Space startup Varda raises 7 million to make drugs in orbit

Space startup Varda raises $187 million to make drugs in orbit

Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Space startup Varda announced on Thursday that it has raised $187 million in Series C funding, led by venture capital firms Natural Capital and Shrug Capital, to continue advancing drug manufacturing in space. The latest round included participation from Peter Thiel, Lux Capital, Khosla Ventures and Caffeinated Capital….

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Tata Electronics strikes Intel deal to build India’s chip supply chain

Tata Electronics strikes Intel deal to build India’s chip supply chain

Signage for Tata Electronics Pvt Ltd. at the company’s factory in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India, on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tata Electronics has lined up American chip designer Intel as a prospective customer as the division of Mumbai-based conglomerate Tata Group works to expand India’s domestic electronics and semiconductor…

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Nvidia’s Huang says AI computing demand is up ‘substantially’ in the last 6 months

Nvidia’s Huang says AI computing demand is up ‘substantially’ in the last 6 months

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Oct. 8th, 2025. CNBC Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said demand is up huge this year as artificial intelligence models develop further from answering simple questions to complex reasoning. “This year, particularly the last six months, demand of computing has gone up substantially,” said Huang…

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