Even barrelfuls of VC funding can't bend the laws of physics. Read from your browser Sunday Newsletter Welcome to Tech in Asia's Sunday newsletter, your weekend brief on the biggest moves in Asia's tech and startup world. Not yet a subscriber? Register here. Got a story tip? Send it to editors@techinasia.com. IN FOCUS Peter Cowan on VC funding versus physics Why degrees come second in an AI economy Super Bowl watch parties, but for AI agents Hello Betamax, It's easy to forget when you work in or even around tech that the software we use has constraints that another funding round can't cure. It's physics, stupid . The AI models we prompt need GPUs, the cloud servers our websites are hosted on need data centers, our ecommerce deliveries need drivers - the list goes on. As much as Big Tech and some VCs might want to pretend otherwise, tech will always be limited by the physical realities we live in. Putting data centers in space or covering the Earth...
Upwind, LimX Dynamics, FinAccel, and more raised funds this week. Read from your browser FOMO Saturday Welcome to Tech in Asia's free Saturday VC newsletter! Get full access to our subscribers-only premium content and other insightful analysis on the big and messy topics of Asia's tech and startup community by registering here. Hello Betamax, When I first read about Apple buying Q.ai, I got a sense that this was a huge move many of us wouldn't completely understand until a few years down the road. On paper, Q.ai is an Israeli audio AI startup whose tech can read facial micro‑movements and whispered speech. But the deal, which values the company at nearly US$2 billion, suggests its solution would likely give Apple some serious upgrades in the years ahead. What will these be? Who knows - all we can do is wait. You can find all other important investment deals from the last few days in our weekly funding news wrap-up . Let's dive into the biggest deals and M...