Tech & Startups
European technology, startups, AI and innovation.
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A Face ID pioneer raised $52M to read the brain like a blood test
One of the minds behind Apple’s Face ID wants to point AI at something harder than a face. He wants it to read the brain. His star…
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Apple secures Chinese AI approval through Alibaba and Baidu deals
Apple has gained regulatory clearance to launch its AI services in China via local tech giants, a crucial step to defend its $20.5…
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Microsoft patches record 622 bugs as AI disrupts corporate security
A record-breaking Microsoft security update driven by AI-assisted bug hunting is forcing European companies to abandon slow patchi…
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Oracle front-runner for Japan air-gapped cloud deal
Oracle has taken the lead to build a secure, offline cloud for Japan’s government, a deal that underscores the rising global deman…
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Nokia and Nvidia unveil AI-RAN platform to double mobile capacity
Nokia and Nvidia have built the first commercial AI-powered radio access network, a shift that promises to double mobile data capa…
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Google to host rival US app stores, echoing EU rules
A US court order forcing Google Play to carry competing app stores validates Europe’s regulatory strategy, though strict condition…
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Ultrahuman’s former hardware VP raises $5.5M for devices that control AI agents, not just record you
Aina is going to pilot a new device in coming weeks
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Meta to alert parents of teen self-harm AI chats globally
Meta is introducing parental alerts and emergency service contacts for teen self-harm discussions with its AI chatbot, a move desi…
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Five-year sentences for teens behind £29m London cyber-attack
The jailing of two teenagers for a devastating hack on Transport for London highlights the growing threat loose networks of young …
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AI scaling squeezes software margins as token costs soar
Startups moving AI from testing to daily operations are seeing gross margins fall from 90% to 50%, forcing new financial controls …
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CJEU ruling tests Google hosting shield over ad revenue
A ruling from Europe's top court could strip platforms of their liability immunity when they share advertising revenue with creato…
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Japan is building a 140MW AI factory for robots, and Nvidia is supplying all of it
Nvidia and a Japanese industrial consortium are building what Nvidia calls the world’s first national AI infrastructure for physic…
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Munich robot startup raises $55m in Germany's largest seed round
A Munich startup has secured Germany’s largest ever seed round to train humanoid robots, a move its founders say is urgently neede…
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Visma pushes agentic AI to automate accounting across European SMBs
Software giant Visma is deploying hundreds of AI tools to automate SMB accounting across Europe, a shift that will reshape the con…
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An F1 aerodynamicist just raised $55m to teach factory robots, using footage of people doing chores
Bercan Kilic got his dream job in 2023, designing aerodynamics for Red Bull Racing while it was winning everything. He found the e…
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New York data centre pause signals global AI infrastructure pushback
New York's decision to freeze large data centre construction, despite pressure from Donald Trump, highlights a growing transatlant…
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Phone maker OnePlus says it won’t release new phones in the U.S. and Europe
OnePlus could also wind down its operations in India by 2027.
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Microsoft steers sales teams away from OpenAI and Anthropic
Microsoft has instructed its sales force to promote its in-house AI models over those of partners OpenAI and Anthropic, signalling…
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London startup Applied Computing raises $20m for refinery AI model
A London startup has raised $20m to build an AI model that drastically cuts the time needed to diagnose refinery problems, setting…
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WHO warns Europe’s AI health governance gap is becoming irreversible
Hans Kluge opened his speech in Lisbon with a number, which is not how the World Health Organization usually does this. “Let me st…
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xAI sues user over Grok images in landmark AI liability test
xAI has filed its first lawsuit against a user for generating illegal images, a legal strategy designed to shift responsibility fr…
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Uber buys Delivery Hero for $14.8bn in deal testing EU regulators
Uber has agreed to buy Delivery Hero for $14.8bn, securing the last major independent global food-delivery network but setting up …
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Wall Street banks book record fees on AI infrastructure boom
Record investment banking fees at Wall Street's largest banks reveal a global AI infrastructure spending surge that is reshaping c…
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Oil war fuels Europe's best quarter since 2022, not AI
A forecast 15.3% leap in STOXX 600 profits is driven by a crude price spike, exposing the continent's chronic shortfall in AI-driv…