Google plans to spend $15B in Malaysia during 2027 and 2028 on data centers, cloud operations, water supplies, power generation and training, The Next Web reports. Alphabet chief investment officer Ruth Porat announced the plan at an event in Kuala Lumpur.
Energy storage company Return has secured €835 million in portfolio financing underwritten by Deutsche Bank and Rabobank to expand in Germany. The initial framework covers three battery storage projects with a combined capacity of 117 MW.
Sequoia Capital raised approximately $10B in new funds and announced it is shutting down its Arc accelerator and Scouts program, TechCrunch reported. The firm is also merging its early-stage and growth teams.
Pliant raised an $80M Series C led by Seaya Nova and Speedinvest, the Berlin fintech said Wednesday. The funding will support expansion in the US and Canada, entry into additional markets and its AI roadmap.
Smart TV operating system maker Titan OS announced $46 million in new equity and debt funding to expand partnerships and enter more markets.
Moonshot AI has made Kimi K3.1 Pro available as an open-weight model and through its API. The model accepts text and images and supports a context length of 1048576 tokens, allowing applications to process long inputs.
