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

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

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.

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

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.

Claret Capital Partners, a London-based specialised venture debt and growth credit fund manager, has closed its fourth flagship fund, Claret European Growth Capital Fund IV, at €575 million, exceeding its target of €500 million. It comprises €440 million from direct commitments and €135 million from affiliated discretionary mandates.

Diversity-focused hiring in India’s white-collar job market increased in May 2026 despite a decline in overall recruitment activity, according to the latest findings from the foundit Insights Tracker (FIT). The survey recorded a 21 per cent year-on-year increase in diversity hiring, while overall white-collar hiring declined by 4 per cent compared with May 2025.

Liquid Network, a Bitcoin-linked blockchain used by several cryptocurrency exchanges, has suffered a security breach involving roughly 4,000 Bitcoin worth about $320 million. The incident has forced the network to halt new transactions as its federation investigates the withdrawal and works to restore normal operations.

Venture capital firms are changing what they look for in the AI space. Instead of investing all their money in AI models and the technology behind them, investors are now showing greater interest in AI startups that solve everyday problems. The three most trending sectors that receive the highest flow of money involve media, sports, and filmmaking.