Month: May 2025

Northvolt founder Peter Carlsson joins new AI startup Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/northvolt-founder-peter-carlsson-new-ai-startup/

German AI agents startup Parloa hits unicorn status with $120m Series C round Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/parloa-hits-unicorn-status/

Deliveroo CEO Will Shu bags 170m in DoorDash takeover deal Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/deliveroo-doordash-takeover-deal/

Drones startup Quantum Systems hits unicorn status with 160m Series C Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/quantum-systems-160m-unicorn/

How to plan your path to VC partner Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/path-to-vc-partner/

Hugging Face releases a free Operator-like agentic AI tool A team at Hugging Face has released a freely available, cloud-hosted computer-using AI “agent.” But be forewarned: It’s quite sluggish and occasionally makes mistakes. Hugging Face’s agent, called Open Computer Agent, is accessible via the web and can use a Linux

Rivian earnings: EV maker cuts delivery guidance because of Trump’s tariffs and trade wars Rivian said in its earnings report Tuesday it will likely deliver fewer vehicles this year than previously forecasted due to President Trump’s tariffs and other regulatory changes, making it the latest automaker to be affected by

NSO Group must pay more than $167 million in damages to WhatsApp for spyware campaign The five-year legal battle between the Meta-owned company and the most notorious spyware maker in the world ends with a huge win for WhatsApp. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/06/nso-group-must-pay-more-than-167-million-in-damages-to-whatsapp-for-spyware-campaign/

Substack launches audio-only livestream feature If you’re a Substack publisher who prefers not to turn on your camera while livestreaming, you’re in luck.  Substack announced on Tuesday that it’s launching an audio-only livestream feature for publishers who want a lower-pressure way to connect with their followers. This is also ideal

IBM CEO urges the Trump administration to increase — not cut — federal AI R&D funding Like many leaders in tech, Arvind Krishna, the CEO of IBM, thinks federal R&D funding for AI and related technologies should be increased — not the other way around. “We have been an extremely