Month: May 2025

Drones startup Tekever wins UK military contract, pledges 400m of investment Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/drones-startup-tekever-defence-uk/

Hamilton Lane: ‘We’ve seen a massive increase in GP-led secondaries’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/hamilton-lane-invest-europe-secondaries/

Europe’s AI cloud startups chase megarounds as Trump brings security fears into focus Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/european-cloud-startups-trump/

Could Trump pull the plug on European tech? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/donald-trump-europe-eu-cloud-tariffs/

Revolut and N26 want to disrupt the telecoms industry. Can they succeed? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/revolut-n26-telecoms/

AI chatbots are ‘juicing engagement’ instead of being useful, Instagram co-founder warns Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom says AI companies are trying too hard to “juice engagement” by pestering their users with follow-up questions, instead of providing actually useful insights. Systrom said the tactics represent “a force that’s hurting us,” comparing

TechCrunch Mobility: Aurora launches its driverless commercial trucking service, and a surprise bidder joins Canoo’s bankruptcy case Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Your usual host Kirsten has

Google will soon start letting kids under 13 use its Gemini chatbot Next week, Google will begin allowing kids under 13 who have parent-managed Google accounts to use its Gemini chatbot, according to The New York Times. The Times reports that Gemini will be available to kids whose parents use Family Link,

One of Google’s recent Gemini AI models scores worse on safety A recently released Google AI model scores worse on certain safety tests than its predecessor, according to the company’s internal benchmarking. In a technical report published this week, Google reveals that its Gemini 2.5 Flash model is more likely

Apple and Anthropic reportedly partner to build an AI coding platform Apple and Anthropic are teaming up to build a “vibe-coding” software platform that will use generative AI to write, edit, and test code for programmers, Bloomberg reported on Friday. The iPhone maker is planning to roll out the software