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Ex-Blinkit Employees Raise 7.55 Crore for Instafix Doorstep Smartphone Repair
Центральная Азия

Ex-Blinkit Employees Raise 7.55 Crore for Instafix D...

Instafix, founded by former Blinkit employees, has attracted investments from Titan Capital and 8i Ventures to scale doorstep smartphone repair across India. This solution eliminates the need to visit service centers, minimizing customer time and inconvenience. Today, May 14, 2026, the news is relevant for Central Asia, where similar models can solve gadget repair issues in remote regions. Such approaches open opportunities for local IT companies.

Dow Jones Falls 260 Points Amid Inflation and Trump-China Summit
Мировые рынки

Dow Jones Falls 260 Points Amid Inflation and Trump-...

The U.S. stock market showed a rare divergence: the industrial Dow Jones collapsed due to hot inflation data, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq soared thanks to a rally in chipmakers. President Trump arrived in China for a summit with Xi Jinping, bringing Jensen Huang from Nvidia, Elon Musk, and Tim Cook. This is important today as investors reassess inflation risks and AI infrastructure prospects, impacting global markets.

Isomorphic Labs raises $2.1 billion: a signal for AI biotech
Стартапы

Isomorphic Labs raises $2.1 billion: a signal for AI...

Isomorphic Labs, founded by DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis, closed a financing round of $2.1 billion with participation from Thrive Capital, Alphabet, GV, Temasek, CapitalG, and the UK Sovereign AI Fund. This is one of the largest rounds in the history of AI biotech, with the company not disclosing details of its product pipeline and clinical trial timelines. Investors are betting on a computational approach to drug design and a scalable platform rather than a classic story about a specific molecule. For startups from Kazakhstan and Central Asia, this is a signal: the market is ready to finance deep AI platforms if the technological level is comparable to that of leaders, and companies like Alashed IT (it.alashed.kz) can become technology partners for such projects.

Top AI Companies and Startups of 2026: OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepMind, and New Entrants
AI и Технологии

Top AI Companies and Startups of 2026: OpenAI, Anthr...

This week, several key players in the artificial intelligence market introduced updates that set the bar for the entire industry. OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind continue to compete in the frontier model space, Meta AI strengthens its position through open-source code, while Nvidia and new startups are raising the stakes in infrastructure and autonomous systems. Companies like Alashed IT (it.alashed.kz), building solutions on top of these platforms, must already consider the technological and economic shifts of 2026. We analyze what has happened and how it changes the strategy for businesses in Kazakhstan and Central Asia.

Hackers Attack Major IT Companies: New Wave of Cyber Threats in 2026
Кибербезопасность

Hackers Attack Major IT Companies: New Wave of Cyber...

In 2026, cybercrime has reached a new level of complexity. Instead of traditional attacks on large companies, attackers are increasingly using the tactic of 'escalation hacktivism' — attacking third-party suppliers and partners to gain access to the main targets. This requires businesses to reconsider their security approaches and shift from reactive defense to a proactive threat prevention strategy.

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