Meta allows rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp in Europe for a fee
Emre Çıtak / dataconomy - Meta announced it will permit general-purpose AI chatbot providers to offer their services on WhatsApp in Europe via its business API for the next 12 months. The company said this policy change is a response to the European Commission’s regulatory process…
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TaxDown secures €4M from BBVA Spark to enhance its AI solution
Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Madrid-based TaxDown hassecured €4 million in financing from BBVA Spark. The funding is supported bythe European Union’s NextGenerationEU program and the European Investment Fund(EIF), with additional...
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Meta to Open Up WhatsApp to Rival AI Chatbots for a Fee Following EU Objections
Edith Hancock / wsj - The move come after the European Commission said it could impose a temporary injunction on the company as part of an antitrust probe into its AI policy.
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FIRSTPICK Launches €25M Fund To Support Early-Stage Baltic Founders
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - FIRSTPICK, a Vilnius-based first-check venture capital fund, has launched a new €25 million fund to invest in early-stage Baltic startups. The fund targets founders who don’t fit the traditional VC profile, welcoming entrepreneurs without FAANG experience…
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US and EU police shut down LeakBase, a site accused of sharing stolen passwords and hacking tools
Zack Whittaker / techcrunch - Authorities say LeakBase was "one of the world’s largest online forums for cybercriminals," and maintained an archive of hacked databases containing hundreds of millions of passwords.
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Meta sends private AI glasses footage to Kenya with few safeguards - and Europe's privacy regulators may come knocking
Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - To improve the AI in Meta's smart headset, data workers in Nairobi sift through private recordings from Western households. These include nude scenes, sex videos and bank details.The article Meta sends private AI glasses footage to Kenya with few safeguar…
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Building Europe’s native code infrastructure: Tangled closes $4.5M round
Cate Lawrence / tech - GitHub alternative Tangled has raised a $4.5 million funding round. The code platform offers a primary European alternative to GitHub for developers, providing an open and extensible network built fo...
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Hamburg-based DivTax raises €1 million to help investors reclaim overpaid withholding tax on foreign dividends
Rahul Raj / eu-startups - DivTax, a Hamburg-based FinTech startup, today announced that it has raised €1 million in a pre-Seed financing round to accelerate product development and institutional partnerships. Participants in the round included Angel Invest, CapCircle, Superangels,…
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Google might reshuffle search results to try to dodge fines in the EU
Stevie Bonifield / theverge - Google is planning to test changes to how it displays search results for certain topics, nearly a year after it was charged with violating antitrust rules in the European Union, Reuters reports. The shift will show top-ranked rival services for hotels, fl…
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Plato Raises $14.5M To Expand AI Platform for Wholesale Distributors
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Plato, an AI-driven operating system for wholesale distributors, has secured $14.5 million in a seed funding round led by Atomico, with participation from existing investors such as Cherry Ventures. The distribution sector faces mounting pressures from la…
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Vilnius’ Copla bags €6M to swap Excel chaos for automatic DORA compliance
Abhinaya Prabhu / techfundingnews - Vilnius-based Copla has secured €6 million in Series A funding as European financial institutions brace for a sweeping…
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Dutch defense chief claims F-35 could be "jailbroken like an iPhone" to bypass US approval
techspot - In an interview with NR Nieuwsradio, Tuinman was asked if the F-35's software could be altered by European forces without the United States' consent should they lose the US as an ally – a prospect that has been repeatedly raised as tensions between the co…
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Munich’s HeyCharge Receives €2.5M EIC Grant to Boost EV Charging Technology
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - HeyCharge, a Munich-based EV charging technology company backed by BMW i Ventures, Statkraft Ventures, and Y Combinator, has received a €2.5 million grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator. The funding will support HeyCharge’s SecureC…
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Europe probes Shein's addictive app design and illegal product sales
Andre Revilla / engadget - The European Commission (EC) has opened an investigation into low-cost fast fashion retailer Shein. EC officials are concerned about the sale of illegal products, including child sexual abuse material, as well as the potentially addictive design of its sh…
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Stockholm-based prevention-first pet InsurTech Lassie fetches €63.1 million in Series C funding
Rahul Raj / eu-startups - Lassie, a Stockholm-based prevention-first pet insurer, today announced that it has raised €63.2 million ($75 million) in Series C funding to double down on AI, expand across Europe, and scale faster. The round included participation from Balderton Capita…
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Nexperia’s Chinese owner loses court battle over control of Dutch chipmaker
ft - Amsterdam court upholds decision to suspend Chinese CEO, hand power to EU-based directors and probe mismanagement allegations
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Imec opens NanoIC line for ultra-advanced chips
Berry Zwets / techzine - The Belgian research institute imec opened the NanoIC pilot on Monday. This line, an investment of 2.5 billion euros, is intended to develop ultra-advanced semiconductors. The facility is part of the European Chips Act and should help Europe get closer to…
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EU tells Meta it has to open WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots
Francesca Micheletti / politico - The Commission sent the U.S. tech giant a chargesheet with preliminary concerns that it breached antitrust rules.
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UK- and Spain-based sustainability data platform Dcycle acquires Germany’s ESG-X to accelerate DACH expansion
Rahul Raj / eu-startups - Dcycle, a UK and Madrid-based sustainability data management platform, today announced the acquisition of ESG-X, a Munich-based software company specialising in AI-powered sustainability reporting solutions, to expand its presence in the DACH region. The …
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TikTok told to change 'addictive design' by EU or face massive fines
bbc - TikTok says it plans to challenge the "categorically false and entirely meritless" accusations.
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