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MatX, an AI chip startup founded by two alumni of Google's chip business, raised $500M+ led by Jane Street and Situational Awareness to compete with Nvidia (Dina Bass/Bloomberg)
Dina Bass / Bloomberg:
MatX, an AI chip startup founded by two alumni of Google's chip business, raised $500M+ led by Jane Street and Situational Awareness to compete with Nvidia — MatX, an AI chip startup founded by two alumni of Google's semiconductor business, has raised more than $500 million in a new funding round …
Stripe hits a $159B valuation after an employee share sale to investors like Thrive, Coatue, and a16z, a 70% jump from its $92B valuation in February 2025 (Akila Quinio/Financial Times)
Akila Quinio / Financial Times:
Stripe hits a $159B valuation after an employee share sale to investors like Thrive, Coatue, and a16z, a 70% jump from its $92B valuation in February 2025 — Deal will allow payments company to stay private for longer — Stripe's valuation has soared by more than 70 per cent to $159bn …
Deadpool Villain Actor Ed Skrein Cast As Baldur In Amazon's God Of War TV Adaptation
Midgard continues to fill up with characters for Amazon's upcoming live-action God of War TV series. Deadline has reported that Ed Skrein, who you might recognize as Deadpool (2016) villain Ajax, will play Baldur, the youngest son of Odin, in the show.
Skrein, whose other credits include Jurassic Park: Rebirth, Rebel Moon, Game of Thrones, and Alita: Battle Angel, will go fist-to-fist with Ryan Hurst's Kratos in this God of War series, if it sticks closely to 2018's God of War. The game practically opens with the earth-shattering fight between the two gods, and Baldur continues to be a recurring antagonist throughout Kratos and his son Atreus' adventure to lay Faye, Kratos' wife and Atreus' mom, to rest on a mountain high in the sky.
You can check out that fight from the game in the video below, courtesy of GameClips:
"Charismatic, unpredictable, and armed with a razor-sharp tongue, Baldur lives by his own rules," Deadline's logline description of Baldur reads. "As a boy, Baldur was cursed; this curse denied him the ability to feel pleasure and physical sensation. This fuels an insatiable anger and bloodlust in Baldur, who favors a brawling fighting style that blends his immense power with the raw impact of his fists. Above all else, he longs for an opponent that can truly match his prowess in battle; an opponent that can finally make him feel something."
With Skrein's casting, the announced cast of Amazon's God of War series is as follows:
- Ryan Hurst - Kratos
- Callum Vinson - Atreus
- Ed Skrein - Baldur
- Max Parker - Heimdall
- Ólafur Darri Ólafsson - Thor
- Mandy Patinkin - Odin
- Alastair Duncan - Mimir
- Danny Woodburn - Brok
- Jeff Gulka - Sindri
Amazon has already made a two-season order for God of War and is currently in pre-production in Vancouver, Canada. The series is being led by showrunner, writer, and executive producer Ronald D. Moore (Outlander, Battlestar Galactica). It is being co-produced by Sony Pictures Television, Amazon MGM Studios, PlayStation Productions, and Tall Boy Productions.
For more, read Game Informer's reviews for God of War and God of War Ragnarök. After that, read why God of War Ragnarök's Valhalla is so much more than just a roguelite DLC.
[Source: Deadline]
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The Worst Oscars Red Carpet Trainwrecks Over the Years
As the 2026 Oscars nears, let's take a look at some of celeb faves who've had their fair share of fashion misses on the famous red carpet!