https://startupfortune.com/japans-ntt-is-raising-1-billion-to-build-ai-data-centers-in-america-and-institutional-money-is-quietly-writing-the-check/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-12T00:30:45+05:30Japan's NTT Is Raising $1 Billion to Build AI Data Centers in America and Institutional Money Is Quietly Writing the Check https://startupfortune.com/doordash-turns-cookbook-photos-into-grocery-carts-with-a-new-ai-chatbot-that-could-reshape-how-the-company-makes-money/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T23:42:22+05:30DoorDash turns cookbook photos into grocery carts with a new AI chatbot that could reshape how the company makes money https://startupfortune.com/american-traders-moved-billions-through-polymarkets-offshore-exchange-while-the-company-quietly-lobbied-washington-to-change-the-rules/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T23:17:11+05:30American traders moved billions through Polymarket's offshore exchange while the company quietly lobbied Washington to change the rules https://startupfortune.com/gold-crumbles-under-the-weight-of-the-very-inflation-it-was-supposed-to-hedge-against/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T22:53:20+05:30Gold crumbles under the weight of the very inflation it was supposed to hedge against https://startupfortune.com/waymo-premier-is-alphabets-bet-that-loyal-riders-will-pay-a-monthly-fee-to-skip-the-line/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T22:29:40+05:30Waymo Premier is Alphabet's bet that loyal riders will pay a monthly fee to skip the line https://startupfortune.com/visa-embeds-its-payment-network-inside-chatgpt-as-the-race-to-own-agentic-commerce-breaks-into-a-sprint/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T22:05:55+05:30Visa embeds its payment network inside ChatGPT as the race to own agentic commerce breaks into a sprint https://startupfortune.com/coreweave-takes-its-ai-debt-machine-to-europe-with-a-355-billion-junk-bond-deal-that-opens-a-new-frontier-for-the-continents-institutional-investors/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T21:40:15+05:30CoreWeave takes its AI debt machine to Europe with a $3.55 billion junk bond deal that opens a new frontier for the continent's institutional investors https://startupfortune.com/openai-buys-ona-as-it-moves-to-own-the-full-stack-underneath-its-ai-agents/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T21:16:49+05:30OpenAI buys Ona as it moves to own the full stack underneath its AI agents https://startupfortune.com/coram-ai-raises-35-million-to-make-existing-security-cameras-intelligent-investigation-tools/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T20:52:11+05:30Coram AI raises $35 million to make existing security cameras intelligent investigation tools https://startupfortune.com/google-told-crusoe-to-stop-building-and-crusoe-stopped-and-the-market-panic-that-followed-revealed-more-about-investor-psychology-than-ai-demand/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T20:29:31+05:30Google told Crusoe to stop building and Crusoe stopped, and the market panic that followed revealed more about investor psychology than AI demand https://startupfortune.com/francisco-partners-just-raised-18-billion-to-buy-the-software-that-everyone-else-is-afraid-to-touch/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T20:05:00+05:30Francisco Partners just raised $18 billion to buy the software that everyone else is afraid to touch https://startupfortune.com/jeff-bezos-closes-a-12-billion-series-b-for-prometheus-on-the-thesis-that-ai-for-engineers-is-the-cleanest-capital-bet-in-the-market-right-now/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T19:41:50+05:30Jeff Bezos closes a $12 billion Series B for Prometheus on the thesis that AI for engineers is the cleanest capital bet in the market right now https://startupfortune.com/china-turns-everyday-ai-into-its-clearest-edge-over-the-us/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T19:22:30+05:30China turns everyday AI into its clearest edge over the US https://startupfortune.com/xpeng-puts-its-founder-in-charge-of-the-humanoid-robot-race/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T19:19:27+05:30Xpeng puts its founder in charge of the humanoid robot race https://startupfortune.com/zincfive-is-taking-its-nickel-zinc-data-center-batteries-public-through-a-600-million-spac-deal-that-signals-a-quieter-revival-in-blank-check-financing/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T19:18:34+05:30ZincFive is taking its nickel-zinc data center batteries public through a $600 million SPAC deal that signals a quieter revival in blank-check financing