Tech & Startups
European technology, startups, AI and innovation.
E
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…
E
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 …
E
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…
E
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…
E
Ofcom investigates TikTok's child safety age tech
UK media regulator Ofcom has opened a formal investigation into TikTok’s age verification technology, signalling a costly new comp…
E
Ofcom TikTok probe threatens fines of 10% of global revenue
Britain's media regulator has launched a formal investigation into TikTok's child safety systems, threatening the platform with fi…
E
Nvidia lures Japan’s top robot makers into its physical AI stack
Nvidia has secured the intent of Japan’s largest industrial robotics firms to use its foundational AI models, a platform play that…
E
European rounds are getting bigger, but fewer companies are closing them
E
Europe’s most valuable board members, according to founders
E
Europe’s leading tech hubs by deal activity in H1 2026
E
EQT-backed Syntetica raises $30m backed by Lululemon
E
Uma unveils humanoid robots, targets European factories
Paris-based startup Uma has emerged from stealth to build physical AI for factories, betting Europe's industrial base makes it the…
E
Lululemon backs $30M round for French nylon recycler Syntetica
French startup Syntetica has raised $30 million to scale a fossil-fuel-free nylon recycling process, winning backing from Lululemo…
E
London startup raises $20m to push AI into Europe's oil sector
London-based Applied Computing has secured $20 million to deploy its industrial AI software across European energy infrastructure,…
E
Greylock raises $1.5bn fund, resists venture capital mega-trend
Silicon Valley venture firm Greylock has raised a $1.5 billion fund, deliberately bucking the industry's mega-fund trend to mainta…
E
Microsoft directs sales force to criticise OpenAI and Anthropic AI models
Microsoft is training its sales staff to criticise the AI models of former partners like OpenAI and Anthropic, signalling a strate…
E
OpenAI builds AI hacker to harden models, refuses to release it
OpenAI has built a highly effective AI system designed to hack its own models, a move that exposes the growing security risks for …
E
Suno source code leak details mass song scraping
A data breach at AI music generator Suno has exposed the exact machinery used to scrape millions of copyrighted songs, adding weig…
E
Apple lifts AppleCare+ prices as AI memory shortage spreads
Apple has increased the cost of its device insurance plans, a sign that the global memory chip shortage driven by AI infrastructur…
E
YouTube appeals landmark addiction verdict, denies being social media
Google's video platform has appealed a multi-million dollar negligence verdict in a child addiction case, a move that could reshap…
E
Apple seeks AI chip acquisitions to escape Nvidia
Apple is approaching AI chip startups for potential acquisitions, a rare move driven by the failure of its own servers to handle t…
E
Boston Dynamics tests Spot robot to bridge logistics porch gap
Boston Dynamics is testing its Spot robot for doorstep deliveries, a move that could reshape the economics of last-mile logistics …
E
Toyota-backed Walden raises $300m for wheeled factory robots
A Toyota spin-out has emerged with $300m to build wheeled humanoid robots already working on assembly lines, a pragmatic approach …
E
Ex-OpenAI researcher targets $2bn for AI drug startup
An OpenAI researcher is in talks to raise $200 million for an unnamed AI drug repurposing startup, highlighting a frothy investmen…