Month: August 2025

UK risks being left behind in stablecoin boom, experts warn Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/stablecoin-rules-analysis/

The biggest robotics raises so far in 2025 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/the-biggest-robotics-raises-so-far-in-2025/

OpenAI lawyers question Meta’s role in Elon Musk’s $97B takeover bid  OpenAI says that Elon Musk met with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to discuss a $97 billion takeover bid of the ChatGPT-maker. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/21/openai-lawyers-question-metas-role-in-elon-musks-97b-takeover-bid/

Anduril, Blue Origin to study how to transport cargo from orbit to Earth for the Pentagon Blue Origin and Anduril notched small contracts that could revolutionize how the Pentagon transports cargo. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/21/anduril-blue-origin-to-study-how-to-transport-cargo-from-orbit-to-earth-for-the-pentagon/

As India bans real-money games, Dream Sports, MPL start pulling the plug Several Indian startups, including Dream Sports, MPL, and Zupee, are shutting down their real-money games after parliament passed a bill banning such games. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/21/as-india-bans-real-money-games-dream-sports-mpl-start-pulling-the-plug/

Ecosia has offered to take ‘stewardship’ of Chrome. And it’s not a bad idea. Berlin-based nonprofit search engine Ecosia has asked a U.S. judge to turn Chrome into a foundation it controls, funding billions in climate projects. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/21/ecosia-has-offered-to-take-stewardship-of-chrome-and-its-not-a-bad-idea/

Gas power plants approved for Meta’s $10B data center, and not everyone is happy Meta’s massive data center will draw power from three gas-fired power plants producing 2.25 gigawatts. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/21/gas-power-plants-approved-for-metas-10b-data-center-and-not-everyone-is-happy/

Cyprus: A rising Mediterranean hub for tech and innovation Cyprus has rapidly emerged as a vibrant and fast-growing tech ecosystem, fueled by strategic investment, strong government support, and an expanding startup community. The country is now accelerating its digital transformation through a series of national initiatives aimed at integrating artificial

AI software failure fixer Phoebe raises $17M A UK startup which deploys so-called AI agents to fix software failures has raised $17m, in a funding round backed by the VC arm of Alphabet-owned Google. Phoebe was founded by Matt Henderson and James Summerfield, formerly CEO and CIO of Stripe Europe, who

Turkish investment app Midas lands $80M Series B, the country’s biggest fintech deal Midas, Turkey’s leading investment platform, has raised $80 million in Series B funding, the largest investment ever secured by a Turkish fintech company. This brings Midas’ total funding to date to more than $140 million. Founded in