5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (406+ words) The Spanish startup PLD Space has announced extending its Series C funding round, originally launched in March 2026. It has received an additional €108 million investment, bringing the total round to €288 million and aggregate funding to €488 million. PLD Space is developing its…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (151+ words) 2Q 2026 marked a major inflection point as switch sales in AI back-end networks surpassed those in front-end networks for the first time, reports Dell’Oro. Meanwhile, Ethernet further extended its lead in AI back-end networks, helping mitigate supply constraints. Ethernet AI back-end…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (178+ words) Starcloud, the space datacentre manufacturer and operator, announced a $250 million Series A extension funding round to its March $170m Series A, at a $2.3 billion valuation. Investors were Manhattan West, Benchmark, EQT, Soma, NFX, 776, and others, as well as new investors Nvidia,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (346+ words) David Manners has more than forty-years experience writing about the electronics industry, its major trends and leading players. As well as writing business, components and research news, he is the author of the site's most popular blog, Mannerisms. This features…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (219+ words) On 21 October, Electronics Weekly will be hosting the Energy Efficiency in the AI Age virtual event, bringing together engineers, innovators and technology leaders. Improving AI performance per Watt will be one of the key challenges that the event will cover....

4+ week, 7+ hour ago   (194+ words) The rise of inference workloads is driving new demand and introducing network requirements that differ from those associated with training workloads, says Dell’Oro. This shift is leading to significant expansion of front-end networks to support the broader buildout of AI…...