News archive — October 2026
FundingFintech🇳🇬Oct 31, 2026
Proparco backs Sterling Bank with $30M to fund Nigerian solar and farms
Big techHosting🇺🇸Oct 31, 2026
Claude wrote a remote root exploit for a critical Linux kernel bug, and Ubuntu still has no patch
FundingEngineering and Manufacturing Equipment🇨🇳Oct 31, 2026
Dongmu closes $101M deal for MIM parts maker Future High-tech
M&AFinancial Management Solutions🇺🇸Oct 31, 2026
Harborstone to acquire digital bank Hustl, its fourth deal in two years
FundingFood🇺🇸Oct 31, 2026
SipMARGS lands $2.4M follow-on as Quench Ventures backs two beverage brands
Products🇺🇸Oct 31, 2026
Meta went to Shanghai for its humanoid: prototype 'Max' built with China's Fourier in three months
🇺🇸Oct 31, 2026
a16z raised over 20% of US venture money this year, and Contrary's Kyle Harrison calls it the 'McDonaldization' of VC
FintechBurkina FasoOct 31, 2026
Fidelis Finance returns with $25.6M bond issue for SME lending across WAEMU
M&AFintech🇮🇩Oct 31, 2026
MoraRepublic now serves 2.8M broadband users after Moratelindo-MyRepublic merger
🇺🇸Oct 31, 2026
Jumbo seed goes mainstream: almost 40% of US AI first rounds are now $10M or more, boldstart data shows
Space🇺🇸Oct 31, 2026
NASA reshapes Artemis: Earth-orbit lander test in 2027, SpaceX and Blue Origin race for a 2028 Moon landing
Enterprise Software🇮🇳Oct 31, 2026
ACS Technologies adds $3.16M HDFC credit line, lifting facilities to US$10.7M
Enterprise Software🇺🇸Oct 31, 2026
AI now leads a quarter of Anthropic's own R&D work, up from 1% in March: the chart AI insiders call the world's most important
MacroHosting🇺🇸Oct 31, 2026
CoreWeave, Nebius and Nscale effectively shut out of the bond market as AI lenders tighten terms
M&AEnterprise Software🇮🇳Oct 31, 2026
Fidel Softech to buy Softenger India for $3.67M in cash-and-share deal
🇺🇸Oct 30, 2026
Seed rounds at $100M valuations mean even a unicorn 'isn't that great of an outcome', says BTV's Sheel Mohnot
Energy🇺🇸Oct 30, 2026
Albemarle refinances with $1.5B credit line, lowers bar for shareholder meetings
FundingEnergy🇨🇦Oct 30, 2026
Elton Resources raises $2.49M to fund Northwest Territories critical-mineral exploration
M&ATransportation🇮🇹Oct 30, 2026
Nippon Steel Trading buys Slovakian steel centre to deepen European grip