05:11 AM EDT, 07/08/2026 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with attribution to SambaNova in the first and third paragraphs and additional details in the second paragraph.) Intel ( INTC ) -backed SambaNova Systems raised $1 billion in the first close of its series F funding round at an $11 billion valuation, with General Atlantic leading the investment, the startup said Wednesday....

SEOUL, July 8 (Reuters) - South Korean AI chip startup Rebellions aims to list its shares on the Korean market in the first half of next year, followed by a potential listing in the United States, its co-founder and chief executive Park Sunghyun told Reuters on Wednesday. Our priority right now is Korea market, he said. Then you can go...

05:06 AM EDT, 07/08/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US President Donald Trump considers the tentative ceasefire with Iran to be over after the US launched fresh strikes on Iran and revoked a waiver allowing sales of Iranian oil, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Speaking alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the alliance's summit in Ankara, Trump said, For me, I think it's...

05:06 AM EDT, 07/08/2026 (MT Newswires) -- China is considering limiting foreign access to locally developed artificial intelligence models and has held meetings with major technology companies over the last month over the matter, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing three unnamed sources familiar with the matter. China's Ministry of Commerce led the meetings and among the participants are startup Z.ai, ByteDance...