Top Tech News Today: AMEC Chips, Claret Capital Funding, Graduate Hiring, Crypto Hack & AI Applications

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Here’s your quick roundup of today’s biggest developments across semiconductor manufacturing, venture capital, graduate hiring, cryptocurrency security, and artificial intelligence.

What’s New Today

Today’s roundup highlights China’s push for greater semiconductor self-reliance, fresh funding for European technology and life sciences companies, changing graduate hiring trends in India, a major Bitcoin-linked network hack, and growing investor interest in AI applications.

Fast-Track Insights

• AMEC: Unveils six chipmaking machines to strengthen China’s semiconductor self-reliance.

• Claret Capital: Raises €575M to fund European technology and life sciences companies.

• Graduate Hiring: Diversity recruitment rises 21% in India despite a 4% overall hiring decline.

• Crypto Hack: Liquid Network reports the theft of nearly 4,000 Bitcoin worth $320M.

• AI Applications: VCs increasingly shift funding from AI models toward practical AI startups

AMEC Unveils Six Chipmaking Machines, Strengthening China’s Semiconductor Self-Reliance

Chinese semiconductor equipment maker Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. (AMEC) has unveiled six new chipmaking machines, marking a significant step in China’s push to strengthen its domestic semiconductor manufacturing capabilities. The newly introduced equipment covers multiple stages of chip production and highlights AMEC’s growing role in reducing the country’s reliance on overseas semiconductor technology.