Good news from around Europe
This mental health chatbot aims to fill the counseling gap at understaffed schools As school districts struggle to support the mental health of their students, a startup called Sonar Mental Health has built a “wellbeing companion” called Sonny to help. As described in the Wall Street Journal, Sonny is a
Did xAI lie about Grok 3’s benchmarks? Debates over AI benchmarks — and how they’re reported by AI labs — are spilling out into public view. This week, an OpenAI employee accused Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, of publishing misleading benchmark results for its latest AI model, Grok 3. One
US AI Safety Institute could face big cuts The National Institute of Standards and Technology could fire as many as 500 staffers, according to multiple reports — cuts that further threaten a fledgling AI safety organization. Axios reported this week that the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) and Chips for
How I Podcast: Summer Album / Winter Album’s Jody Avirgan The beauty of podcasting is that anyone can do it. It’s a rare medium that’s nearly as easy to make as it is to consume. And as such, no two people do it exactly the same way. There are a
The pain of discontinued items, and the thrill of finding them online We’ve all been there. A favorite item is suddenly unavailable for purchase. Couldn’t the manufacturer have given you advance warning? Whether owing to low sales, changing habits, production costs, or even because something is a little wrong with
The fallout from HP’s Humane acquisition Welcome back to Week in Review. This week we’re looking at the internal chaos surrounding HP’s $116 million acquisition of AI Pin maker Humane; Mira Murati’s new AI venture coming out of stealth; Duolingo killing its iconic owl mascot with a Cybertruck; and more!
From hype to reality: Graphmatech’s breakthrough in making graphene work for industry Graphene is a two-dimensional material consisting of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice. It’s the thinnest material in the world and is known for its strength, electrical conductivity, and transparency. Graphene was super
Pulsetto secures €2M for defence applications for its vagus nerve stimulation tech Healthtech startup Pulsetto has secured a €2 million investment from Lithuanian dual-use technology accelerator and venture capital fund Scalewolf. The startup specialises in vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for stress relief, mental resilience, and sleep optimisation, with Pulsetto, a
Legaltech Atria AI secures £720,000 to power workflows with AI Atria AI, a provider of generative AI solutions tailored for the legal industry, has raised £720,000 in a round led by Fuel Ventures and a network of angel investors. Atria AI specializes in developing AI-powered solutions tailored for legal professionals.
Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (Feb 17 – Feb 21) This article is visible for CLUB members only. If you are already a member but don’t see the content of this article, please login here. If you’re not a CLUB member