With over $660 billion committed by major tech companies to artificial intelligence in the past 18 months, the scale and urgency of investment into AI infrastructure and platforms has reached a historic crescendo. This surge, led by the likes of Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Apple, and NVIDIA, marks one of the largest consolidated private sector…

Global venture capital (VC) investment saw a significant resurgence in January 2026, marking a clear departure from the drought-like conditions that characterized much of 2023 and early 2024. According to a January 30, 2026 report by Crunchbase, global VC funding reached approximately $21.8 billion — an 18% month-over-month increase and the highest January total since…

Hong Kong’s tech stocks have officially entered a bear market, down more than 20% from recent highs, as investor confidence erodes amid a cocktail of artificial intelligence (AI) skepticism, government intervention, and slowing revenue growth. The Hang Seng Tech Index, which tracks some of the largest Chinese technology firms listed in Hong Kong, has closed…

Veradermics, a pioneering biotech firm specializing in regenerative dermatology, stunned markets with its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on April 17, 2025. Shares surged over 82% on the first day of trading—from its IPO price of $14 to close at $25.56—suggesting a strong investor appetite for innovative hair-loss treatments and broader regenerative solutions. Veradermics’ momentum reflects…

The transformation underway from an industrial to a digital economy is not a linear progression but a systemic shift, dismantling and reconstructing the architecture of work, value creation, and economic policy. Already visible in advanced economies, the transition has accelerated in 2025 due to the compounding factors of artificial intelligence (AI) deployment, digital infrastructure expansion,…

In Q1 2025, Y Combinator (YC) once again took the lead as the most active fintech investor globally, according to newly compiled data from Crunchbase published April 23, 2025. YC backed more than 40 fintech startups in the current cycle, continuing a trend that has made it the dominant force in early-stage financial technology investing….