https://startupfortune.com/plaud-is-putting-singapore-at-the-center-of-its-asia-expansion/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T19:15:19+05:30Plaud is putting Singapore at the center of its Asia expansion https://startupfortune.com/japan-reclassifies-crypto-as-a-financial-instrument-setting-a-template-other-major-economies-may-soon-feel-pressure-to-follow/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T18:53:43+05:30Japan reclassifies crypto as a financial instrument, setting a template other major economies may soon feel pressure to follow https://startupfortune.com/the-ecb-just-raised-rates-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-three-years-and-european-startups-need-to-recalculate-everything/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T18:29:23+05:30The ECB just raised rates for the first time in nearly three years and European startups need to recalculate everything https://startupfortune.com/apollo-is-now-formally-screening-every-software-deal-for-ai-displacement-risk-and-the-message-for-founders-raising-growth-rounds-is-clear/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T18:04:42+05:30Apollo is now formally screening every software deal for AI displacement risk and the message for founders raising growth rounds is clear https://startupfortune.com/japan-slashes-crypto-taxes-from-55-to-20-and-suddenly-washington-looks-like-the-slow-follower/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T17:40:22+05:30Japan slashes crypto taxes from 55% to 20% and suddenly Washington looks like the slow follower https://startupfortune.com/slbs-new-ai-deal-with-pdvsa-shows-enterprise-technology-is-reaching-markets-where-traditional-capital-still-fears-to-tread/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T17:17:30+05:30SLB's new AI deal with PDVSA shows enterprise technology is reaching markets where traditional capital still fears to tread https://startupfortune.com/south-korea-hands-coupang-a-409-million-data-fine-that-should-alarm-every-tech-platform-operating-in-asia/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T16:53:15+05:30South Korea hands Coupang a $409 million data fine that should alarm every tech platform operating in Asia https://startupfortune.com/senator-elizabeth-warren-wants-wall-street-to-reveal-exactly-how-deep-its-ai-debt-exposure-goes/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T16:31:15+05:30Senator Elizabeth Warren wants Wall Street to reveal exactly how deep its AI debt exposure goes https://startupfortune.com/the-ai-spending-boom-has-become-americas-newest-inflation-engine/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T16:05:04+05:30The AI spending boom has become America's newest inflation engine https://startupfortune.com/gold-has-surpassed-us-treasuries-in-global-reserve-holdings-for-the-first-time-since-1996-and-the-structural-forces-behind-the-shift-are-only-deepening/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T15:41:24+05:30Gold has surpassed US Treasuries in global reserve holdings for the first time since 1996 and the structural forces behind the shift are only deepening https://startupfortune.com/the-philippines-lands-the-first-pax-silica-ai-hub-as-more-than-20-global-firms-line-up/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T15:18:42+05:30The Philippines lands the first Pax Silica AI hub as more than 20 global firms line up https://startupfortune.com/deezer-turns-its-internal-ai-music-detector-into-a-free-public-tool-that-works-on-spotify-apple-music-and-18-other-platforms/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T14:52:43+05:30Deezer turns its internal AI music detector into a free public tool that works on Spotify, Apple Music, and 18 other platforms https://startupfortune.com/satispay-is-raising-120-million-as-it-bets-italys-favorite-payments-app-can-become-a-financial-superapp/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T14:28:36+05:30Satispay Is Raising €120 Million as It Bets Italy's Favorite Payments App Can Become a Financial Superapp https://startupfortune.com/meta-is-now-physically-dismantling-its-2-billion-manus-deal-and-the-cleanup-is-proving-harder-than-the-deal-ever-was/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T14:04:50+05:30Meta is now physically dismantling its $2 billion Manus deal and the cleanup is proving harder than the deal ever was https://startupfortune.com/alex-karp-says-every-enterprise-he-works-with-is-privately-fed-up-with-the-frontier-ai-labs-and-warns-the-industry-is-sleepwalking-toward-nationalization/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T13:42:03+05:30Alex Karp says every enterprise he works with is privately fed up with the frontier AI labs and warns the industry is sleepwalking toward nationalization