All articles by Shivam Mishra

Shivam Mishra

European Commission set to charge Apple and Meta

The Commission views Apple and Meta as high-priority cases and plans to issue preliminary findings before the summer break in August. 

Leidos secures $738m IT support contract from US Air Force   

The latest contract builds on Leidos’ existing partnership with the US Air Force, dating back to 2003.  

NetSPI acquires Hubble to bolster cyber security offerings 

Hubble specialises in cyber asset attack surface management and cybersecurity posture management solutions. 

South Korea’s AI chip companies Rebellions and Sapeon Korea to merge  

Sapeon Korea was spun-off from SK Telecom in 2016 and Rebellions is a fabless AI semiconductor startup founded in 2020 

IFS to acquire Canadian software company Copperleaf for $730m 

Copperleaf is a provider of AI-powered asset investment planning and management software. 

French AI startup Mistral raises €600m at €5.8bn valuation  

General Catalyst led the funding round, with participation from existing investors such as Lightspeed, Andreessen Horowitz, Bpifrance, and BNP Paribas.  

Cognizant Technologies to acquire Belcan for $1.3bn  

Belcan specialises in providing critical digital engineering services and has operations in North America and the UK.  

Apollo and Kyndryl may jointly bid for DXC Technology 

DXC Technology acknowledged that it had previously engaged in sale discussions in 2023, which were discontinued when a potential private equity buyer could not secure the necessary funds.

Chip designer FADU teams up with WD on SSD technology 

The new technology aims to improve the performance, reliability, and lifespan of SSDs. 

ByteDance to establish AI hub in Malaysia with $2.1bn investment 

In addition to the AI hub, the company plans to bolster its existing data centre operations in the country.