19 May 2026
LG-Backed AR Lens Startup LetinAR Raises $18.5M Ahead of Planned IPO Next Year
South Korean augmented reality startup LetinAR has raised $18.5 million in fresh funding ahead of its planned IPO next year, something the company says will help scale production and accelerate commercialization of its AR optics.
19 May 2026
Robotic hand maker Linkerbot is said to consider Hong Kong IPO
Linkerbot, a Chinese startup that specialises in making highly dexterous robotic hands, is considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
19 May 2026
Startup backed by American Eagle CEO reaches unicorn status in latest funding round
A customer shops in an American Eagle store on in Miami, April 4, 2025. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Radar, a startup backed by American Eagle CEO Jay Schottenstein that helps retailers manage in-store inventory and cut back on theft and lost merchandise, reached unicorn status with its latest funding round, CNBC has learned.
19 May 2026
The SpaceX IPO Could Make Elon Musk a Trillionaire — and Essentially ‘Unfireable’
Elon Musk ’s rocketship-AI company SpaceX is expected to go public on June 12, and when it does, the richest man in the world hopes investors will help him raise $75 billion, valuing the business at somewhere between $1.75 trillion and $2 trillion.
19 May 2026
Going Viral Isn’t Cool Anymore. How Should Brands Show Up?
Third spaces . Community . Anti-slop . Intention economy. Intellectual influencers . Subreddits . A return to long-form . Going offline . No followers . Craft . Questioning the way Big Tech monetizes our attention was once the reserve of tech columnists and fringe campaigners against online harm. But two decades into social media’s existence, the backlash against it has entered the cultural…
19 May 2026
Rivian Founder’s New Company Aims To Evolve Humanoid Robots
The founder of Rivian Automotive has launched a new company aimed at developing more effective humanoid robots.
19 May 2026
Katha Room and Guitar Wiz put India on Apple's Design Awards finalists list
Apple has announced the 36 finalists for this year's Apple Design Awards, its annual recognition of the most thoughtfully built apps and games across its platforms. Spread across six categories — Delight and Fun, Inclusivity, Innovation, Interaction, Social Impact, and Visuals and Graphics — the list spans solo developers and major studios, bedroom projects and decade-long labours of love. Among…
19 May 2026
NextEra Will Buy Dominion Energy in Largest-Ever Electric Utility Deal
Florida-headquartered NextEra Energy, one of the largest U.S. power utilities, is set to buy Virginia-based Dominion Energy in an all-stock deal valued at about $67 billion.
18 May 2026
Google I/O primer: Alphabet's AI showcase is its chance to wow Wall Street
Alphabet 's stock is up 140% over the past year, with a cloud business that is growing faster than Amazon's and Microsoft's . But 18 months ago, the Google parent looked like it had spent a decade preparing for the artificial intelligence era, only to watch OpenAI define the market. Now, Wall Street is valuing Alphabet like one of the few companies positioned to profit from every layer of the…
