RT Mehdi (e/λ) (@BetterCallMedhi)this is exactly why I moved back to china and I genuinely think most people reading this from the west have no idea what it actually feels like to build herethe thing about shenzhen that changed everything for me is the access, makerspaces everywhere open to anyone, components available in any quantity at any hour, hardware meetups and deeptech demo nights happening every single day where founders show up with actual physical prototypes & get torn apart by engineers who’ve b ...

San Francisco, California--(Newsfile Corp. - March 8, 2026) - OVNI Capital is pleased to announce that Augustin Sayer, General Partner of OVNI Capital will be speaking at TechCon SoCal 2026. This year’s event will be held May 22, 23 at the San Diego State University in San Diego, California.TechCon SoCal, produced by TechCon Global, is a leading technology and innovation event that brings together investors, founders, thought leaders, and industry experts. The 2026 program features keynotes, panel discussi ...

Core Insights - Karnataka is positioning itself as a leader in artificial intelligence (AI), hosting major global AI players such as Harvey AI and Anthropic, and The Walt Disney Company is expanding its AI network in Bengaluru [5] - The state government has launched a "deeptech decade initiative," providing grants of up to Rs 1 crore to support startups [5] - A strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between French AI firm H Company and St John's Medical College and St John's Research Institute to pilot advanced enterprise AI for hospital operations and workflow automation [2] - The US-India Business Council (USIBC) is facilitating technology collaboration and investment partnerships between Karnataka and global enterprises [5] - Discussions were held with Finnish and Cypriot officials to explore AI and deeptech collaboration, including joint research and positioning Cyprus as a gateway to European markets for Bengaluru-based startups [3][5] - The minister reviewed emerging technology applications and digital innovation use cases at the Meta platforms kiosk [4][5]

Technology Strategy - China's approach to technology differs from the US due to the concentration of political capital, human talent, and deeptech resources [1] - This concentration is likened to Washington DC having Stanford and MIT, and Silicon Valley being located there [1]