https://startupfortune.com/dbs-is-bringing-tokenized-physical-gold-to-retail-banking-customers-in-singapore/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T13:17:23+05:30DBS is bringing tokenized physical gold to retail banking customers in Singapore https://startupfortune.com/texas-governor-greg-abbott-just-turned-the-ai-data-center-boom-into-a-bill-that-hyperscalers-will-have-to-pay-themselves/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T12:53:04+05:30Texas Governor Greg Abbott just turned the AI data center boom into a bill that hyperscalers will have to pay themselves https://startupfortune.com/china-is-building-a-legal-wall-around-ai-displaced-workers-while-america-watches-from-the-sidelines/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T12:30:27+05:30China is building a legal wall around AI-displaced workers while America watches from the sidelines https://startupfortune.com/how-a-viral-resignation-essay-forced-alibabas-most-powerful-governing-body-to-publicly-reckon-with-the-failure-inside-its-flagship-ai-transformation/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T12:08:27+05:30How a viral resignation essay forced Alibaba's most powerful governing body to publicly reckon with the failure inside its flagship AI transformation https://startupfortune.com/spacex-wins-investment-grade-ratings-from-all-three-major-agencies-as-it-prices-the-largest-ipo-in-market-history-at-135-a-share/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T11:41:23+05:30SpaceX wins investment-grade ratings from all three major agencies as it prices the largest IPO in market history at $135 a share https://startupfortune.com/microsoft-cuts-claude-code-from-its-engineers-because-the-bill-came-due-before-the-budget-year-did/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T11:18:17+05:30Microsoft cuts Claude Code from its engineers because the bill came due before the budget year did https://startupfortune.com/a-federal-courts-finding-that-ai-is-not-required-for-search-reshapes-the-competitive-battlefield-for-google-and-its-would-be-disruptors/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T10:54:44+05:30A federal court's finding that AI is not required for search reshapes the competitive battlefield for Google and its would-be disruptors https://startupfortune.com/china-used-chatgpt-to-manufacture-american-opposition-to-data-centers-and-openai-documented-exactly-how-it-worked/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T10:29:27+05:30China used ChatGPT to manufacture American opposition to data centers and OpenAI documented exactly how it worked https://startupfortune.com/fresh-us-strikes-on-iran-are-squeezing-metals-on-two-tracks-that-traditional-safe-haven-logic-cannot-explain/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T10:08:40+05:30Fresh US strikes on Iran are squeezing metals on two tracks that traditional safe-haven logic cannot explain https://startupfortune.com/opendoor-shut-its-india-office-and-wall-street-handed-it-an-8-stock-gain-that-every-startup-board-will-remember/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T09:42:00+05:30Opendoor shut its India office and Wall Street handed it an 8% stock gain that every startup board will remember https://startupfortune.com/tdks-400-million-acquisition-of-fabric8labs-proves-that-keeping-ai-chips-cool-has-become-as-strategically-important-as-building-them/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T09:17:43+05:30TDK's $400 million acquisition of Fabric8Labs proves that keeping AI chips cool has become as strategically important as building them https://startupfortune.com/citi-says-ai-data-center-bonds-are-finally-being-priced-as-the-project-finance-deals-they-actually-are/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T08:54:06+05:30Citi says AI data center bonds are finally being priced as the project finance deals they actually are https://startupfortune.com/coreweaves-85-billion-investment-grade-loan-rewrites-how-ai-infrastructure-gets-financed/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T08:29:43+05:30CoreWeave's $8.5 billion investment-grade loan rewrites how AI infrastructure gets financed https://startupfortune.com/china-is-turning-the-compound-semiconductor-at-the-heart-of-every-ai-data-center-into-its-most-potent-trade-weapon/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T08:05:20+05:30China Is Turning the Compound Semiconductor at the Heart of Every AI Data Center Into Its Most Potent Trade Weapon https://startupfortune.com/ddn-is-hunting-a-strategic-investor-and-its-new-valuation-will-be-a-referendum-on-ai-storage/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T07:41:25+05:30DDN Is Hunting a Strategic Investor and Its New Valuation