Dutch bank ABN AMRO has committed to developing an absolute emissions backstop by 2030, extending its earlier financed-emissions reduction pledges as European banks face growing pressure to detail climate strategy beyond the current decade.
Wind and solar power have together overtaken natural gas in global electricity generation for the first time, according to new energy-sector data, marking a symbolic turning point in the world's shift toward renewable power.
Nvidia is reportedly preparing to back approximately $100 billion in financing for OpenAI, deepening the chipmaker's financial entanglement with one of its largest customers as the AI infrastructure race accelerates.
Combined AI-related capital commitments among the world's largest technology companies are approaching $1.5 trillion, spanning chips, data centres and long-term power agreements, as the global AI infrastructure build-out accelerates.
Meta has released Glimmer, an open-weight AI model that anyone can download and run on their own hardware, positioning it as an accessible counterpart to Muse Spark, the company's more powerful, API-gated frontier model.
Fintech unicorn Moneyview has received SEBI's approval to proceed with its initial public offering, comprising a Rs 1,500 crore fresh issue and an offer for sale of up to 13.61 crore equity shares.
Indian startups building in 'physical AI' — robotics and real-world-data systems that extend artificial intelligence beyond software into physical environments — have attracted $155 million in funding in 2026.
A round-up of the funding transactions closed by Indian startups on 19 August 2026, spanning data centres, fintech, edtech, deep tech and enterprise AI.
Chandigarh-based traveltech startup Atravelq has raised seed funding at a Rs 10 crore valuation, reflecting continued early-stage investor interest in travel-booking platforms built outside India's traditional startup hubs.
Shareholders of listed food-delivery and quick-commerce major Swiggy have approved a 49.5% cap on foreign ownership, a governance move with implications for the company's future capital markets strategy.