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Singapore-based dConstruct Robotics, which develops spatial tech to let autonomous robots operate in complex, GPS-denied environments, raised a $125M Series A (Duc Dao/TNGlobal)
Duc Dao / TNGlobal:
Singapore-based dConstruct Robotics, which develops spatial tech to let autonomous robots operate in complex, GPS-denied environments, raised a $125M Series A — Singapore-based dConstruct Technologies has closed a $125 million Series A funding round, marking the standout achievement …
Prague-based EquiLibre, which offers AI for quant hedge funds and is founded by three ex-Google DeepMind researchers, raised a Series A at a $500M valuation (Anna Heim/TechCrunch)
Anna Heim / TechCrunch:
Prague-based EquiLibre, which offers AI for quant hedge funds and is founded by three ex-Google DeepMind researchers, raised a Series A at a $500M valuation — Three former DeepMind researchers who created an AI that beat humans at poker have now applied the same technology to trading stocks — and the bet appears to be paying off.
Montreal-based Stathera, a maker of MEMS-based silicon timing components for chips, raised a $55M Series B led by Maverick Silicon, taking total funding to $75M (Madison McLauchlan/BetaKit)
Madison McLauchlan / BetaKit:
Montreal-based Stathera, a maker of MEMS-based silicon timing components for chips, raised a $55M Series B led by Maverick Silicon, taking total funding to $75M — Stathera has raised $55 million USD ($78 million CAD) to boost production of its semiconductor clock technology amid an AI-fuelled push for compute power.
Midjourney wants Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. to reveal in court how they use AI across their companies; studios sued Midjourney in 2025 for infringement (Gene Maddaus/Variety)
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Midjourney wants Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. to reveal in court how they use AI across their companies; studios sued Midjourney in 2025 for infringement — The studios sued the AI image lab last year, accusing it of enabling massive infringement of their copyrighted characters.