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Lyric Raises $43M for AI-Powered Supply Chain Platform
[Investing]
2025/08/12 09:06
Supply chain platform Lyric says it has raised $43.5 million in new funding. The company’s Series B round will allow it to bolster development of its algorithm catalog, expand its agentic artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and add to its customer success team.“From the beginning, we recognized that no two supply chains are alike,” Ganesh Ramakrishna, Lyric’s co-founder and CEO, wrote...
AI Fuels the Rise of Semiconductors & Foundries : 2015–2025 Growth Story
[Business]
2025/08/12 09:05
Over the past decade, the market caps of semiconductor designers and foundries have been fundamentally reshaped by AI demand and technology cycles. NVIDIA led the pack, vaulting from $17.7 B in 2015 to over $4.4 T in 2025 (a 73.6% CAGR), while AMD climbed more than 120× thanks to Ryzen and EPYC momentum. Broadcom’s acquisition-driven strategy fueled a 35× rise, and pure-play foundry leader T...
This Sleek New E-Bike Can Fully Recharge in 15 Minutes
[Product]
2025/08/12 09:04
A new rapid-charging electric bike is challenging the notion that only four-wheeled EVs deserve cutting-edge battery and charging tech. The typical charging time for an ebike battery is measured in hours, but California startup Morelle looks to slash that unit to minutes. With a leadership team that includes mountain bike pioneer and hall of famer Gary Fisher, whose name once adorned its own br...
Immersive Devices Concept Can Help Us Focus And Establish Routines
[Design]
2025/08/12 09:03
We live in an age of ageless digital distractions and so we need even more tools to help us concentrate. he Actify Immersive Device Series concept by designers Seunghee Lee, DongHo Choi, and Siyeong Ha offers a fresh approach to personal focus and daily routine. The project, part of the 2024 COMMA design initiative, is all about helping users create their own space for concentration, recognizin...
Daily Report : CB Insights의 2025년 2분기 AI 시장의 주요 트렌드 분석
[Daily Report]
2025/08/11 09:11
1. CB Insights의 2025년 2분기 AI 시장의 주요 트렌드 분석기록적인 투자 규모: 2025년 상반기 AI 분야 투자 금액(1,161억 달러)이 이미 2024년 전체 투자 금액(1,057억 달러)을 초과. 상위 10개 투자 라운드가 분기 전체 자금의 60%를 차지.빅테크의 '준(準)인수' 전략: 메타(Meta)가 스케일(Scale)에 148억 달러를 투자하는 등 빅테크 기업들이 스타트업의 핵심 인력과 기술을 확보하는 '준인수(quasi-acquisition)' 방식이...
CB Insights : State of AI Q2’25 Report
[Investing]
2025/08/11 09:10
Record M&A activity. Sky-high revenue multiples. AI agents’ continued rise. We break down the trends reshaping the AI landscape using CB Insights data.AI funding in the first half of 2025 has already surpassed 2024’s record full-year total. Deals are flowing to companies across the landscape, from AI infrastructure to defense tech to humanoid robots. The fastest-growing startups and tech...
Oneskin Announces $20M Investment From Prelude Growth Partners
[Investing]
2025/08/11 09:09
Oneskin, the longevity-focused skincare brand based in California, has secured a $20 million investment from growth equity firm Prelude Growth Partners. The investment from Prelude Growth Partners is being used to buy out a former investor and will not dilute the equity of any other shareholders.Oneskin chief executive Carolina Reis Oliveira said Prelude Growth Partners proactively approached t...
(PDF) BCG - Where Will Tomorrow’s AI Geniuses Go ?
[Consumer]
2025/08/11 09:08
Policy shifts could reshape the AI map—but talent, not tariffs, will have the greatest long-term impact.While many CEOs are understandably focused on trade policy and the rising cost of data center expansion in the US, changes in immigration policies and public funding for R&D may have a more significant effect on the global AI race. Even modest increases in the inflow of AI talent could d...
K-Makeup Couldn’t Go Global. Now It’s Trying Again.
[Business]
2025/08/11 09:07
While skincare may have defined the K-beauty boom of the early 2010s, the second wave descending on retailers this year is considerably more colourful.As two of South Korea’s most popular exports – K-pop and K-beauty – converged at the annual KCon at the Los Angeles Convention Center over the first weekend of August, tens of thousands of fans lined up not only to see acts like the girl group...
