Tech & Startups
European technology, startups, AI and innovation.
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Meta launches Muse Image AI as it builds cloud business
Meta has released its first image-generation model under Alexandr Wang's lab, a move that expands its consumer AI reach while layi…
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Waymo fireworks chaos on July 4 highlights AV regulatory risks
Waymo's driverless cars stalled in traffic and drove over lit fireworks during US Independence Day celebrations, offering a stark …
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Google’s Pixel event is set for August 12
Google's upcoming event in August will introduce new Pixel devices.
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Figma acquires Bud AI team to expand into app prototyping
Figma has acquired the team behind AI platform Bud to integrate automated coding into its design canvas, a shift that stands to re…
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Microsoft starts swapping OpenAI and Anthropic out for its own AI in some apps
Microsoft has begun replacing OpenAI and Anthropic models with its own AI in some product features, Bloomberg reports. The shift r…
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Netflix is adding short-form video from Variety, Rolling Stone, and BuzzFeed as it competes with YouTube and TikTok
Netflix is licensing short-form video content from publishers including BuzzFeed Studios, Condé Nast, Hearst Magazines, People Inc…
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AI writing tools can subtly steer public opinion, Oxford study finds
You ask an AI to polish your post. It keeps your point, but tilts it. New Oxford research says those tiny tilts can move public op…
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Liz Kendall: ‘I’d love to stay as UK tech secretary’
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Netflix dabbles in shorter video content with its new set of publisher deals with Variety, others
Netflix is bringing 2- to 20-minute videos to its platform through new partnerships with digital publishers, including Rolling Sto…
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Over 100 US-built autonomous ATVs have been fighting in Ukraine for nine months
Forterra, a US builder of autonomous vehicles, revealed that more than 100 of its self-driving ATVs have been deployed in combat z…
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Predatorgate victims sue the spyware maker for €8M
Greece’s Predator spyware scandal has reached the courts. Eight people it spied on want €1 million each from the firm that built i…
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SpaceX’s biggest bull sees a $10.5tn valuation. A famed bear bets on a crash
SpaceX just joined the Nasdaq 100. On the same day, one Wall Street analyst put a $10.5 trillion price tag on it. A famed investor…
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Hacked, leaked, and held for ransom: The worst breaches of 2026 so far
From a massive DOGE data breach and the hacking of critical energy and water systems to the hack of an FBI surveillance system, he…
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Romania leads its first private ESA mission with CyberCUBE launch
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on the morning of 7 July, carrying a satellite roughly…
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Hud CEO Roee Adler says runtime intelligence will define the next era of software operations
Artificial intelligence has dramatically accelerated software development, with coding agents now capable of producing large volum…
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Quaise raises $134M to drill superhot rock with microwaves
Geothermal used to mean shallow wells and modest heat. Quaise wants to drill kilometres down and blast the rock with microwaves, a…
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Claude Cowork expands to mobile and web
Anthropic’s Claude Cowork is now available on web and mobile for Max subscribers. Until now, Cowork largely lived on a user’s lapt…
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Norm Ai raises $120M at a $1.2B valuation to build AI-native law
Most AI legal startups sell software to law firms. Norm Ai built its own firm instead, and investors just valued the bet at $1.2 b…
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ECB sets October deadline for banks to counter AI cyber risks
Europe's top banking regulator has ordered major lenders to draft plans against AI-driven cyber attacks, a move that underscores h…
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The Pentagon calls this Chinese firm a military company. Its lidar runs US robotaxis anyway
A lidar maker the Pentagon brands a Chinese military company quietly wires up America’s robotaxis, trucks, and even an airport. Nv…
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China weighs curbing overseas access to its top AI models
China’s open AI models have been a gift to developers everywhere. Now Beijing may pull them back in. Chinese officials have discus…
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Why hackers are targeting your digital supply chain, not just your systems
Hackers are constantly looking for new ways to gain access to businesses and it’s rare that it’s through the front door. For most …
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Axos buys AI fintech Arc Technologies to bolt modern software onto a bank
Axos is buying Arc Technologies, an AI-native fintech that banks tech startups, and bolting its software onto a chartered bank. Ax…
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X adds a video editor to encourage creators to post original content, not stolen reposts
X is rolling out a new video editor and recorder for iOS with multilingual captions, green screen effects, and other editing tools…