Posts by Liam Redmond
Together AI Raises $800M as Open-Source AI Demand Surges
Open-source AI just got a massive vote of confidence. Together AI raised $800 million on July 1, 2026, according to a report by TechCrunch. This increased its valuation to $8.3 billion, handing founders a fresh reason to bet on open models. The round was led by Aramco Ventures, with backing from NVIDIA, Vista Equity Partners,…
Read MoreHow to Buy a Business in 2026 as the Acquisition Boom Grows
If you have ever wondered how to buy a business instead of building one from scratch, 2026 may be the best year in a generation to learn, according to a Forbes report on the small business acquisition boom. A wave of retiring owners and a maturing financing market are pushing acquisition entrepreneurship, also called entrepreneurship…
Read MoreSingapore’s first electric motorcycle maker’s flagship model now road-legal
[SINGAPORE] Electric-motorcycle enthusiasts, rejoice. Scorpio Electric, Singapore’s first electric-motorcycle manufacturer, announced on Monday (Jul 13) that its flagship Lambda Scorpii model is now registered for use on the Republic’s roads. Following an earlier conditional type approval from the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced in June, the company’s Singapore-registered electric motorcycle is now fully road-legal. The…
Read MoreSinopec deepens aviation fuel push with CNAF restructuring
Published Mon, Jul 13, 2026 · 03:57 PM [BEIJING] China’s Sinopec said it had completed the restructuring of China National Aviation Fuel (CNAF), the country’s dominant jet fuel distributor, according to a company statement on Friday (July 10). Sinopec, China’s biggest refiner by capacity, said the restructuring of CNAF would strengthen China’s aviation fuel supply…
Read MoreChina is supercharging a rooftop solar boom in the Philippines
The South-east Asian nation has become China’s single biggest overseas market for solar panels for the first time in 2026 [SINGAPORE] In a shopping mall in the southern Philippine city of Davao on a recent weekday afternoon, more than 700 people jostled for position. Some drove as long as nine hours to make the event, dedication more commonly seen…
Read MoreLindsey Graham: The senator, soldier and statesman who never backed down
“The man who really counts in the world is the doer, not the mere critic — the man who actually does the work.” Theodore Roosevelt could have been describing Lindsey Graham. I first came to know Lindsey not as Sen. Graham, but as Col. Graham, a man who regularly stepped away from his role as…
Read MoreMeta to put AI chip into production in September as it looks to double computing capacity: memo
Published Mon, Jul 13, 2026 · 05:54 AM [NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO] Meta Platforms plans to start manufacturing an artificial intelligence chip from September as part of its plan to boost overall computing power to 14 gigawatts next year, showed an internal memo reviewed by Reuters. The tech firm’s data centre chip, code-named “Iris,” is part…
Read MoreSK Hynix debut is a bet that AI breaks boom-and-bust chip cycle
It raised US$26.5b with its offering, and much of that is going toward expanding chip manufacturing Published Sun, Jul 12, 2026 · 10:18 PM SOUTH Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix just pulled off the largest public listing by a foreign company in US market history. Shares soared 13 per cent on their first day of…
Read MoreS-Reits maintain pockets of resilience despite headwinds in H1
iEdge S-Reit Index has return of -3.9% year to date, compared with 13.7% total return for the STI [SINGAPORE] Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) trailed the broader local market in the first half of 2026 amid a backdrop of higher bond yields, elevated oil prices and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty. Even so, there were still…
Read MoreGraham Platner’s scandal-scarred campaign was proof Dems will overlook anything in search for their ‘Everyman’
With the Senate campaign of Maine’s Graham Platner blowing up in their faces, Democrats everywhere are giving each other tearful gobs of solace and advice. Some are comparing Platner’s scandal-driven collapse and last-minute withdrawal to the 2024 presidential campaign, when a befuddled Joe Biden withdrew in early July and his vice president, Kamala Harris, was…
Read MoreWhat Tyler Herro said about Heat right before news of fight with ex-teammate Bam Adebayo broke
“It’s all love in Miami,” according to Tyler Herro. The new Bucks guard was asked about his departure from the Heat after a physical altercation with Bam Adebayo — but before it was reported — and said both sides are “super happy” about their new situations. The interview came during the Bucks-Heat NBA Summer League…
Read MoreWhat the Most Successful Entrepreneurs Know About Turning Tragedy Into Strength
I’ve interviewed hundreds of successful entrepreneurs, CEOs, and investors over the years — for Forbes, GOBankingRates, and my own podcast. And I’ve noticed something surprising: The companies that change lives often start because something changed the founder’s life first. Very few successful entrepreneurs tell me they simply spotted a gap in the market. More often,…
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