Good news from around Europe
Judge allows authors’ AI copyright lawsuit against Meta to move forward A federal judge is allowing an AI-related copyright lawsuit against Meta to move forward, although he dismissed part of the suit. In Kadrey vs. Meta, authors including Richard Kadrey, Sarah Silverman, and Ta-Nehisi Coates have alleged that Meta has
Week in Review: OpenAI could charge $20K a month for an AI agent Welcome back to Week in Review. This week we’re looking at OpenAI potentially charging $20,000 a month for a specialized AI agent, the unexpected return of early-internet darling Digg, a company genetically engineering mice to have mammoth-like
9 US AI startups have raised $100M or more in 2025 Last year was a monumental year for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond. There were 49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 million or more in 2024, per our count at TechCrunch. Three companies raised more
Call 5: 25 applications received! We received 25 applications for the second phase of the call for Thematic Strategic Territorial Projects, open from January 14 to February 28, 2025. The total Interreg fund allocated for this call is approximately €35 million. The Joint Secretariat will now begin assessing the applications.
Wingcopter expands its capabilities as it scales from medical cargo deliveries to surveying missions While people-carrying eVTOLs are facing challenging times reaching commercialisation, another kind of eVTOLs, specifically cargo-carrying eVTOL drones, have gained commercial traction. German company Wingcopter has developed fixed-wing eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) drones, which are deployed
Innovation in action: Ireland’s tech ecosystem In 2024, tech companies in Ireland raised up to €400 million, with security companies leading the way (€101.3 million), followed by fintech (€75.1 million) and travel companies (€61.1 million). Ireland’s tech ecosystem is renowned for its strong international connections, housing the European headquarters of
Cambridge and Oxford race to be the UK’s quantum powerhouse Every year on the Thames, near Putney Bridge in southwest London, two rowing teams prepare for a six-kilometre race along the river. The two crews represent Oxford and Cambridge universities and the race is shown live on UK TV. In
QMill’s quantum algorithms soon to outperform supercomputers, backed by new investment from Peter Sarlin Quantum computing has long promised to transform industries by solving complex problems beyond the reach of classical computers. But with the sector rapidly evolving, we are now starting to appreciate the potential for real-world applications. Finnish
TOP 100: Europe’s most influential women in the startup and venture capital space This International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025, on March 8th, the global theme is ‘Accelerate Action‘, emphasising the urgency in advancing gender equality. At the current rate of progress, it is projected that full gender parity will not
Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (Mar 03 – Mar 07) 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