pymnts - Snapchat is introducing a subscription program to help creators boost revenues. Creator Subscription will launch in alpha testing Feb. 23 with a select group of creators in the U.S., the social media platform announced Tuesday (Feb. 17), adding that there…
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Three Gemini top executives leave in “big shakeup,” shares plummet
Yaël Bizouati-Kennedy / sherwood - COO Marshall Beard, CFO Dan Chen, and CLO Tyler Meade are all out as of today.
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Michael Saylor's Strategy purchased $168 million in bitcoin last week
Stephen Alpher / coindesk - The company's stack is now 717,131 bitcoin acquired for $54.52 billion, or $76,027 per coin. Bitcoin's current price is $68,000.
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Alibaba launches Qwen 3.5 AI model amid intensifying China chatbot race
Anwesha Pattanaik / techmonitor - Alibaba introduced its latest artificial intelligence (AI) model, Qwen 3.5, to boost its presence in China's chatbot market.
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London-based SurrealDB raises additional €19 million to scale multi-model database for AI applications
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - SurrealDB, a UK company developing a multi-model, AI-native database, has secured an additional €19 million ($23 million) in Series A funding, bringing the company’s total investment to-date (including Seed) to €37 million ($44 million). Chalfen Ventures …
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Europe probes Shein's addictive app design and illegal product sales
Andre Revilla / engadget - The European Commission (EC) has opened an investigation into low-cost fast fashion retailer Shein. EC officials are concerned about the sale of illegal products, including child sexual abuse material, as well as the potentially addictive design of its sh…
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