Good news from around Europe
Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation creates AI Factory — its own hardware and software for state AI services Ukraine will launch its first state infrastructure for the development of artificial intelligence, called AI Factory. This was announced by Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov. The project will become the technical
Deliveroo losses spike due to DoorDash buyout costs Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/deliveroo-losses-spike-due-to-doordash-buyout-costs/
Northvolt assets sold to US battery startup Lyten Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/northvolt-assets-sold-lyten/
What does OpenAI’s move into open source mean for Mistral? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/openai-open-source-competition-mistral/
The FOAK playbook: The role of CVCs Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/the-foak-playbook-the-role-of-cvcs/
Owkin staff criticise ‘huge managerial issues’ as French unicorn moves to AI agents Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/owkin-job-cuts-ai-agents-pivot/
Tesla shuts down Dojo, the AI training supercomputer that Musk said would be key to full self-driving The disbanding of Tesla’s Dojo efforts follows the departure of around 20 workers, who left the automaker to start their own AI company dubbed DensityAI focused on data center services for industries. Powered
Rocket Lab eyes big defense opportunities with new acquisition Rocket Lab is taking the concept of an ‘end-to-end’ space company to new heights with a forthcoming acquisition. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/07/rocket-lab-eyes-big-defense-opportunities-with-new-acquisition/
High costs and thin margins threatening AI coding startups Coding assistant startups are highly unprofitable, says a source familiar with Windsurf financials. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/07/the-high-costs-and-thin-margins-threatening-ai-coding-startups/
How to use Instagram Map and set your location-sharing preferences Following concerns about safety, Instagram head Adam Mosseri reassured users that the feature is opt-in, and noted that some people are “confused” about how the feature works. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/07/how-to-use-instagram-map-and-set-your-location-sharing-preferences/