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Bending Spoons CEO Luca Ferrari: We’re trying to build one of the most successful companies of all time Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/bending-spoons-ceo-luca-ferrari-interview/
Mystery will may reveal Zappos founder’s final wishes According to the WSJ, a recently discovered will suggests late Zappos co-founder Tony Hsieh had concrete plans for his fortune despite previous beliefs that he died without leaving instructions for an estate that’s estimated to be worth $1.2 billion. Among other things,
IBM affected by DOGE cuts, downplays impact during Q1 earnings call Tech and consulting giant IBM was not immune to the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) cuts. IBM had 15 of its federal contracts canceled due to DOGE-related cuts during the first quarter of 2025, according to reporting from Reuters
Windsurf slashes prices as competition with Cursor heats up AI coding assistant startup Windsurf cut its prices “across the board” it announced on Monday, touting “massive savings” for its users as competition with its rival Cursor intensifies. Windsurf said it’s getting rid of its complex system of “flow action credits,”
Tesla begins ‘FSD Supervised’ ride-hail tests with employees in Austin, Bay Area Tesla has started testing its autonomous ride-hail service with employees in Austin and the Bay Area ahead of the company’s planned robotaxi launch this summer. “FSD Supervised ride-hailing service is live for an early set of employees in
Government censorship comes to Bluesky, but not its third-party apps … yet Government censorship has found its way to Bluesky, but there’s currently a loophole thanks to how the social network is structured. Earlier this month, Bluesky restricted access to 72 accounts in Turkey at the request of Turkish governmental authorities, according
Europe’s healthtech and AI startups raise $13.9B in Q1 as global investors return Q1 data from Dealroom reveals that European health tech and AI companies continue to attract significant interest from global venture capital investors, with $13.9 billion raised in the first quarter of 2025. This represents a 2 per
Tella raises $2.1M for AI-powered video creation Dutch-founded screen recording startup Tella has secured $2.1M in Seed funding for its video communication tools. The round was led by Gradient Ventures with participation from AltaIR Capital, Mento VC, Lobster Capital, The Singularity Fund, and several angel investors. It adds to a previous
6 startups powering a greener planet on Earth Day Earth Day is an annual global event on April 22nd to promote environmental protection and awareness. This year’s Earth Day theme, “Our Power, Our Planet,” calls for people worldwide to unite behind renewable energy and promote clean electricity by 2030. Here are
UK invests £1.65M in open architecture quantum testbed to accelerate interoperable quantum computing Innovate UK has awarded TreQ and a consortium of partners including Rigetti, Oxford Ionics, Q-CTRL, and Qruise, £1.65 million to develop an Open Architecture Quantum (OAQ) Testbed. The project is funded under the UK’s National Quantum Strategy.