Month: July 2025

Google to sign EU’s AI code of practice Google says it will sign the EU’s AI code of practice, marking a fillip for the bloc, but the US search giant expressed concerns that the code risks slowing down European AI progress. The voluntary code of practice lays out guidelines as

SASHA’s mission to end image-based abuse Is reshaping the rules of the digital world Sometimes — not often — I meet someone building technology so profound it could reshape the future of the internet.  SASHA is one of those rare companies,  developing a privacy-first tool that redefines how we govern,

Klarna granted UK EMI licence, as looks to position itself as “global digital bank” Klarna has been granted a licence in the UK, which will allow it to launch a debit card and offer savings accounts to its 11m UK customers as it looks to compete against UK challenger and established

UK’s AISI launches coalition to protect against advanced AI The UK’s AI Security Institute (formerly AI Safety Institute) has unveiled The Alignment Project, a £15 million project dedicated to studying and mitigating the risks of advanced AI. With advanced models now displaying PhD-level reasoning in some domains, experts caution that

Tzafon raises $9.7M pre-seed to scale AI compute and launch Lightcone Tzafon has closed a total of $9.7 million in a pre-seed round to significantly expand its computing infrastructure, accelerate the development of its autonomous AI agent technology, and launch Lightcone, an agent designed to operate seamlessly on a user’s

Structured AI lands €435k as Oxford grads go after construction’s biggest bottleneck Structured AI, a London-based startup founded by Oxford University graduates Raymond Zhao, Brandon Smith, and Isabel Greenslade, has raised approximately €435k in a pre-Seed round closed within just one week. Backed by Zero Prime Ventures, Airtree Ventures, and

Germany’s Packwise pockets growth capital for transatlantic push and next-gen container tech Dresden-based industrial IoT startup Packwise has secured an injection of seven-figure growth capital to fuel its international expansion and push the limits of its container monitoring platform. The funding round saw the continued support of existing backers TGFS

Maxi Mobility lands €1.2 million to electrify Italy’s taxis and accelerate zero-emission mobility Milan-based startup Maxi Mobility, which provides an electric fleet-as-a-service solution for professional drivers, has closed a €1.2 million funding round to expand its operations and accelerate the adoption of zero-emission mobility in Italy’s urban transport sector. The

Why AI can’t replace humans in Venture Capital – At least, for now! AI is transforming every possible industry, and VC is no exception. AI-powered tools streamline VC firms’ workflows, assist with research, and generate reports. They help investors process vast amounts of information more efficiently and make decisions faster. 

“Surely AI can fix this”: London’s Meet-Ting just raised €289k to set you free from calendar jail with its AI scheduling assistant UK-based AI startup Meet-Ting, also known as Ting, has raised €289k in an oversubscribed SEIS round backed by a group of prominent British entrepreneurs to develop its AI-powered