Will Be a Referendum on AI Storage https://startupfortune.com/federal-agencies-now-have-three-days-to-patch-the-most-dangerous-vulnerabilities-and-ai-acceleration-is-the-explicit-reason/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T07:18:23+05:30Federal agencies now have three days to patch the most dangerous vulnerabilities and AI acceleration is the explicit reason https://startupfortune.com/china-sank-a-data-center-in-the-ocean-and-it-outperforms-anything-america-has-built-on-land/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T06:52:54+05:30China sank a data center in the ocean and it outperforms anything America has built on land https://startupfortune.com/einrides-74-nasdaq-debut-reveals-how-much-the-market-is-paying-for-an-autonomous-future-that-barely-exists-yet/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T06:29:19+05:30Einride's 74% Nasdaq Debut Reveals How Much the Market Is Paying for an Autonomous Future That Barely Exists Yet https://startupfortune.com/japans-mujin-sees-a-path-to-a-new-york-ipo-as-factory-reshoring-reshapes-the-market-for-warehouse-automation/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T06:05:24+05:30Japan's Mujin sees a path to a New York IPO as factory reshoring reshapes the market for warehouse automation https://startupfortune.com/decart-opens-its-world-model-to-developers-for-two-cents-a-second-betting-it-can-own-physical-ais-simulation-layer-before-the-big-players-build-one-themselves/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T05:40:48+05:30Decart opens its world model to developers for two cents a second betting it can own physical AI's simulation layer before the big players build one themselves https://startupfortune.com/a-fired-xai-engineers-grok-safety-lawsuit-arrives-two-days-before-spacex-prices-the-largest-ipo-in-history/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T05:16:41+05:30A fired xAI engineer's Grok safety lawsuit arrives two days before SpaceX prices the largest IPO in history https://startupfortune.com/warner-music-group-buys-sureel-ai-to-own-the-technical-stack-that-proves-when-artists-work-trained-an-ai-model/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T04:52:13+05:30Warner Music Group buys Sureel AI to own the technical stack that proves when artists' work trained an AI model https://startupfortune.com/cyera-raises-600-million-at-12-billion-valuation-as-ai-data-security-hardens-into-must-have-enterprise-infrastructure/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T04:28:35+05:30Cyera raises $600 million at $12 billion valuation as AI data security hardens into must-have enterprise infrastructure https://startupfortune.com/google-releases-diffusiongemma-and-bets-that-parallel-text-generation-can-upend-the-economics-of-local-ai/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T04:04:54+05:30Google releases DiffusionGemma and bets that parallel text generation can upend the economics of local AI https://startupfortune.com/may-cpi-landed-at-42-and-the-feds-rate-cut-window-just-slammed-shut/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T03:41:47+05:30May CPI landed at 4.2% and the Fed's rate-cut window just slammed shut https://startupfortune.com/igor-babuschkin-built-elon-musks-ai-supercluster-and-now-wants-to-give-that-power-back-to-ordinary-users/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T03:17:12+05:30Igor Babuschkin built Elon Musk's AI supercluster and now wants to give that power back to ordinary users https://startupfortune.com/oracle-raised-48-billion-this-fiscal-year-and-plans-to-raise-40-billion-more-and-the-market-still-sent-the-stock-down-7/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T02:52:45+05:30Oracle raised $48 billion this fiscal year and plans to raise $40 billion more, and the market still sent the stock down 7% https://startupfortune.com/ramps-june-ai-index-reveals-a-680-fold-spending-gap-between-ai-leaders-and-everyone-else/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T02:30:25+05:30Ramp's June AI Index reveals a 680-fold spending gap between AI leaders and everyone else https://startupfortune.com/amazons-175-billion-no-covenant-loan-tells-you-everything-about-how-wall-street-is-betting-on-ai/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T02:04:38+05:30Amazon's $17.5 billion no-covenant loan tells you everything about how Wall Street is betting on AI https://startupfortune.com/mastercards-agent-pay-for-machines-puts-blockchain-infrastructure-at-the-center-of-the-emerging-ai-transaction-economy/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T01:41:28+05:30Mastercard's Agent Pay for Machines puts blockchain infrastructure at the center of the emerging AI transaction economy