News archive — August 2026
ProductsGaming🇺🇸Aug 4, 2026
NVIDIA's own frontier model tops US open-weights charts — and it's giving it away
FundingFintech🇧🇷Aug 4, 2026
Kesh raises US$140.7M to scale its "interest cashback" lending model in Brazil
Fintech🇬🇧Aug 4, 2026
Fortune Protocol lands Pre-A for AI prediction derivatives ahead of token launch
M&AEducation🇺🇸Aug 4, 2026
Enformion buys fraud-fighter Kevari to bolster identity platform for banks
FundingRobotics🇧🇪Aug 4, 2026
Sol.One raises €2M at €750M valuation, breaks ground on Ghent drone factory
FundingHealth🇨🇾Aug 4, 2026
MammoCheck lands €500K grant to chase FDA and CE approval for AI breast screening
M&AEnterprise Software🇺🇸Aug 4, 2026
Bending Spoons buys Airtable for $1.285B in first deal since Nasdaq debut
M&AJobs Recruitment🇯🇵Aug 4, 2026
ONODERA USER RUN buys Guidable to link Japan's foreign-worker pipelines
Funding🇬🇧Aug 4, 2026
Gemfields nets $23.1M in first "Trade Select" ruby auction as Mozambique output slips
FundingFintech🇺🇸Aug 4, 2026
Equifax raises $1B in back-to-back note sales, tops 90% of fintech debt deals
FundingJobs Recruitment🇺🇸Aug 4, 2026
YardOps raises early-stage funding at £2.5m valuation to modernise UK yard logistics
Big techHome Living🇺🇸Aug 4, 2026
Amazon tops $3T market cap after Q2 beat, lifts 2026 capex to $220B
FundingTransportation🇷🇴Aug 4, 2026
Moov Leasing lands €187M syndicated loan, lifting funding capacity 70%
FundingMarketing🇮🇹Aug 4, 2026
CreationDose's Vidoser raises €1M bridge, tops €5M ARR in first half of 2026
Semiconductors🇨🇳Aug 4, 2026
Shenzhen's Jia Lichuang debuts on Shenzhen Exchange, market cap tops US$13.8B
FundingEnterprise Software🇯🇵Aug 4, 2026
Mitsubishi Electric backs quantum optimisation startup Jij in 15th fund deal
FundingEducation🇳🇱Aug 4, 2026
China's Lingo Space raises tens of millions of yuan to track crowded orbits