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AI company growth news including hiring, new office openings, market expansion, and international growth initiatives.
Hong Kong Cyberport launches 3,000 PFLOPS AI supercomputer, $3.6B fund to boost Chinese AI globalization
Hong Kong Cyberport, the city’s flagship digital technology hub, has activated a 3,000 PFLOPS AI supercomputing center and established a 30 billion HKD (~$3.6 billion) fund. The initiative is explicit...
Google Cloud launches new AI development initiatives for Africa including infrastructure, AI lab, and digital skillsets
Google Cloud announced a suite of initiatives to accelerate AI development in Africa at its inaugural Cloud Summit in Johannesburg, covering infrastructure, applied research, startup acceleration, and...
Rokid announces full-scale Japan expansion of AI glasses with 75 retail stores and AIOS platform
Rokid, the Hangzhou-based AI and AR smart glasses maker, held a launch event at Tokyo Midtown Hibiya on July 8, 2026, announcing its full-scale entry into the Japanese market. The company will begin s...
SiliconFlow files for Hong Kong IPO at $7.7B valuation despite mounting losses
SiliconFlow (硅基流动), a Beijing-based AI infrastructure company positioning itself as an open and independent token supply platform, has filed for a Hong Kong IPO under Chapter 18C rules. Founded in Aug...
Microsoft launches Frontier Company with 6,000-person team and $2.5B to embed AI engineers at customer sites.
Microsoft has established a new internal unit called Microsoft Frontier Company, dedicating 6,000 engineers and a $2.5 billion investment to a Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) model that places AI s...
Microsoft launches its own AI deployment company with $2.5 billion commitment
Microsoft announced a new operating business called Microsoft Frontier Company, backed by a $2.5 billion investment and 6,000 industry and engineering experts. The venture is focused on delivering suc...
Meta might launch its own cloud computing business. The company is weighing plans like selling acces...
Meta might launch its own cloud computing business. The company is weighing plans like selling access to AI models on its infrastructure or letting customers buy compute in a model similar to companie...
Databricks to expand Singapore headcount up to 50% as enterprise AI demand rises
Databricks plans to increase its Singapore workforce by up to 50%, according to a report from Tech in Asia. The expansion is driven by growing enterprise demand for AI and data infrastructure solution...
Anthropic opens Seoul office with South Korea deals
Anthropic has opened an office in Seoul, South Korea, and signed agreements with local firms, researchers, and government officials to provide wider access to its Claude AI model. The expansion deepen...
Huawei eyes Latin America deployment of Ascend AI chips, cloud chief confirms
Huawei is studying whether to make its newest Ascend AI chips available through its cloud and AI services in Latin America, according to Mark Chen, president of Huawei Cloud Latin America. Speaking at...
MetaX, a Shanghai-based GPU designer founded in 2020 by former AMD executives, announced plans to pu...
MetaX, a Shanghai-based GPU designer founded in 2020 by former AMD executives, announced plans to pursue a H-share listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, less than six months after its debut on Shan...
Enflame Technology (燧原科技) to Face IPO Review on June 15 on Shanghai STAR Market
Shanghai Stock Exchange will review Enflame Technology's IPO application on June 15, 2026, on the STAR Market. The Chinese AI chip company reported revenue growth from RMB 301 million (~$42M) in 2023...
AirTrunk commits $30B for 5GW of AI data centers in India by 2030
Blackstone-backed data center operator AirTrunk announced a $30 billion investment to develop 5 gigawatts of new data center capacity in India by 2030. The company, which entered India earlier this ye...
Channel Corporation (채널코퍼레이션) hosted its ChannelCon26 conference in Tokyo on June 4, marking the eve...
Channel Corporation (채널코퍼레이션) hosted its ChannelCon26 conference in Tokyo on June 4, marking the event's first edition in Japan as the company celebrates 11 years in the market. CEO Jae-yong Choi open...
Cars24 AI Labs launches with $20M to back AI startups
Cars24, an Indian auto-tech platform, announced the launch of AI Labs, a corporate initiative aimed at building AI-first products and supporting AI startups. The lab commits $20 million in funding, me...
LOTTE Ventures has launched L-CAMP Vietnam 2026, a startup partnership program aimed at connecting V...
LOTTE Ventures has launched L-CAMP Vietnam 2026, a startup partnership program aimed at connecting Vietnamese startups with the LOTTE business ecosystem. The program, run with Impact Square and suppor...
MiniMax prepares for mainland China listing after Hong Kong IPO surge
MiniMax Group, the Shanghai-based AI model company, has hired Citic Securities to prepare a yuan-denominated public offering in mainland China, likely on the Star Market. The move follows a stellar Ho...
SoftBank Group announces plans to invest up to €75 billion (~$87 billion) to build data centers in F...
SoftBank Group announces plans to invest up to €75 billion (~$87 billion) to build data centers in France, targeting 5 gigawatts of total capacity. The first phase in Dunkirk, Bosquel, and Bouchain wi...
Unitree fast-tracks Shanghai IPO targeting $6.2B valuation as embodied AI boom hits Chinese markets
Chinese humanoid robotics startup Unitree Robotics is fast-tracking its initial public offering on Shanghai's Star Market, targeting a valuation of roughly 42 billion yuan ($6.2 billion). The Shanghai...
altshare, an AI-powered equity management intelligence platform, announced its expansion into the U.
altshare, an AI-powered equity management intelligence platform, announced its expansion into the U.S. market alongside the release of its Q1 2026 report examining how tighter capital markets are resh...