Tech & Startups
European technology, startups, AI and innovation.
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FTC gives Musk the OK to acquire SpaceX alumni startup Mesh
Mesh came out of stealth in February with a $50 million Series A.
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Why GTA 6 will launch without a disc - and what it means for gamers
Music and films are now largely digital-only - does the lack of a disc for GTA 6 mean gaming is going the same way?
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Corgi, the buzzy Y Combinator-backed insurance tech startup, says it didn’t steal an open source product
Corgi became embroiled in controversy when Papermark accused it of stealing its software. Corgi says it did not, raising new quest…
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Ford had to rehire 350 engineers after its AI got vehicle quality wrong
Ford has admitted that it had to rehire experienced engineers after its AI systems failed to deliver the quality the company expec…
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Novak Djokovic has a new job — advisor to private equity firm General Atlantic
General Atlantic has tapped tennis legend Novak Djokovic to serve as a global strategic advisor.
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Russian hackers were behind the Jaguar Land Rover attack that cost the British economy two and a half billion dollars
Russian hackers were behind last year’s devastating cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover, according to a New York Times investigation …
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OpenAI limits GPT-5.6 rollout after government request, says restrictions shouldn’t be the norm
“We don’t believe this kind of government access process should become the long-term default,” says OpenAI. “It keeps the best too…
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OpenAI releases its most powerful AI model to just 20 partners, each one approved by the US government
OpenAI has released GPT-5.6 Sol, its most powerful model, to roughly 20 partners whose names were individually approved by the US …
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OpenAI poaches Uber India chief to lead its biggest market outside the U.S.
The hire marks OpenAI's latest push into India, expanding offices, partnerships and hiring.
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TikTok is building a super app, and most of its users have not noticed yet
TikTok is no longer just a video app. The platform has spent the past year adding hotel bookings, in-app commerce, sports hubs, ca…
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Why everyone from OpenAI to SpaceX is building their own chips (and turning up the heat on Nvidia)
Nvidia has dominated the AI chip market for years, but the era of total dependence might be ending.   OpenAI just shared…
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Russian hackers were behind $2.5 billion hack of Jaguar Land Rover: Report
The hack on car giant Jaguar Land Rover last year was one the most disrupting, damaging, and costly hacks of the last few years.
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Berlin’s Peec AI targeting $200m valuation in new fundraise, sources say
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A single config file in a cloned repository could steal your AWS credentials through Amazon Q Developer
A high-severity flaw in Amazon Q Developer allowed a malicious code repository to silently execute commands on a developer’s machi…
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Tesla settles FSD crash lawsuit as federal investigations continue
The lawsuit was connected to a fatal 2023 crash involving a vehicle using the company's advanced driver assistance system known as…
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TikTok’s road to becoming a super app
TikTok may be working to become the app that people use for most of their digital activities.
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It’s not about Anthropic vs. OpenAI anymore
AI models have progressed to the point where their capabilities have real political consequences. Dealing with those consequences …
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Revolut dials back remote work for graduates
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Xprize founder says global surveillance is a good thing because humans behave better when they are being watched
Xprize Foundation founder Peter Diamandis has joined a growing list of tech executives who believe global surveillance is a good i…
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Xprize founder says ‘humans behave better when they’re being watched’
Peter Diamandis is the latest tech executive to argue that global surveillance will make the world a better place, following Larry…
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Apple skips its high-end M6 chips for an AI-first M7
Apple is breaking its own playbook. It will skip the high-end versions of its M6 chip and leap to an AI-focused M7 line. Apple M7 …
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Aseon Labs raises ten million dollars to build parking-space-sized pods that charge and clean robotaxis
Aseon Labs, a Redwood City startup building automated service pods for robotaxi fleets, has raised ten million dollars in a seed r…
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onsemi to buy Synaptics in $7bn bet on ‘physical AI’
onsemi is buying Synaptics in an all-stock deal worth about $7bn. The onsemi Synaptics deal bets that AI’s next wave lives not in …
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Volkswagen reportedly plans to cut 100,000 jobs
Volkswagen reportedly wants to cut 100,000 jobs, about 15% of its workforce, and close German plants. It would be the biggest over…