https://startupfortune.com/niteshift-raises-7-million-to-be-the-cloud-layer-under-every-ai-coding-agent-not-just-the-winning-one/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T01:17:39+05:30Niteshift raises $7 million to be the cloud layer under every AI coding agent, not just the winning one https://startupfortune.com/jedify-raises-24m-to-build-the-context-layer-that-gives-enterprise-ai-agents-something-to-actually-work-with/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T00:53:14+05:30Jedify raises $24M to build the context layer that gives enterprise AI agents something to actually work with https://startupfortune.com/german-humanoid-startup-neura-robotics-closes-the-largest-robotics-funding-round-in-history-as-tether-redeploys-its-stablecoin-war-chest-into-physical-ai/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-11T00:28:56+05:30German humanoid startup Neura Robotics closes the largest robotics funding round in history as Tether redeploys its stablecoin war chest into physical AI https://startupfortune.com/chinas-factory-inflation-puts-new-pressure-on-the-ai-buildout/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-10T09:23:17+05:30China's factory inflation puts new pressure on the AI buildout https://startupfortune.com/a-mississippi-judge-turns-ai-mistakes-into-a-legaltech-warning/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-10T08:36:05+05:30A Mississippi judge turns AI mistakes into a legaltech warning https://startupfortune.com/xai-faces-a-class-action-over-the-cost-of-powering-colossus-2/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-10T08:13:02+05:30xAI faces a class action over the cost of powering Colossus 2 https://startupfortune.com/wonder-is-making-burrito-bowls-a-robotics-test-for-restaurants/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-10T07:49:05+05:30Wonder is making burrito bowls a robotics test for restaurants https://startupfortune.com/apollo-is-testing-japans-appetite-for-private-capital-in-insurance/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-10T06:37:00+05:30Apollo is testing Japan's appetite for private capital in insurance https://startupfortune.com/commonwealth-fusion-is-turning-fusion-physics-into-an-ai-power-bet/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-10T06:11:42+05:30Commonwealth Fusion is turning fusion physics into an AI power bet https://startupfortune.com/justin-ernest-is-showing-how-venture-access-is-moving-beyond-funds/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-10T05:46:59+05:30Justin Ernest is showing how venture access is moving beyond funds https://startupfortune.com/asmls-record-run-still-leaves-investors-arguing-it-looks-cheap/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-10T05:26:17+05:30ASML's record run still leaves investors arguing it looks cheap https://startupfortune.com/orbital-raises-5-million-to-test-ai-data-centers-in-space/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-10T04:59:35+05:30Orbital raises $5 million to test AI data centers in space https://startupfortune.com/palantir-is-taking-sadiq-khans-met-police-veto-to-court/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-10T04:35:23+05:30Palantir is taking Sadiq Khan's Met Police veto to court https://startupfortune.com/kalshi-is-making-traders-disclose-jobs-to-police-insider-bets/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-10T04:10:58+05:30Kalshi is making traders disclose jobs to police insider bets https://startupfortune.com/tsmc-says-ai-chip-demand-will-keep-prices-under-pressure/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-10T03:47:10+05:30TSMC says AI chip demand will keep prices under pressure https://startupfortune.com/super-micro-turns-to-wall-street-to-keep-up-with-ai-demand/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-10T03:22:19+05:30Super Micro turns to Wall Street to keep up with AI demand https://startupfortune.com/ai-financial-shows-how-trump-crypto-exposure-left-investors-exposed/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-10T02:35:21+05:30AI Financial shows how Trump crypto exposure left investors exposed https://startupfortune.com/tcs-is-turning-ai-agents-into-the-new-hiring-plan/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-10T02:12:06+05:30TCS is turning AI agents into the new hiring plan https://startupfortune.com/broadcom-turns-ai-compute-into-a-wall-street-financing-machine/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-10T01:48:17+05:30Broadcom turns AI compute into a Wall Street financing machine https://startupfortune.com/securitize-is-using-its-ipo-to-buy-deeper-into-wall-street/Startup Fortuneen2026-06-10T01:23:23+05:30Securitize is using its IPO to buy deeper into Wall Street