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Netskope prices IPO at $19, valuing company at $7.3 billion

The IPO market is experiencing a revival after a yearslong drought, with notable debuts from CoreWeave, Circle and Figma.

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Nvidia AI chip challenger Groq raises even more than expected, hits $6.9B valuation

The fresh raise comes in above the rumored numbers when word leaked in July that it was raising.

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Eric Baker’s long, winding road to taking StubHub public

Although StubHub’s shares fell 6% in first day of trading, the IPO is testament to the co-founder’s 25-year effort.

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AI startup Nscale came out of nowhere and is blowing away Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

Nscale has quickly become an important part of the U.K.’s bid to become a global AI player.

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Irregular raises $80 million to secure frontier AI models

Irregular, the AI security startup, now has a valuation of $450 million, a source close to the deal told TechCrunch.

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Trump’s UK Visit: OpenAI, Nvidia, and Other US Firms Commit Billions for Data Centers

OpenAI’s Stargate project reaches over the Atlantic as Trump and Starmer announce AI infrastructure agreement. The post Trump’s UK Visit: OpenAI, Nvidia, and Other US Firms Commit Billions for Data Centers appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Tesla is redesigning its door handles following safety probe, Bloomberg investigation

Chief designer Franz von Holzhausen said Wednesday that the company is “working on” combining the electronic and manual door releases after owners have reported getting trapped.

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BetMGM leaps into entertainment sponsorship with new podcast deal

BetMGM is partnering with Better Collective to push further into the entertainment industry. The casino company will become the sponsor for the video podcast, “Roommates Show,” and the new show, “No Limit”. The move, which BetMGM states is the company … Continue reading

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Chicago mayor loses big as committee votes to overturn video terminal ban

Despite being strongly against introducing video terminals for gambling purposes into Chicago, the mayor, Brandon Johnson, has failed to convince a committee not to overturn the law. Video terminals, or referred to as “video gaming” by some involved in the … Continue reading

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Sweepstakes casino defenders SPGA and SGLA to merge

California’s anti-sweepstakes bill has been moving rapidly and with success since its overhaul earlier this year. Two parties, the SPGA and SGLA, both groups that represent the “social gaming” world that incorporates the sweepstakes casinos at the center of the … Continue reading

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