Sharp decline in Turkish startup investments and no Series C or later-stage investments were recorded during the year Venture capital (VC) investment in Turkish startups fell sharply in 2025, reflecting a broader slowdown across European tech markets as deal activity and funding sizes declined amid […]
This week’s stories are about tech, AI, startup and sustainability, coming from Korea, Norway and Saudi Arabia South Korea’s revised AI Basic Act to enter into force South Korea’s revised AI Basic Act is set to take effect Jan. 22, marking a major shift in […]
Turkey owns 1,200 AI startups about 70% of which were founded after 2020 Turkey’s artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem is expanding rapidly, fueled by a surge in global investment, a growing startup base and an increasingly influential diaspora, according to the Turkish Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem and […]
This week’s stories are about tech and AI, coming from Taiwan and the USA New AI and deepfake regulations before US midterms New state laws taking effect in 2026 will address artificial intelligence (AI), paid family leave, health insurance costs and voting rules as states […]
This week’s stories are about tech, AI and sustainability, coming from Japan, the UK and the USA AI boom brings more than 50 new billionaires in 2025 Explosive growth in artificial intelligence (AI) helped create more than 50 new billionaires in 2025, as record investment, […]
This week’s stories are about tech and AI, coming Korea, UK and USA Almost a third of American teens interact with AI chatbots everyday Nearly a third of U.S. teenagers say they use artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots every day, according to a new Pew Research […]
The deal aims to transform customer experience and operational efficiency across the bank by placing AI BBVA and OpenAI have announced a strategic partnership aimed at transforming customer experience and operational efficiency across the bank by placing artificial intelligence (AI) at the core of its […]
The fund marks the first health-focused venture capital fund in Türkiye established by foreign investors International healthcare investment firm BioScience Managers, in partnership with Maxis, a subsidiary of Türkiye İş Bankası, launched the BioScience Managers Venture Capital Fund, marking the first health-focused venture capital fund […]
This week’s stories are about tech, AI and sustainability, coming from the USA U.S. Health Department releases plan to broaden use of AI The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a strategy to accelerate its adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). I read […]
Paribu, Türkiye’s leading digital asset platform, acquired the largest digital asset platform of MENA. Türkiye’s leading digital asset platform Paribu announced that it acquired CoinMENA, the largest local crypto exchange in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), for USD 240 million. The deal represents Türkiye’s largest fintech transaction to date and the […]
