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Alphabet Surpasses Apple in Market Cap as Google Cloud and Gemini AI Drive $4.1T Valuation; Estée Lauder Upgraded on Asia Growth; Torq Ltd. Raises $140M in Series C

Alphabet Surpasses Apple in Market Cap as Google Cloud and Gemini AI Drive $4.1T Valuation; Estée Lauder Upgraded on Asia Growth; Torq Ltd. Raises $140M in Series C

TL;DR * Alphabet’s market cap surpasses $3.97 trillion as Google Cloud grows 33–34% YoY and Gemini AI drives re-rating amid rising AI infrastructure demand * Torq Ltd. raises $140M in Series C funding at $1.2B valuation, expanding AI-driven security hyperautomation platform with enterprise clients including PepsiCo and

Snowflake Acquires Observe AI for $1B in AI Infrastructure Push as Tamil Nadu Launches ₹100 Cr Deep-Tech Seed Fund

Snowflake Acquires Observe AI for $1B in AI Infrastructure Push as Tamil Nadu Launches ₹100 Cr Deep-Tech Seed Fund

TL;DR * Snowflake acquires Observe AI for $1 billion to integrate AI-powered SRE observability into its cloud data platform, enhancing enterprise troubleshooting capabilities * Optasia raises $345 million in Johannesburg Stock Exchange IPO, marking Africa’s largest fintech listing and boosting 2025 startup funding forecast to $3 billion * Optimism Foundation proposes

Anthropic Hits $350B Valuation Amid $30B Nvidia GPU Lock-In; xAI, Discord, and Babylon Surge in AI and Crypto Innovation

Anthropic Hits $350B Valuation Amid $30B Nvidia GPU Lock-In; xAI, Discord, and Babylon Surge in AI and Crypto Innovation

TL;DR * Anthropic raises $10 billion at $350 billion valuation in Series F round led by GIC and Coatue to accelerate Claude AI development and secure $30B in Nvidia-powered Azure compute capacity * MiniMax Group oversubscribes Hong Kong IPO with multiple-fold order books, targeting $1–2.5B valuation as Asia’s

Mobileye Acquires Mentee Robotics for $900M, xAI Raises $20 Billion Led by NVIDIA and Fidelity

Mobileye Acquires Mentee Robotics for $900M, xAI Raises $20 Billion Led by NVIDIA and Fidelity

TL;DR * Mobileye acquires Mentee Robotics for $900M to expand into humanoid robots, targeting 2026 proof-of-concept deployments and 2028 series production * xAI Secures $20B Series E Funding Led by NVIDIA and Fidelity, Valuation Reaches $230B to Expand Colossus Supercomputer and Grok AI Models * Pfizer Acquires Metsera in $12B Biotech M&

Conveo Secures €5M Seed, Lyte AI Lands $107M Series B, and PRCL Token Surges 120% as AI and Blockchain Markets Surge

Conveo Secures €5M Seed, Lyte AI Lands $107M Series B, and PRCL Token Surges 120% as AI and Blockchain Markets Surge

TL;DR * Aikido Security raises €21.16 million in Series B funding to expand AI-powered security automation platform in Belgium * Conveo secures €5 million in seed funding to scale its AI-driven qualitative research platform for enterprise clients * Parcl and Polymarket partner to launch real estate prediction markets on Solana, driving

MicroStrategy Raises $21 Billion to Expand Bitcoin Treasury, Holding 672,497 BTC Worth $61.4 Billion Amid Risk Buffer and Market Volatility

MicroStrategy Raises $21 Billion to Expand Bitcoin Treasury, Holding 672,497 BTC Worth $61.4 Billion Amid Risk Buffer and Market Volatility

TL;DR * MicroStrategy raises $21B via equity and debt to expand Bitcoin treasury holdings, now holding 672,497 BTC worth $61.4B at $91K price * Bright Valley Capital initiates $33.36M stake in Full Truck Alliance, signaling confidence in China’s logistics tech sector * Ripple Effect Asset Management invests $9.

Mutuum Finance Raises $19.5M in Presale Amid U.S. Crypto Regulatory Surge

Mutuum Finance Raises $19.5M in Presale Amid U.S. Crypto Regulatory Surge

TL;DR * Moonshot AI secures $500M Series C funding at $4.3B valuation, led by IDG with participation from Alibaba and Tencent * Solana investment products attract $7.5M in new capital as whale accumulation signals potential price recovery amid 46% Q4 decline * Mutuum Finance (MUTM) raises $19.5M in presale,