Tech & Startups
Tech & Startups
European technology, startups, AI and innovation.
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Waymo plans to grow its robotaxi fleet fivefold to 20,000 by 2027
Waymo plans to grow its fleet from about 4,000 robotaxis today to 8,000 by the end of 2026 and 20,000 by the end of 2027, Semafor
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Homebase’s new AI assistant fills shifts for small business owners
Homebase, which makes scheduling and payroll software for hourly teams, has launched Homebase Assistant. The AI tool finds and con
Blackwall quadruples its valuation to $2.2bn as bots take over the web
Asymptote Labs raises $5.5M to track and control what AI agents do
Inception says its Mercury 3 model beats GPT-6 Luna and runs far faster
Amazon will hire 300,000 for the holidays as other retailers hold back
OpenAI pulls back from China chip controls, Politico reports
DeepSeek open-sources DeepInfer, the engine that runs its AI models
US Army picks a bid for ECHOTRIBBLE, its plan for autonomous AI agents
Salesforce agrees $5.7bn deal for customer messaging firm Braze
Jooba emerges with $4M to build AI-native recruiting firm
Postquant Labs launches a virtual machine for different quantum computers
Microsoft adds EU access oversight and offline AI to its sovereign cloud
AstraZeneca and Oracle team up on AI to find patients for drug trials
Amazon plans to make a €16bn investment in Germany in 2027
OpenAI reportedly races to close $30bn round before Anthropic’s IPO
Revolut outage leaves customers unable to use app or cards
Micron workers in Taiwan to strike as bonus talks with chipmaker fail
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about 1% of Anthropic ahead of its IPO
