Mitsubishi Electric to Wholly Acquire PCI Energy Solutions
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it will purchase PCI Energy Solutions, a United States company that offers software to the energy sector. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation will pay $1.4 billion for all of PCI Energy Solutions’ shares. The agreement was signed on August 20, 2026. The deal is expected to close
Chipflation: How the AI Boom Is Driving Up Chip Prices in 2026
Everywhere you look today, tech companies are building massive artificial intelligence (AI) systems and giant data centers. But this exploding AI boom is causing a massive hidden problem in the tech world. AI needs an unbelievable amount of hardware. It isn’t just driving up demand for powerful graphics cards (GPUs).
Asia Insurance Tech Raises $600M Across 8 Deals in Q2
Asian insurance technology startups, known as Insurtech Companies, raised about $600 million across eight deals in the second quarter of 2026, according to CB Insights. South Korea’s Upstage led the funding activity in the region. The company raised around $500 million through two funding rounds, bringing its value to about
SEALIEN ROBOTICS Raises 500M CNY on Deep-Sea Orders
Chinese deep-sea robotics company SEALIEN ROBOTICS has raised new funding from several investors. The new investors include GRC SinoGreen Fund, Fortune Capital, GGV Capital, Addor Capital, China Insurance Investment, CETC Investment and an energy-technology fund managed by Cathay Capital, with TotalEnergies as a major investor. Some of the company’s existing
Merge Labs: Rewriting the Interface Between Humans and AI
The unresolved challenge in the rapidly evolving fields of artificial intelligence and human-machine interfaces is creating systems that enable humans to communicate directly with computers in a manner that is quick, intuitive, and accessible to all. Currently, the reliance on screens, keyboards, and voice commands introduces a disconnect between thought
January 16, 1991: The Night the Sky Opened Over Baghdad
On the night of January 16, 1991, Baghdad went dark. Then, suddenly, a flash of light cut through the sky — almost too surreal to be real. Green tracer fire lit up the darkness, TV cameras were rolling live, and the whole world watched as a new kind of warfare
The Technology Dilemma
Why Big Tech Projects Often Don’t Actually Grow the Business “Digital transformation” is probably the biggest buzzword in business today. Every quarter, CEOs are talking about cloud computing, AI, automation, and innovation. But here’s the thing — all that excitement rarely translates into real success. The gap between what companies
Why the Western Playbook Falters in Asia
Western leadership strategies are often lauded as the gold standard: rigorous, data-driven and proven in high-stakes markets. But in Asia, they frequently fall short, misfire or simply fail to deliver expected results. Whether it’s sales enablement, consumer marketing, organisational leadership, or market entry strategies, the recurring underperformance of Western models
Unseen, Unheard, Unstoppable: Minerva FC
They are mirroring a fairy tale in India, where cricket dominates the spotlight and football is sometimes an afterthought. The Minerva Academy FC is quietly shaping this story, persistently and against all odds. The goal of establishing the academy has been to grow grassroots football across India. It has not
Building the Blueprint for Trustworthy AI Agents in Business
Are we ready to trust AI agents in decision-making in high-stakes situations? In a world where artificial intelligence is being used to automate critical decisions, this is one of the big questions. In the case of Portia AI, a growing UK start-up launched in 2024, the answer, however, is yes,
