Embark Studios is considering a major expansion of player trading in its hit extraction shooter Arc Raiders. The community, however, is deeply divided, with many fearing it will destroy the game’s tense loot-and-extract loop.
EU-Startups has kicked off its 2026 country spotlight with a deep dive into Austria’s capital. The list highlights 10 promising Vienna-based startups tackling everything from automated fashion sewing to non-invasive depression therapy. It’s a snapshot of a diverse and ambitious tech ecosystem.
China’s top AI startups, Zhipu and MiniMax, are hitting public markets in Hong Kong to raise cash. The problem? They’re burning through money 8 times faster than they can make it, with no clear path to profit.
According to a new report, Discord is gearing up for a potential IPO as soon as March. The chat platform, which walked away from a $10 billion Microsoft offer, is betting on a revived market.
A Texas-based space services firm is teaming up with a specialized semiconductor substrate supplier to build the first dedicated commercial facility for making chips in space. The partnership aims to leverage the microgravity environment of low Earth orbit to produce advanced materials. This follows
Luminate Medical, a Galway-based medtech, has secured $21 million in an expanded Series A round. The funding will support the launch of its home cancer care model and create 130 new jobs over three years.
In its second major acquisition in three months, Fireblocks is spending $130 million to buy crypto accounting platform TRES Finance. The move aims to help companies track distributed crypto assets as regulatory and IPO pressures mount.
Discord has taken the first formal step toward going public with a confidential filing. But in a market rattled by tariffs, shutdowns, and AI selloffs, this long-awaited move is far from a sure thing.
Abidur Chowdhury, a designer known for his work on the iPhone Air, has left Apple to become head of design at AI startup Hawk. The company is backed by $100 million from Figure AI founder Brett Adcock and is staffing up with ex-Meta and Google engineers.
Kuaishou, a major competitor to TikTok, is weighing its debut offshore bond offering. The move aims to fund its aggressive push into AI-generated video, capitalizing on a stock price that has jumped over 80% in the past year.
