All articles by Archana Rani

Archana Rani

Barclays and JP Morgan lead M&A financial advisers in TMT sector in Q1 2025

Barclays secured the top spot based on the total deal value and JP Morgan led the rankings by deal volume.

Goodfire secures $50m funding to advance AI interpretability research

The firm plans to use the proceeds to scale its research activities and further develop Ember interpretability platform.

JetBrains introduces AI coding agent Junie   

The company is now offering all AI tools under a single subscription with a free tier.

Google to appeal part of US Court’s ruling in monopoly case – report

Potential outcomes of the ruling include the sale of parts of the company’s advertising business.

Perplexity AI pursues smartphone integration

The AI startup is in early talks with Samsung to embed its AI assistant into the latter’s devices.

Infinite Reality to acquire Touchcast for $500m

Touchcast’s AI platform, Mentorverse, creates specialised AI mentors capable of engaging in natural, face-to-face video conversations.

Auradine secures $153m in Series C funding round

Alongside the Series C close, the company announced the creation of a new business group, AuraLinks AI.

Google faces £5bn UK lawsuit

The legal action has been filed by competition law expert Dr Or Brook at the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal.

OpenAI in talks to purchase AI coding firm Windsurf for $3bn

This potential acquisition would represent the largest deal for OpenAI to date.

US to announce tariffs on imported semiconductor chips

Trump highlighted the need for flexibility within the sector, suggesting that certain companies could receive concessions.