Friday, April 10, 2026

Microsoft to invest $10B in Japan to expand AI infrastructure and cybersecurity.

Microsoft is committing 1.6 trillion yen (around $10B) between 2026 and 2029 to scale AI infrastructure and cybersecurity capabilities in Japan. The investment includes partnerships with SoftBank Group Corp. and Sakura Internet USA to...

NomadicML raises $8.4M to turn autonomous vehicle data into actionable AI insights.

A new startup is addressing a major bottleneck in physical AI and autonomous systems by converting unused fleet video footage into structured, searchable datasets that can be used to train and improve AI models....

ScaleOps Raises $130M to Tackle AI Compute Waste.

PerfectScale has raised a new funding round led by Insight Partners, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, NFX, Glilot Capital Partners, and Picture Capital, valuing the company at $800 million. Founded by Yodar Shafrir...

Deccan AI raises $25M to scale post-training services for frontier AI models

Deccan AI has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by A91 Partners, with participation from Prosus Ventures and Susquehanna International Group. The company is focused on building the post-training layer for AI...