Month: January 2025

Founder dresses as burglar to troll corporate rival: Im ready to embarrass myself Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/gusto-holland-and-barrett-dispute-news/

HSBC axes fintech app Zing rival to Revolut and Wise 12 months after launching Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/zing-hsbc-closure-news/

Meet the first-time European VC funds of 2025 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/first-time-european-vc-funds-2025/

Ledger founder David Balland released after kidnapping in France Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/david-balland-released-ledger-news/

Retro Biosciences, backed by Sam Altman, is raising $1 billion to extend human lifespan Sam Altman-backed Retro Biosciences is raising $1 billion to develop drugs that extend human lifespan by 10 years, the FT reports. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/24/retro-biosciences-backed-by-sam-altman-is-raising-1-billion-to-extend-human-lifespan/

UnitedHealth confirms 190 million Americans affected by Change Healthcare data breach The number of individuals confirmed to be affected by the data breach is almost double the company’s previous estimate. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/24/unitedhealth-confirms-190-million-americans-affected-by-change-healthcare-data-breach/

In motion to dismiss, chatbot platform Character AI claims it is protected by the First Amendment Character AI, a platform that lets users engage in roleplay with AI chatbots, has filed a motion to dismiss a case brought against it by the parent of a teen who committed suicide, allegedly

AI companies upped their federal lobbying spend in 2024 amid regulatory uncertainty Companies spent significantly more lobbying AI issues at the U.S. federal level last year compared to 2023 amid regulatory uncertainty. According to data compiled by OpenSecrets, 648 companies spent on AI lobbying in 2024 versus 458 in 2023,

ElevenLabs has raised a new round at $3B+ valuation led by ICONIQ Growth, sources say Companies that want to build AI voice into their products are rushing to work with ElevenLabs, the startup that develops synthetic voice technology like voice cloning and dubbing tools. Now ElevenLabs is turning up the

Intryc raises $3.1M for customer service monitoring software Intryc, a customer support quality assurance platform that streamlines workflows with AI-powered automation, has raised $3.1M in seed funding. The round was provided by General Catalyst and scouts from Sequoia alongside existing investors Episode 1 and 500 Emerging Europe, bringing the company’s