OpenAI Announces Major Expansion of London Office
Joel Khalili / wired - The San Francisco-based AI lab is growing its research team in London. The move puts it in direct competition with Google DeepMind for top research talent in the UK.
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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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World Economic Forum CEO steps down after appearing in the Epstein files, marking another scandal for WEF
Jude Cramer / fastcompany - Yet another powerful person has stepped down after being named in the Epstein files.Børge Brende, president and CEO of the World Economic Forum (WEF), best known for hosting an annual summit of world leaders in Davos, Switzerland, has stepped down after a…
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Poland’s FlyFocus Raises €4.5M To Scale European-Made Drone Production
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - FlyFocus, a Warsaw-based defence technology company, has secured €4.5 million in funding. The round was led by ffVC, with participation from the NCBR Investment Fund, the VC arm of Poland’s National Centre for Research and Development. The company will us…
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Proxima Fusion secures €400M from Bavaria to build €2B fusion test facility in Munich
Sofia Chesnokova / techfundingnews - Europe is working hard to achieve energy independence and net-zero goals, but still lacks a scalable, home-grown solution…
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Seraphim Space surpasses €84 million target with latest close of early-stage SpaceTech fund
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - Seraphim Space, a London-based SpaceTech investment group, today announces the latest closing of its oversubscribed early-stage venture fund to support ventures at the Seed and Series A stage – exceeding its previous €84 million ($100 million) target. Inv…
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London-Based Alpa Raises $3.5M In Pre-Seed Funding Led by Daphni
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - London-based fintech startup Alpa has raised $3.5 million in a pre-seed round led by Daphni, with participation from True Capital, 2100 Ventures, Firedrop, Oprtrs Club, Kima Ventures, and Sonorcap. Angel investors include Alexandre Yazdi (Voodoo founder) …
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