Good news from around Europe
Signatures without unnecessary paperwork. Estonian eID Easy attracts €1.3 million in investment Estonian company eID Easy, a global provider of API platforms for electronic identification and electronic signatures, announced the successful closing of a seed round of financing in the amount of €1.3 million. This was reported by eID to
Finnish VC Lifeline Ventures closes €400M Fund VI to support early-stage European startups Lifeline Ventures, a Helsinki-based venture capital firm, has closed a €400 million Fund VI, a vehicle aimed at supporting early-stage European startups. Lifeline Ventures, founded in 2009, is a Helsinki-based early-stage VC that focuses on funding, sales,
OpenAI has unveiled its own browser, ChatGPT Atlas. What can it do? OpenAI has unveiled its own AI browser, ChatGPT Atlas. The company announced this during a live broadcast. The Atlas browser is designed for more personalized interaction with the internet. It can book tickets, edit documents, and perform other
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Secondhand gadgets startup Refurbed raises £44m after layoffs Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/refurbed-raises-44m-after-layoffs/
Why investors are going gooey-eyed over ‘Chrome killer’ Strawberry Browser Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/strawberry-browser-chrome/
Elon Musk frets over controlling Tesla’s ‘robot army’ as car biz rebounds slightly Tesla’s profit actually fell 37% compared to the same period last year, despite buyers rushing to take advantage of the expiring EV tax credit. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/elon-musk-frets-over-controlling-teslas-robot-army-as-car-biz-rebounds/
Snapchat makes its first open prompt AI Lens available for free in the US Snapchat is expanding access to its AI-powered “Imagine Lens,” allowing all users to generate and edit images with custom prompts for free. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/snapchat-makes-its-first-open-prompt-ai-lens-available-for-free-in-the-us/
Why Cohere’s ex-AI research lead is betting against the scaling race Cohere’s former VP of AI research, Sara Hooker, is launching a new startup to build AI models that can adapt to their environment. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/why-coheres-ex-ai-research-lead-is-betting-against-the-scaling-race/
OpenAI requested memorial attendee list in ChatGPT suicide lawsuit The new information comes as the Raines family updated its lawsuit against OpenAI. The family first filed a wrongful death suit against OpenAI in August after alleging their son had taken his own life following conversations with the chatbot about his mental