Month: February 2025

Klarna power players: Meet the team steering the Swedish fintechs IPO Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/klarna-power-players-2025/

How startups and corporates can best collaborate on airport innovation Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/startups-and-corporates-collaborate-brnd/

Shopify took down Kanye’s swastika T-shirt shop, but another antisemitic storefront still operates Shopify took down Kanye West’s online store after the musician sold T-shirts with the swastika symbol. West, who also goes by Ye, advertised his online store in a Super Bowl commercial on Sunday, directing viewers to his

Federal workers sue Elon Musk and DOGE to cut off data access Federal workers are suing DOGE and its creator, Elon Musk to cut off the new agency’s access to their personal data. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/11/federal-workers-sue-elon-musk-and-doge-to-cut-off-data-access/

Founders Fund is about to close another $3B fund Founders Fund is on track to conclude fundraising of its third growth fund at the end of March, according to people close to the firm. The Peter Thiel-founded outfit is raising $3 billion, a source told TechCrunch and Axios also reported. The

Apple Maps plans to show ‘Gulf of America,’ following Google Apple Maps will soon rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, following similar changes made by Google this week, in order to comply with U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order that officially changed the name. U.S.-based Apple

ChatGPT may not be as power-hungry as once assumed ChatGPT, OpenAI’s chatbot platform, may not be as power-hungry as once assumed. But its appetite largely depends on how ChatGPT is being used and the AI models that are answering the queries, according to a new study. A recent analysis by

New ROOST initiative launches at Paris AI Summit and aims to secure AI with open source safety tools Today sees the launch of the Robust Open Online Safety Tools (ROOST) initiative at the AI Action Summit in Paris. ROOST is a new non-profit organisation incubated at the Institute of Global

FINN secures €1B ABS financing for fleet expansion German car subscription platform FINN has closed a new Asset-backed Security financing program, “ABS II,” with a volume of up to €1 billion.  An Asset-backed Security (ABS) is a financing structure in which debt capital is secured by the company’s vehicle fleet.  FINN

Startups on alert as UK government opens AI growth zones bidding Startups were put on alert today as the UK government opened up the bidding for its AI growth zones. The growth zones, designated areas to ramp up the UK’s AI infrastructure and technology efforts, were announced as part of