Bloomberg:
Quantum computing startup Infleqtion agrees to merge with Michael Klein-led SPAC Churchill Capital, giving it a $1.8B pre-money valuation and $540M+ in funding  —  Quantum computing firm Infleqtion has agreed to merge with a blank-check firm led by Michael Klein in a pact that gives the startup a pre-money valuation of $1.8 billion.

Reuters:
Cloud cybersecurity software startup Netskope plans to sell 47.8M shares at $15 to $17 each in its Nasdaq IPO, valuing it at up to $6.5B and raising up to $813M  —  Netskope is seeking a valuation of up to $6.5 billion in its initial public offering in the United States …

Angel Au-Yeung / Wall Street Journal:
Databricks closed $1B in funding at a $100B valuation and is on track to generate $4B in revenue in its fiscal year ending in January 2026, up 50% YoY  —  The data analytics company is close to completing its latest financing, raising $1 billion at a $100 billion valuation

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SemiAnalysis:
A deep dive into Huawei's Ascend AI chip production, SMIC, TSMC, US export controls, HBM bottlenecks, China's HBM issues, Huawei's data center chips, and more  —  H20 Shipments, Blackwell B30A, Bottlenecks to Chinese Chip Production, Export Controls, CXMT, SMIC, Cambricon