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Exclusive: Mining startup Hades raises from Project A to help Europe reshore its critical mineral production Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/hades-fundraise-mining-critical-minerals-europe/
How this AI agent startup raised millions with just two full-time employees Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/science-machine-funding-how-tiny-team/
Space is open for business with Even Rogers and Max Haot at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 The next era of the space economy isn’t just about rockets and satellites — it’s about infrastructure, autonomy, and entirely new models for building and defending off-Earth assets. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 this October 27–29
Group14 lands $463M from SK, Porsche, and others to make silicon anodes for EVs The battery materials startup raised significant Series D funding to expand its manufacturing capability. At the same time, it bought out partner SK’s stake in a joint venture. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/20/group14-lands-463m-from-sk-porsche-and-others-to-make-silicon-anodes-for-evs/
Google, sorry, but that Pixel event was a cringefest Google’s Pixel event was awkward and forced, underselling the technology it had on display. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/20/google-sorry-but-that-pixel-event-was-a-cringefest/
India bans real-money gaming, threatening a $23 billion industry India is set to ban real-money gaming nationwide under a proposed law that has just passed the lower house of parliament. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/20/india-bans-real-money-gaming-threatening-a-23-billion-industry/
Starship launches could delay Florida flights up to 2 hours, FAA says SpaceX’s plans to launch Starship from Florida could have implications for the state’s booming airports. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/20/starship-launches-could-delay-florida-flights-up-to-2-hours-faa-says/
N26 co-founder Valentin Stalf exits CEO role following investor row One of the co-founders of German challenger bank N26 is standing down as CEO, following reports of a dispute with some of its investors over the founders’ handling of regulatory issues. Valentin Stalf, who co-founded N26, Germany’s most valuable fintech, with Maximilian Tayenthal in
Starling Bank snaps up UK accounting startup Ember Starling Bank is buying a UK accounting startup, as it looks to provide a beefed-up offering for its small business customers. London-based Ember, founded in 2018, provides tax and bookkeeping software. Ember is backed by N26 investor Valar Ventures, fintech investor Viola Fintech and
Robinhood launches stock-insights “Digests” tool Robinhood is launching a tool for investors, which analyses breaking news, analyst reports and Robinhood’s proprietary data to summarise why a stock is moving. The tool is the first UK product launched by Robinhood Cortex, Robinhood’s investment assistant, which it launched in the US earlier this year.