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Why is Funcom shrinking after Dune: Awakening completed its biggest launch cycle?
Funcom is reducing its workforce and changing chief executives as Dune: Awakening moves beyond peak development, testing whether a smaller organization can support two major live-game franchises.
October 18, 2026
Tencent confirms unintended AI-agent behaviour after attempts to access Alibaba’s Amap
Tencent acknowledged unintended browsing behaviour by AI agents used to evaluate third-party models, following research describing thousands of attempts to retrieve information from Alibaba's Amap service.
October 17, 2026
Shein finally got its IPO, but the valuation tells a very different story from the one private investors bought
Shein is set to enter Hong Kong’s public market at about $26.5 billion, far below its 2022 private-market peak. The discounted valuation may improve the entry point for new shareholders, but slower growth, weaker margins and up to $3.5 billion of payments linked to earlier preferred shares expose how expensive the company’s long-delayed IPO has become.
August 30, 2026
Lovable is now worth $13.3bn, but its biggest test starts after the app is built
Swedish AI software company Lovable has doubled its valuation to $13.3 billion just eight months after its previous funding round. The $400 million Series C gives Lovable more capital to turn AI-assisted app creation into a broader platform for running businesses, but the valuation increasingly depends on revenue quality, infrastructure economics and enterprise adoption rather than headline project creation.
August 13, 2026
Prosus expects up to 28% core EPS growth as PRX trades near its 52-week low
Prosus has delivered profitability across every ecommerce ecosystem, but its shares remain close to a 52-week low as investors weigh operating progress against Tencent dependence, acquisition risk and the persistent holding-company discount.
June 19, 2026
Why Nvidia’s $7,000 RTX6000D is struggling to win buyers in China’s AI race
Nvidia’s RTX6000D chip sees weak demand in China as major tech firms balk at price and performance trade-offs. Can it gain traction under export curbs?
September 17, 2025
Tencent bond sale 2025: why its first deal in four years could redefine China tech funding and AI growth
Tencent (HKEX: 0700) breaks four-year silence with dim sum bond issue—find out why this funding move could reshape its AI and cloud strategy.
September 16, 2025
Esports World Cup Foundation unveils Esports Nations Cup, a global national team tournament set for 2026
Esports World Cup Foundation unveils the Esports Nations Cup, a biennial national team tournament debuting in Riyadh in 2026. Find out what it means for esports.
August 25, 2025
Horizon Quantum Computing raises $18.1m in Series A to accelerate software development for quantum era
Find out how Horizon Quantum Computing’s $18.1M Series A is paving the way for quantum programming tools that developers can actually use today.
April 1, 2023
Fintech platform Airwallex raises $100m funding at $5.5bn valuation
Airwallex has raised $100m in a Series E extension funding round that valued the Australian fintech company at…
October 12, 2022